Ashland Danceworks @ Ashland Armory MLK Day Celebration 2013

The event starts at noon. Get to the Historic Ashland Armory early if you want a seat.

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Paula Anema Sohl of Ashland First Congregational United Church of Christ, one of many “Community Protectors”

OSF Actor Jerome Preston Bates @ Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Celebration

Talia Matthias from the Maslow Project, one of many “Community Protectors”

Scenic Middle School student

Gina DuQuenne of SOPride

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Ashland Danceworks

Master of Ceremonies DL Richardson

SOU President Mary Cullinan, one of many “Community Protectors”

Scenic Middle School band director John Foster @ Martin Luther King. Jr. Holiday Celebration

Actress Christina Acosta Robinson recites poetry and sings

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Ashland Armory interior panorama

Ashland Danceworks @ Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Celebration

Ashland Food Project – one of the “Community Protectors”

Rogue Valley Gospel Group @ MLK Birthday Celebration

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Ashland Dance Works @ Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Celebration

OSF company Rodney Gardnier, Chavez, Eduardo Placer, and Christina Robinson lead “Rosa Sat”

You can see me take this photo very early in the video below

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Actor Jerome Preston Bates @ Ashland’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration

La Clinica Health Care board president, Phil Michael, one of many “community protectors”

Actress Christina Acosta Robinson reads and sings @ Martin Luther King, Junior Holiday Celebration

Ashland Armory crowd waits for the celebration to begin

More photos from Ashland’s MLK Birthday Celebration can be found here.

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The Bridges Forum – SOU

I just returned from the 2013 celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday in the Ashland Armory and wanted to get this first photo up in case anyone was interested in attending The Bridges Forum at SOU tonight. This will be a panel discussion happening at 6 p.m. in the Rogue River Room in the Stevenson Union Building on campus about accepting and embracing diversity in America. The panel will be composed of SOU Communication Instructor D.L. Richardson, Rabbi Joshua Boettiger, Pastor Kurt Katzmar, Social Sciences Instructor Flamur Vehapi, Philosophy Professor Prakash Chenjeri, and Dr. David Young, member of the National Spiritual Assembly of Baha’is of the United States.

SOU Communication Instructor D.L. Richardson MCing the 2013 Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration in the Ashland Armory

More photos from today’s events coming soon…

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Rogue Valley Gospel Choir @ Ashland’s Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Celebration

The 25th annual Ashland Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Celebration is scheduled for noon to 1:30 p.m. Monday, January 21 at the Historic Ashland Armory in downtown Ashland. The event is free and open to the public. Get there early if you want a seat.

Today’s photo is from last year’s event.

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DeLanna Studi read Shawnee leader Tecumseh's words

2012 marked the 24th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Celebration in Ashland. I have been in Ashland for half of them so I figured it was time to actually attend one to see what they are like.

Ashland Danceworks

SOU's Latino Student Union performed the "I have a Dream" speech in Spanish

The Rogue Valley Gospel Group Choir

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