Martin Luther King Day is commemorated and commemorated

Description

Everyone is invited to remember and celebrate Reverend Dr. The life and work of Martin Luther King, Jr. at the City of Cambridge’s annual Martin Luther King Day Commemoration and Remembrance, organized by the Cambridge Peace Commission on Monday, January 20 at 11 a.m., at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 838 Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge. This year’s program will include greetings from Mayor E. Denise Simmons, original poetry from Jean Dany Joachim, Cambridge Poet Populist 2009-2011, and remarks by Reverend Jeremy Battle.

Schedule
11.00 – 12.45 Celebration of Dr. King’s life and work for peace, justice and transformation
12.45 – 1.45 p.m Informal social hour with coffee, tea and cakes in the basement (cellar) at St. Peter’s

In 1967, Martin Luther King described what he saw as the most serious challenge facing our society. In his words: “We must quickly begin the shift from a thing-oriented society to a person-oriented society. When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights, are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, extreme materialism, and militarism are out capable of being conquered.” Nearly sixty years later, the United States still faces these three existential challenges to our values ​​as a nation.

The City of Cambridge will honor and remember Dr. King and his legacy when we gather in St. Peter’s Episcopal Church to hear members of the Cambridge Community share readings by Dr. King’s words calling for peace, justice and transformation, as well as musical contributions from local choirs and original poetry from Jean Dany Joachim, Cambridge’s former Poet Populist.

The program is free, open to all and accessible to wheelchair users. Additional information is available at www.cambridgema.gov/peacecommission.

Please visit St. Peter’s Episcopal Church on Central Square at 838 Massachusetts Ave. on the corner of Sellers St. www.saintpeterscambridge.org/map-mbta-directions.