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Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Learning

January 14, 2017 from 8:30 am - 2:00 pm
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$10 – $25

COURAGEOUS CONVERSATIONS ON RACISM

Saturday, January 14, 2017, 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
United Parish in Brookline
210 Harvard Street, Brookline
“Loose and easy language about equality, resonant resolutions about brotherhood fall pleasantly on the ear, but for the Negro there is a credibility gap he cannot overlook.”
-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

This 1967 quote from Martin Luther King, Jr. stands at the center of City Mission’s MLK Day for Learning: Courageous Conversations on Racism. Sign up today to join us on Saturday, Jan. 14 at United Parish in Brookline to go beyond “easy language” and venture into courageous conversations with one another.

Skilled facilitators from local organizations will be creating room to hold conversations about racism for participants over 14. Children ages 7-14 are also encouraged to join, and will have their own age-appropriate facilitated conversations about courage, which will be followed by an art project that will coalesce their learning and encourage them to make positive change in the world.

Mark your calendar and register today for this incredible opportunity to spend part of the Martin Luther King weekend in face-to-face dialogue with people of other races and experiences. Programming runs from 8:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. (full agenda will soon be posted to our website).

We are grateful to our partners at YW Boston, Unite Boston, Emmanuel Gospel Center, Boston Trinity Academy, Massachusetts Conference of the United Church of Christ, Eliot Congregational Church, and United Parish in Brookline for their facilitators, and especially thank United Parish in Brookline for allowing us use of their space and hospitality.
There is a limited number of seats, so please register today. If you have any questions, or are interested in bringing a group from your church, please contact Katie Omberg at 617-742-6830 or Komberg@citymissionboston.org.
REGISTRATION FEE
Adults: $25.00
Children: (7-18) $10.00
You may click on the button below to register online using a credit card, or you can click here to download an order form and send in a check to the address below (checks payable to City Mission, Inc).

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14 Beacon Street, Suite 203, Boston, MA 02108

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