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Dear Friends and Social Justice Advocates,
This year’s 22nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Rally & March comes at a time of rising hatred, bigotry and military conflict both inside the United States and around the world. The Detroit MLK Day Committee is once again requesting your financial support to continue this tradition which mobilizes the largest social justice gathering in the whole of southeastern Michigan.
On Monday, January 20, 2025, the Detroit MLK Day Program/Rally and March will commemorate the 96th birthday of Dr. King. This year’s program will feature speakers and cultural workers from the Detroit area to emphasize the decades-long struggle for civil rights, self-determination and social justice locally, nationally and internationally.
The event is being held under the theme: “Six Decades of Mass Movements: The Struggle Continues.” Detroit has been at the center of the popular movements for labor, civil rights, political empowerment and self-determination extending back to the 19th century to the present.
You are cordially invited to attend this 22nd Annual Detroit MLK Day event at our location of the Historic St. Mathew’s-St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church located at 8850 Woodward Avenue between King and Holbrook in the city’s North End neighborhood. This venue, which is a historic institution in Detroit having played an integral part in the 19th century Underground Railroad and the Northern High School Student Strike of April 1966, among other important events, will place us in the heart of the city in a community where gentrification, water shutoffs and tax foreclosures continue to take a serious toll.
The program begins at 12 noon in the sanctuary and will include music and brief messages from cultural workers and activists from throughout the region.
At about 1:30 p.m., the Detroit MLK Day March for Jobs, Peace and Justice will begin. At 2:30 p.m. a community meal will be served in the church basement. The meal is prepared by the Detroit Wobbly Kitchen and through donations from local merchants.
The Detroit MLK Day Committee is composed of a small, dedicated group of volunteers. Due to the significance of the January 20, 2025 Detroit MLK Day Program & March, we are seeking contributions now to assure a successful event.
For donation of $100 or more, you will be listed as a sponsor of the event in the printed program.
Please send your contribution to: Detroit MLK Day Committee, 5920 Second Ave., Detroit, MI 48202. Please make checks payable to: “Detroit MLK Day”. Or you may use CashApp to send in a donation: $DetroitMLKDay
Sincerely in Peace and Solidarity,
The Detroit MLK Day Committee
If you would like to help distribute literature (posters, leaflets, and palm cards) publicizing the event, please email detroitmlk@ymail.com or text 248-470-0296.
Volunteers will be needed to help setup the church on Sunday, Jan. 19. If you would like to help, please text 248-470-0296.
If you would like to volunteer on the day of the event as an usher, parking lot attendant, food service worker, and for other tasks, please call 313-680-5508 or text 248-470-0296.
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