Markel Hutchins, in Los Angeles from Atlanta, Georgia, to launch the Los Angeles Faith & Blue Weekend celebrations, spoke of a turnout like this being proof that when faiths, communities and law enforcement work together, we can bridge differences, increase collaboration and reduce bias and violence. He gave a special shout-out to the Church of Scientology for bringing the community together to support the program.įaith & Blue founder Rev. Hollywood LAPD Captain Yasir Gillani welcomed the volunteers, thanking them and the many LAPD officers for their support of the project. The purpose of Faith & Blue Weekend is to create safer and stronger communities by engaging law enforcement officers and local residents through the connections of faith-based organizations. Two local businesses donated the space and parking for the event that was organized by the LAPD and the Church of Scientology on National Faith & Blue Weekend under the banner “Unity in the Community.” More than 460 volunteers gathered for a community cleanup - the largest ever done in the area. LAPD officers took the stage October 8 to thank the volunteers This was the launch of a coalition of more than 50 organizations that decided to take back the streets of Hollywood. Was it the presentation of a new star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame? Or an unexpected movie premiere? No.
As crowds gathered in the Capitol Records Building parking lot, tourists and locals soon realized something special was happening. October 8 was no ordinary Saturday morning in Hollywood. California Newswire/ - With violent crime on the rise in Los Angeles, more than 50 local businesses, nonprofits and faith-based organizations joined the LAPD in a community coalition on Faith & Blue Weekend to reclaim the streets of Hollywood with a neighborhood cleanup launched by the Hollywood Community Police Station and co-organized by the Church of Scientology.
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