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About 120 people participate in the Miami Unity March that brought together Miami’s civic, faith, cultural, and nonprofit communities to reaffirm the importance of unity.<\/p>\n
Carl Juste<\/p>\n
cjuste@miamiherald.com<\/p>\n
More than 100 Miami residents flooded the streets of downtown yesterday to participate in a march that was far from your typical protest.<\/p>\n
The family-friendly, non-political march from the Freedom Tower at Miami-Dade College to the Underline park was meant to be a call for unity and peace amid societal divisions.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not up to us to have all the answers, but we\u2019re not going to look away,\u201d said Matthew S. Anderson, Executive Director of Mosaic Miami, a civic organization that promotes cross-cultural understanding and the lead organizer of the \u201cWe are United: March for Unity.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have to believe that Miami can overcome hate and more importantly that it\u2019s up to us to make that real,\u201d Anderson said.<\/p>\n
In its third year, the event has become an annual tradition, drawing a cross-section of Miami\u2019s religious, cultural, civic and nonprofit communities. Over two dozen local groups sponsored the event, including the Office of Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, Office of Mayor Eileen Higgins, The Miami Foundation and The Underline.<\/p>\n
The event was designed to be a peaceful, shared moment of action to celebrate Miami\u2019s diverse roots and to \u201crecommit to the values that define us: dignity, respect, and belonging\u201d Anderson said.<\/p>\n
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About 120 people gather at Freedom Tower in Miami for a unity march, which brings together civic, faith, cultural and nonprofit communities to reaffirm the importance of finding community and bridging divides. Carl Juste cjuste@miamiherald.com <\/p>\n
As the group crossed the Brickell Avenue Bridge marching to the steady beats of musicians from the nonprofit Guitars Over Guns, Miami-Dade College student Arabella Guglielmi said she showed up to the event in hopes of finding a kind, tolerant community.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s nice to gather with a group of like-minded people,\u201d said Guglielmi, who is originally from Italy. The Italian-exchange student said she prefers attending an event meant to unify people over a more political protest, but wished more students were present.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t like that confrontation. I like unity more, that\u2019s why I\u2019m here,\u201d Guglielmi said.<\/p>\n
Judith Echeverria showed up to the march with a group of congregants from the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Miami, a church that she says is \u201cvery much in alignment with what this group is totally about, which is taking away the hate … finding the commonality and not dismissing difference,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Echeverria, who is a part of the social justice committee at the Universalist church, said the church \u2014 a relatively new denomination that focuses on social justice issues \u2014 teaches about humanity and showing up for society\u2019s most vulnerable.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen we look at our government right now, it feels like it is not helping. Our government has this tone of fearmongering and hate,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
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Band leader Eric Levy, center, keep the beat going during the Miami Unity March. Carl Juste cjuste@miamiherald.com <\/p>\n
The Underline park, a 10-mile stretch of public land situated underneath the Metrorail, was intentionally chosen as a meeting point for participants. The park was designed to transform an underutilized space into a vibrant network of public paths where people can walk, run or enjoy outdoor activities.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis space was truly exemplary of not only unity, but the power of community, getting together and delivering on a vision that started with one person,\u201d said Eulois Cleckley, CEO of Friends of The Underline.<\/p>\n
Other faith groups, including the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, the Coalition of South Florida Muslim Organizations and Coral Gables Congregational Church of Christ, were also in attendance.<\/p>\n
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Miami Police bike patrolman keeps marchers safe as 120 people across different religious, cultural and civic background participated in the Miami Unity March. Carl Juste cjuste@miamiherald.com <\/p>\n
After hearing from faith leaders and nonprofit partners, attendees played a game meant to inspire connection across different backgrounds, called Connection Bingo.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you invite people to connect in a deeper way, at the end of the day, most of all of us are looking for the same values: love, connection, honesty,\u201d said Victoria Santamarina, the Director of Coalitions at Radical Partners and organizer of the activity. \u201cAll of that is what brings Miami together.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Meg Daly, the founder and executive chair of The Underline, center, walks alongside marchers participating in the Miami Unity March that brought together Miami’s civic, faith, cultural, and nonprofit communities to reaffirm the importance of unity. Carl Juste cjuste@miamiherald.com <\/p>\n