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WOMEN'S CONNECTION
Civil Rights Private Tour with Road Scholar
March 23 - 30, 2025

Following two extremely successful trips with Road Scholar, Women's Connection is excited to offer this private learning adventure again.  Prior attendees enjoyed both the deeply moving experience and the bonding with other members from across the country.

Seats are limited!  First Come, First Serve!

        

Program Overview:

Join fellow Women's Connection members as you journey south into the heart of the civil rights movement to gain a deeper understanding of the historic and continued struggle for racial equality in the United States.  Follow in the footsteps of the venerable Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his legendary marches, and hear the moving story of Rosa Parks and the Montgomery bus boycott.  Walk across the Selma Bridge with an activist who took part in the peaceful protest that devolved into unforgivable violence known as “Bloody Sunday.”  Pay homage at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church as you learn the story of the victims of the 1963 KKK bombing.  Study how these catalysts ignited a movement that would define this pivotal moment in American history, and discuss how they echo through the racial climate in America today.

Purpose:       Tour significant, memorable, historical sites. 
        Enjoy dinners & activities with Women's Connection members from across the country
When:           Sunday, March 23 to Sunday March 30, 2025  (7 nights).  
Where:          Atlanta-Montgomery-Selma-Birmingham. 
Cost:              $3,249  Double Occupancy, plus $200 refundable registration fee *
                        $3,999  Single Occupancy, plus $200 refundable registration fee *
Size:               18-24 women   We must have a minimum of 18 committed woman to secure the trip
Itinerary:     Rosa Parks Memorial, MLK Memorial, Natl Memorial for Peace & Justice, Edmund Pettus Bridge & more!
Payment:     Assuming we reach our minimum headcount by July 11, 2024,  a deposit of $100 will be required, paid directly to Road Scholar.  Full payment will be due January 2025. 
Included:       17 meals, accommodations, and transportation.
4 expert-led lectures, 12 expert-led field trips, 1 performance
                         A Group Leader to accompany you throughout the program, handles all logistics
Gratuities, entrance fees and taxes.
Road Scholar Assurance Plan.
Excluded:      Costs do NOT include round trip airfare to Atlanta.
Activity Level:   Walking 2 miles daily, standing for up to one hour in museums.

Note: It is worthwhile to sign up on the waitlist if the trip is full.  Openings often occur.

* Registration Fee:  In order for Women’s Connection to secure this private tour, we are responsible for guaranteeing a minimum of 18 participants and a maximum of 24. If we fall below 18, Road Scholar will charge us $200/person below the minimum.

Therefore, we are requiring a $200 fully refundable deposit for all those who follow through and attend the tour. You will receive a refund check once the trip has begun. If you need to cancel before the trip and there is another person able to take your place, you will also receive a refund check. If you cancel and we fall below the 18 minimum, you will lose the $200 deposit.

This policy will help ensure we have a big enough group to keep this private, and to fairly manage the tour for everyone.

Questions?  Send a note to Ginny Kiefer   kieferginny@gmail.com

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To see a sample itinerary:  (Do NOT register with Road Scholar at this time - a sample only from 2022)
https://www.roadscholar.org/find-an-adventure/22657/The-Civil-Rights-Movement-Atlanta-Montgomery-Selma-Birmingham

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To hear about the October 2022 Women's Connection trip:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eZu03fdl8AD_jEE_2h6iahiAYAQdb94X/view?usp=sharing

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"We were standing in the footprints of history."  Edmund Pettus Bridge

"This was an experience that both taxed and deeply penetrated my heart and mind."   Susan