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 normally the people who schedule when they happen. These 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. The other time when Rituals happen are during "Reclaim Baltimore", which began in January, 2022. These are dates when people all over the city have signed up to pour love into spaces that have not yet been blessed. 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
- 4/28: Craig Underwood, 35
- 4/28: Devon Little, 30
- 4/28: Matthew Blevins, 33
- 4/28: Nathaniel Brown, 28
- 5/8: Kayla Player, 19
- 5/8: Angelo Jones aka Los, 21
- 5/8: George Hawkins, 41
- 7/5: Kenyell Wilson aka Benny, 44
- 8/2: Ishmael Davenport, 28
- 8/7: Aaron Shipley, 31
- 8/7: Erik Wilson, 41
- 8/7: Kamari Williams, 25
- 8/7: Nathaniel Brown, 28
- 8/9: Julius Dunbar (22), Torron Jackson (26), Isaiah Willis (20)
- 8/29: Joseph Frazier, 24
- 8/29: Tywan Murray, 24
- 8/29: William Crayton
- 9/11: Davin Thomas (8) & Da'Neria Thomas (6)
- 9/11: Brian Palmer (26) & Darrin Stewart (33)
- 9/11: Ja'Nyi Weeden, 15
- 9/11: Mickel Holman, 20
- 9/11: Colin Perry, 32
- 9/11: Darius Kimbrough, 21
- 9/11: Grace Jackson-West, 62
- 9/11: Jhosy Portillo, 15
- 9/11: Shaketa Causey, 35
- 9/11: Brian Palmer (26) and Darrin Stewart (33)
- 11/6: Stacy Hill, 51
- 11/6: Tyrese Toney, 20
- 11/6: Kendall Scott, 18
- 12/4: Edward Williams, 30
- 12/5: Ashley Lambert, 37
- 12/5: James Fullard, 38
- 12/5: Vernelle Moton, 39
- 12/5: Brandon Boone, 32
- 12/5: Davon Barnes, 20
- 12/5: Abraham Ludd, 22
- 1/2/22 during Reclaim Baltimore: Randolph Jones, 39
- 1/2/22 during Reclaim Baltimore: Georgio Johnson, 33
- 1/2/22 during Reclaim Baltimore: Antion Spyre, 36
- 1/2/22 during Reclaim Baltimore: Dayvon Mason, 32
- 1/2/22 during Reclaim Baltimore: Cameron Green, 22
- 1/2/22 during Reclaim Baltimore: Darnell Jones, 35
- 1/2/22 during Reclaim Baltimore: Phillip Hamilton, 27
- 1/2/22 during Reclaim Baltimore: Nivea Anderson, 5
- 1/2/22 during Reclaim Baltimore: William Foster III, 43
- 1/2/22 during Reclaim Baltimore: Charles Simmons, 52
- 1/2/22 during Reclaim Baltimore: Danny Henson, 31
- 1/2/22 during Reclaim Baltimore: Brittaney Hayes-Smith, 31
- 1/2/22 during Reclaim Baltimore: Cincere Johnson, 21
- 1/2/22 during Reclaim Baltimore: Steven Reddick, 53
- 1/2/22 during Reclaim Baltimore: Fernando Rouse, 48
- 1/2/22 during Reclaim Baltimore: Silas Davis, 27
- 1/2/22 during Reclaim Baltimore: Corey Harris, 37
- 1/2/22 during Reclaim Baltimore: Walter Johnson, 20
- 1/2/22 during Reclaim Baltimore: Currently Unnamed Man taken in the 3700 block of West Belevedere
- 1/2/22 during Reclaim Baltimore: Nicholes Lee, 24
- 1/2/22 during Reclaim Baltimore: John Gillian, 59
- 1/2/22 during Reclaim Baltimore: Rashad Dendy, 31
- 1/2/22 during Reclaim Baltimore: Cyril Lynch, 24
- 1/2/22 during Reclaim Baltimore: Zorii Pitts, not yet 1
- 1/2/22 during Reclaim Baltimore: Clark Hohrein, 38
- 1/2/22 during Reclaim Baltimore: Nikea Jackson, 27
- 1/2/22 during Reclaim Baltimore: Dante Crawford, 18
- 1/2/22 during Reclaim Baltimore: Shamyar Austin, 22
- 1/17/22 during Reclaim Baltimore: Tara Labang, 41
