Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebrations around Town

MLK Club, Inc.--January 15, 2007--11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Commemorate the Memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
the 22nd annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Unity Day Celebration
Grand Wayne Convention Center Downtown

IPFW Hosts Community Martin Luther King Celebration

(Fort Wayne, Dec. 28, 2006) -- Indiana University—Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) will host a community-wide 2007 Martin Luther King celebration Jan. 13 titled “Keeping the Dream Alive: Black, White, and Beyond.” The free celebration is from 9:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. in the Walb Student Union.

University of Saint Francis--January 15-19, 2007

Acting on the Dream with the University of Saint Francis
The University of Saint Francis community will unite both on and off campus through a variety of efforts. Won’t you join to make this holiday “a day ON,” and not “a day OFF”?

Fort Wayne, Indiana-Lincoln MuseumJanuary 15, 2007 1:00 p.m.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 15 • 1 p.m.
Author Rodney David Deal presents, Courage Creates Change: In honor of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Remembering the Year 1865. Museum open free of charge, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. in remembrance of Dr. King. In honor of the this special day, The Lincoln Museum will display the two most memorable documents from the Lincoln era: a copy of he resolution for the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, signed by Abraham Lincoln to free the slaves and a Lincoln-signed copy of the Emancipation Proclamation. Both documents are a part of The Lincoln Museum’s collection.

Mr. Deal has a B.A. and M.A. education in sociology from Wayne State University. He taught Introduction to Sociology at Wayne County Community College District Mr. Deal is the founder of F.O.R. 1865™, the creator of Flag of Remembrance 1865™, and the author of The Flag of Remembrance 1865™: In Commemoration of the Thirteenth Amendment. Mr. Deal is an author, educator, historian, artist, and sociologist.


Thursday, January 11, 11:00 – 1:00 p.m. Ivy Tech Community College
MLK Celebration – Keynote Speaker, Hana Stith, Curator, African/African American Historical Museum.

Sunday, January 14, 4:00 p.m. Pilgrim Baptist Church, 1331 Gay Street
We Are the Dream: A Martin Luther King Commemoration. The Heartland Chamber Chorale will be joined by hundreds of community singers to show that Martin Luther King's dream is possible when we form one voice - in song - for change. There is no charge to attend.

Sunday, January 14, 7:00 p.m. Plymouth Congregational Church. 501 W Berry Street.
22nd Annual MLK Service of Repentence and Reconciliation, sermon by Rev. Dr. Michael Murphy, Pastor and Founder of St. Stephen’s Community Church of Lansing, MI and served as Michigan State House of Representatives. This program is sponsored by Associated Churches & Inter-Denominational Ministerial Alliance
Call 423-9424 or 422-3528 for more info

Book
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
by Helen Frost