Franklin FORJ MLK Jr. Book Discussion
Thu, Jan 27
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Register for Franklin FORJ Book Discussion (Zoom - Jan 27, 7:30 pm): MLK Jr.'s 1967 and final book Where Do We Go From Here: Community or Chaos? REGISTER HERE: https://bentley.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIlcuippj8jGtJPbTtFH9F_Ahl19CZ5VClV
Time & Location
Jan 27, 2022, 7:30 PM
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About the Event
Dear Franklin Families and Staff,
In recognition of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day this month, Franklin's Families Organizing for Racial Justice (FORJ) and the Social Action Committee are offering three ways to get involved and support Dr. King's legacy.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. sought to realize racial and economic equity. In his lifetime, the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act addressed racial injustice, though many systems remain inequitable to this day.
When Dr. King was assassinated in 1968, he was starting the next phase of his dream--a land in which poverty no longer plagues us--while calling attention to the intersection between racial and economic injustice. The Poor People's Campaign, announced in 1967, called for an economic bill of rights that addressed hunger, housing, unemployment, and more. Though Dr. King's life was cut short, his work and ideals live on.
You can be a part of supporting Dr.…