Past Events
This website recalls events dating back to February 2021. If you have questions about earlier events, please contact us.
Upcoming eventsJuneteenth Proclamation Celebration
A brief gathering in honor of this important day in our nation’s shared history. Wilson Augustave, Vice-President of Wayne Action for Racial Equality (WARE) will speak to the importance of this holiday to U.S. history, Assemblyman Brian Manktelow will present a framed copy of the New York State Juneteenth Proclamation, which will hang over the WARE Collection at the library, and traditional foods of Juneteenth will be offered. Join the community in celebrating and appreciating the significance, history, and current context of this holiday. Of particular local interest: Union Army General Gordon Granger, who read the original Juneteenth proclamation on June 19, 1865 in Galveston, Texas, was from Joy, New York, a hamlet just south of Sodus. This lends the proclamation, which ordered the freedom of more than 250,000 enslaved Black people in the state of Texas--two years late--particular significance for the Wayne County community.
This event is presented by the Newark Public Library in conjunction with Black History Month in a Year, a collaborative partners project in Wayne County, New York.
Town of Sodus Historical Society Juneteenth Presentation (
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This program is part of a new initiative in Wayne County to publicize local Black History Project that WARE is participating in: Black History Month in a Year.
FLCSFA Annual Outreach Worker Conference 2022
The Finger Lakes Coalition of Farmworker Serving Agencies (FLCFSA) invites all who provide services to the agricultural community to our Annual Outreach Worker Conference.
First Ever Wayne County Unity Festival (Perkins Park in Newark)
Those of us who live and work in Wayne County are diverse, but we can stand together despite our differences. Promote our togetherness tomorrow at the Wayne County Unity Festival.
2022 Wayne County Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
Wayne Action for Racial Equality (WARE), in partnership with the Village of Sodus and the Finger Lakes Community Schools Program, will host the 2022 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration to be held on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 17, 2022 from 12:45 to 3:15 PM. The event, originally to be hosted by the Sodus Third United Methodist Church, will be held virtually due to the pandemic surge.
The theme of the 2022 Wayne County Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration is What is Systemic Racism? Sodus Village Mayor, David Englert, will present a program on the theme. The program will include a talk by Jay Roscup, solo performers, and award presentations.
ZOOM:https://flxcommunityschools.zoom.us/j/89948110488
see Wayne Action for Racial Equality Facebook page for details
https://www..com/WayneActionForRacialEquality/
For further details contact Pat Hall at 585-737-2542 or Jim Wood at 585-967-8687.
Several portions of the day have been cancelled, including,
THE MLK YOUTH LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP (CANCELLED)
THE MLK COMMEMMORATIVE MARCH (CANCELLED)
MLK DINNER(CANCELLED)
2022 MLK Celebration is now virtual. Please check the event information for changes and links.