Freedom Rides to Our Future: Mural Painting & Get-Out-the-Vote

Join us on October 27 to paint a community mural and get ready to vote. We’ll also welcome The Ride, a coalition of civil rights leaders, artists, faith leaders and original Freedom Riders retracing the Freedom Ride route from Washington, D.C. through the South.

Paint a mural, make a plan to vote, and celebrate Selma’s future

Election Day is one week away. Join young people, local artists, and families from across Selma to paint a mural about the city they love and future they want, and make sure every eligible voter has a plan for November 3. Show up for Selma!

• Paint students’ dreams onto a mural. Local youth sketched and photographed what they love about Selma and hope for its future. A team of young women artists from Making Art Connections Across Selma (MACAS) turned their ideas into a mural design, and you can help paint it. 
• Connect with students, artists, and The Ride. Meet The Ride’s coalition, including original Freedom Riders who traveled through the South in 1961 to test whether the government would enforce desegregation.
• Make a plan to vote. Find your polling place, request a ride, and pick up our election guide to see who’s on the ballot and where they stand.