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Hoyer to Join Members of Congress for 13th Congressional Civ

PostPosted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 11:35 am
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Hoyer to Join Members of Congress for 13th Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage

WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) will join Members of Congress for the Faith & Politics Institute's 13th Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage, Friday, March 1st through Sunday, March 3rd, 2013. This year, the 3-day tour visiting Birmingham, the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Montgomery, and Selma, Alabama will honor the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington.

Information on media availabilities throughout the Pilgrimage:

Sunday, March 3 in Selma

9:30 a.m. CST at Edmund Pettus Bridge

Congressional Press Briefing:

WHO: Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD)
Congressman John Lewis (GA)
Co-chairs of the Pilgrimage
Participants of the Pilgrimage

WHAT: Opening Press Conference with congressional participants
and co-chairs, including information on the 3-day tour and events.

WHERE: University of Alabama
Front entrance of Foster Auditorium
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

WHEN: Friday, March 1, 2012, immediately following the opening
program around 12:15 p.m. CST

Click here for more information on the Faith & Politics Institute and the 13th Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage.
http://www.faithandpolitics.org/