Juneteenth - Celebrate Freedom
This event is in the past
Saturday, June 19, 2021, 4:30–6:30 pm
Millennium Plaza Park (Lake Oswego)
Evergreen (Portland)
This is an in-person event
Free
The City of Lake Oswego and community group Respond to Racism (RTR) will present this afternoon program with remarks by RTR president Willie Poinsette, Lake Oswego Mayor Joe Buck, and city council member Massene Mboup, with a keynote by community activist Antoinette Edwards. Event-goers will also be treated to the stylings of DJ Denmark, music by Randal Wyatt, Conscious Ave, Julianne Johnson-Weiss, and Alex Addy, and poetry by the RTR Youth Empowerment Committee. The event will also provide an open-mic space and kids' activities.