The annual Prescott Martin Luther King Peace and Justice March and Celebration will be Monday, Jan. 16. This year, the theme is Love in Motion, reflecting Dr. King’s ambition to use the power of love to keep moving forward toward the goal of greater social justice.
Marchers will assemble at 10 a.m. at the Prescott College Welcome Center and march around the Courthouse Square, with the march concluding at the Prescott United Methodist Church on Gurley St.
A program of speakers, music and celebration will follow at the church at 11 a.m. Area youth will be included in the program, and the event will include an on-stage panel discussion with middle school students from Northpoint Academy.
Afterward, two break-out sessions will be offered where attendees can meet keynote speaker Charlotte Strayhorne and Spoken Word speaker Truth B. Told to discuss MLK’s legacy.
Attendees also can sign up for several service projects being organized by Arizona Serve.
Prescott MLK Day Timeline
Prescott College Welcome Center,
202 Grove Ave., Prescott
• 9:30-9:45 AM, gather for March
• 9:45-10:00 AM, Native American Smoke Dance, Allen Doka
• 10:00-10:45 AM, march around Courthouse Square, Meg Borhmann and Galactagogues (musical accompaniment)
Prescott United Methodist Church,
505 W. Gurley, Prescott
• 11 AM–12:30 PM, MLK Day Celebration
• 1:00-2:00 PM, breakout sessions with Rev. Charlotte Strayhorne and
Truth B. Told
Celebration Program Theme: Love in Action
Welcome
MC: Kendra Hobson (St. Luke Ebony Christian Church)
Opening remarks
Pastor Efrain Zavala (PUMC)
Musical piece
Meg Borhmann and Galactagogues
Spoken word
Truth B. Told
Musical piece
Woman Song
Proclamation reading
Cathey Rusing
(or new Mayor Pro Tem Brandon Montoya)
Musical piece (2 songs)
Tony Gibbs (sax) and Benita Rose (piano)
Call to action
Sean Stevens
(Arizona Serve)
Middle/High School Student Panel
Robert Shegog
Musical piece
Woman Song
Keynote speaker
Rev. Charlotte Strayhorne
Closing musical piece (sing-a-long)
Meg Borhmann
and Galactagogues
Closing remarks
Pastor Efrain Zavala (PUMC)
