2018 MLK Day
| Dear Friend of NCBI: NCBI would like to invite you to participate in this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day March and the Women’s March— come walk with NCBI!  WHAT: Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day March in SeasideWHEN: Monday, January 15th at noon (plan to arrive 11-11:30am)WHERE: The march begins on the corner of Broadway and Noche Buena and ends at Oldemeyer Center; find NCBI with our red banner. ~ 1:00 pm March ends at Oldemeyer Center, 986 Hilby, Seaside. Program of guest speakers begins. Keynote Speaker is Dr. Gloria E. Ponce-Rodriguez, administrator in the office of College and Career readiness at Fresno Unified School District. A strong advocate for Dr. King’s positions on Service, Equal Justice, and Education. For more information, contact Alice Jordan at 831-899-3391.  WHAT: Together we rise! Women’s March Monterey BayWHERE: Otter Soccer Complex – 4113 2nd Avenue, Seaside, California 93955. WHEN: Saturday, January 20, 2018 Pre-rally 10am-11:30am March 11:45am-12:45pm, Rally/Speakers 1-3pm. INCLUDED: Dynamic Community Speakers, Entertainment, Resource Fair, Art Show, Fabulous Food. NCBI will have a table at the resource fair and we will march behind our red banner. If you’d like to help at the table please email:NCBI Monterey County <sue.parris@ncbimc.org> |
| Additional Events: Saturday, Jan 13th, 3:00pm:Screening of Mighty Times: The Children’s March at the Monterey Peace and Justice Center- 1364 Fremont Blvd. Seaside The Children’s March tells the story of how the young people of Birmingham, Alabama, braved fire hoses and police dogs in 1963 and brought segregation to its knees. Their heroism complements discussions about the ability of today’s young people to be catalysts for positive social change. Film discussion facilitated by Fred Jealous and Steven Goings. For more information contact Catherine Crockett at cm_crockett@sbcglobal.net or 831-915-7257.Sun Jan 21 from 2 to 4pm:Screening of Bayard Rustin: Brother Outsider at the Monterey Public Library, 625 Pacific St. Monterey During his 60-year career as an activist, organizer and “troublemaker,” Bayard Rustin formulated many of the strategies that propelled the American civil rights movement. His passionate belief in Gandhi’s philosophy of nonviolence drew Martin Luther King Jr. and other leaders to him in the 1940’s and 50’s; his practice of those beliefs drew the attention of the FBI and police. In 1963, Rustin brought his unique skills to the crowning glory of his civil rights career: his work organizing the March on Washington, the biggest protest America had ever seen. But his open homosexuality forced him to remain in the background, marking him again and again as a “brother outsider.” Film discussion facilitated by Steven Goings For Even More Events:Find details about these and other events on the Monterey Peace and Justice Center’s website |