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01/31/2018
Unite to End Racism Rally April 3-5 in Washington, D.C.
ACT NOW: Unite to End Racism is both a rally and a call to action, organized by the National Council of Churches with partners: the National African American Clergy Network, Conference of National Black Churches, Sojourners, Franciscan Action Network, Churches Uniting in Christ, and Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, and its member communions.
The Ohio Council of Churches invites you to join us in a transformational journey, beginning this April.Join us on a transformational journey!
♦ Awaken to the truth that racism is evil and hurts us all
♦ Confront racism through truth-telling and action to right the wrong
♦ Transform the hearts, minds, and behaviors of people and institutions.
We are sponsoring bus departures from four cities to events taking place in Washington DC on the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Cost: $75/person plus incidentals. You may want to bring a sling chair.
Unite to End Racism Rally: Buses will depart Columbus, Cincinnati, Cleveland and Toledo on April 3rd to travel overnight to Washington DC. On April 4th we will join people from around the nation for an Interfaith Service of Prayer and Preparation at the Lincoln Memorial and a Rally on the National Mall. At the end of the day, buses will return, driving overnight to arrive back to their home cities.
Schedule:
Columbus: Leave approximately 10:00 pm April 3, estimated return 1 am April 5.
Cincinnati: Leave approximately 8:30 pm April 3, estimated return 3 am April 5.
Cleveland: Leave approximately 11:00 pm April 3, estimated return 12:30 am April 5.
Toledo: Leave approximately 9:30 pm April 3, estimated return 3 am April 5.
Let this be a transformational experience. Come prepared for the work of building community. We are looking for people who represent the great diversity of Ohio and our faith communities, to build connections across the lines that typically divide us. We are looking for people willing to dream together about what comes next. When you commit to this trip, we pray that you will commit to an ongoing conversation! Register soon; space on the buses is limited, and reservations are first-come, first –serve. Be part of the nationwide commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s assassination and be part of the clarion call to the nation!
Participants will be blessed and sent. We will be neighbors and kin, building beloved community along the way. Let this be a transformational experience. Come prepared for the work of building community. We are looking for people who represent the great diversity of Ohio and our faith communities, to build connections across the lines that typically divide us. We are looking for people willing to dream together about what comes next. When you commit to this trip, we pray that you will commit to an ongoing conversation! Register soon; space on the buses is limited, and reservations are first-come, first-serve.
Registration deadline March 1
Join in the clarion call to heal the soul of the nation as we commemorate the 50th anniversary of Dr. King’s assassination.
Let’s finish the work!
April 3-4, 2018
