Join Heartland Presbytery as we Journey to Alabama and step into the footprints of the Civil Rights leaders.
Itinerary:
March 8—Check into hotel and gather as a group. (Tentative time: 7:30 p.m.)
March 9—We will explore in Montgomery:
• The Legacy Museum
• The Memorial for Peace and Justice (facilitated by Rev. Hawkins)
• Civil Rights Memorial Center
• Rosa Parks Museum
March 10—Drive to Selma:
• Walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge & Processing (facilitated)
—Continue to Birmingham
• Civil Rights Institute
• 16th Street Baptist Church
• Kelly Ingram Park
• Birmingham jail where Dr. King wrote his letter
• Dinner and group time
March 11—Breakfast and processing as a group and send off. (Tentative time: 10:00 a.m.)
Travel arrangements will be up to each individual to find their way to Montgomery in their preferred travel modality.
The Staybridge Suites Hotel suites accommodate rooms that sleep one, two, or some up to three people, thus the different pricing schedule.
Cost: Registration by room occupancy (with own bed).
Single room—$655 (one person)
Double room—$415 (two people)
Triple room—$340 (three people, limited availability.)
$100 application deposit will hold your spot. Payment due in full by February 24.
Includes: Housing for three nights, breakfast included. Two lunches (Monday and Tuesday @ $15),dinners (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday @ $20), entry into all museums, private guides, special facilitators fees.
Does not include transportation to and from Montgomery airport, adult beverages.
Prerequisites:
• The group will gather as a whole for a half-day prior to the journey—based on travelers’ schedule
• Reading Letter from a Birmingham Jail by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Reading White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo
• Watching the movie Selma