“Together We Stand, Divided We Fall” Mural Rededication

Mural Arts will celebrate the restoration of John Lewis’s Together We Stand, Divided We Fall mural with a rededication ceremony. Created in 2000, the mural serves as a memorial for Chollo Rodriguez and Yamira Vargas, a young couple who were victims of gun violence in the Fairhill neighborhood in the late 1990s. The memorial portraits are centered in a narrative featuring a symbolic sacrificial figure—a soldier who has sacrificed for peace—and other symbols of peace and justice.

The mural restoration took place in July and August 2025. Thanks to restoration artists John Lewis, Diana Gonzalez, Lami Tolla, Malachi Floyd, Neury ‘Tito’ Caba, Larissa Juelg, and the Operations Crew for their outstanding work on the restoration.

The mural restoration was requested by Neury ‘Tito’ Caba, the Green Space Director at the adjacent Historic Fair Hill Cemetery.  This rededication will provide an opportunity for families and community members to express healing and gratitude, while highlighting the importance and impact of tribute murals.