#MLKSitIn - HOUSTON, TXSun Jul 23 - 2:30 PM - 3:30 PMSam Houston ParkI call upon all Houstonians to

#MLKSitIn - HOUSTON, TX

Sun Jul 23 - 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Sam Houston Park

I call upon all Houstonians to join us in nonviolent confrontation & public witness of a vile emblem of antiblack white supremacy in the heart of Houston’s downtown.

Sam Houston Park (across from the Central Library downtown) hosts Houston’s Heritage Society. It is also the home of a monument “to the Spirit of the Confederacy,” a celebration of waging bloody war in the name of white supremacy & greed. The statue’s inscription repeats the cruel myth that ‘states rights’ were the Confederates’ motivation for war, whitewashing that the “right” was to enforce brutal enslavement. These racist lies cannot stand unchallenged, especially on public land.

Join us Sunday afternoon for a joyful, defiant statement of the just Houston that can be! #MLKSitInHTX

This is a child-friendly event at an accessible location with little existing seating. Everyone who attends should share our goals of:
Drawing international attention to the systematic execution of Black Americans and the terrorism inflicted upon them by racist institutions
Celebrating the joy, love, and hope of our future in defiant acts of community and peace
Commit ourselves in the fight to eradicate racism, sexism, queer/transphobia, xenophobia, poverty, injustice, and all violations of civil and human rights and liberties.

#MLKSitIn is a nationwide grassroots event honouring Rev. Dr. King’s radical message while tying it to our present struggle for collective liberation and equity. http://www.mlksitin.com/