Sacred Space Rituals
When people are killed in Baltimore, we believe that their lights matter. We believe that the places where people are taken by violence should be Sacred Ground. We believe that just like somebody showed up to kill them, people should show up in that same space to send love and light to that person's spirit, to the community, and to their loved ones.
During Sacred Space Rituals, people are invited to do whatever they believe will put love and light in the space. Baltimoreans show up to make sure that love has the last say in that space, how much the person matters has the last say in that space, and that murder does not have the last say.
Baltimore Ceasefire 365 volunteers who have been trained to facilitate these Rituals are the people who schedule when they happen. Normally, trained facilitators see who has been murdered, and check their calendars to see when they are available to bless the space. However, if a loved one of a murder victim asks us to schedule a Ritual, we will schedule it at a time that is convenient for them. All Sacred Space Rituals can be found on the Baltimore Ceasefire 365 online calendar.
Please attend Sacred Space Rituals, when you can. #DontBeNumb. Because #BaltimoreLivesMatter.
People Who've Been Honored Since 2020
Although we began doing Sacred Space Rituals in November of 2017, we did not begin keeping a public list until 2020.
Click Here for the list of Sacred Space Rituals for People Who Were Taken by Violence in 2020.
ON THESE DATES, SACRED SPACE RITUALS WERE DONE FOR PEOPLE WHO WERE TAKEN BY VIOLENCE IN 2021:
- 1/2: Tiffany Wilson, 33
- 1/10: Dereck Jackson, 49
- 1/10: Currently Unnamed Man, 69
- 1/11: Deyonte Davis, 4. He died on Oct. 20, 2020, and detectives were notified on 1/5/21 that his death was a homicide.
- 1/16: Curtis Berry, 20
- 1/16: Terrell Scott, 30
- Damen Forston, 22
- 1/17: Marvin Dessaure, 24. Marvin was injured by blunt force on August 21, 2019. Those injuries caused him to pass away on January 1, 2021.
- 1/24: Marquis, 21
- 1/24: Breonna Rogers, 30
- 1/24: Devonta Williams, 28
- 1/24: Tavaughn Anderson, 46
- 1/24: Dante "Tater" Barksdale, 46
- 1/26: Ricky Dixon, 40. On December 27, 2020, Ricky was set on fire. He passed away on January 20, 2021.
- 1/26: Ricky Martin, 62. Ricky was assaulted on February 18, 2020. He passed away on January 19, 2021.
- 1/30: Angelo Baldwin, 28
- 1/30: Darryl Oliver (55), and Reginald Taylor (47)
- 1/30: Melvin Johnson, 25
- 1/30: Andrew Johnson, 30
- 1/30: Alissa Traylor, 17
- 1/30: Kevin Wallace, 32
- 2/4: Kenneth Gerstley, 58
- 2/4: Terrell Billie, 25
- 2/4: Marlon Royster, 29
- 2/4: Frankye Duckett, 41
- 2/4: Tameshia Robeson, 30
- 3/16: Melvin Hairston, 33
- 3/16: Guy Thomas, 52
- 4/2: Jaileel Jones, 15
- 4/2: Kendall Norman, 36
- 4/2: Justin Bucalo, 40
- 4/6: Donya Bea, 34
- 4/6: Currently Unnamed Woman stabbed on 2/5/21
- 4/6: Marcus Bentley aka Preem, 40
- 4/8: Seymour Hall, Jr., 56
- 4/8: Kamari Williams, 25
- 4/8: Jayvon Montgomery, 28
- 4/13: Mustafa Bates, 38
- 4/13: Lewis Wright, III, 32
- 4/13: Courtney Rice, 46
- 4/13: Stephanie Chandler, 57
- 4/13: Tavon Hutton, 32
- 4/13: Sean Horton, 41
- 4/13: Aubrey Faulkner, 3
- 4/13: Renard Priloeau, 30
- 4/13: Dominic Simmons, 40
- 4/13: Terry Williams, 18
- 4/14: Brennan Richardson, 31
- 4/14: Durrell Wilson, 36
- 4/14: John Werrell, 54
- 4/14: Ervin Talley, 16 (accidental shooting)
- 4/14: Talathia Smith, 28
- 4/14: Hezekiah Pettiford, 15
- 4/14: Denita Barrett, 21
- 4/17: Kenyon Jones, 17
- 4/17: Robert Bates, 31