HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Hutch in Harmony holds its third annual March for Unity tomorrow, June 25, at 8 a.m. Marchers will gather at W Ave. B to march up Main Street in Hutchinson to 12th Ave.
The Hutchinson Police Department is providing security for the event, and the Boys & Girls Club of Hutchinson is volunteering to provide a bus following the march for those who want to participate but prefer not to walk, as well as providing shuttle service back to the starting point.
Leaders from all sectors of local efforts for equality will lead the march, in recognition of their work and in community solidarity with each other's causes.
March leaders are:
Janelle Voth, LGBTQIA equality advocate, HCC GSA
Anthony Frischenmeyer, Disability rights advocate, PILR
Calvin Wright, civil rights advocate, President of Hutchinson NAACP
Esmeralda Tovar-Mora, immigration rights advocate, Hutch in Harmony
Seth Dewey, substance misuse and recovery advocate, Rise Up Reno
Natasha Russell-Iverson, civil rights advocate, Hutch in Harmony
Lara Crow, LGBTQIA equality advocate, Hutch in Harmony & H&M Consulting
Miriam Khan-Kitson, civil rights advocate, Hutch in Harmony
Sara Crow, LGBTQIA equality advocate, H&M Consulting & Crow & Co Books
Cindy Flores, immigration rights advocate & SW Bricktown Community leader
Rev. Charles Crumble, pastoral advocate against all discrimination, New Resurrection Church
Cecilia Piña, SW Bricktown advocate and community leader
Chucc Crumble, civil rights advocate & mental health advocate, NAACP Youth