Charlotte events scheduled in response to police shootings

From healing and prayer services to a chat on Twitter, these Charlotte events are scheduled in response to the officer-involved shootings in Louisiana and Minnesota and the fatal shootings of five police officers in Dallas:

▪  “Black on Black Love Rally:” 6 p.m. Saturday, outside CMPD headquarters, 601 E. Trade St. Participants are asked to wear all black and bring candles and signs. Details: @BURRRSHAY on Twitter.

▪  Service of Prayer and Lament: 6 p.m. Saturday, St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, 1510 E. Seventh St. 704-376-8441; www.stmartins-charlotte.org.

▪  Healing Service: 11 a.m. Sunday, Statesville Avenue Presbyterian Church, 3535 Nevin Road. The service is related to all of the killings. “We will pray together for the racial climate in our country, the families who are mourning and angry, law enforcement officers, black men, gay, straight, trans and people in the power seat,” the notice of the service reads in part.

▪  Tweet Ch@t: Chaos or Community?: 2:30 p.m. Sunday, on Twitter @LevineMuseum, #ComeToUnderstand. Levine Museum of the New South will host the conversation, which will continue throughout the week. “We choose COMMUNITY,” the museum announced. “And we invite you to join us in a conversation about how we can respond and help bring healing and vigilance against future acts of violence.”

▪  “We Need a Solution” event: 6 p.m. Sunday at Crystal on The Plaza, 3018 The Plaza. Organized by the new We Need a Solution committee, the event is intended “to educate the public and to give frustrated citizens a platform to express their fears as it relates to police brutality.” Law officers and members of the legal community will participate in a discussion at the event. Details: werenotantipolicejustbrutality@gmail.com.

▪  Movement for Black Lives Teach-in: 6 p.m. Sunday, UNC Charlotte’s Cone University Center 210. Discussion of Movement for Black Lives issues and response to officer-involved shootings of blacks.

▪  Candlelight Vigil: 8 p.m. Sunday, Myers Park United Methodist Church, 1501 Queens Road. The interfaith vigil, on the front steps of the sanctuary, will include a reading of the names of those killed in Dallas, Baton Rouge and suburban St. Paul. The church bells will toll, and there will be Scripture reading, silence and prayer. Details: 704-575-6308; www.myersparkumc.org.

▪  #StayWoke NAACP Charlotte-Mecklenburg branch event: 5:30 p.m. Monday, Marshall Park, 800 E. Third St.

▪  Community Prayer Vigil: 7 p.m. Tuesday, New Beginnings Church, 7027 Stillwell Road, Matthews, Details: Rev. Twanna Henderson at 704-405-1422.

Staff Writers Tim Funk, Ann Doss Helms, Adam Bell, Brendan Marks, Peter St. Onge, Kathleen Purvis and Helen Schwab contributed.

This story was originally published July 8, 2016 at 11:27 AM with the headline "Charlotte events scheduled in response to police shootings."