The Juneteenth Journey, preview series of events for Monterey
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Updated: 6:38 PM PDT Jun 13, 2021
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Updated: 6:38 PM PDT Jun 13, 2021
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A NEW...LOCAL. COALITION WILL BE KICKING OFF SEVERAL DAYS OF EVENTS FOR JUNETEENTH. THE EVENTS STARTS WEDNESDAY...ENDING SUNDAY. FOR A SNEAK PEAK INTO THE EVENTS.... WE GO TO ACTION NEWS 8 REPORTER ALANI LETANG...## https://juneteenthcoalition. org/ Terrell Maddox- clip#7221 15:10:35 "the goal is community solidarity, community oneness," FOR IT'S FST EVENT....THE NEWLY FORMED NON- PROFIT..."THE JUNETEENTH COALITION"... WILL HOST THE "JUNETEENTH JOURNEY".... SEVEN EVENTS IN FIVE DAY...HONORING JUNETEENTH.. JUNETEENTH CELBRATES THE FREEDOM OF SLAVES IN TEXAS....TWO AND HALF YES AFARTER PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN SIGNED THE EMANCIPATI ON PROCLAMATION ....OUTLAWING SLAVER. Y. MOTIVATED BY THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD IN POLICE CUSTODY...AND OTHER VIOLENT POLICE EVENTS .... THE COALITION...WANTS PEOPLE TO STEP INTO HISTORY DURING THEIR SERIES OF EVENTS. Sean Carr-JUNETETHEN COALITION HEAD OF FINANCE AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS clip#7221 15:11:06 "making sure peop arele aware of the ancestorrs that scarficed to get us here and that were a not done figinhtg. We are going to continue to fight," THE EVENTS STARTS WEDNESDAY.... WRAPPING UP WITH A FORMAL COTILLION ON SUNDAY. EVENTS INCLUDE A SCENIC DRIVE.....A JUBILEE CELEBRATION.... ANGUISH OF THE ELDERS WHICH IS FASTING FOR 12 HOURS WHI PARTAKING IN 246 MINUTES OF WORK ....TO COMMEMORE AT 246 YEARS OF SALVERY IN THE U-S. áááá15:16:10 "that way we can try to envoke at th empathy, and poeole can feel it. Not only in their mind s but in their stomachs and in their muscels," THE COALITION SAYS EH EVENT STANDS ON THE PILLARS OF JUNETEENTH... WHICH THEY SAY ARE...UNDERSTAND... EMPATHIZE...PL.UIFT AND EMPOWER... Terrell Maddox- JUNETEENTH COALITION CHIEF VISIONARY OFFICER clip#7221 15:12:14 "our idea is ife w pull those things together and weave them through our community, then the community can be uplifd as a whole and not just piece together ," WE HAVE THE COALITIOS N' ONLINE LINK TO REGISTRATION FOR THE EVENTS OOUR N WEBSITE...K-S-B-W