Monday, August 31, 2015
YOUNGSTOWN — The fifth annual Nonviolence Parade and Rally is 3 p.m. Oct. 4.
The parade begins at Wick Avenue and Wood Street, and will proceed to the Covelli Center, with the rally to follow. The event is a kick-off for Ohio Nonviolence Week, which is Oct. 4 through 10.
It is sponsored by Mahoning Valley Sojourn to the Past, City of Youngstown, Youngstown City Schools, Community Initiative to Reduce Violence (CIRV), Youngstown State University Office of Student Diversity Activities, Youngstown Area Jewish Federation and the Martin Luther King Planning Committee are sponsoring
The parade is open to all nonprofit organizations such as youth groups, athletic teams, church groups, neighborhood block watch groups as well as businesses, and government officials. There will be awards for the group with the best banner and the group with the best float that carries out the theme of nonviolence and peace. There will also be a rotating trophy with the best overall presentation for peace and nonviolence.
There is no fee to participate in the parade.
Those who wish to participate must return a registration form by Sept. 15. Email Penny Wells pennywwells@sbcglobal.net, call 330-788-0545 or contact the YSU Office of Student Diversity Activities to get a registration form, and send the completed form to Mahoning Valley Sojourn to the Past, 4117 Oak Knoll Drive, Youngstown, Ohio, 44512.
For information, contact Sojourn to the Past director Penny Wells by calling 330-788-0545.