Last Vigil? July 9th at 10:30AM

Dear MVBLM,

We need to make decisions about what comes next for MVBLM. Join us on Sunday, July 9th at 10:30AM for an honoring of prior kneeling vigils and a brainstorming. We'll meet at the Chilmark Library (if rain, in the Chilmark Community Center -- to be confirmed). For those of you not on the island, please use this Google Meets link to join us virtually.

And, if you haven't visited the Harriet Tubman Memorial in Boston (image above), stop by the next time you're in town (South End). Don't forget to look down at the tiles embedded in the brick highlighting some of the tools Tubman relied on.

Dana, Eric, Bob, Vicki and Lexi
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Juneteenth Celebrations on the island: Find out what's happening the weekend surrounding June 19th.

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Florida Travel Warning: The NAACP, the League of United Latin American Citizens and Equity Florida issued a Florida travel warning, noting the state under Gov. Ron DeSantis' leadership is openly hostile to Black people, people of color and LGBTQ+ people.

Walking and Biking While Black/Brown: This NYT article (hopefully free access) explains why it's more dangerous for Black and Brown on foot and on bicycles.