*This event was updated on 1/5 to change the performance from the Glastonbury Madrigals to the Concert Choir. 

Original Post:

The Glastonbury MLK Community Initiative is sponsoring a town-wide celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday on January 15, 2023 at Smith Middle School in Glastonbury from 3:00 to 5:00 PM. The focus of the celebration will be on Health Disparities: the Racial, Economic, Cultural and Social Causes. Dr. King addressed this inequity in 1966, saying, “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.”

The speakers include:

• Dr. David Williams, a professor at Harvard and an internationally recognized social scientist focused on social influences on health; and,
• Dr. Tekisha Dwan Everette, Executive Vice President of Trust for American’s Health, a health policy advocacy organization

The program will also include vocal performances by the Concert Choir, as well as a film on Dr. King’s summer work in the tobacco fields of Simsbury when he was a student at Morehouse College. Several local organizations that provide healthcare support will disseminate resource materials and provide information on their important work.

The celebration is intended to provide information on issues related to healthcare discrimination and also inspire attendees to service and action as a result. 

This is a FREE event, open to all who seek to share in the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

For more information, contact glastonburymlkci@gmail.com.