PAST EVENTS
Trunk or Treat
October 27
5:30 - 6:30 PM
Hosted by:
Unite Central PA
Steelton-Highspire United
THIS OCTOBER, come out for TRUNK or TREAT and celebrate Halloween with us at Steelton-Highspire Elementary School
@Come dressed in your best costume
for your favorite Halloween treats.
Trunk or Treat
October 23
5 - 6 PM
THIS OCTOBER, come out for TRUNK or TREAT and celebrate Halloween with us at I.W. Abel Hall
@Come dressed in your best costume
for your favorite Halloween treats.
Easter Community Celebration
April 8, 2023
12 noon - 5 PM
Join us at Sunshine Park in Harrisburg for an event you won't want to miss.
Egg Hunt from 12PM - 2PM
Cookout from 3PM - 5PM
Free Event!
Trunk or Treat
October 26
5:30 - 8 PM
Hosted by:
Gina Johnson
Unite Central PA
P.U.S.H. Harrisburg
Unforgettable Styles
THIS OCTOBER, come out for TRUNK or TREAT and celebrate Halloween with us at
Boys and Girls Club | John N. Hall Clubhouse
@Come dressed in your best costume
for your favorite Halloween treats.
Let's Get Together Back to School Black Party
August 13, 2022
4 - 8 PM
Block party community event featuring FREE school supplies for kids!
Co-sponsored by
Coexist
NAACP
Pepsi
Hosted By:
Royal & Unforgettable Styles
Easter Community Celebration
April 16, 2022
12 noon - 5 PM
Join us at Sunshine Park in Harrisburg for an event you won't want to miss.
Egg Hunt from 12PM - 2PM
Cookout from 3PM - 5PM
Free Event!
Trunk or Treat
Hosted by:
Unite Central PA and
Successful Dreams Inc.
NEXT MONTH, come out for TRUNK or TREAT and celebrate Halloween with us!
Come dressed in your best costume for your favorite Halloween treats.
Collaboration by:
Coexist
The Nativity School of Harrisburg
La Tasha C. Williams, ESQ.
YPOC (Young Professionals of Color - Greater Harrisburg)
Stabilizing our Society
Damaris Rodriguez - Realtor
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Let's Get Together Back to School Black Party
August 21, 2021
2 - 8 PM
Block party community event featuring FREE school supplies for kids!
Co-sponsored by
Successful Dreams Inc.
Coexist
Hosted By:
Royal & Unforgettable Styles
Easter Community Celebration
April 3, 2021
12 noon - 5 PM
Join us at Sunshine Park in Harrisburg for an event you won't want to miss. Cookout, Easter Egg Hunt for kids, Live DJ. No cost!
Clothing Drive & Children's Place Kids Clothing Giveaway
February 6 & February 27, 2021
1635 N 7th Street | Harrisburg, PA
These clothing drives/giveaways aimed to give back to families in need of clothing for their kids and themselves.
Co-organized by
Successful Dreams Inc.
Gospel Fellowship Church
This block party is meant to amplify the presence of local businesses and to connect the community that supports them! Please come to see local vendors, hear live music, and connect with neighbors. In light of the circumstances this school year, we invite you to bring your children to celebrate with us and receive supplies to help them through this school year!
Hosted by
Unforgettable Styles
Co-organized by
All You Can Inc
Harrisburg P.U.S.H
Let's Get Together
Community Block Party
Saturday, October 17, 2020
12 noon - 5 PM
The New Black Wall Street
Unity Day Part II
October 3rd, 2020
12 PM - 4 PM
The event was a block party in order to network and amplify the presence of Black-owned businesses in our community.
Presented by the Black Business Network
Hosted by Miss Nika
Co-organized with PUSH Harrisburg
57 years ago the great Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led the ‘March on Washington’ to fight for freedom. To carry on his legacy, we joined Martin Luther King III, Rev. Al Sharpton & countless others at the Lincoln Memorial to and continued this fight.
UniteCentralPA is a Black-led Pennsylvania Nonprofit Corporation. We are a group seeking equality for our black race. We welcome all Nationalities believing in our movement. We are based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, but work within all cities and towns in central Pennsylvania, with plans to spread our reach to surrounding states as we grow, because equality for black lives is THAT important
Reloved is a woman-led Pennsylvania Nonprofit Corporation. Our mission is to educate and inspire positive change, promote mental and physical wellness, and encourage conservation of our Earth’s resources; while empowering local underserved communities.
UniteCentralPA & Reloved March on Washington
August 28, 2020 • 7:30 AM - 11 PM
Harrisburg's March on Washington
August 28, 2020 • 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
This rally was presented by The Movement - a Harrisburg movement to protect all people. It honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech and the "Get Off Our Necks" Commitment March on Washington.
Held on the capitol steps, members of the community gathered to uplift the efforts of past and present advocates, and to encourage people to reject the complicity of silence to be "bigger than" apathy, fear, and injustice.
Guest speakers included:
Brent Lispcomb - Community Activist & Founder of The Movement - Harrisburg Movement to Protect All People
Otto Banks - Lobbyist & Expert Consultant
Tameka M. Hatcher - Educational Outreach/Police Training Program Coordinator for the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission & Chair of Interagency Task Force of Civil Tension
Lamont Jones - Youth Advocate & Re-entry Specialist
Justin Douglas - Pastor & Founder of The Belong Collective
Eboni Willis - Social Media Manager, UNITE Central PA
Claudie Kenion - Founder & President, UNITE Central PA
During a time of distress, this inaugural festival addressed gun use and violence by bringing together the community to grow our ties with one another.
Guest speakers included:
Eric Papenfuse - Mayor of Harrisburg
Thomas Carter - Harrisburg City Police Commissioner
Jennie Jenkins - Community Mobilizer & Ordained Minister
Tom Connolly - Swatara Township Commissioner
Anna White - Community M. H. Advocate
Aliya Tate Lowery - COO Saving Our Children
Jayne Buchwach - Harrisburg School Board Director
Kenneth Houston - Pennsylvania NAACP President
Harrisburg Unity Festival
July 11, 2020 • 12:00 PM - 8 PM
