Kirsten Brydum Remembered January 23, 2009
Posted by Mark Folse in Crime, French Quarter, je me souviens, New Orleans, NOLA, Toulouse Street, We Are Not OK.Tags: Kirsten Brydum, murder, Wendy Byrne
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As residents of the French Quarter and the entire city prepare to Remember Wendy Byrne*, I want to share this comment on my 2008 murder victim list post.
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Today is Kirsten Brydum’s birthday. We celebrate in her honor her in San Francisco, CA by inviting everyone and anyone to join us in Dolores Park for a picnic and bonfire later on the beach.
Thank you for remembering and not keeping quiet about the violence the effects us all – we are all in this together (as Kirsten so aptly reminded us). Together we can unite and bring light to the darkness.
Author : Will
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* UPDATE: The Second Line for Wendy has changed to Saturday afternoon. For updates, follow HumidCity.com
* UPDATE 02-01-09 : Here’s an LA Times story on Kirsten’s Odyssey and how it ended violently in New Orleans. I worry about the naivete of some of these punk volunteer anarchist types. They’re probably not big on Marx, but I suggest the bone up on the concept of the lumpenproletariat.
*** UPDATE 02-02-09 *** Members of the Iron Rail, an anarchist collective bookstore in the Marigny, are organzing a volunteer escort service called The Brydum Tandem Project for people who need assistance or just someone to help them get home safely in the Marigy and Bywater area. Details here. Given Kirsten’s leanings, I think this is an excellent memorial and a positive activity against crime.
or at these independent New Orleans bookstores:
I have been in New Orleans for a year and a half. It seems like in that year and a half things have gone from bad to worst. This is my first time dealing with anything like this, being born and bred on a small farm in Wisconsin. I appreciate the fact that you write about this with honesty, not sugar-coated the problem that does indeed plague this city. I didn’t know Wendy. Truth is, I don’t know many down here, but I plan on attending to show my support in ending the senseless acts of violence that took the life of someone way too soon.
There is nothing to hide. The wounds are gaping and unsutured. We have to talk about it. We have to act on it. There is no other choice.
I was a friend of Wendys from California We lived together and shared many light night laughs. It brings tears to my eyes that her life was taken from her. My prayers are with friends and family.
Julianne
[...] city with a misplaced Rousseauian view of people. (See my remarks about the lumpen proletariat in mt last Byrum post). This initiative shows they have some sense about [...]
I am shocked. This is the first I am hearing that she has passed.
My thoughts and prayers are with her and family.
Nobody here on the east coast knows this has happened.