Sunday, January 18
8am and 10am: Please join us on Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunday, when Sally May, Interim Associate Minister, will lead her first worship service at First Congregational Church.- 3pm: Burlington’s Martin Luther King Remembrance gathering at the First Unitarian Universalist Society (152 Pearl St, Burlington) will feature Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s daughter, Nontombi Naomi Tutu, and Montreal’s Vivienne Deane Gospel Ensemble!
Tickets, which are free, are required. If you would like to reserve a ticket through First Congregational Church of Burlington, please contact Lucy Samara as soon as possible, as there are a limited number available.
Monday, January 19
Donisha Marley Prendergast
- Noon: Donisha Marley Prendergast, Granddaughter of Bob and Rita Marley and Attorney Jasmine Rand, a UVM Graduate who represented the Trayvon Martin Family will speak at Burlington City Hall.
Kevin Powell
- 4:30pm: Acclaimed author Kevin Powell will speak on “Violence and the Call for Accountability and Justice in 21st Century America,” with guest poet Rajnii Eddins, at the Chapel of St. Michael the Archangel at St. Michael’s College. Please click here for more information.
- 6pm: Black Lives Matter Demonstration at Burlington City Hall. Please click here for more information.
Tuesday, January 20
4pm: UVM’s MLK Convocation on Tuesday, January 20 at 4pm at the Ira Allen Chapel features Washington Post journalist and author of “The Butler”, Wil Haygood. Tickets, which are free, are required. If you would like to reserve a ticket through First Congregational Church of Burlington, please contact Lucy Samara as soon as possible, as there are a limited number available.
Wednesday, January 21
11:30am-1:30pm: Movie: Fruitvale Station, McCarthy Arts Center at St. Michael’s College. Please click here for more information.
Thursday, January 22
- 4pm-6pm: Workshop: “The Power of One: Tools for Interrupting Oppressive Behavior,” with Anti-Racism trainer Sherwood Smith. Ed.D., Roy Event Center, Dion Family Student Center at St. Michael’s College. Open to the public. Please click here for more information.
Jasmine Rand
- 7pm: Keynote Speaker Jasmine Rand on “Righting the Wrongs: Combating Jim Crow”, Roy Event Room at St. Michael’s College. Please click here for more information.
Friday, January 23
Cedric Hoard
7pm: The Third Annual Spoken Word Competition, McCarthy Arts Center @ St. Michael’s College. Hosted by visiting poets G. Yamazawa, Elizabeth Acevedo, and Cedric Hoard. Open to the public; all are invited to sign up to enter the competition by emailing Daviah Lawrence. Please click here for more information on the visiting poets.