Continuing the Movement

The 50^th Anniversary of the March on Washington is August 28. Many people will be converging on Washington this weekend to remember the famous “I Have a Dream” speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Fifty years ago The Rev. Gordon Price helped to organize several busses to take people to Washington for the event. Gordon often described getting on the bus in front of Christ Church. Several busses will be traveling to Washington for the anniversary.

Not many of us can ride the bus, but we can still continue the movement for equality at a local celebration this Saturday at Dave Hall Plaza, Fifth and Jefferson, in Downtown Dayton. Greater Dayton Christian Connections, Dayton International Peace Museum, DDRR (Dayton Dialogue on Race Relations), IFGD (Interfaith Forum of Greater Dayton), NAACP Dayton Unit (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), NCCJ-Greater Dayton (National Conference for Community and Justice of Greater Dayton), SCLC-Dayton Chapter (Southern Christian Leadership Conference) and the Adam Project will conduct a Continuation Celebration on Saturday, August 24, 2013, beginning at 2:00 p.m.

This Continuation Celebration will honor the March taking place the same day in Washington, D.C. and will feature speakers, entertainment and will conclude with a March that will end at Riverscape Metro Park. “This is a perfect opportunity to be connected with the celebration taking place in Washington, D.C.; it is an all faith gathering commemorating Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy and vision.”

I plan to be there, walking over from Christ Church at about 1:45. Please join me!

–John Paddock, Rector