The Third Annual Unity Walk will be Saturday, September 12 at 10 a.m. (rescheduled from July due to heat and air quality concerns) starting at the Whitewater Armory.  All are welcome to enjoy live music, visit tabling community organizations, and hear speeches about unity at this nonpartisan, inclusive community event.  Unity signs will be available to carry from the Armory to the Cultural Arts Center and back. The Unity Walk, a Symbol of Civility, offers all residents from all backgrounds an opportunity to demonstrate their commitment to bringing Whitewater together as one human family.  

Following is the Program:

Opening Ceremony at Whitewater Armory

Gathering Music – Instrumental Group

Visit tables of 15 Community Organizations

Proclamation – John Weidl, City Manager

Presentation of Colors – Elkhorn Scout Troop 234

Pledge of Allegiance

National Anthems of America and Ukraine

Unity Speakers at the Armory

Jorge Islas Martinez, Whitewater Immigrant Support Coalition

Rev. Clarissa Martinelli, First United Methodist Church 

Walk to the Cultural Arts Center (near the Birge Fountain)

Unity Talks at the Cultural Arts Center

Camden Harlan, Whitewater Pride

Pastor Joseph O’Donnell, First English Lutheran Church

Visit Cultural Arts Center

Return to Armory

Visit tables of Community Organizations

Many sponsors and community organizations are sponsoring the Unity Walk: Whitewater Immigrant Support Coalition, Be Kind Whitewater, Whitewater Arts Alliance, Whitewater Unites Lives, Whitewater Pride, First English Lutheran Church, First United Methodist Church, Whitewater Police Department, Whitewater Kiwanis Breakfast Club, Whitewater Urban Forestry Commission, The Book Teller, Whitewater Unified School District, Fort Community Credit Union, The Coburn Company, Inc., Whitewater Islamic Center, Moms Demand Action-Whitewater, and League of Women Voters of Whitewater Area.

For more information about the Unity Walk, please contact Bill Chandler at 414-630-3598.