{"id":3491,"date":"2020-11-13T17:08:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T17:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/powerupmanchester.org\/?page_id=3491"},"modified":"2021-03-03T23:19:08","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T23:19:08","slug":"community-engagement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/powerupmanchester.org\/index.php\/past-campaigns\/community-engagement\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As a local grassroots organization, a central tenet of Power Up\u2019s mission is community engagement.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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 <\/strong>We recognize that the way to move forward and create real, sustainable change is by caring for and protecting our own communities. This starts by creating connections and networks within our town. <\/strong>\n \n
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In order to foster community engagement and relationships, we have hosted a multitude of community events that aim to bring members of Manchester and outer towns together to collectively fight for justice and liberation. <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Some past community events include:<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n

Juneteenth Celebration <\/strong><\/p>\n

Wake Up Show Up Power Up: Two Day Full Day Rally for Justice at Center Memorial Park <\/strong><\/p>\n

Community Kickball Tournament <\/strong><\/p>\n

Trunk or Treat Family Movie Night in Collaboration with Manchester Parkade Cinemas & Kamora\u2019s Cultural Center <\/strong><\/p>\n

Halloween Car Parade<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Kick White Supremacy’s Ass – Community Kickball Tournament<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Juneteenth Celebration!<\/h4>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Wake Up, Show Up, Power Up!<\/h4>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Trunk or Treat!<\/h4>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Holiday Lights Contest Fundraiser<\/h4>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Holiday Helpers<\/h4>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Gallery of Additional Events<\/h4>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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As a local grassroots organization, a central tenet of Power Up\u2019s mission is community engagement.  We recognize that the way to move forward and create real, sustainable change is by caring for and protecting our own communities. This starts by creating connections and networks within our town. In order to foster community engagement and relationships, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":3488,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/full-width-page.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/powerupmanchester.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3491"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/powerupmanchester.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/powerupmanchester.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/powerupmanchester.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/powerupmanchester.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3491"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/powerupmanchester.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3491\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/powerupmanchester.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/powerupmanchester.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}