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16th Annual Holiday Celebration for Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 16, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 12:30 pm PST
This year’s theme is “This year’s theme is pulled from a speech Dr. King made in 1957 in Montgomery, Alabama, and chosen carefully by the board of MLKSB, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?” Students wrote essays and poems inspired by the quote.
The morning program with its usual line-up of activities will begin at 9:00am at De La Plaza with an opening prayer, followed by music, school winning Essay/Poetry readings. Join the beat with the World Dance for Humanity Group at the end of the program to get your body stimulated for the march up State Street at 10 am to the Arlington Theatre where the 90-minute program will begin at 11 am.
Keynote Speaker is Dr. Daina (pronounced Di-Nah) Ramey Berry, who is the Michael Douglas Dean of Humanities and Fine Arts at UCSB.
Donate to keep MLK’s legacy alive and help underwrite the events and programs of the MLKSB Committee. https://mlksb.org/donate/
Gratitude to MLKSB Major Sponsors: James S. Bower Foundation, Union Bank, First United Methodist Church, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services, Wells Fargo Bank,
UCSB Multi Cultural Center, and Healing Justice.
The mission of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee of Santa Barbara is to foster positive relationships between many diverse groups in the Santa Barbara community and the surrounding areas; to sponsor programs and events which exemplify the teachings of Dr. King; and to observe, and celebrate the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday. www.MLKSB.org
Keynote Speaker this year is Dr. Daina (pronounced Di-Nah) Ramey Berry, who is the Michael Douglas Dean of Humanities and Fine Arts at UCSB. Dr. Berry will speak on servant leadership and the impact of Dr. King’s legacy.
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