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Nonviolence Boot Camps
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California Youth and Family Civic Engagement Initiative
Barbara Lee and Elihu Harris Lecture Series
Grasping on to Culture
Culture is not within your chemical composition. The term "culture" should steer away from the built ideology that culture is based on genes. Instead, the term "culture" should be interpreted as components that make up us as individuals and a community. To ensure...
Voter education door-knocking, a student reflection
Recently, we've discovered the power of the people. Empires can rise and fall. The main contributor to this is the people it is either serving or oppressing. We live in a nation in which our voice and our vote has been thought to not matter. There are people who do...
Self-Change
In the gentle whisper of the morning breeze, I am born. I am the rustle of leaves, the soft touch of dew-kissed grass underfoot, a fragrance of fresh beginnings wafting through the air. I am the sight of sunlight filtering through a canopy of trees, casting intricate...
The Necessity for Organizational Modesty
Talking about the work is not doing the work, it is getting off on the high that one receives from the pleasure of reaching a goal. Speaking on what has been done without any calling to action bleeds hubris and egoism in an organization, leading to no further work...
Matthew White: Lightbulbs and Democracy
The following passage was taken and edited from the July 7th, 2023 MLK Freedom Center intimate dialogue with West Coast Representative Matthew White of the AFSCME trade union organization. What rights, what ideas, what resources do we have available that might change...
Political Action, Public Service, and Civics Matter
Democracy – A Journey of Self Transformation
Creating Community through Food Security
Wellness and Nutrition For All
Training Young Women in the Trades
"...Turn all of your failures into something positive"
Watch now to be inspired and learn how to channel resilience in your own journey.
Did you know that not voting is a vote? All it takes to increase participation in democracy and civic engagement is to bring just one more person to vote.
"You Plus One" is an essential guide to take one person with you to the polls and make a difference. The booklet includes voter preparation information, statistics and information about how to register by each state. There is no cost to receive your copy.
Send us a message at info@mlkfreedomcenter.org or call us at 510-434-3988 to request You Plus One for yourself or a loved one – now is the critical time!
#VoteReady #NationalVoterRegistrationDay
Listen to our inspiring leaders discuss the importance of representations, women's rights, and involvement.
"It's a fight later generations will have to fight!"
Check out the full video and help us share it with your contacts!!
Let's join Arsema and take one person with us to vote in this crucial election! Thank you to our dear friends and partners at the Alameda County Labor Council for our continued mutual effort to Promote and Protect Democracy.
#alamedalaborcouncil #alamedalaborcouncildinner #ibew575 #ibew1245 #SEIU1021 #seiu1021 #seiu2015 #SEIU2015 #seiuuhw #ufcw5 #atu192 #Atu1555 #atu1555 #seiu521 #SEIU521 #unitehere2 #pft1603 #PFT1603 #smart104 #portofoakland #teamsters853 #teamsters70 #uaw6 #afscme3299 #afscme57 #ifpte21 #iaff55 #nuhw #iatse107 #californialaborfederation
This summer, students and staff from the Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center work to produce a handbook of good ideas for voter education. These good ideas come from young minds who desires to contribute their ideas for the urgent times in which we live....
Let's work to keep our traditions alive! 🤠
Comerica Bank
Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo
Kaiser Permanente
@Alameda Labor Council, AFL CIO
Staff, Student and
Guest Articles
Matthew White: Lightbulbs and Democracy
The following passage was taken and edited from the July 7th, 2023 MLK Freedom Center intimate dialogue with West Coast Representative Matthew White of the AFSCME trade union organization. What rights, what ideas, what resources do we have available that might change...
Grasping on to Culture
Culture is not within your chemical composition. The term "culture" should steer away from the built ideology that culture is based on genes. Instead, the term "culture" should be interpreted as components that make up us as individuals and a community. To ensure...
Voter education door-knocking, a student reflection
Recently, we've discovered the power of the people. Empires can rise and fall. The main contributor to this is the people it is either serving or oppressing. We live in a nation in which our voice and our vote has been thought to not matter. There are people who do...
Self-Change
In the gentle whisper of the morning breeze, I am born. I am the rustle of leaves, the soft touch of dew-kissed grass underfoot, a fragrance of fresh beginnings wafting through the air. I am the sight of sunlight filtering through a canopy of trees, casting intricate...
Videos to Promote and Protect Democracy
Political Action, Public Service, and Civics Matter
Democracy – A Journey of Self Transformation
Creating Community through Food Security
Wellness and Nutrition For All
Training Young Women in the Trades
Creating Community
"...Turn all of your failures into something positive"
Watch now to be inspired and learn how to channel resilience in your own journey.
Did you know that not voting is a vote? All it takes to increase participation in democracy and civic engagement is to bring just one more person to vote.
"You Plus One" is an essential guide to take one person with you to the polls and make a difference. The booklet includes voter preparation information, statistics and information about how to register by each state. There is no cost to receive your copy.
Send us a message at info@mlkfreedomcenter.org or call us at 510-434-3988 to request You Plus One for yourself or a loved one – now is the critical time!
#VoteReady #NationalVoterRegistrationDay
Listen to our inspiring leaders discuss the importance of representations, women's rights, and involvement.
"It's a fight later generations will have to fight!"
Check out the full video and help us share it with your contacts!!
Let's join Arsema and take one person with us to vote in this crucial election! Thank you to our dear friends and partners at the Alameda County Labor Council for our continued mutual effort to Promote and Protect Democracy.
#alamedalaborcouncil #alamedalaborcouncildinner #ibew575 #ibew1245 #SEIU1021 #seiu1021 #seiu2015 #SEIU2015 #seiuuhw #ufcw5 #atu192 #Atu1555 #atu1555 #seiu521 #SEIU521 #unitehere2 #pft1603 #PFT1603 #smart104 #portofoakland #teamsters853 #teamsters70 #uaw6 #afscme3299 #afscme57 #ifpte21 #iaff55 #nuhw #iatse107 #californialaborfederation
This summer, students and staff from the Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center work to produce a handbook of good ideas for voter education. These good ideas come from young minds who desires to contribute their ideas for the urgent times in which we live....
Let's work to keep our traditions alive! 🤠
Comerica Bank
Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo
Kaiser Permanente
@Alameda Labor Council, AFL CIO
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From a Kitchen in the World House
View our interactive cookbook From a Kitchen in the World House.
MLK Freedom Center students produced From a Kitchen in the World House cultural recipe exchange book entirely during COVID. The book project was organized by 30 students, representing 23 languages and 19 countries. They exchanged a cultural recipe from a grandparent or parent with another MLKFC student of a different race or nationality, cooked their partner’s recipe in their home, and served it to their family. They reflected on their experience in the writings enclosed. From a Kitchen highlights Dr. King’s World House concept that through science and technology our world has been brought together into a worldwide neighborhood; Dr. King calls us to turn this worldwide neighborhood into a brotherhood and sisterhood. Students share From a Kitchen in regular book readings and public events. From a Kitchen in a World House is available for purchase for $20. Please contact us to arrange a book reading or to purchase a book.
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