Poster publicizing the upcoming January 17, 2011 annual Detroit Martin Luther King, Jr. Day March & Rally. The event will feature Willie Mukasa Ricks as the keynote speaker at the Central United Methodist Church downtown.
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Dear advocate for social justice,
We are excited to report that plans for Detroit's 2011 Martin Luther King Day are coming together very well. This 8th annual event will begin at noon on Monday, January 17, 2011 at Central United Methodist Church (located at Woodward and Adams, just south of Comerica Park). We are very pleased and honored to announce that Willie “Mukasa” Ricks, field secretary for Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), is scheduled to deliver the key note address.
The event will also feature an invocation of the spirit of MLK, an award ceremony honoring this year's recipients of the MLK Spirit of Detroit Award – the Detroit Local Organizing Committee (DLOC) of the US Social Forum, musical performances, guest dignitaries, our MLK Youth Exhibition, and of course, a grand Freedom March through downtown Detroit. Marchers will return to Central United for refreshments, community-building networking opportunities and more cultural presentations.
The message for the day will focus on the peace and social justice legacy of Dr. King and how the principles for which he lived and died can be applied to the issues of war, racism and poverty con-fronting us today. While recalling these principles, we will emphasize and rekindle Dr. King's concept of the “beloved community.” To help actualize this glorious notion, we want to connect willing volunteers with community-building organizations.
We ask you to help build this historic event by becoming a sponsor or endorser. Please complete the enclosed sponsorship / endorsement form to indicate your level of commitment. Sponsors are asked to make monetary contributions (contributions are not tax-deductible). Endorsers are asked to help promote the event through outreach communications with your memberships or clientèle. All sponsors and endorsers are invited to have a visible presence in the march, table space (as space allows), and will be acknowledged in the printed program for the event.
We urge everyone to help spread the news about Detroit's Martin Luther King Day event. For your convenience, we have enclosed a master copy of the flyer, and encourage you to make copies and distribute freely.
We look forward to your participation and sharing this historic day with you! For more information, visit our website at http://www.mlkdetroit.org. If you have further questions, please call: (313) 405-2185, or email: info@mlkdetroit.org
In solidarity,
Detroit's 2011 MLK Day Planning Committee
2011 Detroit Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
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□ENDORSEMENT: Endorsers are asked to help promote the event through outreach communications with your memberships / clients. Please use the included master flyer for duplication purposes. All endorsing organizations will be acknowledged in the printed program for the event. Though it is not required, we kindly ask all endorsing groups to make a donation of any amount to help offset expenses associated with this event.
SPONSORSHIP: To become a sponsor, we ask for a minimum $100.00 donation. Donations are not tax-deductible. All sponsors will be acknowledged in the printed program for the event.
TABLE SPACE: We request table space for print material. ($10 donation)
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Please make checks payable to: Detroit MLK Day
Please return this form (and donation) to: Detroit MLK Day
5922 Second Ave. Detroit, MI 48202
For more information, please call 313 405-2185, or e-mail: info@mlkdetroit.org