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Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration
Monday, January 20 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
FreeThe West Medford Community Center invites you to its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration, “Your Piece of the Dream,” at the St. Raphael Church Parish Center. In poetry, music, dance and more, the event will celebrate Dr. King’s crucial work as a global advocate for racial equality, peace, and social justice. The keynote speaker will be Celia Johnston Blue, founding member, president and CEO of the Massachusetts Women of Color Coalition. The coalition’s framework challenges ethnic, anti-Black racism, classism, and heterosexism that disproportionately affects Black and Latina women. It is dedicated to eradicating the racial inequities among women of color created by structural, institutional, interpersonal and internalized racism. Admission is free, with a suggested donation of $10. Please bring a non-perishable food item to contribute to the event food drive. Register through Eventbrite. Co-sponsored by the Mystic Valley Branch NAACP and St. Raphael Parish, with support from Wegmans Supermarket and Needham Bank. The program will be broadcast live by Medford Community Media, and will be available for viewing after the event on the MCM website and the WMCC YouTube channel.