Join the Celebration of Rosa Parks & Transit Equity Day

On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks was asked to give up her seat to a white person, to which she said “No”. Her defiance led to her arrest and that moment sparked the famous Montgomery Bus Boycott, which lasted 381 days. Despite the success of the boycott, sixty-eight years later, transportation is still a civil rights issue. For the past six years, people and organizations across the country have come together to celebrate Transit Equity Day, February 4th, in honor of Rosa Parks on her birthday. Without her, the changes we’ve seen would have never come to fruition. Without recognizing that there’s still work to be done, we will see the progress that’s been made slip away. Today, more than ever, we must work to see the changes we want through organizing, advocating, and educating.

To continue the work of Rosa Parks, we’re working together with several partners to honor Ms. Parks and push for a robust transportation system, interconnecting Burke, Richmond, Columbia, and Aiken Counties.

Aiken Event
Center for African American History, Art and Culture
120 York St NE, Aiken, SC 29801
Thursday, February 1, 2024
6 PM – 9 PM
Dinner followed by speakers
Free – Registration Required

Augusta event
Hudson Memorial
2 Taylor Street, Augusta, GA 30901
Saturday, February 3, 2024
9 AM – 1 PM
Breakfast followed by speakers
Free – Registration Required
We’ll “Ride the Bus” after the event
Bus Fee: $1.25

Thank you to our supporters!
The Imani Group
Aiken County Branch of the NAACP
Augusta NAACP
Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO Local 527
Conservation Voters of South Carolina
Savannah River Group of the Sierra Club Georgia Chapter