Unity Group Hosts MLK Jr. Activities

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

The Unity Group will host Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Activities Wednesday through Monday.

Activities for Wednesday
Children’s Rights Conference
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at Second Missionary Baptist Church, 2305 E. 3rd St.
Sponsored by Tennessee Commission on Children & Youth

Workshop on Positive Police Interaction
3:30 p.m. at Brainerd Recreation Center
Speaker: Dr. Loretta Prater

Community Fellowship Meal and Worship Service
6-8:30 p.m. at Grace Episcopal Church, 20 Belvoir Ave.
Speaker: Dr. David Brown
Co-hosts: Pilgrim Congregational Church, Second Missionary Baptist Church and Westside Baptist Church

Saturday:
Prayer Breakfast
9-11 a.m. at Second Missionary Baptist Church
Speakers: Rev. Steve Caudle, Greater Second Missionary Baptist

Sunday:
Dr. King’s Birthday Party for Children and Youth
4-6 p.m. at New Zion Baptist Church, 809 M.L. King Blvd.
Speaker: Mr. Derrick Griffin, East Ridge High School

Monday:
Memorial March
4 p.m.
Line up at 3:30 p.m. on MLK Boulevard in front of Olivet Baptist Church and march to the Tivoli Theatre

Main Program and Keynote Address
5-7 p.m. at Tivoli Theatre, 709 Broad St.
Speaker: Morris Dees, Esq.
Civil Rights Attorney
Co-Founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center

For more information, contact Quenston Coleman at 314-4834 or Rev. Paul A. McDaniel at 624-9097.


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