Each year on the third Monday of January, Boulder joins with the rest of the nation in celebrating the birth, life and dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This year marks the 82th anniversary of Dr. King’s birth, and the celebration in Boulder this year will be bigger, better and more inclusive than ever before.
On Monday, Jan. 17, Boulder will honor Dr. King with a day of dialogue, tribute and celebration of his life, struggles and dreams. This day of activities, planned by community organizations, the City of Boulder and University of Colorado at Boulder will serve as an opportunity to not only reflect on Dr. King’s life and work, but to commit ourselves to helping make our world and our community a better place.

The day’s festivities, scheduled from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Boulder High School, 1604 ArapahoeAve., include a rally and march, a Human Rights Fair and children’s activities, a presentation by Boulder ADAPT disability rights leaders, Sudanese singers, Glenda Robinson & The African American Heritage Voices of the Second Baptist Community Church and a keynote presentation by Jonny5 of the Flobots. Free parking will be available on the street and in the Boulder High School parking lot.

The event is brought to the Boulder community by: the Boulder MLK Planning Committee: the City of Boulder Human Relations Commission, the Youth Opportunities Program/Youth Opportunities Advisory Board (YOAB), the Office of Human Rights & Community Relations and the Boulder Public Library; the University of Colorado at Boulder, Center for Multicultural Affairs; the Boulder Valley School District, Boulder High School; the Anti-Defamation League (ADL); Boulder ADAPT; Boulder Community United; the I Have A Dream Foundation; the New Horizons Cooperative Preschool; the Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center; the Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Non-Violence SPAN, and the Watershed School.

For more information contact Carmen Atilano, City of Boulder, Department of Housing & Human Services, Office of Human Rights & Community Relations at 303-441-3141.