Better Together Final Celebration

Subject: [Events-UV] New Orleans-style Brass Band, Rise-Up Singing & Green Mtn Gumbo 8/1 in Windsor

SATURDAY, AUGUST 1ST 1:30PM –7PM BETTER TOGETHER FINAL CELEBRATION The Better Together Final Event/Celebration is on Saturday, August 1st starting at 1:30PM at the Windsor Town Hall, 29 Union St, Windsor, * and includes: 1:30PM Parade led by the Celebration Brass Band with giant puppets in attendance and featuring messages of hope and justice. Participants gather for this joyous 1-mile parade around Windsor starting at the Windsor Town Hall, heading east toward town, left on Main St, Left on State St, and then ending at the Windsor High School auditorium.Once at the Windsor High School, we'll have: 2:45-3:15PM A performance by Windsor’s local acapella group, Women of Note. 3:30-4PM A talk on justice, equality, hope and action with Speaker Wilmer Chavarria, Winooski School Superintendent. 4:00-5:00PM Riseup Singing co-author Annie Patterson performs and leads participants in song.We'll then head to the Town Common for 5:15PM A free community meal provided by Green Mountain Gumbo to continue relationship-building and to keep the momentum going into the future. Want to join the parade? That would be wonderful! Come as you are or bring a big puppet or a poster with an uplifting message. (Nothing overtly political, please - we're trying to bring folks together, not cause more division.) Some sample sign messages could be.... "Immigrants Matter!" “Everyone Loves a Dog!” "We Are All Immigrants," "Celebrate Diversity," "Better Together," "Care for our Planet," "Plant Native Species!" "Build Community," "Share the Planet," "Protect Endangered Species," "A Living Wage," "More Bikes, Less Cars!" and probably a million other possible messages that celebrate our lives, our planet, and work towards a brighter future... *If the weather is really bad, everything before 5pm takes place at the High School. Meal location Windsor Welcome Center, 3 Railroad Ave. -- Barbara Ball, MLIS, Director Windsor Public Library 43 State Street Windsor, VT 05089 (802) 674-2556 barbara@windsorlibrary.org Pronouns: They/She Library Hours: Mondays & Wednesdays: 9-7, Thursdays and Fridays: 9-4, Saturdays: 9-1. Closed Tuesdays and Sundays.