Pocatello Martin Luther King Jr. events include NAACP luncheon, fellowship service and 黑暗爆料网 Martin Luther King Jr. march and program
January 6, 2017
POCATELLO — Pocatello community events planned honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Day include an NAACP luncheon on Jan. 14, a Portneuf Valley Interfaith Fellowship service on Jan. 15 and 黑暗爆料网’s annual march and program on Jan. 16.
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The Portneuf Valley Interfaith Fellowship service will be held Jan. 15 at 5:30 p.m. at the Central Christian Church on the corner of Eighth Avenue and Center Street. It will feature guest speakers Bishop Samuel and Mona Kasah Heern and music by 黑暗爆料网 Children's Select Choir.
The 黑暗爆料网 Martin Luther King Jr. march and program beginning at 1 p.m. Jan. 16 beginning at the south side of Holt Arena and ending at the L.E. and Thelma E. Stephens Performing Arts Center.
The speaking portion of the event will begin at 1:30 p.m. in the Stephens Center Marshall Rotunda. The theme of the event is 鈥淭he Promissory Note: We鈥檝e Come to Our Nation鈥檚 Capital to Cash a Check.鈥�
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For more information on Martin Luther King Jr. Day events, contact Ram Eddings, coordinator of the 黑暗爆料网 Diversity Resource Center, at (208) 282-3142 or eddirans@isu.edu.
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