Starting point moves after Catholic Church distances itself from community walk
By Kelly Moyer

The South County Spotlight, Feb 18, 2009

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Latino activists in Columbia County are hoping a controversial start won’t keep people away from tonight’s community march in St. Helens.

The Procession for Respect and Dignity march, intended to raise awareness of Columbia County’s thriving Latino community, starts at 4 p.m. tonight, Wednesday Feb. 18, in the First Christian Church parking lot, 185 S. 12th St., St Helens.

[b]The march’s original starting point was next door, at the St. Frederic Catholic Church, but changed suddenly after people called the local Catholic church to complain.

The people who called “wanted to know what is the position of the church,â€