Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, the Somerville Office of Commissions and the Somerville Public Schools announce the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration event, entitled, “The Dream: Equality for All,” to be held on Monday, January 20^th in accordance with national MLK Day remembrance.  The 2014 event will be held at the East Somerville Community School from 11am – 1pm, and will include featured speaker Professor Adenrele Awotona, UMass/Boston Center for Rebuilding Sustainable Communities After Disasters as well as live music, readings from Somerville student essays in response to the 2014 theme “Equality for All,” and an award presentation to community members who exemplify MLK’s legacy in the Somerville community.  The event is free and open to the public.

Additionally this year, the City of Somerville and MLK Jr. Day Committee are sponsoring a “Day of Service,” which will include a Red Cross Blood Drive and canned food drive.  The American Red Cross mobile unit will be stationed outside of the East Somerville Community School from 11:00am to 4:00pm.  To make an appointment, please call 1-800-733-RED-CROSS, or visit redcrossblood.org.  Donations of canned and non-perishable food will be accepted at the event, to support local food pantries.