CURB: Celebrate Life Of Dr. Martin Luther King
Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda [CURB] encourages all Bermudians to celebrate the life of legendary civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. this coming Monday [Jan 21].
A statement from the group said: “Although we do not have a public holiday in his name we feel the need to honor his life and legacy as a man who spent his life fighting racial injustice and discrimination, and who paid the ultimate price for his beliefs.
“In the words of Dr. King’s wife, Coretta King: “The King Holiday celebrates Dr. King’s global vision of the world house, a world whose people and nations had triumphed over poverty, racism, war and violence. The holiday celebrates his vision of ecumenical solidarity, his insistence that all faiths had something meaningful to contribute to building the beloved community.
“The Holiday commemorates America’s pre-eminent advocate of nonviolence the man who taught by his example that nonviolent action is the most powerful, revolutionary force for social change available to oppressed people in their struggles for liberation.
“This holiday honors the courage of a man who endured harassment, threats and beatings, and even bombings. We commemorate the man who went to jail 29 times to achieve freedom for others, and who knew he would pay the ultimate price for his leadership, but kept on marching and protesting and organizing anyway.
“We commemorate on this holiday the ecumenical leader and visionary who embraced the unity of all faiths in love and truth…. The King Holiday celebrates Dr. King’s global vision of the world house, a world whose people and nations had triumphed over poverty, racism, war and violence.
“The holiday celebrates his vision of ecumenical solidarity, his insistence that all faiths had something meaningful to contribute to building the beloved community,” the statement from CURB said.
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Oh get real. Always in someone’s elses backyard. Why don’t we celerbrate are own people that have done their part to better our own nation for a change?
I agree with Micro, but he (MLK) really was a great man.
Not like our kings.
Agree Micro. Even though I m grateful to MLK for all he did, when r we gonna celebrate and revere our OWN!! So no, dnt celebrate MLK celebrate Bdns who made sacrifices for this island. When Govt (and thts any Govt)finally decides to teach Bdn history in skool our ‘heros’ will never be known and ppl (young and not so young) will never appreciate wht went before to understand where they need to go.
what did Dr King have to do with Bermuda might I ask?