New Year’s Greetings on the

150^thAnniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation (Remember that right up untilJohn Brown’s Raid on harpers Ferry in 1859 The Abolition of The Institution of Chattel Slavery Was Just “A Dream.”)

2013 is 50^th
Anniversary of MLK’s “I Have a Dream” (Through the Blood, Sweat, and Tears
of Millions)

Community
Events Honoring MLK and Cabral

Sunday, January 20

“Dr. King’s Legacy:
Then and Now” – A
forum celebration of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. birthday,
sponsored by The Rhode Island Civil Rights Roundtable.  Doors open at 4:30 p.m. Roots Café and
Cultural Center, 276 Westminster Street, Providence RI.  Guests will enjoy refreshments, music and a
birthday cake for Dr. King and the Roundtable. 
Free admission, but donations are accepted.  Call Dr. Toby Ayers @ (401) 467-1717, ext.
102, or email ricj@ricj.org.

Sunday, January 20

40
Years Later… We Remember Amilcar Cabral How
He Impacted Our Lives

@
Cultura Restaurant, 200 Mineral Spring Avenue, Pawtucket, RI

Time:
7 – 9 p.m.

Free
admission, for more information please contact

Napoleon
X protownmusic@gmail.com or (401) 573-0809;
Luis Lopes pitadan1@yahoo.com (401) 603-6277

Monday, January 21
MLK Day

Ministers Alliance
hosts MLK, Jr. Breakfast

The
Community Relations Council of the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island
invites community members to attend the Ministries Alliance of Rhode Island’s
Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast.  The
breakfast at Rhodes –on-the –Pawtuxet, 60 Rhodes Place, Cranston will feature
Reverend Dr. Kirk Byron as a keynote speaker. 
Breakfast begins at 8 a.m.; tickets are $35 per person; proceeds support
the Ministers Alliance’s MLK Scholarship Fund for deserving students.  Contact Marty Cooper @ (401) 421-4111, ext.
171 or mcooper@shalomri.org.  RSVPs are required.

Fate Comes Knocking

Mixed
Magic Theatre, 999 Main Street, Unit 115, Pawtucket, holds its 2^nd
annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. brunch at 2 p.m.  The play pays tribute to King and the unsung
heroes of the Civil Rights movement. 
Tickets are $30 for the show ant brunch, and $20 for the show only.  Seating is limited.  Call (401) 305-7333 for reservation, or visit
www.mmtri.com.

Children’s Museum to
hold MLK event

Celebration
of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Monday, Jan. 21, 11:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

100
South Street, Providence, RI.  Free with
Museum admission of $9.00 per person. 
Call (401) 273-KIDS or visit www.ChildreMuseum.org.

Sunday, January 27

A musical tribute:
‘Singing the Dream

Historic
Beneficent Congressional Church, 300 Weybosset St. Providence, RI

4:00 – 6:00 p.m.  Tickets are Free. Visit http://singingthedream.event-brite.com/

Come and add your voice.  The massacre in Newtown.  506 homicide victims last year in Chicago.  The President making a push on gun violence.  How are we doing here in Rhode Island?

Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Event

A Community Round-Table Discussion

What is the state of nonviolence in the State of Rhode Island?
Come take action with us!

Join Nonviolence Leaders and community members from around Rhode Island for a lively discussion on making nonviolence a priority in our State.  What are we doing to create a peaceful State? What can we do to curb gun violence in our cities?  How can nonviolence be taught to more people? Come join us for these discussions and help us plan next steps!

Hosted by: The Institute for the Study and Practice of Nonviolence
and the Peace Flag Project

Monday, January 21, 2013 1-3 pm (MLK DAY) at the
INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF NONVIOLENCE
265 Oxford Street, Providence, RI