March 5-March 7, 2027
(Tentative) SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
(All events are located in Selma, AL)
Monday , March 1,2027 – Friday, March 5, 2027
9:00am – 5:00pm
Kingian Nonviolence Training: Location: Selma Center for Nonviolence, Truth & Reconciliation, 8 Mulberry Rd. Selma, AL, 5-day training with Dr. Bernard Lafayette and Team. Fee: $350-2.5 days CORE $650 – Level 1 Certification, Free for Dallas County residents. For more information, please email: trainings@selmacntr.org
Registration Link: bit.ly/KingianTraining
Thursday, March 4, 2027
7:00pm
Mass Meeting Program: Tabernacle Baptist Church 1431 Broad Street. Speaker: Rev. Dr. Everett Kelly, President of the American Federation of Government Employees (of which Alex Pretti was a Member) and Pastor Emeritus of St. Mary Missionary Baptist Church in Lincoln, Al.
Friday, March 5, 2027
8:00 am- 1:30 pm
17th Annual John A. Lovett Golf Tournament, Location: Ocmulgee Golf Course, Valley Grande, Al
Sponsored by the Selma (AL) Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc
8:30 am-12:00pm
Adult and Kids Educational Summit
Location: Wallace Community College 3000 Earl Goodwin Parkway 36701, Presenters: Dr. Robert White, Ted Quaint, Dr. John Heard, Anthony Browder, and Cicely Curtis.
9:00am -11:00am
Voting Rights History Bowl: Our stellar Middle & High School competition on voting rights history. Top Prize: $1000.
Location: R.B. Hudson Middle School, 1701 Summerfield Road, Selma AL
Contact 334-526-2626 or 205-516-0990 to register your team or for more information.
11:00am
Children’s Sojourn: "The Children's Silence Remembrance March"
On this 62nd anniversary of “Bloody Sunday,” youth of all ages will cross the Pettus bridge on the sidewalk, 2 by 2, quietly (as the marchers did in ‘65), stopping briefly to pray and drop flowers into the river. After crossing the bridge, we will board our buses for the Selma High School auditorium, where we will enjoy the Invisible Giants play, performance, and awards.
For more information, contact Sister Yomi at 334-526-4340 or support@selmajubilee.com
12:00pm-2:00pm
Invisible Giants Program: Honoring our women,
Location: Selma High School Auditorium 2180 Broad St. Selma, AL
Contact: Tasha Dangerfield 850-904-6321
3:00pm-4:30pm
Meet the Author... Book Signing Experience
Location:TBA
4:30pm- 6:00pm
Mock Trial presents
Location: Dallas County Courthouse 105 Lauderdale St.
5:00pm
Ms. & Mr. Jubilee Scholarship Pageant
Location: Wallace Community College 3000 Earl Godwin Pkwy
Contact: Kay R. Robinson (843) 816-6283
6:00pm
Stepping out on the Vote Stepshow
Location: Selma High School 2180 Broad Street Selma, Al 36701
6:00pm- 7:30pm
Public Conversation
Location: Walton Theater, 1000 Selma Ave, Selma, Al.
Hosted by: Rev. Mark Thompson- Podcast Host of "Make it Plain."
Saturday, March 6, 2027
8:00am
Foot Soldiers Breakfast, $15 per person or $150 for a table of 8.
Location: R.B. Hudson Steam Academy, 1701 Summerfield Road
Contact: Kirt Carrington 404-904-7706.
9:30am -10:30am
Jubilee Parade, Location: Begins on Washington St. and ends at the National Rights Museum
9:30am- 11:00am
Beyond the Blood- Selma Before & After "Bloody Sunday".
Location: Tabernacle Baptist Church 1431 Borad Street, Selma, Al 36701
Hosted by: Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
10:00am – 1:00pm
Ministers of Justice Roundtable
Location: Tabernacle Baptist Church 1431 Broad St Selma, Al 36701
New National Christian Leadership Movement
For more information, contact Rev. Kenneth Glasgow at 334-791-2433
10:30am-3:30pm
Empowerment Village: Health Screenings, Restate of Citizenship, Legal Rights, Credit Restoration, Voter Registration
Organizations can sign up HERE
Location: TBA
11:00am -1:00pm
Battle of the Bands: Location: TBA
11:00am-6:00pm
All Day Music Festival
Stages located on Water Avenue
12:00pm-1:50pm
GenZ's on the Front Line and Ready for Action (Free Lunch Panel) Location: Hank Sanders Technology Center, 3000 Earl Goodwin Parkway, Selma, Al
Hosted by: The Transformative Justice Coalition (TJC)
1:00pm-2:00pm
Black and Brown Unity Conversation:
Special Guest: Delores Huerta & Dr. Bernard LaFayette
Location: Tabernacle Baptist Church 1431 Broad Street, Selma, Al 36701
1:00pm-2:30pm
Panel Discussion
Location: Ward Chapel AME 811 Philpot Ave, Selma, Al
Hosted by: The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), The Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP), The League of Women Voters of Alabama (LWVAL), and the Poor People's Campaign.
1:30pm-4:00pm
Selma Intergenerational Hip Hop Political Summit
Location: Water Avenue Stage
2:15pm-3:50 pm
Organizing our Communities
Location: Hank Sanders Technology Center, 3000 Earl Goodwin Parkway, Selma, Al
Hosted by: The Transformative Justice Coalition (TJC)
3:30 pm-5:00 pm
History is Now, Location: Dallas County Courthouse, 105 Lauderdale Street, Selma, Al 36701. Join us as we explore lessons of nonviolent action from the Civil Rights Movement and the organizing experience of the Dallas County Voter League, connecting those lessons to the ongoing fight against state terror and white supremacy today.
Participants:
Rev. Mark Thompson, Make It Plain Podcast
Ann Toback, CEO, The Workers Circle, Moderator
Dr. Lillian Kshensky Baxter, Senior Trainer, The King Center for Nonviolence
Collins Pettaway III, Coordinator, Selma Democracy Center, Center for Common Ground
Noelle Damico, Director of Social Justice, The Workers Circle
4:00pm-4:50pm
Meet, Mingle & Discuss: Networking Reception, Location: Hank Sanders Technology Center, 3000 Earl Goodwin Parkway, Selma, Al
Hosted by: The Transformative Justice Coalition (TJC)
4:00pm -5:30pm
We Were Built for This: Refounding Our Democracy, Location: Brown Chapel AME Church, 410 Martin Luther King St, Selma, Al 36703. The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) is honored to feature opening remarks from Rep. Terri Sewell, keynote remarks from Gov. Wes Moore, and a powerful group of speakers including Dr. Carol Anderson, JaTaune Bosby Gilchrist, Dr. Dorothy Nairne, and moderator Trymaine Lee. The panel will also be livestreamed on LDF’s Facebook and YouTube channels.
7:00pm-10:00pm
Freedom Flame Awards Gala
Location: The Selma Convention Center, 211 Washington St, Selma, AL, 36703
$100 per ticket or $1200 per table
This year's Honorees: TBA
Sunday, March 7, 2027
7:30am-9:30am (Doors Open at 7:00am)
Martin & Coretta King Unity Breakfast,
Location: Craig Field Airport, Hangar 251, Avenue J, Selma, AL 36701
Tickets: $75
Register Here: https://kingunitybreakfastselma.square.site/
10:00am-11:30am
Sunday Morning Services, Various Locations: Tabernacle Baptist Church, Clinton Chapel, First Baptist Church
11:30 am- 3:00 pm
Gospel Concert;
11:00am-11:30 am
Pre- March Rally: Location: TBA - Beginning on Martin Luther King St.
11:00am-12:00pm
March to the Bridge: Starting on Martin Luther King and end at the Foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge
12:00pm-1:30pm
Speak Out, Location: The Foot of the Pettus Bridge on Water Avenue, Selma, AL
1:00 pm -1:30pm
The March Backwards Location: The Foot of the Pettus Bridge on Water Avenue, Selma, AL, Sponsored by: The Ordinary Peoples Society ( TOPS)
1:30pm-2:30pm
Bridge Crossing March and Prayer of Remembrance and Gratitude (March to the actual site of the Bloody Sunday attack)
4:00pm-6:00pm
Inspirational Tribute to the Foot Soldiers, (Suggested $10 donation for ages 12 and older)
Location: Selma Jubilee Street Festival, Water Avenue Stage
In case of rain, festival will be moved to the former Concordia College Campus
Schedule subject to change. For full schedule, updated information, or tickets visit
www.selmajubilee.com or call (334) 526-2626