Faith in Action: Opportunities for Learning and Growing
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Lincoln Alexander
Join the Afro Canadian Caribbean Association (ACCA) as we celebrate the lives and contributions of Martin Luther King Jr. and Hamilton’s own Honourable Lincoln Alexander with special Guest Speaker Donna Young Founding Dean of the Lincoln Alexander School of Law at Ryerson University as well as entertainment from Quisha Wint and spoken word from our host Dwayne Morgan. We will also hear from Erika Alexander, granddaughter of the Honourable Lincoln M. Alexander.
Sunday, January 16th at 2:00 pm via zoom
Registration free
Donations for to ACCA’s seniors pandemic relief program are welcome. Register here: MLK Alexander Event
MLK Film Festival – Streams Free!
For the 2022 King Holiday, the World House Project at the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law within Stanford University’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies will host a free, four-day virtual film festival/webinar from the evening of Jan. 14 through Jan. 17, 2022. This virtual event will feature over 30 documentaries, musical performances, interviews and panel discussions that speak to Dr. King’s still unanswered question: Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?
The webinar will consist of daily Zoom meetings with the World House Project director Dr. Clayborne Carson who will speak with guests and webinar registrants on a range of topics, from the history of the civil rights movement to the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., and the African American freedom struggles. Register here: https://cddrl.fsi.stanford.edu/world-house/content/mlk-day2022
FAITH IN ACTION FOR FAMILIES
Tools to Learn and Engage in the Virtual World
MLK Day Activities for Families – Families Embracing Diversity
Profile: Lincoln Alexander – Black History Month (rcinet.ca)
Lincoln Alexander Was A Model For Young People – Teaching Kids News