Waltham MLK Day Celebration: Brandeis Hosts Annual Day Of Service

WALTHAM, MA — Martin Luther King Day is a federal holiday held on the third Monday of January. It celebrates the life and achievements of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. State and federal offices close in observance of the holiday, while retail stores and most other businesses generally open.

Brandeis University is holding it's free (though donations are welcome) 8th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith Day of Service.

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 15, city offices, schools and the public library will be closed. There will be no trash or recycling pick up, and the schedule will be delayed one day for the rest of the week. All parking at meters and pay stations will be free of charge.

From 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Levin Ballroom & Usdan Student Center, Brandeis University on South St.. This is Co-Sponsored by Brandeis University and CMM.

The day is a day to honor and learn from the life of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who was assassinated in 1968, pack meals for food pantries and congregations that serve the homeless community, and participate in social justice discussions with Brandeis clubs and local non-profits.

The schedule:

10 – 11am Registration & Opening Remarks

Jamele Adams, Dean of Students, Brandeis University

11am – 12:30pm Blue Session Meal Packing & Educational Social Justice Fair

(45min Workshops - Choose Two)

- Community Day Center of Waltham

- Family Promise

- Privilege (Brandeis University MLK Fellows)

- Youth Peacemaking Dialogue (Interfaith Youth Initiative and Council on American Islamic Relations MA Chapter)

- Additional Service Projects

• Younger Participant Activity
• No-Sew Blankets
• Cards for Kids with Cancer

12:30 – 1:15pm Lunch (included)

1:15 – 2:45pm Red Session Meal Packing & Educational Social Justice Fair

(45min Workshops - Choose Two)

- Chaplains on the Way

- Habitat for Humanity

- CIRCLE Mediation Technique with Tom Porter, J.D.

- Additional Service Projects

• Younger Participant Activity
• No-Sew Blankets
• Cards for Kids with Cancer

2:45 – 3:30 p.m. Closing gathering & Keynote Address: Rob Lewis, President of Values over Violence Institute & Pathway to Redemption

On August 28, 1963:

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