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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Director for SCLC Speaks in Oakland October 20
September 28, 2012

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Ambassador Andrew Young Speaks at
Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center's
Barbara Lee and Elihu Harris Lecture Series
7 p.m. October 20th Marriott Hotel in Downtown Oakland

Media Advisory
For Immediate Release


Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center

(501c3 Nonprofit Organization)

333 East 8th Street

Oakland, CA 94606

510 434 3988

 

 

 

 

 

Media Contact: Jackie Wright                                   

415 525 0410,                                                                                   jackiewright@wrightnow.biz  

 

 

 

 

AMBASSADOR ANDREW YOUNG, CIVIL RIGHTS ICON AND CONFIDANTE OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., TO SPEAK AT MLK FREEDOM CENTER'S "BARABARA LEE AND ELIHU HARRIS LECTURE SERIES" OCTOBER 20TH AT OAKLAND MARRIOTT HOTEL


In lecture "The Time Is Now: Our Legacy, Our Future" Ambassador Young will address the trend by some in the U.S. to turn back the clock on voting rights, the relevancy today of the civil rights era and recent incidents at U.S. embassies in the Middle East.

 

Who:            Ambassador Andrew Young, U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Former Oakland Mayor Elihu Harris, Roy D. Wilson, Executive Director, Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center, community leaders and the public.

 

What:            Kick off of the 2012-2013 Barbara Lee and Elihu Harris Lecture Series co-produced by The Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center and Merritt College featuring Ambassador Andrew Young, founding principal and chair of GoodWorks International, an organization that facilitates economic development in the Caribbean and Africa. Young, a top aide to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has served as Mayor of Atlanta for two terms, a U.S. Congressman and Ambassador to the United Nations.  The lecture is free to the public. Attendees are asked to call the Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center at (510) 434-3988 to RSVP.  

 

When:             7 p.m., Saturday, October 20, 2012

 

Where:             Marriott Hotel, Grand Ballroom, Oakland City Center, 1001 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94607

 

Why:            Ambassador Young is one of the few remaining leaders of the Civil Rights Movement who served with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and still works in the arena of civil liberties and humanitarian service. His philosophy as demonstrated by his life's work is in alignment with the purpose of the Martin Luther King Freedom Center, which creates ethical leadership for personal and social responsibility through education.

 

 

Ambassador Andrew Young to speak in Oakland October 20, 2012
Ambassador Andrew Young to speak in Oakland October 20, 2012
 

 

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ABOUT MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. FREEDOM CENTER

The Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center promotes the principles of nonviolence and offers an environment where young people actively seek peaceful, nonviolent solutions to the difficult challenges we all face in our communities. The Freedom Center serves individuals, organizations, schools and communities in the Greater Bay Area. For more details, visit www.mlkfreedomcenter.org.  The Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center is a 501(c) 3 not for profit, nonpolitical and nonpartisan educational organization.   

 

Note to Editors: Advance interviews with Ambassador Young, Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Former Oakland Mayor Elihu Harris, Executive Director Roy D. Wilson and youth spokespersons are available. Contact Jackie Wright at 415 525 0410 to schedule interviews.

With the backdrop of the unfortunate U.S. embassy deaths in Libya and attacks in Egypt, a few weeks before the presidential election as voters' rights are being assailed, Ambassador Andrew Young kicks off year two of the Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center's "Barbara Lee and Elihu Harris Lecture Series" co-produced with Merritt College on October 20th.  How relevant are Civil Rights Era philosophy of nonviolence and other strategies in today's world?  Find out Ambassador Young's perspective.

Your advance stories will serve the "public interest."  JW









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