UAA Juneteenth 2020 Celebration

UAA will honor the celebration of Juneteeth with virtual trivia and a watch party of Just Mercy followed by a panel discussion examining the film’s themes on Friday, June 19, at 6 p.m. Juneteenth is the celebration of the full enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation.

• Join us for Virtual Juneteenth Trivia from 6–6:30 p.m. for a chance to win free prizes.
• Our celebration continues from 6:30–9 p.m. with our Twitter Just Mercy watch party. (Warner Bros. is streaming Just Mercy free for the month of June; visit justmercyfilm.com for a list of streaming locations.) Join our Twitter Watch Party at #UAAJuneteenth and #JustMercyWatchParty starting at 6:30 p.m.
• Stay for our paneled Zoom discussion about the film and Juneteenth from 9–9:30 p.m. We are excited to have our paneled guests: Judge Pamela Washington, Judge Larry Card, Jervette Ward, Ph.D., and Ed Wesley, and moderated by Stephanie White Thorn.

Free T-shirts are available if you LIKE the Facebook event! Sign up for a free T-Shirt at tinyurl.com/uaajuneteenthtshirt.

While you're celebrating the festivities at UAA, make sure to check out what the larger Juneteenth Anchorage events are this week.

If you have questions or need more information, please contact uaa_activities@alaska.edu.