Keep Building Jackson

“Keep Building Jackson!” started as just a fun distraction and hobby, one way to cope with my progressing disability caused by Multiple Sclerosis. The display was originally intended to brighten my house for Christmas, but it soon became more. Before something can happen in reality, though, we must be able to visualize it, to conceptualize it happening, and finally, to WORK at it. Keep Building Jackson is just one vision of our Capital City, as a clean, safe, pedestrian friendly community that welcomes everyone. It has well-kept houses, bike lanes, sustainable energy sources, accessible streets and sidewalks, public transit, and most important of all, civic pride. People in Keep Building Jackson don’t litter, but pick up trash. They get to know their neighbors, confront crime and injustice, care about each other, and respect themselves and their city. Imagine it, and it can happen. It will take hard work though, and each of us has our part to play. Keep our streets clean. Take a stand against crime and injustice. Respect your neighbors, seek cleaner forms of energy, reduce reuse and recycle like our Earth depends upon it. Be the change you want to see in the world. Mohandas Gandhi