Marking the 50th anniversary of an historic address by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to end housing discrimination, north suburban residents will gather on the Winnetka Village Green on Sunday, July 26 to celebrate 2015 Justice Day under the banner of The Justice Project: The March Continues.  Launched by Open Communities, the Justice Project is a grassroots movement that aims to inspire north suburban residents to shape their suburbs into more welcoming communities.
 
2015 Justice Day will honor North Shore veterans of the civil rights movement, including those who joined Dr. King on the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery. Hilary Shelton, Washington Bureau Director for the NAACP, will be the keynote speaker, and social justice leaders working in the areas of race, labor, environmental, disability, and immigrant rights; as well as gender equality also will be on hand.
 
Open Communities will mark the day Dr. King addressed nearly 10,000 people in Winnetka by urging support for its “Principles of a Welcoming Community”, which defines a welcoming community as one that is proactive in upholding the rights of all, regardless of income, race, sex, religion, national origin, presence of children, disability, age, sexual orientation or any other legally protected class.
 
2015 Justice Day will be held from 2 to 5pm on the Village Green in Winnetka, and is free and open to people of all ages. The afternoon’s activities will include art projects for children and gospel and folk music. More information about the event is available at www.justiceprojectcontinues.org or by phone at 847-501-5760.