Reclaiming the real legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.!

Join us in celebrating the 91st birth anniversary of Dr. King by remembering him first as a leader who struggled for racial equality, social justice, labor rights, peace, and against the entire system that reproduces inequality and violence.

Speakers:
• Dr. Oscar Battle, Founder, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Legacy Committee
• Dr. Akilah Carter-Francique, Director of the Institute for the Study of • Sport, Society and Social Change, SJSU
• Zahra Billoo, Director, Council on American-Islamic Relations – SF Bay Area
• Teresa Castellanos, Board President, San José Unified School District
• Karthikeyan Shanmugam, Ambedkar King Study Circle
• Karen Musa, President, South Valley Islamic Community
• Rev. Jethroe Moore, President of the San José / Silicon Valley NAACP

• Multi-cultural drumming
• Proclamations on Dr. King's birthday
• Readings of excerpts from several of Dr. King's most momentous speeches
• Dance of Peace

Free and open to the public
Wheelchair accessible

Convened by the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Legacy Committee

Co-sponsored by the San José / Silicon Valley NAACP,
San José Public Library, SJSU King Library, Institute for the Study of Sport, Society and Social Change, SJSU African American Studies Department, San José Peace and Justice Center, Ambedkar King Study Circle, Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) San Francisco Bay Area, San José Nikkei Resisters, Silicon Valley De-Bug, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) San José Branch, Latinos United for a New America, South Bay Jewish Voice for Peace, Together We Will - San José, Peninsula Peace and Justice Center, Billy DeFrank LGBTQ+ Community Center, Womxn's March San José, LGBTQ Youth Space, Human Agenda, Veterans for Peace Chapter 101, Green Party of Santa Clara County, Silicon Valley Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Movimiento de Acción Inspirando Servicio (MAÍZ), Our Developing World, Justice for Palestinians, Association for India's Development, Black Leadership Kitchen Cabinet, Niles Discovery Church, Social Justice Council of the First Unitarian Church of San José, Wage Theft Coalition of Santa Clara County
Endorsed by the African American Community Services Agency