Next Monday, January 15 is Martin Luther King Day, a holiday set aside to encourage community service and to commemorate the contributions of Dr. King to the advancement of civil rights in our country. This year there is not a designated observance in Williston, but the Williston-Richmond Rotary Club values this holiday greatly and would like to encourage folks in town to find other ways to observe this important day.
Some options include:
- Watching the recording of last year’s Rotary Club celebration on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcKmDX3Zc4w&ab_channel=Williston-RichmondRotary
- Attending the Greater Burlington Multicultural Resource Center’s speakers event, featuring 22-year old Talladega, AL Mayor Ashton Hall and Ambassador Suzan Cook at 3 pm on Sunday, January 14th at Burlington’s Contois Auditorium: https://gbmrc.org/mlk2024/
- Attending a panel presentation on civil rights at the ECHO Leahy Center at 3 pm on Monday, January 15th: https://www.echovermont.org/events-programs/mlk-day/
- Attending UVM’s MLK Celebration Lecture Series in person or online on January 25th: https://www.uvm.edu/diversity/signature-events/mlk
- Encouraging your favorite middle schooler to enter the Vermont Bar Association’s MLK Day Poster/Essay Contest: https://www.vtbar.org/mlk-jr-day-2024-poster-essay-contest-begins/
Best wishes for a meaningful MLK Day!