2016 Annual King Holiday March and Rally | Alamance NAACP

WHO: Alamance NAACP

WHAT: 2016 Annual King Holiday March and Rally for Voter Empowerment

WHEN: Monday, January 18, 2016, 10:30 am

WHERE: departs Occasions at 286 E. Front Street, Burlington, NC 27215 following the MLK Coalition of Alamance County’s MLK  Monday Breakfast Celebration (more information below).

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This year we will start the march with a Voter Education Rally with the theme “It’s Our Time, It’s Our Vote”.  Speakers will address Voter Suppression, Immigrant Rights, Economic and Environmental Justice, Criminal Justice and Healthcare. We celebrate the contributions made fifty years ago by Dr. King and others, but Dr. King’s dream is under attack by extremists who want to undo the progress we have made and take Alamance County backwards, not forward. The purpose of this rally and march will be the kick-off a mass voter registration and education movement in Alamance County.

Participants will begin gathering for the rally at 10:30 am, at Occasions, at 286 E Front St, Burlington, North Carolina. This March follows the MLK Coalition of Alamance County breakfast, also at Occasions.

The march will begin at 11:00 a.m and end around 12:00 pm, in 2.5 miles, at the North Park/Mayco Bigelow Community Center, at 849 Sharpe Road, Burlington, NC. After the march, there will be a program at North Park. Transportation will be available from Occasions to North Park, as well as back to Occasions. This event is free and open to the public.

Events sponsored by Martin Luther King Coalition Of Alamance County:

WHAT: wreath-laying and reception to kick off the special weekend of events
WHEN: January 15, 2016, 12:00 noon
WHERE: North Park Recreation Center in front of the statue of Dr. King.

WHAT: Sunday Celebrations, featuring Dr. Rev. Helen Styles, First lady, First Baptist Church Graham
WHEN: Sunday, January,17 2016, 5:00 pm
WHERE: First Baptist Church, Apple Street

WHAT: MLK Day Breakfast Celebration, featuring Dr. Algie Gatewood, President of Alamance Community College
WHEN: Monday, January 18, 2016, Doors open at 8 am
WHERE: Occasions, AT 286 E. Front Street, Burlington, NC 27215

The Public is cordially invited to attend these functions. If you would like to purchase a ticket for the Monday Breakfast Celebration, the amount is $15, please call Ernestine Lewis at 336-228-0840 or 336-512-2796 or Tony William at 336-214-2582 Mary Twine at 336-693-8091 and David Spruill 336 222-8016 or 336-343-5434.