Happy Birthday Dr. King! Reawakening the Poor People's Campaign

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Duluth
835 College St ~ Duluth

Friday ~ January 15 ~ 7:00 PM

Free Soup and Bread Supper starting at 5:30 PM

What's the use of having a seat at the lunch counter if you can't afford a meal?

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Duluth [ UUCD] will be hosting Duluth's Official 2010 MLK Dr Martin Luther King Birthday Celebration Kick off event on Friday Jan 15th ,
Jan 15th is the actual day of his birthday. ]

UUCD is located at 835 College Street
2 Blocks West of UMD

At 7pm High School Students from Duluth Read excerpts from Dr Kings Speech
Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution He gave that speech Sunday Morning March 31th 1968 in Washington DC just a few days before he was assassinated.

We will have some Music by UUCD's Choir. They will do Ella's song , originally performed by Sweet Honey and the Rock. There will also be music from Voices of Vision directed by Gabe Green.

We will also have a Panel discussion that will highlight current Poverty conditions in the Duluth Superior area. The panel will also help use identify meaningful steps we can take to End Poverty in our Community and our Nation.

We will end with some Birthday Cake to Celebrate Dr King's work & insight. The cake is baked by students from Duluth's Public Schools

** *We will also be selling the New Book, A New and Unsettling Force that night for only $ 7 Dollars, It normally sells for $12 dollars including shipping. The local Duluth NAACP is covering the discount for the first 20 books ordered. See a description of the book below

http://povertyinitiative.org/

"A New and Unsettling Force"

Reigniting Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Poor People’s Campaign - the Poverty Initiative's newest original publication is now available. Featuring chapters on the history of the Poor People’s Campaign of 1968,
*Almost all discourse about King has focused on his leadership of the Civil Rights Movement. *
** *Little has been said about his commitment to ending poverty and even less about his vision for a Poor People’s Campaign as a historic effort of the poor to unite across racial, gender, ethnic, religious, and geographic lines.*

This text hopes to help facilitate larger in-depth discussions and debates about this important period in history, drawing lessons that would help guide us in our work to accomplish what is most needed in this country today— the reigniting of the Poor People’s Campaign and finishing the unfinished business of Dr. King.

Sponsored by; The MLK Planning Committee of Duluth ,
Circles of Support of Duluth,
and The Peace and Justice Committee of UUCD

Please join us to help us move the conversation and the the next steps

If some would consider helping others get a ride or need a ride, please call.

For more information on this event, contact Scot Bol at 218-269-8096 or earthmannow@gmail.com.