More Stories from Central Park

Over 300 volunteers assisted with the Eyes Wide Open Exhibit in NY city.

Magie Dominik wrote eloquently about the exhibit in Central Park where both the boots and shoes were placed in orderly concentric circles. She writes:

"Few people walked through the display, most lingered on the outside, speaking quietly or silently staring. Workers separated mounds of boots and moved them to appropriate sections. A pair on a bench to my left had a tag attached with the name "Martin." In another area, a woman called out to a co-worker, "I have an extra pair of boots, I have an extra pair," as if she held a life in her hand. There would undoubtedly, and unfortunately, be a name attached to the pair before the month was over, possibly within the hour." Read her whole essay at Common Dreams.