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M artin L uther K ing J r .
January 11, 2017
2017 special edition
Mayor to Speak at
King Observance
Mayor Ted Wheeler will be
the featured speaker at the annual
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
observance on Sunday, Jan. 15 at
4 p.m. at Maranatha Church, 4222
N.E. 12th Ave.
The newly elected mayor is
scheduled to give the talk “Now
More than Ever” to recognize that
the “end” of the Civil Rights era
did not end the need to speak out
and witness for equality for all
people.
The “Black Lives Matter”
movement and the demonstrations
of Native American tribes against
the invasion of oil pipelines on
treaty lands and rivers have raised
awareness that people of color still
in areas for equal justice and civil
rights. Church leaders point to an
atmosphere of outspoken racism
and religious phobia that have pre-
vailed recently in some quarters.
“Citizens are seeking public
forums to express support for in-
creased racial awareness and tol-
erance which Dr. King espoused.
Now is the time to say that vio-
lence, hate speech, and other per-
secutions of people of color will
not stand,” organizers said.
Ted Wheeler
The Maranantha Church com-
memoration will include mu-
sic from the Maranatha Choir,
speeches from other community
leaders and a call to prayer for our
nation for all people of faith.
For more information, call the
Rev. Joyce Smith at 360-600-3579
or email her at jsmith4077@aol.
com.