MLK Day of Service
MLK Day Special Event
Featuring MLK Day Kickoff Breakfast, Commemoration and Keynote Speaker, LaTosha Brown.
This year’s MLK Day special event featured:
Event Schedule
8 a.m. MLK Day Kickoff Breakfast
WWU Viking Commons
- Free community breakfast (please RSVP)
- “Now is the Time for Community in Action” Jason McGill, CEO, Northwest Youth Services.
- Bellingham Public Schools Art Display featuring, “Picturing Justice: Youth Photographs for Social Action.”
9:30 a.m. MLK Day Commemoration
WWU Performing Arts Center
- Welcome from student MCs from Western Washington University and Sehome High School.
- Land Acknowledgement from Lummi Tribal Member, Free Borsey.
- Performance of “Poor Man Lazarus” featuring WWU Choral and conducted by Dr. Richard Hodges.
- “Now is the Time for Radical Change” featuring members the Whatcom Racial Equity Commission (Shu-Ling Zhao, Kristina Michele Martens, TeeJay Morris, and Pamela Wheeler.)
- Livestream keynote address featuring LaTosha Brown.
11:15 a.m. Support for Local Businesses
Guests were encouraged to support all local Black-owned businesses including three selling their products at the event:
- Guud Bowls
- Mo’s Parlor
- Vividly Vexed
12:00 p.m. Community Service opportunities throughout Whatcom County
Hundreds of community members volunteered during this National Day of Service to support Bellingham Parks and Recreation and Habitat for Humanity.
Whatcom Human Rights Task Force 25th Annual Conference
January 12-14, 2023
From Divine Dissatisfaction to Joyful Liberation:
How Do We Co-Create a Beloved Whatcom County?
This event is a collaborative effort between the following:
