4th Anniversary of the Racial Equality Rally
Saturday, June 8 at noon
Civil Rights Forum
PACG Weekly Racial Equality Rally marks 4th Anniversary
George Floyd’s murder on May 25, 2020, sparked huge local and nationwide
protests against the alarming rate at which black Americans were being killed by police. Two
local women, Caryn Unsicker and Glenda Guster, were concerned that all the news coverage
would fade away in short order without any solutions. So they decided to enlist members of
their local Progressive Action for the Common Good (PACG) group and others to join them in
holding ongoing rallies to honor George Floyd and the many other victims before (and since)
and to advocate for racial equality in our country.
On June 13, 2020, three weeks after Floyd’s murder, they gathered from noon to 12:30 pm on
the Slumberland/Party City Corner across from Southpark Mall in Moline. Holding signs such as
“Honk for Racial Equality” and “Black Lives Matter,” the group has continued to meet almost
every Saturday for the past four years and plans to continue indefinitely until racial equality is a
reality in America. Unsicker states that, despite an occasional detractor, the large number of
honks they get each week from passersby of all races is encouraging. “This tells us that most
people want to keep the conversation about racial equality alive and active, and that many
people acknowledge that we need solutions so we can heal as a nation.”
Because June 13 is on a Thursday this year, the group decided to mark its 4th Anniversary of
advocating for racial equality and justice on Saturday, June 8th. Please join us between noon and
12:30 pm at our regular weekly location to help spread the word about this important and
ongoing effort. We have extra signs and all are welcome.
Caryn Unsicker
George Floyd’s murder on May 25, 2020, sparked huge local and nationwide
protests against the alarming rate at which black Americans were being killed by police. Two
local women, Caryn Unsicker and Glenda Guster, were concerned that all the news coverage
would fade away in short order without any solutions. So they decided to enlist members of
their local Progressive Action for the Common Good (PACG) group and others to join them in
holding ongoing rallies to honor George Floyd and the many other victims before (and since)
and to advocate for racial equality in our country.
On June 13, 2020, three weeks after Floyd’s murder, they gathered from noon to 12:30 pm on
the Slumberland/Party City Corner across from Southpark Mall in Moline. Holding signs such as
“Honk for Racial Equality” and “Black Lives Matter,” the group has continued to meet almost
every Saturday for the past four years and plans to continue indefinitely until racial equality is a
reality in America. Unsicker states that, despite an occasional detractor, the large number of
honks they get each week from passersby of all races is encouraging. “This tells us that most
people want to keep the conversation about racial equality alive and active, and that many
people acknowledge that we need solutions so we can heal as a nation.”
Because June 13 is on a Thursday this year, the group decided to mark its 4th Anniversary of
advocating for racial equality and justice on Saturday, June 8th. Please join us between noon and
12:30 pm at our regular weekly location to help spread the word about this important and
ongoing effort. We have extra signs and all are welcome.
Caryn Unsicker
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