30th Annual Martin Luther King Jr., Rally and March

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Committee held the 30th annual region-wide Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration on Monday, January 16, 2012,.The theme was "30th Anniversary Celebration: Recapturing MLK Jr.'s Revolutionary Spirit!"

Depsite the cold & snow a few thousand people marched from Garfield High School to the Federal Building via Union St. & Madison St. It was a celebration to remember!

The Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee will convene community meetings to plan the 31st annual rally & march in October 2012.

Seattle has one of the largest annual Martin Luther King Day Celebrations in the U.S. We honor  Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., for his work toward racial equality and economic justice for all people, for his commitment to nonviolence, and for his stand against war and militarism.

"The problem of racism, the problem of economic exploitation, and the problem of war are all tied together. These are the triple evils that are interrelated."

-Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Coming Up . . .

Full Committee Meeting
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
TBA

1/19/11
History of the MLK Celebration Committee
The Martin Luther King Celebration Committee is composed of dozens of grassroots, labor, business, minority, and progressive community organizations and volunteers from throughout the Puget Sound region. Annually, these groups come together and organize our community's largest tribute to the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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