Black Lives Matter, I’ll Ride with You posters and projections in Mt. Pleasant

I’ll Ride With You – Woman stops by store with temporary art projection in Washington, DC #blacklivesmatter #illridewithyou #dc #mtp #vscocam

A photo posted by Carol Summers (@milangarnet) on Dec 12, 2014 at 8:07pm PST

Last night, designer Carol Summers spotted some interesting activist art in Mt. Pleasant about supporting Muslims in Sydney after the hostage situation there, and about the response to recent police shootings of young black men in Missouri, Ohio and elsewhere.

She spotted a light projection on the wall of the vacant Suns Discount store at Mt. Pleasant Street and Kilbourne reading “I’ll ride with you,” after the response to the Sydney hostage situation where Australians vowed to ride along with Muslim transit-goers who were afraid of being harassed for their religion.

In addition, the same wall has a number of posters about the recent police shootings in Ohio, Missouri and elsewhere: they read “Black Lives Matter,” “Solidarity with Black Moms” and other similar messages.

Interesting to see the spread of these messages. A bit ago I noticed “black lives matter” graffiti on a few construction sites.

Black Lives Matter – pasteups in Mt Pleasant #illridewithyou #blacklivesmatter #mtp #dc #vscocam

A photo posted by Carol Summers (@milangarnet) on Dec 12, 2014 at 8:01pm PST

I’ll Ride With You – art projected on building in Mt Pleasant, DC #blacklivesmatter #illridewithyou #mtp #dc #columbiaheights #vscocam

A photo posted by Carol Summers (@milangarnet) on Dec 12, 2014 at 7:34pm PST