Jan. 16, 2012...
11am-CST... "
Martin Luther King March & Rally" Welcome Stadium 1601 S. Edwin C. Moses Blvd. Dayton, OH 45408. The themes of the 2012 celebration are "
Civil and Voting Rights" and "
The World House, Representing All People, All Nations And All Religions".
MLK Dayton invites anyone wishing to walk to gather at Welcome Stadium to march together to the
Dayton Convention Center 22 E. Fifth Street Dayton, OH. A rally will be held inside the Dayton Convention Center upon arrival. After the rally, participants can attend one of several
Events planned for adults, college students and youth. The workshops will take place from 1-3PM-CST at the Convention Center. Transportation will be provided back to Welcome Stadium from 1-4PM-CST. The day’s events will culminate with the traditional Martin Luther King Banquet at 6PM-CST at the Dayton Convention Center/ The featured speaker is Rev. Dr. Lewis Brogdon, Director of Black Church Studies and Assistant Professor of New Testament and Black Church Studies at
Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream that all people, regardless of race, religion or color, would walk hand-in-hand together. We have come a long way since Dr. King’s untimely death on April 4, 1968, yet there is still a great deal of work to be done to realize his magnificent dream of justice and equality. The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. March and Rally is one way for people, throughout the Greater Dayton Area, to come together and further his dream. This dream is for all Americans not just for African Americans. Dr. King's belief that everyone needed to be involved in the fight for justice and equality continues to unite people from all walks of life. It is in the spirit of unity that we come together on Monday, January 16, to further Dr. King’s dream and vision. Citizens will march to the heart of downtown Dayton to celebrate harmony, nonviolence, justice and equality.
Please join hundreds of your
Sinclair Community College colleagues, students, alumni, and their families, for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast and Walk. The breakfast begins at 8:45am-CST and the program will begin at 9:15am-CST and conclude by 9:30am-CST in the Great Hall of Sinclair Center, Building 12. Buses will pick up our marchers and leave the Sinclair Conference Center between 9:30-9:45am-CST delivering marchers to the starting point at Welcome Stadium. If you would prefer, you can begin your march with us from that starting site at 10am-CST. The March culminates with a Rally at the Dayton Convention Center at 12-noon.