"Right, Temporarily Defeated, Is Stronger Than Evil Triumphant"

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)

Girding themselves for another year of struggle, activists are seizing the occasion of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day to celebrate solidarity; mark your calendar now for the events below and let us know if there are others we should add (email us at streetheat@dclaborarchives.org).
- WEDNESDAY, 1/12: Jobs with Justice Open House & MLK, Jr Celebration
5-7P; 1325 Massachusetts Ave NW, Suite 200
Celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr with national JwJ staff and friends at their new home and meet JwJ coalition staff from across the country.
RSVP: Allison@jwj.org
- THURSDAY, 1/13: "Jack O'Dell: Just a Human Rights Foot Soldier"
7P; National Museum of Natural History, Constitution Avenue at 10th Street, NW
Currently Consultant on International Affairs to the National Rainbow Coalition, O’Dell worked with Dr. Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; during World War II, he was an active member of the National Maritime Union.
RSVP to 202-287-3382 or AMRSVP@si.edu
- THURSDAY, 1/20: FILM: Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin
7P; Provisions Library, 1611 Connecticut Ave, NW, Second Floor,
Presented in cooperation with Quaker Arts; members $5 non-members $8
A master strategist and tireless social activist, Bayard Rustin is best remembered as the organizer of the 1963 March on Washington; a longtime supporter of workers' rights, Rustin participated in many strikes and was a staunch ally to organized labor, helping found the A. Philip Randolph Institute (APRI) in 1964.
agrifffiths@provisionslibrary.org
- FRIDAY, 1/21: Solidarity In Living Color
7-10P; Plymouth Congregational UCC, 5301 North Capital St., NE
Rally and Cultural Festival to showcase solidarity in living color “calls on the diverse progressive community to connect the struggles of many and focus our energy together to achieve common goals” and features Rosie O'Donnell, Leslie Cagan, Rev. Graylan Hagler, Medea Benjamin, Damu Smith, Adele Welty, and others.
gshagler@earthlink.net