celebrate African American Emancipation Day!
this is the 140th year of the biggest holiday celebrating African American freedom in the united states.
on june 19, 1865, two and a half years after president Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, Union troops landed in texas and let the last slaves know that they were free.
click here to learn more about the history of juneteenth http://www.juneteenth.com/history.htm
juneteenth day is ENORMOUS for the African American community... taking off work, celebrating in the streets, etc. if you're like me growing up in brookfield schools, i had never even heard of it, even though our neighbors in milwaukee were rejoicing just miles away.
juneteenth day is this TUESDAY, june 19th. come join our brothers and sisters and celebrate! the street will be shut down on martin luther king dr. between center st. and burleigh in milwaukee. i think festivities will start around noon, and last until later in the night. get a group together and take a walk, enjoy some food or music, and just see the celebrating... i have never been and am currently on vacation with the fam, so i'd love to hear all about what it's like.
happy juneteenth... our brothers and sisters are FREE! praise Jesus as He continues to heal the oppression we have overcome in the past, and continue to inflict upon one another in different forms today. we're all home in Him.
link to shepherd express article, courtesy of meg: http://www.shepherd-express.com/1editorialbody.lasso?-token.folder=2007-06-14&-token.story=177431.113121&-token.subpub=
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This is a place for the Milwaukee Urban Exploration Group to keep updated on what's going on in the city and when we'll meet. It's also a place where members can post their ideas, thoughts, or links for the rest of the group to see.
Our Mission
our mission is to explore the city in which we live, in order to discover what Jesus is already doing here in milwaukee.
we want to step out of the world we have built up around ourselves and understand the lives of our neighbors through the eyes of Christ, exploring what it really means to love them by taking the time first to learn about them (and ourselves).
we will do this by visiting existing organizations, businesses, churches, schools, etc. in order to learn from the people there. we will also be reading, watching documentaries, holding conversation, and praying, so that we can constantly be learning more and more.
for those year-round-ave-goers interested in the urban awareness group lead by servantship leaders in the fall, this group will serve as a way for us to learn more about where we live and possible ways that God may call us to serve in milwaukee during the school year. for those here just for the summer, you are welcome to come along and explore with us too! word.
4 comments:
I would really like to go down to MLK and celebrate. Anyone else?? I'm free till 6pm.
If you are interested, give me a call.
262.271.5929
i'd be up for that. wanna go around 3?
hey I'll go with you guys at three!
3 works for me. Wanna meet at my place??
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