Sunday, June 19, 12:00 pm until 5:00 pm
Energy Park
Juneteenth, or “Freedom Day” is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. This holiday is considered the longest-running African-American holiday and has been called America's second Independence Day. Juneteenth was originally celebrated in Texas, on June 19, 1866. It marked the first anniversary of the day that African Americans there first learned of the Emancipation Proclamation, more than two years after it was initially issued.
Schedule:
Noon -12:30 p.m. - Meet and Greet (musical entertainment)
12:30-12:35 p.m. - Introductions - Mpress Bennu
12:35-12:45 p.m. - Welcome - Mayor Roxann Wedegartner
12:45-1:00 p.m. - Bud Williams (Springfield State Representative)
1:00-1:15 p.m. - Traci Talbert - Racial Justice Community Engagement Leader
1:15-2:15 p.m. - Tara Murphy and Ammaya Dance and Drum
2:15-2:30 p.m. - Meka Magee - M.Ed., J.D. Special Education Dept Lead/Amherst Regional Public Schools
2:30-2:45 p.m. - Steven Rickman - Director Greenfield Girls Club
2:45-3:00 p.m. - Style fx Hip Hop Dance
3:00-4:00 p.m. - Artspace Community Center - youth/staff performances
4:00-5:00 p.m. - Juneteenth Celebration - open floor dancing - free raffles/give-aways - Balloon Release
5:00 p.m. - End of session
Food vendors (free to all):
Hot Diggity Dog
Snow cones
Food Platters from Green Fields Market and Stop & Shop: fruit, veggie, cookies, cupcakes and sandwich platters
Ian Mckenzie - Hot and fresh West Indian Cuisine (from Baltimore, MD)
Entertainment:
Ed Pop - Magician and Animal Balloon Twist Decor (Noon -1:30 p.m. only)
Napstar Ent from Brooklyn, NY with guest DJ ZjSteve Austin from Red Hot Radio -- featuring the best of Reggae/Culture music
Face Painting
Silkie Chickens - petting zoo
Juneteenth backdrop with balloons for pictures
Tables:
GCC
Franklin Coop
Stop and Shop
Sand Table
Salasin Project
Craft table/poetry collage
Tara Murphy
Service Net
Posted to: Human Rights
