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Calendar of events Martin Luther King, Jr celebration for January, 2021

Jan • MLK Center Other Activities: Create Winter Care Packages or donate a children's book from their book list at https://mlkspokane.org or call 868-0856.

Link to Day of Service Flyer

• MLK Lasting Legacy Campaign ($25,000). This MLK Jr holiday marks the 25th anniversary of A Day of Service that celebrated the civil rights leader's life and legacy. Donate $26 or more to the Center. Proceeds will benefit MLK's Food Bank. Text MLKJR2021 to 44321, go to this link or mail a check to MLK Center to 500 S Stone St, Spokane, WA 99202. Visit https://mlkspokane.org/ or call 868-0856.

Jan & Feb • MLK Wisconsinburger Fund Raiser – purchase "Grind of the Week" and Wisconsinburger will donate $1 to the Martin Luther King Jr Center, 916 S Hatch St., 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday to Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday – 241-3083 or 868-0856, mlkspokane.org.

Jan 14 • SCC MLK Celebration
"So You Want to Talk About Race" virtual presentation with author Ijeoma Oluo,livestream at scc.spokane.edu/live, 10:30 to 11:20 a.m., Center for Inclusion and Diversity, Black Student Union, President's Office, Hagan Center, Student Awareness League at SCC and SFCC Black Student Union.

Jan 14-19 • MLK Canvas Painting on the theme, "Diversity, Equity & Inclusion," pick up 24 x 30 canvas at Martin Luther King Jr Center, 500 S. Stone, and return by Feb. 25. Art will be displayed on a wall in the center, mlkspokane.org or call 868-0856. Painting should be based on the theme or a portrait of Dr. King.

Jan 15 • MLK Food Drive Drop Off , 500 S. Stone, 10 a.m. to noon or 3 to 4 p.m. The Food Bank needs brown rice, whole wheat pasta noodles and whole wheat bread. Drive into the parking lot, park in a parking spots and a staff member will pick up the items, 868-0856 or mlkspokane.org.

Jan 18-28 • MLK Day – Run for Justice 5K Virtual Race
Go to Run for Justice 5K Virtual Race and register. Run or walk 5k (3.1 miles) any time or place—your neighborhood, trail or treadmill.

Visit mlkspokane.org or call 868-0856.

Jan 19 • An Evening with John Powell, director of Othering and Belonging Institute, professor of law, African American and ethnic studies at University of California, Berkeley. His latest book is Racing to Justice: Transforming Concepts of Self and Others to Build an Inclusive Society, 5 to 5:30 p.m. online. Registrar at this link..

Sponsored by South Puget Sound Community College and South Puget Sound Community College Foundation and Olympia Federal Savings.

Jan 20 • SCC Hagan Center Speaker Series with author Marlon James, a Jamaican writer of John Crow's Devil, The Book of Bight Women, A Brief History of Seven killings, and Black Leopard, Red Wolf, 5 p.m., live stream at
www.scc.spokane.edu/live. Information at this link.

Jan 27 • SCC Hagan Center Speaker Series with author Daudi Abe, a Seattle professor, writer and historian who has taught and written about culture, race, education, communication, hip-hop and sports for more than 20 years, 6:30 p.m., live stream at www.scc.spokane.edu/live

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