Martin Luther King Day Events

YOU ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE WITH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA PEACE ALLIANCE VOLUNTEERS IN THE MANY REGIONAL MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY EVENTS, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING BAY AREA EVENTS:

I. JAN. 16, 2010 MLK CELEBRATION IN SANTA ROSA

You are invited to Peace of the Pie Pizza Party on Saturday, January 16th, 1-3 pm at the Coddingtown Roundtable Pizza in Santa Rosa! Let us celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday together by rededicating ourselves to waging peace in our hearts, our communities, and our world. For more information & to RSVP, contact 707-838-8647 Windsor or 707-992-0367 Petaluma weekends, evenings, Wednesdays. Organized by Maggi Koren, Terra Freedman, and Kendra Mon.

II. JAN. 18, 2010 MLK CELEBRATION IN OAKLAND

The Peace Alliance/ Northern California Campaign for a U.S. Department of Peace will table at the annual Martin Luther King Day event, Make the Dream Real 2010: Justice as Envisioned by Dr. King. This event is in Oakland on 01/18/10, 10 am to noon, with keynote speaker Anthony Batts, Oakland Police Chief. To volunteer with the tabling, please contact Stephanie Thomas (skthomas@flash.net) and plan to arrive by 8:40 as the church fills up and people are often turned away. This event is at Taylor Memorial United Methodist Church, 1188-12th Street @ Adeline, Oakland, CA. and is co-sponsored by Attitudinal Healing Connection, Inc. & Taylor Methodist Church.

III. JAN. 18, 2010 MLK DAY IN SAN MATEO

San Mateo Peace Action will screen “Outside the Law: Stories from Guantánamo,” a new documentary film by British filmmakers Polly Nash and Andy Worthington, at 7 pm in Beck Hall at the Unitarian Universalists of San Mateo, 300 E. Santa Inez (at Ellsworth) in San Mateo. There will be wine, cheese and dessert. For more information, please contact vihuynh789@yahoo.com.

IV. JAN. 18, 2010 MLK CELEBRATION IN WALNUT CREEK

The annual Martin Luther King Day Celebration in Walnut Creek begins at noon at Civic Park Community Center, 1375 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek 94596. Please join the City of Walnut Creek, the Interfaith Council of Contra Costa County, and the Mt. Diablo Peace and Justice Center, and others in honoring Dr. Martin Luther King. For more information, please contact jsmjday@aol.com. Musicians include the Shellridge Ramblers and the Second Baptist Choir of Martinez. Speakers include:

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Northern California Department Of Peace Campaign 1/16/2010 – 1/18/2010