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La Crosse Community Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration


2022 MLK Celebration
Join the La Crosse community in honoring and celebrating Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. by attending this event which honors local activists and features keynote speaker Dr. Sylvia Hood Washington.

Dr. Sylvia Hood Washington is a well-known environmental justice speaker on the topics environmental racism, environmental justice and climate Justice. Dr. Washington is the founder and chief environmental research scientist at Environmental Health Research Associates LLC.

The event will also include the MLK Leadership Award, which will go to Antoiwana Williams, director of the Office of Multicultural Student Services at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

A special Dr. King Beloved Community recognition will be presented to Tashyra Jackson and Shamawyah Curtis, co-founders and co-directors of Hope Restores.

Thomas Harris will also be recognized for his longtime outstanding service on the La Crosse Community Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration committee.

This event will livestream on the Viterbo Facebook page.


When:
Monday, January 17, 2022, 7:00 PM until 9:00 PM
Where:
Viterbo Fine Arts Center
929 Jackson Street
La Crosse, WI  54601
Additional Info:
Category:
Community Event
Registration is not Required
Payment In Full In Advance Only