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The 2nd Annual Sigma Sleep-Out for Social Justice in honor of Juneteenth

When: Thursday, June 16, 2022
11:00 PM - Friday, June 17, 2022 6:00 AM
Description: This event in collaboration with Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity and Crescent Community Charities will include the readings of names of enslaved Africans, from the African Names Database. The sleepout will raise funds to support the work of the Melodies Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders at Albany Medical Center in the area of Sickle Cell Research, and the H. Danston Davis Swim Scholarship Fund, which underwrites the cost of water safety and swimming lessons for children of color.
Contact:
D Ekow King
518-442-5565
dking@albany.edu
Topical Areas: Cultural, Diversity and Inclusion