Sunday, January 16
7pm: “What Stories are we telling ourselves and our kids about race?” on Zoom
Hosted by the Dover Area Religious Leaders Association (DARLA). Join them for their 2022 Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., with speakers, music, & discussion groups. Zoom link: Meeting ID: 829 5703 5202 Passcode: 366792
Monday, January 17
Day of Service
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service is an invitation to act on Dr. King’s call for social justice and equity. MLK Day is the only federal holiday designated as a national day of service to encourage all Americans to volunteer to improve their communities. Making time to volunteer for MLK Day of Service is a great way to engage with your community while honoring the legacy of Dr. King. Whether you plan on cleaning up a public space, mentoring a young person, or assisting those who are food insecure, what you do makes a world of difference. Visit AmeriCorps.gov/MLKDay for more information, including:
• How to add your MLK Day volunteer opportunity to the AmeriCorps search tool.
• How to find in-person and virtual volunteer opportunities on MLK Day.
• Tools, resources, and informational webinars for participating and planning MLK Day service projects in your community.
And follow the digital conversation on MLK Day and the days leading up to it on AmeriCorps’ Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
10am: Keene Human Rights Committee Event: Building the Beloved Community on Zoom.
Join with meeting code: 86264716731
11am: Invisibility: An Art Conversation and Visual Response on Zoom
Inspired by the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., the Currier Museum of Art will present a live program over Zoom about invisibility and related issues of love and hate. We’ll begin with a conversation about paintings by Norman Lewis and Glenn Ligon and conclude with a collaborative visual response. No art experience is necessary. We encourage adults and children to attend together. Registration is required. Please register here.
1:30pm to 3pm: Martin Luther King Celebration 2022 on Zoom and on Manchester Public Television (MPTS) channel
All are welcome to join the 40th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Community Celebration hosted by MLK Coalition, including AFSC. Free to the public. Special Guest: Tj Wheeler is a jazz, blues, and roots-related concert festival musician and educator. Musical sections by the Manchester High School West Jazz Band. Shared reading from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s sermon “Loving your Enemies” delivered at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church (November 17, 1957). We are proud to welcome back the Greater Manchester Area Choir with Director James McKim. The Martin Luther King Coalition is comprised of organizations that are committed to the teachings, beliefs, and principles of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Click here for the Zoom link.
5pm: Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr., "POWER TO HEAL" in person at The Park Theatre and livestreamed on MLK Celebration Jaffrey - Rindge Facebook page
America remains a country deeply divided by issues of race and racism, and New Hampshire is not excepted. The Monadnock Region and other New Hampshire areas are seeing a surge of interest in the hidden history of residents of African heritage. Scholarly research and citizen archivist initiatives are revealing forgotten Black New Hampshirites and trying to understand their stories. At the same time, legal actions are being taken to define how race and racism may be discussed. Keynote speaker Professor James Waller, Cohen Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Keene State College, will address these timely and contentious issues in a talk titled “Power to Heal: Hope for America’s Deeply Divided Society.” Dr. Waller is an internationally recognized teacher and scholar in the field of conflict studies and resolution and an award-winning author. The talk will challenge each of us to recommit to Martin Luther King Jr.’s call to build a beloved community.
The event will feature music by Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District choruses and a special appearance by the dynamic Hutchinson Family Ensemble of Hancock. In a new initiative this year, the Jaffrey-Rindge MLK Committee and MilliporeSigma will announce new MLK student scholarships for graduating high school seniors. If you’re attending in person, reserve your free tickets here.
7pm: Peace & Justice Conversations: On the Road to Reparations: The Struggle for Equity and Inclusion in the Granite State on Zoom
Hosted by NH Peace Action. Please join them for a special Peace & Justice Conversation program honoring Martin Luther King Jr. with special guest Brenda Lett, who has been a leader in racial justice and reparations work for several decades. The conversation will commemorate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Brenda’s work with the National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America (N’COBRA), which is the premiere mass-based coalition of organizations and individuals organized for the sole purpose of obtaining reparations for African descendants in the United States. We will also discuss what racial equity looks like in a state that resisted celebrating Dr. King’s work for many years and how the Triads of Evil – Racism, Militarism and Extreme consumerism – divert resources and lives away from lasting racial and economic progress. To learn more and for the Zoom link, click here.
Wednesday, January 19
7pm: The Jaffrey-Rindge MLK Committee presents: Dan Billin, Abolitionists of Noyes Academy - a live, virtual event
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