TALK : Celebration of the Power of Non-Violent Action & the Life of Martin Luther King Jr at Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), Lodhi Estate > 10:30am on 17th January 2017

Martin Luther King Jr 

Time : 10:30 am Add to Calendar 17/01/2017 10:30 17/01/2017 12:00 Asia/Kolkata TALK : Celebration of the Power of Non-Violent Action & the Life of Martin Luther King Jr Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2017/01/celebration-of-power-of-non-violent.html Gandhi King Memorial Plaza & C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003 DD/MM/YYYY

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served Basis)

Venue : Gandhi King Memorial Plaza & C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003
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Event Description : Celebration of the Power of Non-Violent Action & the Life of Martin Luther King Jr (15 January 1929 – 4 April 1968)

88thBirthday Commemoration of Dr Martin Luther King Jr 

Commemoration Service 10.30 am to 11.00 am (Gandhi-King Memorial Plaza)
Songs by Choirs of Schools from Delhi NCR

Interactive Session 11.15 am to 12.15 pm (Deshmukh Auditorium)
The ultimate test of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and moments of convenience, but where he stands in moments of challenge and moments of controversy— Martin Luther King Jr (The Struggle for Racial Justice, Address delivered at Nobel Peace Prize Recognition Dinner, 27 January 1965).

Special Address by US Ambassador to India H. E. Richard R. Verma 

During the Interactive Session a short film on Martin Luther King's Life shall be screened

Moderators:
Shri Suhas Borker (Working Group on Alternative Strategies)
Shri Ramesh Sharma (Gandhi Yuva Biradari)

Students from Schools of Delhi NCR to participate 
This programme is part of the Taking Children to Gandhi series that brings children closer to the enduring legacy of Gandhi’s non-violent struggle for equity, justice, pluralism and sustainable development 

(Collaboration: Gandhi Yuva Biradari and Working Group on Alternative Strategies)

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