Chattanooga Organized for Action (COA) and Grove Street Settlement House (GSSH) announced Thursday that they are hosting a social justice bus tour on Monday, beginning at 5:30 p.m.
The Social Justice Bus Tour will take a CARTA bus on the #1 Route from downtown Chattanooga to the historic Bethlehem Center in Alton Park. The tour will culminate in a forum discussion and dinner in the Beth Bistro. Dinner followed by a discussion is $10 at the Bethlehem Bistro. All money benefits the economic and empowerment initiatives at the Bethlehem Center. Dinner and discussion at the Bethlehem Bistro begins at 6:30 p.m., and participants will ride the 7:30 p.m. bus back to Miller Park on Market Street.
“Chattanooga has a long history of struggle and resistance, from labor strikes to Civil Rights sit-ins to Communism to Black Power, the interconnected issues of race, class, gender and the environment have played a pivotal role in defining the lives of Chattanooga residents,” said Chris Brooks, co-director of the local social justice non-profit Chattanooga Organized for Action.
Information Detail:
Bus Times: Note: cost is $2 cash each way to ride to bus
First Tour - 5:30 p.m. (arrive by 5:15 p.m)
CARTA Bus Stop in front of EPB building on Market Street
Second Tour will leave from EPB at 6 p.m. (arrive by 5:45 p.m.)
CARTA Bus Stop in front of EPB building on Market Street
For more information, contact Chris Brooks at chris.brooks@chattaction.org.