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22 Tevet 5764 January 16, 2004

Ideas for Observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

1) City of NEWTON at Temple Emanuel with Rev. James Ford, 1/19
2) Town of BROOKLINE, with Marcia Estabrook, 1/19
3) Town of MILTON - 1/16, 17, 18, 19
4) Darnell Williams at First Parish Church of GROTON - 1/18
5) Deniece Williams at CITY of BOSTON 21st Annual Tribute - 1/18
6) NCCJ - Change Our World 2004: Voices of Inclusion - 1/19
7) Town of STONEHAM - 1/19
8) Christopher Edley at BUNKER HILL COMMUNITY COLLEGE - 1/22
9) SOMERVILLE - Unity & Community - 1/19
10) RANDOLPH - MLK, Jr. Day Observance - 1/19
11) Opera unMet: TIES THAT BIND - 1/19

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Commemorations

1)City of Newton: Rev. James Ford of the First Unitarian Society, speaking
36th annual Newton "Celebration of Love" honoring Dr. King.
Monday, January 19 10 a.m.
Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton.
Co- sponsored by the Newton Interfaith Clergy Association,
the Foundation for Racial, Ethnic, and Religious Harmony,
support from the Mayor's Office and the City of Newton,
and the Newton Public Schools.

2) Town of Brookline Performance and Discussion
Monday, January 19 6:45 pm refreshments 7:00 performance and discussion
St. Paul’s Church, 15 St. Paul Street, Brookline
In December 1848, Ellen Craft, a light skinned Georgia slave,
dressed herself as a man and boarded a train bound for Savannah
on a run to freedom. Follow their journey north as Mrs. Craft tells
this powerful story filled with danger, narrow escapes, victory
and the love between a man and a woman united in their
determination to be free.
Handicapped Accessible.
Marcia Estabrook as Ellen Craft

3) TOWN OF MILTON
Weekend-Long Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Memorial Celebration
Friday, Saturday, & Sunday - January 16, 17, & 18
Teaching & preaching "King's Dream" at your own place of worship

Monday - Jan. 19th @ Temple Shalom 180 Blue Hill Ave.
(Plenty of off street parking, Childcare provided)
5:00pm - 6:00pm: Simple Supper & Neighbors Socializing
6:00pm - 7:15pm: "Making the Dream Come True" Action Dialogue
7:30pm - 8:30pm: MLK, Jr. Service of Renewal & Rededication
presentation by Milton High School Student Leaders,
the Milton High School Gospel Chorus & songs by children
and adult Choruses.
This year's weekend-long is a collaboration of
the Milton No Place for Hate Committee, the Milton Diversity Alliance,
the Milton Public & Parochial Schools, and the Milton Interfaith Clergy Association.

4) FIRST PARISH CHURCH OF GROTON, MA
Sunday, January 18 10:00am
Intersection of Rte. 40 and Rte. 119 in Groton
Sunday Morning Service
Speaker: Darnell Williams, Urban League of Eastern MA

5) CITY OF BOSTON'S
21st Annual Tribute to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Sunday, January 18 8:00 - 10pm
Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston
(nearest T Station: Symphony, on the Green E line)
Mayor Thomas M Menino & Target Stores proudly present:
-R&B Grammy Award Winner Deniece Williams, and a
-Tribute to the late Elma Lewis
Admission free!
Tickets are required and must be picked up at Symphony Hall Box Office
between Mon.1/12 and Sat. 1/17 from 10-6pm.
For more information, call (617) 635-3245 or (617) 635-3911.

6) CHANGE OUR WORLD 2004: Voices of Inclusion
2nd annual celebration of youth leadership and empowerment
Northeastern University, Curry Student Center.
January 19, begins at 9 am
Work toward the creation of the Beloved Community.
Hosted by National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ)
Greater Boston Region
www.nccjboston.org/events/mlk/mlk.html

7) TOWN OF STONEHAM
Martin Luther King Celebration
Monday, January 19 10am until noon
Stoneham Town Hall
next to fire station in center of town)

8) BUNKER HILL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Celebration of MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
Featured Speaker: Christopher Edley, Jr.
Founding Co-Director, Harvard Civil Rights Project
January 22 12:30-2:30pm
C202 Lecture Hall Charlestown Campus 250 New Rutherford Ave
Sponsored by: BHCC Office of Diversity and Inclusion
BHCC Student Activites, Chelsea Campus of BHCC
Centro Latino de Chelsea, Community Change, Inc
Irish Immigration Center, Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts
R.S.V.P. to 617 228-3384 or e-mail: jgraham@bhcc.mass.edu.

9) CITY OF SOMERVILLE
"Unity and Community"
Monday, January 19 10am - noon
East Somerville Community School, 115 Pearl St. (corner of Cross and Pearl).
Featured Speakers:
-Yves-Rose Saint Dic, Dir. of Affirmative Action at Tufts
-Carolina Contreras, Somerville High School Student,
member of Teens Against Dating Abuse.
Refreshments, interpretation available in Spanish,
Haitian Creole, Portuguese, and ASL. Childcare provided.
Info: Alex Pirie, Coordinator, 617-776-5931 x243

10) TOWN OF RANDOLPH
Martin Luther King, JR. Day Observance
Mon. January 19 3-5pm
First Congregational Church

11) Opera unMet presents:
TIES THAT BIND: A Different Kind of Celebration for Martin Luther King Day
Monday, January 19, 4pm
First and Second Church, 66 Marlborough St., Boston
This annual concert is unMet's commitment to the
quiet spirit of human diversity, and is achieved interactively
between audience and performer.
It incorporates readings from Langston Hughes and Martin Luther King
interspersed with music from classical to spiritual and participation
through randomly selected members from the audience.
Tickets are 10.00 for adults, 5 for children and seniors.
First and Second Church is wheelchair accessible.
Opera unMet is an ethnically diverse and multi-generational
community-based opera company.
Fifty percent of unMet's soloists and board members are African American.
Recognizing that music connects people in personally profound ways,
Opera unMet works to build a sense of mutual respect, cooperation, and
community among people of different ages and from diverse racial, ethnic,
and economic backgrounds.
As one of Boston's few in-house opera companies, unMet is committed to
extending opera beyond its elitist pedestal by performing in community centers,
schools, and colleges, in both the inner city and the suburbs.
For more information about Ties That Bind, please call 617 445-7669

MLK, Jr.-Related WEBSITES:
The King Center
www.thekingcenter.org. >
The Washington, DC, Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial
www.mlkmemorial.org. >
Raleigh, NC 2004 Martin Luther King Celebration
www.king-raleigh.org/splash.htm. >
MLK Day of Service - 'A Day ON, Not a Day Off'
www.mlkday.org. >
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project
www.stanford.edu/group/King. >

Thanks to JALSA Board Member Jeff Stone (Urban League)for the idea of sharing
some of the ideas for meaningful participation in Martin Luther King, Jr observance.
I'm sure we have unintentionally left out many other great celebrations. Let us know
and next year, we'll be glad to include them. We will have an e-mail at the
beginning of the week, so if you know of late-week celebrations, let us know
at office@jalsa.org.

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