Unity in the Community 2017

A healthy crowd turned out for the 23rd annual Unity in the Community parade and festival, held in downtown Spokane, Aug. 19, 2017.

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Sat., Aug. 19, 2017

Messiah Lockhart, 8, marches in the Unity in the Community parade Saturday.
Japanese students, from left, Honoka Terada, Risako Nakamura, Kokoro Utsumi and Haruna Tsudura show a kaleidoscope and other toys common in Japan to John Moore, 11, at right, at the Japan booth at Unity in the Community Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017 in Riverfront Park in Spokane. Jesse Tinsley/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

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At a booth representing the African nations of Congo, Togo and Djibouti, Edgar Dossou, left, of Togo and Rahman Hassan, right, of Djibouti explain the locations and languages of their respective countries at Unity in the Community Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017 in Riverfront Park in Spokane. Jesse Tinsley/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

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Kids dance around the stage at Unity in the Community in a game of “Freeze Dance” Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017 in Riverfront Park. Kids were asked to dance to music, then try and freeze as quickly as possible when the music stops. Jesse Tinsley/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

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Chad Giesa pushes Jennifer Birmingham in a wheelchair with a group from L’ARCHE, a group that serves disabled adults, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017 at the start of the annual Unity Parade in downtown Spokane. Jesse Tinsley/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

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A group from Whitworth University marches in the annual Unity Parade Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017 in downtown Spokane. Jesse Tinsley/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

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The jeepney, a traditional form of public transportation in the Philippines, owned by the Filipino-American Association of the Inland Empire takes part in the Unity Parade, an event before the annual Unity in the Community Fair in Spokane Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017. Jesse Tinsley/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEN

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Ben Cabildo, left, and Rev. Lonnie Mitchell ride in a convertible as grand marshals of the Unity Parade Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017 in downtown Spokane. Cabildo serves the community through Community-Minded Enterprises and Mitchel is the pastor of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal church and founder of Unity in the Community. Jesse Tinsley/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

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Volunteers carry the rainbow flag in the annual Unity Parade, held before the Unity in the Community festival in Riverfront Park Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017. Jesse Tinsley/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

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A group of WSU-Spokane students marching in the annual Unity Parade Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017 in downtown Spokane. Jesse Tinsley/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

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A group representing the Community Colleges of Spokane marches in the annual Unity Parade Saturday, Aug. 19 2017. Jesse Tinsley/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

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Erin Janssen, center, walks with her two children, Brianna, 8, left, and son Brayden, 5, right, during the Unity Parade Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017 before the annual Unity in the Community event in Riverfront Park. The group was representing the Unity Spiritual Center in Spokane. Jesse Tinsley/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

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Jason Himes, center, carries the banner of the City of Spokane Human Rights Commission with his children Emma, 8, left, and son Logan, 11, right, during the annual Unity Parade which precedes the Unity in the Community festival in Riverfront Park. Jesse Tinsley/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

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Dorothy Hartman, a native of Chuuk, part of the Federated States of Micronesia, tends a booth dedicated to Saipan, an island in the Northern Mariana Islands, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017 at Unity in the Community in Riverfront Park in Spokane. Part of the event is an international fair where immigrants of various countries greet and answer questions about their native homes. Jesse Tinsley/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

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