The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Indiana Holiday Commission, the State of Indiana, the Indiana Civil Rights Commission, Indiana Black Expo, Inc., and AFSCME, are hosting the 27th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Celebration, join us at 12:00pm on Friday, January 12, 2018 in the Statehouse North Atrium. This year we will be commemorating the tremendous life and legacy of Dr. King on the 50th anniversary of his assassination with a Legacy March to the Statehouse at 11:15am on January 12th.
Before the Statehouse event, we will be hosting a commemorative Wreath Placing Ceremony at the Indiana War Memorial: Soldiers and Sailors Monument, alongside the Iota Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. This will take place January 11th, from 6pm-7pm.
On behalf of all organizations involved, I am pleased to invite you to attend the Wreath Placing Ceremony, March, and Celebration. A save-the-date flyer is attached to this message.
Then, on Monday, January 15, 2018, we continue our time-honored tradition of rolling up our sleeves to serve in the legacy of Dr. King during the 7th Annual Dr. King Day of Service. Registration begins at 9:00am at the Watkins Park Family Center. I sincerely hope you will join us for the Wreath Placing Ceremony, Legacy March, Celebration, and Day of Service. Please direct any questions to Tyler Bracken at (317) 232-2614, or via email at TBracken@icrc.in.gov.