WHO: Resurrected Life Community Church, Promise Neighborhoods Lehigh Valley, Faces International, Martin Luther & Coretta Scott – King Memorial Project, Make the Road PA, and Lehigh Valley Stands Up

WHAT: Juneteenth Freedom Celebration where opportunities will be created for us to:

• Share our stories

• Celebrate and acknowledge our emancipation and freedom.

• Learn from our legacies to shape our futures

WHEN: Friday, June 19, 2020 5-7pm

WHERE: Resurrected Life Community Church parking lot (144 N. 9th St. Allentown PA) and on Facebook Live

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF JUNETEENTH

Two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed on September 22, 1862 (effective January 1, 1863), the last slaves in Texas finally heard that they had been freed on June 19th, 1865. This is the day the black community truly celebrates freedom from slavery because, “We are not truly free until we are all free!”

All are welcome to join. Social distancing measures will be put in place and masks will be made available for those who don’t have any. People who are unable to leave their homes may join on Facebook Live video during the event.

 
Information provided to TVL by:
Ashleigh Strange
Regional Organizer at Lehigh Valley Stands Up
https://lvstandsup.org/

 

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