" Yes We Can: Change Begins Now!" The 27th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr., March and Rally Monday, January 19, 2009 Garfield High School The Martin Luther King Celebration Committee announces the 27th annual region-wide Martin Luther King Jr., Celebration with Workshops (9:30am-11am), Rally (11am) and March (12pm). This year we will March from Garfield High School to the Federal Building. Immediately after the March, food and refreshments will be served at Garfield's lunch room free to all participants! Join us now for the last remaining meetings, see calendar for details. 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, January 13, 2009
7:00 pm
- 8:30 pm
Full Committee Meeting
Thursday, January 15, 2009
7:00 pm
- 8:30 pm
Marrow Donor Program Registry to Save A Life!
Monday, January 19, 2009
8:30 am
- 12:00 pm
10/6/08
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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