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Martin Luther King Jr. Week of Service
Declared “a day on instead of a day off,” the Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) Day of Service, this year having been extended to an entire week, not only commemorated the struggle for human and civil rights in America, but was also a nationwide day of community service. HOBA's MLK Week of Service provided an opportunity to translate MLK’s legacy into community service and honest dialogue, leading to real change in areas with the highest need.
2009 MLK Week of Service:
Stats:
- 175 HOBA volunteers participated in 20+ service projects during the week
- 150 Kaiser Permanente volunteers served on MLK Day in partnership with HOBA
- Over 1300 hours of volunteer service contributed across the Bay Area!
Project Highlights:
- 1500+ winter coats were distributed at City Team ministries to Oakland residents
- 20 planter beds built for a school garden and one civil rights inspired mural painted at LIFE Academy High School in Oakland
- 2 computer labs installed in West Oakland in partnership with OTX-West
Past MLK Day of Service projects/events include the following:
- In partnership with the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Association of Santa Clara Valley, Inc., HOBA co-organized a Spiritual Night, the Mover of Mountains Awards Breakfast and the Freedom Train ride during which passengers learned about MLK’s legacy of service. The series of events rallied thousands across the Bay Area to revisit the Civil Rights Movement, where it stands today and how community service can extend MLK’s legacy.
- Through its Citizen Action/Academy, HOBA partnered with Independent Television Service (ITVS) to showcase the Emmy-Award winning PBS series Independent Lens: BANISHED documentary:From the 1860s to the 1920s, dozens of towns and counties across America violently expelled entire African American communities, forcing thousands of black families to flee their homes. A century later, these towns remain all white. BANISHED tells the story of three of these communities and their black descendants, who return to learn shocking histories.
- Creation of a special “Heritage Quilt” project commemorating the Civil Rights Movement.
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