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.
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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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