MLK DAY
January 15th, 2024
Welcome to the Watertown Annual
MLK Day Unity Breakfast
Monday, January 15, 2024 @ 10am
Each year, the residents of Watertown Massachusetts come together to celebrate civil rights and to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders by recommitting to foundational principles of racial, social and economic justice.
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The past several years have been challenging ones for our country and our community. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought heartbreak and hardship to people in all walks of life and exacerbated the staggering economic inequality that plagues our country. The ongoing police violence against black and brown people has fractured communities, laid bare the racism that still profoundly afflicts our country and galvanized millions to demand justice and racial reckoning. In this difficult climate, our community Unity Breakfast is more important than ever.
Please join us on MLK Day as we reaffirm our shared values, celebrate our differences, honor those who have made our community stronger and re-commit ourselves to ending prejudice, racism, and economic injustice in our city.
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Charmain Jackman, Ph.D.
Dr. Jackman is a Harvard-trained psychologist. She is the founder of InnoPsych, Inc., an organization on a mission to disrupt racial disparities in mental health.
introducing the Unity Breakfast scholarship funds
We are proud to announce creation of 2 separate scholarships:
The Unity Breakfast Visionary Award-
The $1500 award will be given in partnership with the Watertown Public Schools. It is designed to support extraordinary young people in our community who show immense promise as agents of change and present their compelling vision for a more just and equal future in the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr and other civil rights leaders.
The Watertown Community Visionary Award-
The $1500 award will be given this spring to encourage Watertown residents to continue their active engagement in social and economic justice issues and to carry on MLK’s legacy by combating intolerance and striving to create a positive change for a better world.
Make a donation.
Invest in our community and in the exceptional young people who will become the future leaders of community. Your contribution will support our annual Unity Breakfast and Scholarship Funds.
