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Angiewnsb Donating Member (22 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-06-10 11:45 PM
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Activism Can Be FUN - Try This for Martin Luther King Day
Calling all activists! When you tell people "Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day" while simultaneously handing them a flyer about it, you actually get SMILES and THANK YOU'S!! If you want to experience the easiest and most gratifying form of educational activism yet, give this a try, right now up and through Martin Luther King Jr. Day on 1/18/10, details below.

One of King's most central legacies often lost in holiday remembrances is his stance against global (and American) poverty and his encouragement for all Americans to learn about and combat it. Download this free 2-page inspirational flyer about Martin Luther King Jr. and what he fought for in this exact regard right here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?tyohmjdwngv

Think about the global poverty statistics mentioned in the flyer- comparing those in King's time - to those in the present. This is an excellent way to open up not only your own eyes to the currently still dreadful state of humanity, but to all others for whom you copy and distribute this flyer to with your own two hands. Distribute the flyers on subways, to people waiting for buses, at grocery stores, libraries, high schools. You will actually HAVE FUN.

The flyer begins this way:
KING’S CHALLENGE
Can You Take Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Challenge to Heart?
If you're looking for your annual fix of inspirational quotes as this year's Martin Luther King, Jr. Day approaches, I've got you covered. You're going to have to ask yourself, though, whether you're
up to Dr. King's challenge:
***Can you take to heart the words he spoke just four days before he was gunned down ??

( You can also get the flyer by emailing the author at Angie@WhatNewsShouldBe.org
www.WhatNewsShouldBe.org )

Angie
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im1013 Donating Member (527 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-07-10 12:59 AM
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1. Great Idea...except I'd probably be shot.
Where I live, even the public schools call it the "Martin Luther King / Robert E. Lee Day".

Seriously.


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Angiewnsb Donating Member (22 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-07-10 11:21 PM
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2. Dual holiday with Robert E. Lee is true!
I couldn't believe you were really serious. Checked your profile and see you're in Mississippi. Then, I just had to check and saw you really are serious!

"WHEREAS, the Legislature has designated the third Monday in January as the day for the observance of the birthdays of ROBERT E. LEE and DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., and under the provisions of Section 3-3-7, Mississippi Code of 1972, is a legal holiday in the State of Mississippi;
Source: Martin Luther King's & Robert E. Lee's Birthday
Address : http://www.sos.state.ms.us/ed_pubs/Proclamations/King.asp
http://www.sos.state.ms.us/ed_pubs/Proclamations/King.asp

"Robert E. Lee also honored on King Day -Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi celebrate Confederate leader"
Source: Robert E. Lee also honored on King Day - Race & ethnicity- msnbc.com
Address : http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22768207

Holy Shit!

In Manhattan, Bronx and Brooklyn, people are very appreciative of my Martin Luther King flyer. Still you're engaging in hyperbole about being afraid of being shot. Go for it in Miss. anyway. They'll probably only slap you around a little. :-) While handing it out to those who might not be receptive, say Happy King & Lee Day and just keep on walking because appearances can be deceiving. To those who seem to be receptive, hang around so you can actually see people reading both pages in full. It'll make you feel good - exposing people to the true pressing concerns of humanity ignored on their television news shows.

Angie@WhatNewsShouldBe.org
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