Two events are happening this Saturday, April 17, honoring the life of David Josiah Lawson. The 4Years-4Miles J4J Walk and second annual Coat Drive starts with a
run/walk/skateboard/stroll at noon at Arcata City Hall that then heads to the Humboldt Bay Trail and Arcata Marsh and ends up at the Arcata Plaza around 2:30 p.m. for a vigil with speakers, music and outreach services. Then, at 6 p.m., join the Eureka NAACP online for the David Josiah Lawson Oration Festival featuring voices of BIPOC youth and artists. Find out more at www.eurekanaacp.org.
This article appears in The Green Issue 2021.
