The celebration of the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will last a week here in Long Beach, sponsored in large part by Councilperson Dee Andrews. Today, activities include a clean-up of MLK Blvd., ground breaking for a Community Peace Garden at Martin Luther King Jr. Park, and the third annual Peace March from 5 pm to 6 pm. During the week there will be an awards ceremony and a lunch for local ministers as well as dialogues between police and youth. The culmination of all these unity-building events will be the Peace & Unity Parade Celebration which runs from 10:30 am to 5:00 pm on January 16.
Over the years, many people use the MLK holiday to volunteer for some helping activity. Create the Good network has featured MLK volunteer events on its website and California State Library has teamed with VolunteerMatch to create a user-friendly website for local links to volunteer opportunities.
Saturday, January 9, 2010
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