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Sacramento MLK March and Celebration History

If you were involved with Sacramento's early Martin Luther King Jr. march and celebration history, we would like you to tell us what you remember about the early days of Sacramento's MLK March and Celebration.

MLK365 Staff

About MLK365
For the past twenty-eight years, Sacramento has come together to celebrate the birthday and to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by offering opportunities for employment, education, and health service resources. This is the Sacramento region’s largest and most diverse MLK event bringing more than 10,000 people to the Sacramento Convention Center.

Our Mission
The mission of the organization is to weave King’s philosophies of non-violence and principles of social justice, excellence in achievement, and human value into the fabric of the Sacramento community. Our goal is to transform the Greater Sacramento area into what King described as a “beloved community,” a real world version of an ideal place for all its residents.

The 2010 Event
We begin the day’s events with a community march for all to attend. The march begins at the Oak Park Community Center, travels to Sacramento City College where additional marchers join the crowd, and continues to the Sacramento Community Center downtown. For those wanting to leave their car at the Sacramento Convention Center before the march, Regional Transit will transport marchers to the Sacramento City college location on their Freedom Bus. Freedom Bus riders will learn and experience the civil rights movement from an MLK docent.

At the end of the march, celebrants enter the Sacramento Community Center for a job fair and expo. The event features local businesses, non-profits, and public agencies offering job information; there is a hands-on art room for children; musical performances take place throughout the day; health service programs distribute materials; and educational opportunities are presented.

Our Strategies for MLK365
MLK365 is non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion and education of Martin Luther King’s principles and philosophy through the following strategies:

-- Speakers’ Bureau and lecture series

-- MLK Education Project: Promoting excellence through in
education: Community challenge and self-help job grants,
educationalscholarships and MLK curriculum.

-- Partnering with the business, faith, educational, civic,
and social communities.

-- Advertising Campaigns: Promoting messages of hope to the
community.

Sam Starks, Executive Director

sam@mlk365.org

MLK365 would like to know what MLK's speech means to you

Sacramento MLK March and Celebration History

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