Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebrations: Martin Luther King Jr. Remembrance Ceremony 2022 - Tim Wise

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From the organizers:

Keynote Speaker: Tim Wise returns to Burlington for another Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration. Tim Wise is among the most prominent anti-racist writers and educators in the United States. He has spent the past 25 years speaking to audiences in all 50 states, on over 1,500 college and high school campuses, at hundreds of professional and academic conferences, and to community groups across the country. 

Panel Guests:

Tim Wise - Anti-Racist Activist, Author; TJ Donovan - Vermont Attorney General; Moise St. Louis - Director of Multicultural Affairs & Service, St Michael's College; Chol Dhoor - Founder and Executive Director of the Sudanese Foundation of Vermont; Bor Yang - Director of the Vermont Human Rights Commission; H. Sparks - Director of Equity Burlington School District

Music is from the Montpelier Community Gospel Choir. Remarks are from U.S. Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, and young people read excerpts from King’s speeches. Special thanks to St. Joseph’s Cathedral.

For more information: gbmrc.org

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