Members of the public of all ages are invited to celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday with a
reading of the Declaration of Independence at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, July 3, on the north steps of the Linn County Courthouse, 300 SW 4th Ave., Albany.
The event, “We Hold These Truths: A Public Reading of our Founding Document,” is sponsored by the Mid-Willamette Valley Alliance of Braver Angels. Braver Angels is a nationwide group dedicated to political depolarization – helping Americans work across political differences.
The reading is expected to take about 30 minutes.
A similar event will be held at 10 a.m. the same day on the steps of the Corvallis City Hall.
A free public discussion about the Declaration of Independence is planned for 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 9, at the Fireside Room at Linn-Benton Community College in Albany.
Organizers say that citizenship is the common thread that connects all of us as Americans sharing the values of freedom, liberty and equality.
The goal of Braver Angels is the “embrace of political disagreements, where civic friendship flourishes and competing perspectives strengthen our nation. Our goal is not to change people’s views of issues, but to change their views of each other.”