Saturday December December 10 from 10:30 - 11:30. Vigil and Protest. I trust that you have read the recent accounts of Ulster Savings Bank (my bank) being taken to federal court for excluding Blacks from receiving equal treatment when applying for loans. The tests that turned up this alleged disparity occurred at the bank’s offices in White Plains, Goshen, Poughkeepsie and Riverhead, in Suffolk County" (WAMC). I would like to be able to put together at least three sites:
-Poughkeepsie (2680 South Road),
-New Paltz (Main St) and
-Kingston (180 Schwenk Drive, Kingston, NY 12401.- near the bus station)
The Rev Richard Witt
Rural & Migrant Ministry
Rcyrilwitt@aol.com
Saturday, December 10 at 2 PM - 4 PM @ Mid-Hudson Heritage Center
317 Main St, Poughkeepsie, New York 12601
Slavery technically ended over 150 years ago. But Ava DuVernay wants you to take another look at the amendment that abolished it. Her documentary 13TH is a powerful look at how the modern-day prison labor system links to slavery. The film offers a timely and emotional message framed by the recent election and the #BlackLivesMatter movement.