Hosted by the March for Justice organization
Organizers gathered on Friday evening to share information on Juneteenth and register people to vote while enjoying some community time to talk to one another.
Tomorrow’s event
Saturday 6/20/20- Noon-7pm
Where- YWCA in Batavia, NY, 301 North street
At the Saturday event there will be:
-Food/drinks
-character drawings
-voting registry
-entertainment by Ray Williams and Keanon Sean
-Introduction of Juneteenth
-speaker (TBA)
-haircut raffle from Brandon Armstrong owner of Royals Barbershop
This is event was created to get more people registered to vote and provide information on voting. Its also to educate the community on what Juneteenth is. So lets come together in peace. Thank you in advance for your participation!!
Link to historical information from the History Channel https://www.history.com/news/what-is-juneteenth
Celebrated annually on the 19th of June across the US, Juneteenth commemorates the announcement of the abolition of slavery in Texas and the nation’s ”second” Independence Day. The day now more widely represents the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans across the US following the Civil War and its violent aftermath.