Martin Luther King's famous 'I Have a Dream' speech inspired many to think about injustice and how they might help combat it. Patch wants to know what your dream is for a better world.
Fifty years ago, Martin Luther King delivered his rousing "I Have a Dream" speech to a crowd of 250,000 in front of the Lincoln Memorial after leading a peaceful demonstration in Washington, D.C. "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,' King said on Aug. 28, 1963. "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.? On this Martin Luther King Day, Patch wants to know what your dream is for a better world? Is it to see improved education for all children, safer streets, better access to health …
Volunteering on the National Day of Service (Saturday, Jan. 19) has become a way to celebrate and honor MLK Day. Here's where to do so in the local area.
Increasingly, organizations and individuals are spending the National Day of Service (it's Sat. Jan. 19 this year) and the Martin Luther King Day holiday in volunteerism and service to their communities, according to the Christian Science Monitor. It's a way honor to the Martin Luther King Day holiday. Click here and here for a list of volunteer activities in the local area which could use your help. They range from breast cancer causes to the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center to special needs kids to community gardens and after-school programs. Get local news from Patch each morning. It's like getting a free newspaper. Learn more. Like Niles-Morton Grove Patch on Facebook
10:22 pm on Saturday, January 19, 2013
A great way to build community and a powerful new tradition. more ›
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8:16 pm on Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Compassion! more ›