June nineteenth is widely known and commemorated in the US because the anniversary of when enslaved individuals in elements of Texas first realized of their liberation in 1865. Juneteenth, as this annual occasion is called, is noticed in Boston and throughout our nation in a festive and poignant means with meals, artwork, music, dance and remembrance of the historical past of slavery and freedom… a day to rejoice emancipation, freedom, Black historical past and tradition.
We all know there may be nonetheless a lot work to be accomplished within the battle to finish racial injustice, however at Healthworks Group, we proceed to push for equality for all and educate ourselves. Please be a part of as us as we rejoice and help our unimaginable Black neighborhood far and broad.
Juneteenth Occasions Taking place Round Our Golf equipment:
- Juneteenth: A Block Get together – June 18 (Coolidge Nook)
- We’re excited to have a desk at this 12 months’s Brookline Juneteenth celebration. The block get together takes place on the Florida Ruffin Ridley College (345 Harvard St.) from 12-3pm and consists of distributors, video games, meals vehicles, a dwell DJ and extra!
- Brookline Freedom March – June 19 (Coolidge Nook)
- The City of Brookline may even host a Freedom March on Juneteenth, starting on the Florida Ruffin Ridley College at 10am and continuing to the Brookline Avenue Playground (575 Brookline Ave.), the place a celebration can be held.
- The 2023 Juneteenth Freedom Parade – June 19 (Cambridge)
- Offered by the Metropolis of Cambridge, the Juneteenth Freedom Parade will start at Cambridge Metropolis Corridor at 10am, ending at Riverside Press Park. All BIPOC members of the neighborhood are invited to march and meet at Metropolis Corridor by 9am.
- Embrace Concepts Competition – June 14-16 (Boston)
- Embrace Boston will host its 2nd annual Juneteenth celebration with 3 days of keynotes, panels and dwell music that may shine a lightweight on the best way to interrupt zero-sum sport considering in relation to racial justice and realizing a democracy worthy of its communities by this 12 months’s theme – “Here and Present, The Art of Reclaiming Space and Time.”
- Free MFA Admission – June 19 (Boston)
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