MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. OBSERVANCE 2008
Building on a Legacy: The Construction of Social and Economic Justice

Please visit www.portlandmlk.net for more information about the events listed below.

Interfaith Dialogue
Liberty And Justice For All…If Not Now, When? If Not You, Who?
Wed., Jan. 16, 7:00 p.m.
USM Glickman Library, 7th floor, Portland

Reconsidering Martin Luther King, Jr:
A public conference on his role and legacy
Organized in partnership with the Maine Humanities Council
Sat., Jan. 19, 9:00 a.m.
USM Hannaford Hall, Portland
For more information and to register, please visit www.mainehumanities.org/mlk/index.html

23rd Annual Music & Gospel Concert
I've Been to the Mountaintop
Featuring the Windham Chamber Singers
Sun., Jan. 20, 6:00 p.m.
Merrill Auditorium, Portland
TICKETS: Available online through PortTix or by calling (207) 842-0800.

27th Annual Breakfast Celebration
Mon., Jan. 21, 8:00 a.m.
Holiday Inn by the Bay, Portland
TICKETS:
$20/adults, $8/youth 12 and under
Tickets are not available at the door and must be purchased in advance. Please call 253-5074 for more information.

Eyes on the Prize: Screenings and Discussions
Mon., Jan. 21, various times starting at 11:30 a.m.
Maine Historical Society, Portland

Please visit www.portlandmlk.net for more information about this year's events.

Malaga Island: Discovering Maine’s African American History
Gerald E. Talbot Lecture Hall, Luther Bonney, USM Portland
6:00 p.m.
Free and open to the public.

This third annual event planned in partnership with Maine Coast Heritage Trust, USM, Center for African Heritage, Maine Freedom Trails and Maine Historical Society will focus on the lives of the families with an examination of the impact of race, class and eugenics movement. A subsequent discussion about Horse and North Islands will help further define the African American experience in the Casco Bay region during the period 1850–1902.

From Abolitionism to Women’s Rights
USM Hannaford Lecture Hall
7:00–9:00 p.m.
Free and open to the public

In recognition of Women’s History Month, a discussion with Dr. Judith Wellman will shape this event focused on the first Women’s Rights Convention held in Seneca Falls, NY, and the critical role Black abolitionists played in shaping the entire movement’s doctrine. The NAACP is partnering with the USM Women and Gender Studies Program, USM History Dept., USM Economics Dept., USM Women’s Center, City of Portland and the Maine Freedom Trails.

Sixth Annual Celebration of Excellence in Education
USM Hannaford Lecture Hall, Portland

Join the NAACP Portland Branch, Governor John E. Baldacci and keynote speaker Victoria Rowell in honoring the 2008 college graduates of color from southern Maine at a ceremony to highlight their achievements and to encourage young people of color to pursue higher education.

P.O. Box 415
Stockton Springs, ME  04981
 
Branch Telephone (207) 548-2081
Fax (207) 548-2080
e-mail: joe.perry431@verizon.net
Secretary's Telephone (207) 947-4625
 
President: Joseph A. Perry
Vice President: George Mathis
Secretary: Josephine Bright
Treasurer: Tom Donahue
 
Meeting times: Regular meetings are held on the fourth Sunday of each month. Executive Committee meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month.