Murder victims' families invited to contribute to creation of Boston memorials

YEAH, YOU HEAR ABOUT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES TO GUN VIOLENCE. ORGANIZERS HERE AT THE LOUIS D BROWN PEACE INSTITUTE ARE WORKING TO ENSURE VICTIMS ARE NOT REDUCED TO A STATISTIC THEY’RE INVITING FAMILY MEMBERS OF MURDER VICTIMS TO BRING MEMENTOS OF THEIR LOVED ONES THAT WILL BE PLACED WITHIN A GLASS BRICK, ONE FOR EACH PERSON. RELATIVES ARE INVITED TO BRING REMEMBRANCES LIKE BABY SHOES, GRADUATION TASSELS AND PHOTOS, ALL TO BE PLACED INSIDE THE BRICKS. THOSE BRICKS WILL THEN BE USED TO BUILD WHAT ORGANIZERS ARE CALLING MEMORIAL HOUSES THAT WILL BE DISPLAYED THROUGHOUT BOSTON, INCLUDING AT THE INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART. EACH HOUSE WILL BE MADE UP OF 700 REMEMBRANCE BRICKS, A REFERENCE TO THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF GUN DEATHS IN THE U.S. EVERY WEEK, PEOPLE BRING ALL SORTS OF OBJECTS. YOU KNOW, WE WE ASK PEOPLE, BRING US SOMETHING THAT REPRESENTS THE PERSONALITY, THE INTERESTS, THE PASSIONS OF YOUR LOVED ONE. SEEING YOUR LOVED ONES, YOU KNOW, FAVORITE OBJECT PLACED IN THIS GLASS HOUSE, AMONGST OTHERS THAT YOU’VE NEVER EVEN MET BEFORE FROM OTHER STATES, CITIES, TOWNS YOU KNOW, IT WAS JUST SO OVERWHELMING AND IT’S A BEAUTIFUL THING. THE LOUIS D BROWN PEACE INSTITUTE, ALONG WITH THE GUN VIOLENCE MEMORIAL PROJECT, ARE COLLECTING MEMENTOS THROUGH SATURDAY. THE MEMORIALS WILL BE ON DISPLAY BEGINNING ON AUGUST 29TH. WE HAVE INFORMATION ON HOW YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE ITEMS AND SEE THE MEMORIAL ALL ON THE WCVB APP AND ON OUR WEBSITE. REPORTIN

Advocates in Boston are working to ensure people who have lost their lives to gun violence aren't reduced to a statistic.The Louis D. Brown Peace Institute is inviting family members of murder victims to bring mementos of their loved ones that will be placed within a glass brick.The bricks will then be used to build what organizers call "memorial houses" that will be displayed throughout Boston, including at the Institute of Contemporary Art. Each house will be made up of 700 remembrance bricks, which is a reference to the average number of gun deaths in the United States every week, according to event organizers. "It's like seeing your loved one's favorite object placed in this glass house amongst other people you have never met before, from other cities, states and towns," Danielle Bennett of the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute said. "It's so overwhelming and it's a beautiful thing because it's not just like the news article or the thing that happened or the traumatic experience. It's families coming together and really being a part of something bigger."The Louis D. Brown Peace Institute, along with the Gun Violence Memorial project, is collecting mementos through Saturday, June 29.When & Where June 28-29: MASS Design Group office, 1 Chandler Street, Boston June 28: 3 p.m.-8 p.m.June 29: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. More information about donations and the memorial can be found at gunviolencememorialproject.org. Objects collected will be cataloged and added to the exhibition for its opening on Aug. 29.

BOSTON —

Advocates in Boston are working to ensure people who have lost their lives to gun violence aren't reduced to a statistic.

The Louis D. Brown Peace Institute is inviting family members of murder victims to bring mementos of their loved ones that will be placed within a glass brick.

The bricks will then be used to build what organizers call "memorial houses" that will be displayed throughout Boston, including at the Institute of Contemporary Art.

Each house will be made up of 700 remembrance bricks, which is a reference to the average number of gun deaths in the United States every week, according to event organizers.

"It's like seeing your loved one's favorite object placed in this glass house amongst other people you have never met before, from other cities, states and towns," Danielle Bennett of the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute said. "It's so overwhelming and it's a beautiful thing because it's not just like the news article or the thing that happened or the traumatic experience. It's families coming together and really being a part of something bigger."

The Louis D. Brown Peace Institute, along with the Gun Violence Memorial project, is collecting mementos through Saturday, June 29.

When & Where

June 28-29: MASS Design Group office, 1 Chandler Street, Boston

June 28: 3 p.m.-8 p.m.
June 29: 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

More information about donations and the memorial can be found at gunviolencememorialproject.org.

Objects collected will be cataloged and added to the exhibition for its opening on Aug. 29.

Murder victims' families invited to contribute to creation of Boston memorials

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