More than 100 “Good Trouble” vigils honoring John Lewis are planned all over the United States for Saturday, July 17. These vigils, marking the one-year anniversary of the death of the civil rights icon, are also demonstrations in support of democracy and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
Some are in-person, some are virtual. If you want to participate, use the lists below to find an event near you, and if you have additional information about a local event, please post the details in a comment.
Here are two comprehensive lists:
INDIVISIBLE.ORG has a list of events here
including VIRTUAL EVENTS
(after the screen opens, click on the large red square on the left)
GOOD TROUBLE VIGILS FOR DEMOCRACY
in support of voting rights and honor of John Lewis
Saturday, July 17, 2021
(interactive map)
make sure you confirm by checking local sources
I also have a short list of individual events, but I quickly realized there were going to be too many for me to link to them all. Here is the list I started anyway, just in case it is helpful to someone.
I particularly wanted to highlight events in red and purple states in the hope of helping people most in need of progressive community to find each other.
Alabama
Huntsville: 7p.m. at Brahan Spring Park, by the lake
Georgia
Decatur: 7p.m. at 3181 Rainbow Dr, sponsored by DeKalb County Democrats
Indiana
Michigan City: 6p.m. at La Porte County Herald-Dispatch, 422 Franklin St. B
North Carolina
Hickory: 8p.m. at 231 Government Ave. SW
Red Springs: 8p.m. at 209 W. Fourth Ave.
Ohio
Delaware: 8p.m. at the Delaware County Historic Courthouse, 91 N. Sandusky St.
Pennsylvania
Reading: 8p.m. at Fifth and Penn Streets
South Carolina
Charleston: 7:30p.m. at Brittlebank Park
Orangeburg: 8p.m. at the Orangeburg County Courthouse
Tennessee
Nashville: 9a.m. at the corner of Jefferson St. and Fifth Ave. North; 11a.m. at Ryman Auditorium, 116 John Lewis Way
West Virginia
Huntington: 8p.m. at First Congregational United Church of Christ, 701 Fifth Ave.