Dear John,

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is an opportunity to listen and learn, to come together in community, to reflect, and to take action. 

We’re excited to share this event hosted by our friends at The BTS Center and the Maine Council of Churches that will be held tomorrow – Monday, January 16 at 12:15 PM. Committed to Listen is being offered virtually and is a chance to come together for a reading of Rev. Dr. King’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail. See below for more information from The BTS Center:

On April 16, 1963, from his cell in a Birmingham City Jail, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. penned a public letter addressed to several of Alabama's leading white religious leaders, who had openly questioned the pace and the confrontational nature of civil rights demonstrations. 

Because the work of racial justice is far from finished, and because Rev. Dr. King's challenge to religious communities and leaders is as relevant today as it was 60 years ago, we will come together on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2023 for a public reading of the Letter. 

Co-hosted by The BTS Center and the Maine Council of Churches, this event will include a public reading featuring multiple voices, contemplative music, and space for reflection.

As part of this event, The BTS Center and the Maine Council of Churches will be directing donations to Maine Initiatives’ Outdoor Equity Fund, a fund to improve safe, equitable access to outdoor spaces and increase opportunities for nature-based learning in Maine, unceded Wabanaki Territory, for Wabanaki, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC).

Thank you for listening and learning with us,

Meghan Hurley | she/her

Communications Manager

Maine Conservation Voters

[email protected]

P.S. Check out this article in the Portland Press Herald to find Martin Luther King Jr. Day events happening near you.

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