Please join us as We Outshine the Darkness and Peacefully Stand in Solidarity with Charlottesville, VA in Mission Plaza, Wednesday, August 16th at 6 PM.
At this peaceful gathering of nonviolent action, we will hear from leaders in our community and collect donations for Charlottesville. Please join us in uniting our community against hate, racism, and bigotry.
Our speakers:
-Courtney Haile from RACE Matters SLO
-Dawn Addis of Women’s March
-Dr. Faysal Kolkailah The Islamic Society of SLO County
and Mosque of Nasreen
-Erica Reyes for Congressman Salud Carbajal
-Fr Ian Delinger of St. Stephens Episcopal
-Rabbi Janice Mehring of Temple Ohr Tzafon
-Rev Jason Sisk-Provencio of SLO United Church of Christ & SLO Ministerial Association
-Steve Vines of NAACP SLO
Music by Reese Galido
Sign Language Interpretation by Katie Voice
Supporting Organizations:
Atheists United SLO
Bend the Arc
Cal Poly Students for Quality Education
Cal Poly Queer Student Union
Democrats of SLO
The Islamic Society of SLO County
Mosque of Nasreen
NAACP SLO
People of Faith for Justice
The Queer Crowd
RACE Matters SLO
SLO County Democratic Party
SLO County Progressives
SLO Ministerial Association
Together We Will Cambria
Together We Will SLO
Women’s March SLO
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***We cannot use real candles at this event, please leave your candles at home or bring LED candles. Women’s March SLO has generously donated 300 LED candles to our event.***
Please carpool, bike, or use public transportation.
The City of San Luis Obispo has 3 parking structures in the downtown area. 1st hour is free and only $1.00 per hour or fraction thereof. There is no overnight parking in the structures.
842 Palm Street*
919 Palm Street*
871 Marsh Street
*Nearest Parking Structures
There’s also metered street parking around the Mission and downtown area.
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