January 15 is a holiday for the City of Bellingham, in honor of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. A ceremony in celebration of his life and his message is planned for noon to 1 p.m. Monday, January 15 at Bellingham City Hall. The event will be aired on BTV10.
Bellingham Mayor Tim Douglas said it is essential that this day not be “just another shopping day.” “This day is intended to be a celebration, with community gatherings, speeches and music, all intended to inspire and elevate the human spirit with the ideas Dr. King stood for,” he said.
“Imagine if all of us who are worried about injustice all over the world could do something to change it. This celebration is for us to imagine together a world of compassion, honesty and fairness, and inspire us to take the very steps that will make those dreams a reality.”
Douglas spear-headed this annual celebration at City Hall in 1993 during his earlier term of office. Now in its 15th year, the ceremony features remarks by community leaders and youth and the Kulshan Community Chorus.
This event is for the whole family, hosted by the City of Bellingham, and sponsored by the Northwest Central Labor Council, the Whatcom Human Rights Taskforce, the Community Food Co-op, the Kulshan Chorus, the Bellingham YMCA, Egress Studio and Stratton Kehl Publications.
