CHESHIRE, Conn. (WTNH) — State and local leaders gathered with community members in Cheshire Saturday for the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Children’s March and Bell ringing Ceremony.
In its 5th year, the Children’s March was organized by Connecticut’s Commission on Human Rights & Opportunities and was held at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church.
“Civil rights unites us, and in the state of Connecticut, we have 28 protected classes that are protected under our law, and we wanted to bring all children together and hear their voices, listen to them raise their voices for equality and peace,” said Deputy Executive Director & Commission Attorney for the CHRO, Cheryl Sharp…