Equal Justice Initiative and Move the Mindset will host the first of several Community Remembrance Soil Collection ceremonies in Lafayette Parish.

What: Soil Collection Ceremony for Rosemond and Rosalie Cormier, father and daughter, lynched in 1889.

Where: Thomas Park, Lafayette, LA. ( 301 Geraldine Dr, 70503, directly down from Johnston St and the Lana Dr traffic light ).

When: 10am Saturday, December 14th 2019

Website Event Information: https://movethemindset.org/home-2/who-are-we/our-campaigns-2/the-equal-justice-initiative/

The Equal Justice Initiative Community Remembrance Project is part of a campaign to bring recognition to the 4000+ victims of terror lynching in the United States. By collecting soil from lynching sites, erecting historical markers, and creating the national memorial in Montgomery Alabama, EJI presents graphic acknowledgement of the horrors of racial injustice.

Lafayette’s Move The Mindset coalition is honored to be a chosen participant in this ongoing work.

Our first Lafayette Parish Soil Collection Ceremony, memorializing victims Rosemond and Rosalie Cormier, father and daughter, will be accompanied by the prayerful commentary of Pastor John Milton and the gospel voice of Ms. Deannie Steven.

Fredrick Prejean, President of MTM, and Trey Walk from EJI in Montgomery will introduce the overall Community Remembrance Project. The event features a historical discussion of the fate of Rosemond and Rosalie Cormier, provided by MTM affiliated scholars and EJI researchers.

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This outdoor event at Thomas Park, Dec 14th at 10AM, will be held rain or shine and should last one hour. A limited amount of seating and rain shelter will be available. Guests should bring chairs as needed.

About this event's hosts:

The Equal Justice Initiative is committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenging racial and economic injustice, and to protecting basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society.

https://eji.org/
https://eji.org/projects/community-remembrance-project/  

The mandate of Move The Mindset (MTM) is to educate the citizens of Lafayette about our history including the Civil War, Reconstruction, the Lost Cause Ideology, the Jim Crow Era and Civil Rights eras. MTM advocates enriching the educational experience of kids from minority and underprivileged neighborhoods and promoting justice for all humanity.
MTM on the WEB: https://movethemindset.org/
MTM Twitter Resource Page: https://twitter.com/MTMLafayette/