To Mark the 50th Anniversary of the Gandhi-King Memorial Plaza which was inaugurated on 21 January 1970

 

Celebration of the Power of Nin-violent Action and the Life of Martin Luther King Jr.

(15 January 1929-4 April 1968)

 

From 10:30 to 11:00

91st Birthday Commemoration Service of Dr. Marin Luther King Jr.

Songs by Choirs of Schools from Delhi NCR

 

From 11:15 to 12:15

Interactive Session

Theme: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” – Martin Luther King Jr. (Letter from Birmingham Jail, 16 April 1963)

 

During the Interactive Session a short film on Martin Luther King Jr. will be screened

 

Moderators: Shri Suhas Borker, Working Group on Alternative Strategies; and Shri Ramesh Sharma, Gandhi Yuva Biradari

 

This programme is part of the Taking Children to Gandhi series that brings children closer to the enduring legacy of Gandhi’s non-violent struggle for equity, justice, pluralism and sustainable development

 

(Collaboration: Gandhi Yuva Biradari and Working Group on Alternative Strategies)