The Resistance Center for Peace and Justice is excited to host our 38th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration.
The day-long, virtual event will include a walking tour, convocation with speakers, community workshops, and opportunities to get involved in social justice work.
This year’s theme is: Land Justice Here Fosters Justice Everywhere. Attendees will leave with a robust understanding of the connections between Dr. King’s legacy and contemporary struggles for land justice.
Our Keynote Speaker is Rhonda Anderson, Western Massachusetts Commissioner on Indian Affairs and Co-Director of the Ohketeau Cultural Center. Other speaking guests include Northampton City Councilor Jamila Gore, a poem by Naima Penniman recorded at Soul Fire Farm, and more!
Register for events below!
EVENT DETAILS
Date: January 17th, 2022
Schedule:
African American History Walking Tour (click HERE to attend the virtual tour at any time!)
12:00pm – 1:15pm: Convocation (fully virtual) Register for Convocation by clicking here & view full Convocation Program here!
1:30pm – 4:15pm: Workshops (fully virtual: descriptions available here.) Click on their titles to register!
| Virtual – Room 1 | Virtual – Room 2 | Virtual – Room 3 | Virtual – Room 4 | |
| 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM | A Virtual Conversation with MLK and Juanita and Wally Nelson The Nelson Legacy Project |
*Updated* Privilege and Intersectionality Indivisible Pittsfield |
*Kid-Friendly!* *Updated* Dreamland with Aaliyah: Social Justice & Stories Dreamland with Aaliyah |
*Updated* What Does it Look Like to Interrupt, Then and Now? Students of Color Alliance, JFK Middle School |
| 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM | Building Movements of Solidarity in a Time of Climate Emergency Climate Action Now and Springfield Climate Justice Coalition |
*Updated* National Healing and Transformation through Intersectional Organizing Massachusetts Poor People’s Campaign |
*Updated* Indigenous Reparations in Practice Western Mass Showing Up for Racial Justice |
*Updated* Restorative Community Building for Justice Racial Equity and Learning (REAL) in the Northampton Public Schools |
