JOIN US THIS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY FOR TWO IMPORTANT EVENTS!

At noon tomorrow, the Green Party will once again join the Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition at 5204 River Road in Bethesda.

Moses Cemetery is an historic 18^th century Black burial site being destroyed by developers to put up self-storage units. Hundreds of trucks have removed massive amounts of dirt and potential remains, funerary items, and graves. Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition has been protesting desecration of this site since 2017. Despite promising to do so, County Executive Marc Erlich has not closed down the construction site currently desecrating Moses Cemetery.  

The Montgomery County Green Party has long been a part of this coalition, and other chapters of the Maryland Green Party have recently joined the protests and actions. Maryland Green Party Co-chair and Montgomery County Green Tim Willard said, “The fight to preserve and memorialize the Moses African Cemetery, where African Americans have been buried since the time of slavery, is a vital step toward recovering a history that has been erased from the record.  We must restore the dignity and honor to the people who built this community so long ago.”

On Friday, the Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition will have their largest protest event yet. Billed as "Flowers for Moses," dozens of community activists bearing real and plastic flowers while wearing all black will descend on Moses Cemetery tomorrow to protest the ongoing desecration of the site.  There will be local musicians, a rally, and honoring of our community's Black ancestors.

"This is the scene of a crime." Come out and help protect this historic space.

WHEN: September 4th, 2020 at 12 noon

WHERE: Moses Cemetery 5204 River Road Bethesda, MD, 20816

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Let’s help elect the next Baltimore City Councilmember!

Saturday at 6 p.m., please join Dr. Jill Stein in welcoming two Green candidates for City Council in 2020, Franca Muller Paz (francaforthepeople.com) and Jake Tonkel (jake4d6.com) will be hosting a Zoom party and joint fundraiser. Enjoy fun activities with the candidates, hear from both campaigns and Green elected officials from around the country, and join us in building real unity in the world of divisive politics.

Register for the event and purchase your $30.00 ticket (split between both campaigns) at donorbox.org/franca-green-rising-star and donorbox.org/jake-green-rising-star. Tickets are not required to attend, but ticket-holders will receive a virtual gift bag after the event.  

Maryland Green Party
http://www.mdgreens.org/