The Stan Greenspon Center for Peace and Social Justice,
Queens University of Charlotte – 1900 Selwyn Ave, Charlotte, NC 28274

Since the pandemic hit, many shelters in Charlotte, NC have had to close. This has forced hundreds of individuals and families to the streets and into a make-shift tent city that runs adjacent to a central highway. Many of these people have endured months of freezing temperatures and winter weather. A concerted effort is happening to assist these people, but still many in the community are unaware or choose to ignore the growing problem, and Mike’s mural titled, The Promise Havtacha 

(הַבְטָחָה) is intended to raise awareness of this crisis. The piece is built around the concept of “a promise.” A promise is at the heart of virtually every system of faith. Spiritual, financial, societal, and interpersonal. The project will highlight the struggle that these individuals face on a daily basis brought on the pandemic and other systematic plagues that befall the Queen City.