| People's
March held at Grangeville
A larger than expected crowd of 50 walked in the People’s March in downtown Grangeville on Saturday. The event, the first of its kind in the area, was scheduled to coincide with the national women’s march and Martin Luther King day weekend encompassing a theme of inclusion and equality of all people regardless of race, religion, age, ethnicity, or gender. Participants from throughout Idaho County (and surrounding area), ranging in age from three to the 90+ marched and carried signs with their own vision of the theme. The event, based out of the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church fellowship hall, included a potluck lunch, speakers and a social time. Norma Staaf gave the opening remarks and introduced speakers Lucinda George Simpson of the Nez Perce and Nooksack tribes, Sister Carol Ann Wassmuth of St. Gertrude’s monastery and Carla Nuxoll Wilkins, Grangeville Outreach Coordinator, Lewis and Clark State College. Reverend Chris Hagenbuch of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church ended with a prayer for social justice. The event was organized by Norma Staaf, writer and educator, Michelle Perdue, social activist, Carla Wilkins, Lewis and Clark State College and Larry Nims, Kamiah small business owner. 
A photo from the People’s March at Grangeville this past weekend. Photo by Mary Ann High. |
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