Thursday, January 08, 2009

Gathering set for Jan. 20 inauguration of Barack Obama, First African-American President

Gathering set for Jan. 20 inauguration



Publication Date: 01/08/09


The public is invited to be part of a grassroots gathering in downtown St. Augustine on inauguration day to watch Barack Obama's Inauguration Ceremony as it is taking place in Washington, D.C.

The event will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 20 in the Plaza de la Constitution. People can watch the inaugural address on a big-screen television.

There will be entertainment by renowned guitarist/singer Elizabeth Roth, and the youthful singing group Outtasight, from the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind.

The event is sponsored by a coalition of humanitarian and social-change community groups, including the Stetson Kennedy Foundation, People for Peace and Justic, Grandparents for Peace, Central Florida Veterans for Peace Chapter 136, People United to Support the Homeless, The 40th ACCORD, The Foot Soldiers Remembrance Project, the Lincolnville Neighborhood Association, the West Augustine Improvement Association and the American Legion (Post 194) Color Guard.


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