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YWCA Hosts Second Annual Unity March
YWCA I Rise Unity March
The YWCA IRise Coalition will be holding a second annual
Unity March on Sunday, January 21, 2018 from 3:30 p.m. – 6
p.m. in Downtown Toledo. The event will be peaceful and
positive, no negative protesting.
The march will start at
the Toledo Loves Love wall (1209 Adams St) at 3:30 p.m. and
conclude at Trinity Episcopal (316 Adams). Participants who
cannot march are invited to join us at Trinity Episcopal
beginning at 4:30 p.m. for refreshments, a resource fair and
additional speakers. The YWCA IRise Coalition encourages all
citizens to join together and promote a clear message that
Toledo/Lucas County stands for peace, justice, freedom and
dignity for all. We march to demonstrate that we stand with
all members of our community especially those most
vulnerable. Last year the march had over 500 participants.
“We want to show that
Toledo/Lucas County stands with all of the members of our
community at a time when prejudice and divisiveness are on
the rise nationally,” said March Organizer and YWCA Youth
Development Director Penny Tullis. The YWCA of Northwest
Ohio works to meet the diverse needs of women and eliminate
racism by serving more than 15,000 individuals through
various programs each year. Those programs include the
Domestic Violence Shelter, H.O.P.E. (Rape Crisis) Center,
Child Care Resource and Referral, Youth Development,
Permanent Housing, and Healthy Connections.
For more information on
the march please visit our Facebook Page I Rise, Toledo at
facebook.com/toledoirise or call Penny Tullis at
419-241-3235 ext. 120. For more information on the YWCA
please visit ywcanwo.org
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