Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebtrations

Puget Sound Area MLK Celebrations
by Seattle MediumThe Seattle Medium
Originally posted 1/12/2005

Annual MLK March And Rally
The Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. community Rally and March will be held on Monday, Jan. 17, 2005 at Garfield High School. The event will feature educational workshops at 9:30 a.m., followed by a rally in the gymnasium at 11:00 a.m. and will conclude with a march to downtown Seattle at 12 noon.

The theme of this year’s event is “Speak Truth To Power: End Racial Disparity Now!”

The event is sponsored by the Martin Luther King Celebration Committee.

Dr. Martin Luther King’s Words and Legacy Are Focus Of Annual Community Celebration
(Sponsored By The Seattle Community Colleges)
The 31st annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration sponsored by the Seattle Community Colleges will be held Fri., Jan. 14, 2005 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church at 1634 – 19th Ave. in Seattle.

This annual program is one of the area’s oldest and most significant celebrating the life of Dr. King, and is attended by people from throughout the community, including civic and social leaders.

Speakers and performers at this year’s program will focus on the words and legacy of civil rights leader, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The program will include:
• A stirring recitation of excerpts from the famed “I Have a Dream Speech,” by 5th grade students from Bryant Elementary School.
• Inspiring gospel music from a combined mass choir of the FAME and Trinity Choirs from First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Seattle.
• Keynote speaker William Bell, a nationally known leader in child and family issues, and executive vice president of the Casey Family Foundation.
• Emcee Vivian Phillips, noted Seattle communications and arts figure, who most recently appeared as “narrator” in the Black Nativity production at Intiman Theatre.

Doors open at 11:00 am and prelude music begins at 11:30 am. For more information, contact the Seattle Community Colleges events line at (206) 903-3233 or www.seattlecolleges.com/calendar

Seattle Young People's Project's 6th Annual MLK Hip Hop Show
The Seattle Young People's Project (SYPP) is partnering with the MLK Celebration Committee and the Vera Project to bring you the 2005 all ages MLK Hip-Hop Show on Friday, Jan. 14, at the Vera Project - 1916 4th Ave. in Seattle from 7 - 10;30 p.m.. Doors will open at 6pm and the show will be from 7-10:30pm. The show strives to bring youth together to honor the life of Martin Luther King and to teach them how they can be involved in the community. It also provides a place for youth to have a voice and have fun in a safe environment. The show will include spoken word, emceeing, DJ's, and a freestyle battle.

MLK CELEBRATION AT EVERETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Everett Community College will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Thurs., Jan. 13.

At 11 a.m., the Black Student Union will hold a pre-rally in the Multipurpose Room, Parks Student Union; cake and refreshments will be served. At 11:30 a.m. a bus will take students and Everett Community College employees downtown for an MLK march around Everett. From 1 to 2 p.m. there will be an MLK community celebration with speaker Morris Dees at the Everett Events Center. Morris, the founder and chief trial counsel for the non-profit Southern Poverty Law Center, has successfully tracked and fought domestic terrorists for 20 years. His efforts brought about the Civil Rights Memorial, lawsuits that bankrupted the KKK and imprisoned perpetrators of hate crimes, and increased awareness of radical militias. Seating for the celebration is first come first served, with seating preference given to participants in the march.

Everett Community College is in north Everett, two blocks west of North Broadway between 10th and Tower Streets. Parking on campus is by permit only. Permits are available in the Security Office, Parks Student Union.

The City Of Seattle Celebrates The Dream Of Martin Luther King, Jr. At Seattle Center House A stirring, theatrical presentation of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s ''I Have A Dream'' speech highlights the City of Seattle's Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration, along with music, song and the opportunity for the public to create their own part of a special MLK quilt. The celebration takes place Mon., Jan. 17 from 11:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. at Seattle Center House.

The official celebration on Monday will feature a dramatic theatrical reading of the ''I Have A Dream'' speech by the Central District Forum for Arts and Ideas, who use multiple actors and music to create a thoughtful mood and enhancement of the speech.

Music, song and dance will be provided by noteworthy gospel and urban music performers such as William Demps, Sharon Bryson, the Darrius Willrich Band, and the Seattle Center All-City Youth Choir.

In addition, the public will get a unique opportunity to help create the ''I Have A Dream'' quilt. Between noon and 4 p.m., visitors will be given art materials to create their own patch for the quilt as a community art project.

The MLK Youth Awards will be handed out by John Franklin, the Mayor of Seattle's Chief of Departmental Operations, to youth who have done outstanding work in the community working for Dr. King's ideals of peace and unity.

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Baptist Church Presents An Evening Fit for a King!
On Sun., Jan. 16 at 5 p.m. Marling Luther King, Jr. Memorial Baptist church will host its annual MLK celebration The theme for this year's event is ''When All of God's Children Get Together: Freedom Rings''!.

The keynote speaker for this year's event will be Seattle/King County NAACP president Carl Mack, and Dr. Charles Mitchell, Chancellor of the Seattle Community College District will also be featured as a guest speaker.

MLK Memorial Baptist Church is located at 13611 SE 116th St. in Renton. For more information contact Deborah Robinson - (253) 850-3488 MLK Day Chairperson or Vanessa Lucas and/or Susie at (425) 255-1446.

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