January 8-18, 2010

King Week 2010 is a celebration commemorating the national holiday observance of Dr. King’s birthday that begins with a Kick-Off Ceremony and Press Conference on the City Hall Steps in Los Angeles, California. At this free event, attendees will also have a chance to learn more about other events during King Week 2010, which include SCLC’s annual Multi-Faith Prayer Luncheon, Community Mixer, Women’s Commission on Human Rights Town Hall Forum, Labor Day of Action, and the 33rd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Dinner Celebration.

In addition to the commemoration of Dr. King’s birthday, King Week 2010 is the primary fundraiser for the SCLC of Greater Los Angeles’ programs including the Rosa Parks Family Counseling and Sexual Assault Center, Hate Crimes Prevention Program, Martin Luther King Dispute Resolution Center (MLKDRC), and  Beyond the Bell at Foshay Learning Center, at risk after school program.

Through the services of these programs the SCLC of Greater Los Angeles promotes the philosophy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and continues the unfinished agenda for progressive change. The goal is to realize the dream of freedom, peace, justice, and equality for all by recognizing the inalienable dignity and worth of every human being. The SCLC of Greater Los Angeles’ mission and mandate remains to organize and mobilize the strength of America’s moral consciousness against the weakness of its social order. The SCLC of Greater Los Angeles is committed to this vision in the Greater Los Angeles community.

For more information on King Week 2010, including sponsorship, advertising, and ticket information, contact Personal Services Plus, Inc. Event Management Company at (909) 949-7585 or events@personalservicesplus.com.

Events

Friday, January 8, 2010
Kick-Off/Press Conference
Location: City Hall, First Street Steps
Time: 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Saturday, January 9, 2010
LA Inner City Mass Choir
“Share the Dream, Live the Reality” King Celebration
Location: Greater Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church
6001 S. Hoover Street
Los Angeles, CA 90044
Time: Doors open 4 PM
Event: 5 p.m.– 7:30 p.m.
Keynote Speaker: Councilman Bernard Parks
FREE of CHARGE
Contact : Erica (310) 696-3332

Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Women’s Commission on Human Rights Forum
“Jobs & Justice Women on the Move”
Location: Immanuel Presbyterian Church
3300 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90010
RSVP to CSWRsvp@lacity.org or call
Contact: Kellie Hawkins – (213) 978-0300

Thursday, January 14, 2010
Community Reception/Mixer
Location: Crenshaw Live Bar & Grill
3888 Crenshaw Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90008
FREE of CHARGE
Contact: PSP, Inc. – (909) 949-7585

Friday, January 15, 2010
Interfaith Prayer Breakfast
Speaker: Bishop L. Daniel Williams
Featuring: Jeffrey Coprich’s L.A. Inner City Mass Choir
Location: Holman United Methodist Church
3320 W. Adams Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90018
Time: 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Ticket: $35/Person/$50 VIP Seating

Saturday, January 16, 2010
Labor & Community Dialogue
Contact: Lola Smallwood-Cuevas
(213) 480-4155 – Off.
(310) 756-2569 – Cell

Sunday, January 17, 2010
LA Cares Mentoring
Contact: Barbara Perkins
(818) 833-0363 or (818) 571-1097

Monday, January 18, 2010
33rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Awards Gala & Fundraiser
“Justice Must Be Universal”
Sheraton Gateway Hotel LAX
6101 Century Blvd. Los Angeles, California 90045
Individual Tickets: $250.00
Contact: PSP, Inc. – (909) 949-7585

During the battle last fall over Proposition 8, an amendment to the State Constitution that banned same-sex marriage, the chapter’s president, the Rev. Eric P. Lee, was more than a tangential figure for the opposition. He was front and center at an opposition group’s large rally at City Hall and marched in the blazing sun for 15 miles in Fresno. Many other local African-American pastors prepared mailings featuring church leaders in support of the proposition and linking their views to Barack Obama, then the Democratic nominee for president.Mr. Lee “was very helpful to us,” said Rick Jacobs, head of the Courage Campaign, a left-leaning political action group in Los Angeles that fought the initiative.

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Mr. Lee said that his opposition to Proposition 8 “created tension in my life I had never experienced with black clergy.”

“But it was clear to me,” he added, “that any time you deny one group of people the same right that other groups have that is a clear violation of civil rights and I have to speak up on that.”

April 4 ‘Remembering King, Realizing the Dream’ March & Rally Promoted Quality Jobs, Education and Safer Neighborhoods

LOS ANGELES – Thursday, April 9, 2009 – On April 4, 2009, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Greater Los Angeles (SCLC/LA) held a march and rally to commemorate 41st anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Entitled “Remembering King, Realizing the Dream,” the event drew over a thousand participants and called attention to and renewed the focus on the need for quality jobs and education and safer neighborhoods and included a march from Foshay Learning Center that traveled west on Exposition Boulevard to Dorsey High School where a rally took place. Rally speakers included: California Assembly Speaker Karen Bass, Mike Garcia, President SEIU Local 1877, Faith Culbreath, President SEIU SOULA Local 2006, María Elena Durazo, Executive Secretary -Treasurer, Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, A.J. Duffy, President, United Teachers of Los Angeles, Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Executive Director of the Community Coalition in Los Angeles, Damien Goodmon, FixExpo.org, and the SCLC’s Reverend Eric Lee. Community partners for this event included the: SEIU, AFL-CIO, United Teachers Los Angeles, Fix Expo Campaign, Say Yes to Children!, Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy, Brotherhood Crusade, and Mothers in Action.

The mission of the SCLC of Greater Los Angeles is to promote the philosophy of its founder Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., of non-violent progressive social change. For more information and to get involved, please call (323) 290-4100 or visit sclclosangeles.org.

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VIDEO OPTIONS

Link: http://www.veoh.com/browse/videos/category/activism_non_profit/watch/v181874253MsjKbkK

LOS ANGELES – Monday, April 6, 2009 – The Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Greater Los Angeles (SCLC/LA) and its Rosa Parks Sexual Assault Crisis Center will join the nation in recognizing April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month in an effort to raise awareness and promote the prevention of sexual violence in America.

According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), among high school students, 9.3% of black students and 7.8% of Hispanic students reported that they were forced to have sexual intercourse at some time in their lives. In the same survey, the CDC reported that out of 9,684 adults, 10.6% of women reported experiencing forced sex at some time in their lives and 2.5% of women surveyed said they experienced unwanted sexual activity in the previous 12 months.

The SCLC of Greater Los Angeles believes that by engaging high school students in mentoring programs or other skill-based activities that address
healthy sexuality and dating relationships and helping parents identify and address social and cultural influences that may promote attitudes and violent behaviors in their kids, there is a lesser chance of young men and women growing up to be victims or perpetrators of sexual violence. In addition, creating policies at work, at school, and in other places that address sexual harassment and by developing mass media (e.g., radio, TV, magazines, newspapers) messages that promote norms, or shared beliefs, about healthy sexual relationships, America can lessen the occurrences of sexual assault violence.

Serving mostly African-American and Latino female victims of sexual assault in South Los Angeles, the SCLC’s Rosa Parks Sexual Assault Crisis Center continues to be a catalyst for empowerment.

The mission of the SCLC of Greater Los Angeles is to promote the philosophy of its founder Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., of non-violent progressive social change. For more information and to get involved, please call (323) 290-4100 or visit sclclosangeles.org.

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(LOS ANGELES – March 30, 2009) – The Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Greater Los Angeles (SCLC) announced its new PSA for their “Remembering King, Realizing the Dream” march and rally taking place on the 41st anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The event is designed to call attention to and renew the focus on the need for quality jobs and education and safer neighborhoods and will take place on Saturday, April 4, 2009 at 9 a.m. beginning at Foshay Learning Center (intersection of Harvard Avenue and Exposition Boulevard) and traveling west on Exposition Boulevard to Dorsey High School (Farmdale Avenue). The rally will take place at Dorsey High School at 12 noon. Confirmed speakers include: California Assembly Speaker Karen Bass, Mike Garcia, President SEIU Local 1877, Faith Culbreath, President SEIU SOULA Local 2006, María Elena Durazo, Executive Secretary -Treasurer, Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, A.J. Duffy, President, United Teachers of Los Angeles, Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Executive Director of the Community Coalition in Los Angeles, Damien Goodmon, FixExpo.org, and the SCLC’s Reverend Eric Lee. Community partners include the: SEIU, AFL-CIO, United Teachers Los Angeles, Fix Expo Campaign, Say Yes to Children!, Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy, Brotherhood Crusade, and Mothers in Action. For more information, please visit sclclosangeles.org or call (323) 290-4100.

The mission of the SCLC of Greater Los Angeles is to promote the philosophy of its founder Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., of non-violent progressive social change. For more information and to get involved, please call (323) 290-4100 or visit sclclosangeles.org.

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• To view PSA please go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg43EO3RkO4
• Download PSA (.mov)
• Download PSA audio (.mp3):
• For a complete press kit please visit: http://sclclosangeles.org/?page_id=29

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Jasmyne Cannick, (323) 839-0216
jcannick@sbclglobal.net

SCLC OF GREATER LOS ANGELES TO COMMEMORATE 41ST ANNIVERSARY OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.’S ASSASSINATION WITH MARCH & RALLY SATURDAY, APRIL 4

Remembering King, Realizing the Dream March & Rally to Call Attention to the Need for Quality Jobs, Education, and Safe Neighborhoods

WHO:

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Greater Los Angeles, SEIU, AFL-CIO, United Teachers Los Angeles, Fix Expo Campaign, Say Yes to Children!, Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy, Brotherhood Crusade, Mothers in Action, Various Elected Officials, and Community Members

WHAT:

Remembering King, Remember the Dream March & Rally

WHEN:

Saturday, April 4, 2009
9 a.m. – March starts at Foshay Learning Center on Harvard and Exposition Blvds.
12 p.m. – Rally starts at Dorsey High School (Farmdale Ave. and Exposition Blvd.)

WHERE:

March route begins at Foshay Learning Center on Exposition Blvd. at Harvard Avenue and proceeds west on Exposition to Farmdale Avenue at Dorsey High School. Note: Streets will be closed to traffic for march.

MORE INFORMATION:

(LOS ANGELES – March 30, 2009) – The Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Greater Los Angeles (SCLC) will hold a march and rally on to commemorate the 41st anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The event is designed to call attention to and renew the focus on the need for quality jobs and education and safe neighborhoods. Themed “Remembering King, Realizing the Dream,” the march will take place on Saturday, April 4, 2009 at 9 a.m. beginning at Foshay Learning Center (Harvard and Exposition Boulevards) and travel west on Exposition Boulevard to Dorsey High School (Farmdale Avenue). The rally will take place at Dorsey High School at 12 noon. Community partners include the: SEIU, AFL-CIO, United Teachers Los Angeles, Fix Expo Campaign, Say Yes to Children!, Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy, Brotherhood Crusade, and Mothers in Action. For more information, please visit sclclosangeles.org or call (323) 290-4100.

“The people of Los Angeles are in crisis,” commented Reverend Eric Lee, C.E.O of the SCLC. “We’re in an economic crisis, our children’s education is in crisis, and we’re fighting daily just to survive. This march and rally will allow all of us to come together and say enough is enough. We want safe neighborhoods, jobs, and our children deserve a quality education. Dr. King’s dream has not been realized for all of us and so it’s very necessary for us to take to the streets and call attention to the continued social injustices faced by adults and children everyday here in Los Angeles.

The mission of the SCLC of Greater Los Angeles is to promote the philosophy of its founder Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., of non-violent progressive social change. For more information and to get involved, please call (323) 290-4100 or visit sclclosangeles.org.

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SCLC Remembering King, Realizing the Dream March & Rally Press Kit

• Press Release (English)
• Press Release (Spanish)
• Tip Sheet (Order of Events)
• Confirmed Speakers
• Participating Organizations
• Flyer
• PSA Video – Youtube
• PSA Video – Quicktime Movie (.mov)
  
• PSA Audio -(.mp3)

Founded in 1968, the Brotherhood Crusade’s principal mission is dedicated to building and sustaining an institution that raises funds and resources from within the community and distributes those funds directly back into the community. Brotherhood Crusade has a history of building alliances with other organizations, corporations and foundations of goodwill that are committed to and understand the tremendous need for helping our community and people grow and prosper. www.brotherhood.org

Community Coalition in Los Angeles

Community leaders, including current California Assembly Speaker, Karen Bass, founded Community Coalition as a non-profit organization in 1990 in response to the 1980’s crack cocaine epidemic that devastated South LA. The goal was to provide preventative community-centered solutions to the drug problem.  Community Coalition works with African American and Latino residents to build a prosperous and healthy South LA with safe neighborhoods, quality schools, a strong social safety net and positive economic development in order to reduce crime, poverty and substance abuse in South Los Angeles. www.cocosouthla.org

FixExpo.org

The Citizens’ Campaign to Fix Expo is a project of United Community Associations, an all-volunteer South LA nonprofit organization. The all-grassroots campaign is led by Save Leimert Neighborhood Coalition, Expo Communities United, Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw Homeowners’ Coalition, and several other community-based organizations. Together we are working to inform our community about the numerous grave deficiencies in the majority-minority South Los Angeles segment of the $862 million light rail transit project. We are requesting our political leadership work to fix the problems, so the Expo Line can be a good and safe neighbor to the local community and best benefit the region. www.fixexpo.org

InnerCity Struggle

InnerCity Struggle promotes safe, healthy and non-violent communities by organizing youth and families in Boyle Heights and East Los Angeles to work toward economic and social justice. www.innercitystruggle.org

Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy (LAANE)

Founded in 1993, LAANE is recognized as a national authority on issues affecting the working poor and an innovator in the fight against working poverty. Combining a vision of social justice with a practical approach to social change, LAANE has helped set in motion a broad movement based on the principle that hard work deserves fair pay, good benefits and decent working conditions. www.laane.org

Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO

Through over 300 local unions, the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor represents over 800,000 workers in every key industry, including transportation/goods movement; entertainment/media; services including janitorial and hospitality; education and construction; public sector and retail, to name a few. www.launion.org

Mothers in Action

Mothers In Action is an active group of over 5,000 members and volunteers composed of concerned citizens, businesses and community agencies who roll up their sleeves to execute established MIA projects and services. These projects and services bring valuable and much needed resources to families in need. www.mothersinaction.org

Say Yes to Children

The Say Yes to Children Network is committed to working with all parties to find a common ground on school reform. Serving as an umbrella group for faith based organizations, civic groups and civil rights organizations the Say Yes to Children Network is committed to fully funding education, reforming our public schools and ensuring that all parties are able to speak.

SCLC of Greater Los Angeles

The mission of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Greater Los Angeles (SCLC/LA) is to promote the philosophy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., of non-violent progressive social change. Our roots extend deeply into the African American religious experience with its biblical vision of liberation of all humankind. Our goal is to realize the dream of freedom, justice, peace and equality for all by recognizing the inalienable dignity and worth of every human being. We accomplish this through the continued advocacy of justice for all people, regardless of social status, religious belief, gender, sexual orientation, or ethnicity. We affirm nonviolence as the only reasonable basis for social change and interpersonal living. These two principles are reflected in our work. www.sclclosangeles.org

SEIU Local 1877

Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1877 is part of SEIU United Service Workers West, representing more than 40,000 janitors, security officers, airport service workers, and other property service workers across California. SEIU is the nation’s largest and fastest growing union in North America with more than 1.9 million members. www.seiu.org

SEIU SOULA Local 2006

SEIU is the nation’s largest security officers’ union representing more than 55,000 security officers nationwide including more than 10,000 security officers across California. More than 4,000 private security officers throughout San Francisco, Alameda and Contra Costa Counties have been working with an expired contract for nearly three months. The first-ever, city-wide master contract expired June 30, 2007. www.seiu.org

United Teachers of Los Angeles

United Teachers Los Angeles, established in 1970, is a union of professionals representing 48,000 public school teachers and health and human services professionals in Los Angeles.
United Teachers Los Angeles is a merged local affiliated with the California Teacher Association, California Federation of Teachers, National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers. UTLA represents 48,000 bargaining unit members in such diverse groups as Nurses, Psychologists, Social Workers, Librarians and Classroom Teachers. Los Angeles is a metropolitan school district, which represents the various cultural and racial groups common to large urban areas. Within the District are over 750 school locations and a school budget of over $8 billion. www.utla.net