BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//thearcsolano.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:3b1dcc9c-9c83-4a8f-93f8-289b82d421a4 X-WR-CALDESC:Join The Arc-Solano at City Park this year for Vallejo's 29th Annual Juneteenth Celebration! The Solano County African Family Celebrati on Committee is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization created in 1989 to promote the national observance of Juneteenth marking African American fre edom from slavery in the United States\, to celebrate positive contributio ns of African Americans nationally and locally\, and to promote a cultural connection of the observance as an opportunity to build strong communitie s through access to health services and education resources. \n\nThis free event attracts over 2\,000 visitors and provides an opportunity for the e ntire community to participate in the national observance of this historic event in our country. The AAFRC partners with local non-profit and for-pr ofit health care organizations that provide free services to community mem bers including immunizations\, screenings\, dental check-ups\, etc. The ev ent also emphasizes education as the key to a successful future and includ es participation by local educational institutions and after-school progra ms that seek to increase the number of African American students enrolling in college.\n\nWhat is Juneteenth? Juneteenth or June 19\, 1865\, is con sidered the date when the last slaves in America were freed. Although the rumors of freedom were widespread prior to this\, actual emancipation did not come until General Gordon Granger rode into Galveston\, Texas and issu ed General Order No. 3\, on June 19\, almost two and a half years after Pr esident Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. \n\nPresiden t Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on September 22\, 1862\, no tifying the states in rebellion against the Union that if they did not cea se their rebellion and return to the Union by January 1\, 1863\, he would declare their slaves forever free. Needless to say\, the proclamation was ignored by those states that seceded from the Union. Furthermore\, the pro clamation did not apply to those slave-holding states that did not rebel a gainst the Union. As a result\, about 8\,000\,000 slaves were unaffected b y the provisions of the proclamation. It would take a civil war to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitu tion to formally outlaw slavery in the United States. X-WR-RELCALID:46b3193499154c78223e6a3e49d7dd01 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20161106T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RDATE:20171105T020000 RDATE:20181104T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20170312T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20180311T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:f25e6970-0c11-4a34-9556-4ec84dfa52f2 DTSTAMP:20260408T221137Z DESCRIPTION:Join The Arc-Solano at City Park this year for Vallejo's 29th A nnual Juneteenth Celebration! The Solano County African Family Celebratio n Committee is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization created in 1989 to p romote the national observance of Juneteenth marking African American free dom from slavery in the United States\, to celebrate positive contribution s of African Americans nationally and locally\, and to promote a cultural connection of the observance as an opportunity to build strong communities through access to health services and education resources. \n\nThis free event attracts over 2\,000 visitors and provides an opportunity for the en tire community to participate in the national observance of this historic event in our country. The AAFRC partners with local non-profit and for-pro fit health care organizations that provide free services to community memb ers including immunizations\, screenings\, dental check-ups\, etc. The eve nt also emphasizes education as the key to a successful future and include s participation by local educational institutions and after-school program s that seek to increase the number of African American students enrolling in college.\n\nWhat is Juneteenth? Juneteenth or June 19\, 1865\, is cons idered the date when the last slaves in America were freed. Although the r umors of freedom were widespread prior to this\, actual emancipation did n ot come until General Gordon Granger rode into Galveston\, Texas and issue d General Order No. 3\, on June 19\, almost two and a half years after Pre sident Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. \n\nPresident Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on September 22\, 1862\, not ifying the states in rebellion against the Union that if they did not ceas e their rebellion and return to the Union by January 1\, 1863\, he would d eclare their slaves forever free. Needless to say\, the proclamation was i gnored by those states that seceded from the Union. Furthermore\, the proc lamation did not apply to those slave-holding states that did not rebel ag ainst the Union. As a result\, about 8\,000\,000 slaves were unaffected by the provisions of the proclamation. It would take a civil war to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitut ion to formally outlaw slavery in the United States. DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170617T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170617T160000 LOCATION:City Park @ 425 Alabama Street\, Vallejo SUMMARY:Vallejo Juneteenth Celebration END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR