b'trying to find justice for everyone else, she says. What is she doing today that will make Philadelphia healthier and safer by 2035? My focus is really on getting people to speakup and be proactive, and not to wait until things happen for them to be part of the solution, she says. The way I would measure success is bythe number of homicides. If it is less, then were doing our job.Illustration by She says her message to children about gunEmma Hadley, violence is to stay in school and not to resorteighth grade,AMY Northwestto violence at all. Lets work on conflict resolutionHealthy Bulldog and kindness and love and peace among us.Each year her group organizes hundreds of events, Aaliyah Alston, Priya Collins, Neven Hicks, including a huge peace march that draws aboutKiyonni King, Najah Lundy, Ryan Simpson,12,000 people. The marchers include families ofArianna Taylor-Rose, Kai Waggner,murder victims, who walk in memory of their lovedand Quentin White ones. In 2019, there were 351 homicides in Phila- Amy Northwest Healthy Bulldogdelphia. Gun violence traditionally is centered in the citys poorest neighborhoods.Ms. Pichardo says the biggest obstacle she hasHow to become an activistfaced so far in this work is her own fear. Just do it. Have no fear. Start with picket I had fear that people wouldnt accept my voice signs, images, posters and banners. Then as part of the community. I had fear that, although save up for a bullhorn and then youre an I was starting this movement, I had no funds. I hadactivist. Just speak your truth. fear that no one would back me up when I was try- Source: Rosalind Pichardoing to find justice for my brother. Then it evolved into 23'