This year marks the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In an effort to cement the memory Dr. King's legacy, a local organization has launched a 40-day effort to promote nonviolence.The initiative, titled "40 Days of Nonviolence: Building the Beloved Community," is being spearheaded by the Corporation for National and Community Service, along with US congressman Chaka Fattah (D-Pa.) and the Rev. Dr. Wilson Goode, former mayor of Philadelphia.
SEATTLE-- Ninotchka Rosca will speak on “Women, Immigration and War” during the Martin Luther King Day celebration on Jan. 21st, Monday, 9:30 a.m. at the Franklin High School along Rainier Ave. and MLK Way in Seattle. 
About 300 people marched in downtown Newark to commemorate Martin Luther King the weekend after the 39th anniversary of his assassination. Groups participating included the Peoples Organization for Progress, the New Black Panther Party, and Military Families Speak Out."I was in attendance at Riverside Church that night decades ago. It would be the only time I would hear Dr. King speak in person. Little did I know the impact on me. Subsequent to his call that April evening, I would decide to non-co- operate with the Selective Service System (the Draft) in resistance to the Vietnam War and would go to jail for the first time in my life. The words of Dr. King that evening would set in motion what would be my life.
"Can it really be 40 years since Dr. King spoke those words that resonate for us today?"
On 4 April 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King was shot dead in Memphis, Tennessee, where he planned to lead a protest march. The powerful voice of Dr. King was silenced, but almost fifty years later, his ideas are still a source of inspiration for people who seek peace and justice. Israel claims to have a special relation with the legacy of Dr. King.
A new San Diego coalition offers an alternative to the militarized Martin Luther King Day parade. The event was organized by the King/Chávez Coalition for Justice and Unity, which was formed after last’s years King Day Parade. A diverse group of community members came together to discuss what to do about the parade, which had been moved out of the community and had become disturbingly militarized and completely co-opted by corporate interests. The King Day Parade has turned into a tourist attraction that represents everything that Martin Luther King was against. Organizers plan to return to this park in 2008, but to also have a march through the community to the park.
Pictures of the 2007 March have been posted to the STLIMC Media Gallery. Thanks go out to the photographer who brought us these images. | << Page 4 | Page 2 >> | |
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