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“The Fierce Urgency Of Now”, The sixteenth annual Hands On Atlanta Martin Luther King, Jr. Service Summit, is an innovative six-day summit held Wednesday January 14 through Monday, January 19, exploring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s message of service, activism, diversity, and nonviolence. The Summit is presented by Hands On Atlanta, The King Center and Delta Air Lines.
The 2009 Service Summit theme is “The Fierce Urgency Of Now”. The summit will examine the many challenges facing our communities, locally and globally, and introduce attendees to unique activities that empower change in our community as inspired by the life and legacy of Dr. King.
Through interactive workshops, panel discussions, films, performances and service projects attendees and volunteers explore community needs, develop proactive solutions and build new skills to carry forward in their civic lives. All events are free and open to the public.
Remember!
Wednesday, January 14 – Friday, January 16
Conferences on social activism involving workshops, performances and keynote presentations. Attendees explore a history of social activism and the contemporary uses of Dr. King’s philosophy of nonviolent social change. Highlights Include:
From Freedom Riders to From Freedom Writers - Ambassador Andrew Young in Conversation with Willy Siegel-Leventhal in memory of Hosea Williams.
Friday, January 16 @ 7pm, Auburn Avenue Research Library, 101 Auburn Ave.
Celebrate!
Saturday, January 17 - Sunday, January 18
Experience the transformative energy of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Service Summit. Explore the relationships between faith, nonviolent social protest movements and service. Film screenings, performances and interdenominational and intergenerational dialogues.
Highlights Include:
16th Annual King Summit Freedom Rally - The Freedom Rally features speeches from the children of late civil rights leaders who are carrying forward the legacies of their parents interwoven with musical performances by local and international artists. Guest Speaker, Bernice King-daughter of the late Martin Luther King Jr.
Sat. January 17 @ 10:30am, Ebenezer Church, Horizon Sanctuary, 407 Auburn Ave
Community Forums
Each One Teach One: Education Reform Models
Explores challenges in public education, particularly in urban settings, and the impact of local reform models. Keynote Address by Kathy Cox, Georgia State Superintendant.
Saturday, January 17 @ 12:30pm, Our Lady of Lourdes, Sanctuary, 25 Boulevard, NE
Homelessness: The Lived Experience
Current and former homeless men, and women as well as local agencies explore the plight of homelessness in metro Atlanta and engage attendees in proactive activities and discussions that empower community impact.
Saturday, January 17, 2:30-4:00 p.m. / The King Center for Nonviolent Social Change, Freedom Hall
International Human Rights 101
Attendees discover fundamental concepts of international human rights. Attendees participate in demonstrations of disparities in human rights.
Saturday, January 17, 2:30-4:00 p.m. / The King Center for Nonviolent Social Change, Administrative Building Atrium
The Beltline Project
The largest, most wide-ranging urban redevelopment currently underway in the U.S. , a panel of experts will examine the Beltline Project using three pillars of sustainability: environmental responsibility, social equity and economic viability.
Saturday, January 17, 2:30-4:00 p.m. / Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church
Trouble the Water - Danny Glover, Executive Producer
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, The film tells the story of an aspiring rap artist and her streetwise husband, trapped in New Orleans by deadly floodwaters. A redemptive tale of survivors who become heroes takes you inside Hurricane Katrina in a way never before seen on screen. Special post screening conversations with the filmmakers and Katrina survivors.
Saturday, January 17, 5:00pm – 7:30 pm, The King Center, Freedom Hall
*Sunday, January 18, 5:00pm-7:30 pm, Woodruff Arts Center, Rich Auditorium
Act!
Monday, January 19 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
A Day Of Service
Pay tribute to Dr. King by making your King Holiday a day ON, not a day OFF! Thousands of volunteers take the energy of the weekend to the streets by participating in direct service projects throughout metro Atlanta such as reading with children, visiting seniors and renovating and painting schools and neighborhoods.
Corporate Day of Service Projects Include:
- Delta Air Lines - Prince Hall Masonic Temple- 332 Auburn Ave.
- LexisNexis- Neighborhood Charter School- 688 Grant St.
- Macy’s- Woolfork Boy& Girls Club- 1642 Richland Rd.
- The Home Depot- Joseph B Whitehead YMCA- 101 Ollie St.
For additional information, or to register for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Service Summit, please contact Hands On Atlanta at 404-872-2808 or visit the website at www.handsonatlanta.org.
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