WHAT: Good Trouble Lives On Rally honoring John Lewis
WHEN: Thursday, July 17, 2025, 6-7pm
WHERE: 10 Broad St, Federal Building, Utica, NY
Utica NY— On Thursday, July 17, community members around the Mohawk Valley will join Americans at more than 1000 events nationwide to honor the legacy of Congressman John Lewis and fight back against the growing attacks on our civil and human rights. Speakers Reverend Sharon Baugh and Mrs. Freddie Hamilton will speak about racial justice, voting rights, and inclusive democracy. There will also be a reading from John Lewis’s final essay “Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation” by Aziah Armani, a recent Proctor H.S. graduate and Mohawk Valley Junior Frontiers member.
The rally is part of Good Trouble Lives On — a nationwide day of peaceful, nonviolent action rooted in the legacy of the civil rights movement and inspired by John Lewis’ call to make “good trouble, necessary trouble.”
Participants will gather to demand an end to the authoritarian attacks on our freedom to vote, protest, and organize — and to stand united against efforts to criminalize our communities, roll back our rights, and slash vital public programs.
The rally is sponsored by Indivisible Mohawk Valley, NAACP Utica-Oneida County Branch, the Oneida County Democratic Committee, The Interfaith Coalition, Unitarian Universalist Church of Utica, and the Oneida County Democratic Women’s Club.
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