{"id":606,"date":"2025-04-22T12:58:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T18:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/elcaracialjustice\/?p=606"},"modified":"2025-04-24T11:18:46","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T17:18:46","slug":"join-us-5th-angelversary-of-george-floyd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/elcaracialjustice\/join-us-5th-angelversary-of-george-floyd\/","title":{"rendered":"Join Us:  5th Angelversary of George Floyd"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ELCA Racial Justice Ministries and ELCA African Descent Ministries invites you to join us at the <a href=\"https:\/\/riseandremember.org\/festival\/\">Rise &amp; Remember Festival<\/a> in Minneapolis, MN. The 3-day, annual event \u201cexists to hold in remembrance George Floyd\u00a0and those we have lost unjustly to the pervasive impacts of systemic racism. Activities\u00a0focus on education, empowerment, healing, celebration, and our collective pursuit for racial\u00a0justice and equity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We hope you will join us for the gospel concert and candlelight vigil on Sunday, May 25. We will meet in front of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clchurch.org\/\">Calvary Lutheran Church<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clchurch.org\/\">clchurch.org<\/a>) at 5 pm.<\/p>\n<p>If you plan to attend, please let us know by completing this <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/d3ZW4T7iWs\">short, 6-question survey<\/a>:\u00a0 https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/d3ZW4T7iWs<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-617 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2025\/04\/george-floyd-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/elcaracialjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2025\/04\/george-floyd-1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/elcaracialjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2025\/04\/george-floyd-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/elcaracialjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2025\/04\/george-floyd-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/elcaracialjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2025\/04\/george-floyd-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/elcaracialjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2025\/04\/george-floyd-1-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/elcaracialjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2025\/04\/george-floyd-1-622x350.jpg 622w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ELCA Racial Justice Ministries and ELCA African Descent Ministries invites you to join us at the Rise &amp; Remember Festival in Minneapolis, MN. 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