We Are The Beloved Community Events Page
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Our goal is to create a beloved community and
this will require a qualitative change in our souls
as well as a quantitative change in our lives.

~ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.




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Saturday, March 27, 2010

9:30 AM- MIFA Annual Day of Reflection and Service presented by ServiceMaster. 10 AM - 11 AM. MIFA's 11th Annual Ceremony Honoring Volunteers, Staff and Dr. King.
At MIFA, 910 Vance. Contact: MIFA. 529-4514, cnelson@mifa.org



Sunday, March 28, 2010

4:30 PM- Labor & Economic Empowerment Forum More information.
At Annesdale Cherokee Baptist Church, 2960 Kimball Ave. Sponsored by AFSCME & Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Contact: Ruth Davis, AFSCME, 525-2458 or Dwight Montgomery, SCLC, 948-7915.



Thursday, April 1, 2010

11:30 AM- Al Bell Speaks on "Dr Martin Luther King Jr As I Knew Him" 11:30 am - 1:00 pm. Presentation and discussion. Lunch served. Reservations preferred.
At Methodist University Hospital, Medical Staff Auditorium. Sponsored by Methodist Healthcare. Contact: Commissioner Henri Brooks, 857-6443 or Liz Dover, 516-0553.

5:30 PM- Networking the Dream 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm. Discussion and social time. More information.
At Itta Bena, 145 Beale St. Sponsored by Voices for Memphis Children. Contact: Claire Rossi, 287-5950, rossiec@lebonheur.org or Mark Yates, 287-6964, yatesm@lebonheur.org



Friday, April 2, 2010

9:00 AM- Community Breakfast 9:00 am - 11:00 am. More information and registration form.
At Dr Martin L King Jr Labor Center, 485 Beale. $20/person. Preregistration requested. Contact: Ruth Davis, AFSCME, 525-2458.

12:00 Noon- Young Leaders' Civil Rights Forum, Graffiti Removal and Service Projects 12 Noon - 3:00 pm. For ages 12-25. More information. Sign-up prior to March 19. Those under 18 require a signed permission form.
At Annesdale Cherokee Baptist Church, 2960 Kimball Ave. Sponsored by AFSCME & Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Contact: Dwight Montgomery, SCLC, 948-7915 or Janice Johnson, Memphis City Schools, 416-4224, johnsonj2@mcsk12.net.



Saturday, April 3, 2010

8:00 AM- Gather and Line-up for
9:00 AM- 42nd Annual March.
At Dr Martin L King Jr Labor Center, 485 Beale. Contact: Ruth Davis, AFSCME, 525-2458.



Sunday, April 4, 2010

6:30 AM- WLOK Talk Show: On the Road to Healing
Bishop William Young & Pastor Diane Young with guest Rev. Gary Gunderson
On AM 1340. Contact: William Young, 508-2539, bishop@memphishealingcenter.com

Morning- Faith Community Sunday Services
Local congregations remember and honor Dr. King in their own ways.

2:30 PM Community Unity Commemorative Worship Service More information.
At Annesdale Cherokee Baptist Church, 2960 Kimball Ave. Contact: Dwight Montgomery, 948-7915; or Ruth Davis, AFSCME, 525-2458.

3:00 PM- A Moment of Reflection 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Rabbi Ben Kamin (from CA) to speak, choir performance, changing of the wreath, Alpha’s salute and remembrance + an egg hunt for young people. More information and details.
At National Civil Rights Museum. Contact Barbara Andrews, 521-9699.

3:15 PM- Wreath Laying Ceremony by Alpha Phi Alpha
At National Civil Rights Museum. Contact Darryl Arbor, 482-0035, djarbor@aol.com.

5:30 PM- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symphony More information.
At New Sardis Baptist Church, 7739 E. Holmes Rd. $10/person. Contact: LaSimba Gray, 754-3979, lgrayjr@bellsouth.net

6:30 PM- Awards Banquet Gala by April 4th Foundation.
At Cook Convention Center., 255 N. Main St. $100/person. Contact Johnson Saulsberry, 859-3364, jesaulsberry1@aol.com



Thursday, April 15, 2010

7:00 PM- 5th Annual Gerard A. Vanderhaar Symposium: Women, War & Peacemaking with Joan Chittister, OSB.
At the University Theater, Christian Brothers University, 650 East Parkway South. $20/person. More info and tickets online.




All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.





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