Please join us in commemorating Dr. King's legacy at this annual, family friendly event! This year’s theme and focus is Economic Justice.

5:00 PM - Rally at Caras park featuring speeches by:

·         Tom Power, economist and Pulitzer Prize nominee

·         Debby Florence, regarding Occupy Missoula

5:40 PM – March for Economic Justice

·         The march will start at Caras park, cross the Higgins Street bridge and end at St. Paul Lutheran Church (202 Brooks St.).

·         Glowsticks provided, feel free to bring signs promoting the need for economic justice for all

6:00 PM – Community Commemoration at St. Paul Lutheran Church

·         Keynote speech by Dr. Ralph Stone, Pulitzer Prize nominated historian active in anti-war, civil rights and economic justice movements since the 1960’s.

·         Music by Amy Martin with the F.R.O.G.S choir and Coyote youth choir and Eden Atwood

·         Presentation of the Youth Art and Essay Awards

*Child Care provided during this time

7:00 PM – Community Social at St. Paul Lutheran Church

·         Food provided; donations accepted

 

Congratulations to our Art and Essay Contest Winners!

Writing

·         Elementary: 1^st -Wren Cilimburg, 2^nd – Andrew Bollinger, 3^rd – Madison Notti

·         Middle School: 1^st – Tessa Huston, 2^nd – Kaylee Peters, 3^rd – Lydia Claire Evanger

·         High School: 1^st – Callie Wade, 2^nd – Morgan Clark-Gaynor, 3^rd – Troy Stout

 

Art

·         Elementary: 1^st –Ruby Lenard, 2^nd –Daniel Edward Hanson, 3^rd –Malinda Beason

·         Middle School: 1^st – Maxine Beard and Sophia Layton

·         High School: 1^st – Cody Bradford, 2^nd –Alex Michael Regnier, 3^rd –Briana McBee & Ticha Marie Padgett-Stewart

Thank you to our wonderful community sponsors:

·         The University of Montana Excellence Fund

·        Hide and Sole

·      Humanities Montana

·         John & Rita Sommers-Flanagan

·      Bernice's Bakery

·         Good Food Store

·         The Break Espresso

·         WestRidge Creative

·         Missoula Food Co-Operative

·         County Rail Farm

·         Le Petit Outre

·         Great Harvest

·         Scotty’s Table

·         North Missoula Community Development Corporation

·         Pepsi-Cola

·         Safeway

·         Coca-Cola

·         UM Dining Services