MLK CELEBRATION AT U OF R MEDICAL CENTER

MLK shakes president Johnson's
hand after hhe signed the Civil
Rights Act in 1964.

(Rochester, NY) - For the 31st consecutive year, University of Rochester Medical Center staff will mark the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a celebration of poetry, song, dance, and spoken word on Monday, January 16.

This year’s keynote speaker is Gregory Galluzzo, founder of the Gamaliel Foundation, which under his leadership grew to a nationwide network of community organizing projects. Galluzzo, a former Jesuit priest, became a trainer of organizers. He hired and trained Barack Obama in Gamaliel’s Chicago program, and is often called the President’s “organizing mentor.”

Rather than retire when he stepped down as Gamaliel’s executive director, Galluzzo continues to travel the country training community organizers. He is a regular visitor to Upstate New York where Gamaliel has projects in Buffalo, Niagara Falls, and Syracuse.

WHAT: 31st ANNUAL MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. CELEBRATION

WHEN: 11:30 AM, MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 2012

WHERE: WHIPPLE AUDITORIUM, UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER
260 CRITTENDEN BLVD, ROCHESTER, NY

The event is co-sponsored by 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East and the Strong Memorial Hospital Division of the University of Rochester Medical Center. The program is free and open to the public.

For further information, please contact Zola Brown at (585)-244-0830 x318.