Monday, January 16, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m., Emmanuel Parish Hall
— from Sharon Abreu —
This year’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Day event in Eastsound will be on Monday, January 16 from 6:30-8:30 pm at the Emmanuel Parish Hall.
Everyone is invited to bring a song, poem, thought, short story, or short reading from one of Dr. King’s speeches to share.
If anyone would like to read an excerpt from Dr. King’s speech, A Time To Break Silence, that would be especially wonderful. April 4, 2017 will be the 50th anniversary of Dr. King delivering this speech at Riverside Church in NYC.
Mike [Hurwicz] and I will sing and lead some songs.
The event is free and open to the public. Donations are welcome and will benefit the Orcas Island Food Bank, Emmanuel Church’s Community Dinner Kitchen, and the Kids and Canoes project.
Refreshments will be provided, and more are welcome.
With thanks to the Emmanuel Episcopal Parish for their sponsorship of this event again this year.
Mike Hurwicz and I are so happy to be hosting this annual event. We believe passionately that we need to remember Dr. King’s contribution to our society and the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s as well as keeping in our minds and hearts the inequities and challenges faced by people of color in our society today. Our event is always inspiring, energizing and participatory, and we encourage all our neighbors here on Orcas to come out and join us!