FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
Contact: Robert Vickers
Email: communications@thekingcenter.org
Phone: 404-526-8946
Fax: 404-526-8969
Atlanta, Georgia
August 22, 2000
KING CENTER FORMS MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR ALLIANCES
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center For Nonviolent Social Change, Inc.
today announced the creation of two national networks to coordinate the
nationwide observances of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday and establish
a network of organizations that promote Dr. King’s message year-round.
The King Center’s National Holiday Advisory Committee will work
with groups in all fifty states to make the King Holiday a more effective
vehicle for promoting Dr. King’s teachings and encouraging community
service.
The Center’s King Related Organizations and Entities network will
create alliances with organizations that promote Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr.’s philosophies throughout the year with programs or events, effectively
disseminating one concise message to a world-wide audience.
States sending representatives to a convening meeting held August 18-19,
2000 at The King Center in Atlanta, included Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia,
Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New
York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Utah, and Virginia.
“By forming these alliances with the public we hope to ensure that
the teachings and legacy of my husband are further preserved and made
readily available to the masses of people searching for them”, said
Mrs. Coretta Scott King, Founder of The King Center and wife of Dr. King,
in convening the meeting.
The King Center will provide leadership and guidance to the networks
initially as they prepare for the 15th Anniversary of the federal
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday. Future emphasis is being placed
on the dissemination of Dr. King’s message to a worldwide audience
made possible by using the latest developments in technology.
Organizations wishing to become involved in the organization should contact
the King Center at (404) 526-8900.
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