OCCASION "87th Birthday Commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr" A 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-12:15pm on 21st January 2016

Time : 10:30 am - 12:15 pm Add to Calendar 21/01/2016 10:30 21/01/2016 12:15 Asia/Kolkata OCCASION "87th Birthday Commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr" A celebration of the power of Non-Violent Action & the life of Martin Luther King Jr Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2016/01/occasion-87th-birthday-commemoration-of.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)
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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 : "87th Birthday Commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr" A celebration of the power of Non-Violent Action & the life of Martin Luther King Jr (15 January 1929 – 4 April 1968)

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

Interactive Session (C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium – 11.15)

"The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. We must remember that intelligence is not enough.Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education."
–  Martin Luther King, Jr.

 A short film on Martin Luther King's Life shall be screened

Moderators: Shri Suhas Borker, Working Group on Alternative Strategies; and Shri Ramesh Sharma, Gandhi Peace Foundation

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 Peace Foundation and Working Group on Alternative Strategies

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