Charlotte community members, faith leaders, and grassroots organizations will come together July 17–19 for Good Trouble Lives On, a weekend of action and numerous events honoring the life and legacy of Congressman John Lewis and promoting voting rights, civic engagement, and community power.

Charlotte is taking part in a national effort inspired by Lewis’s call to make “good trouble” in the face of injustice. Local organizers are planning three days of action rooted in the national theme: Teach. Reach. Preach.

The weekend will kick off on Friday, July 17, with a press conference and rally hosted by Indivisible CLT and League of Women Voters from 10:30 am to 12 pm at Pearl Street Park (1200 Baxter Street, Charlotte), that will bring together local leaders and coalition partners to honor Lewis’s civil rights legacy and call attention to the ongoing need to protect voting rights and strengthen democracy. SIGN UP HERE!

Congressman John Lewis risked his life for voting rights, most famously on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. His legacy is not only one of courage, but of disciplined, nonviolent, persistent action. Good Trouble Lives On is a reminder that democracy depends on ordinary people choosing to act.

See more Good Trouble Lives On events here.