Bristol Community College will host its 24th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Breakfast, on Monday, January 15, 2024, featuring an interactive Day of Service. The in-person events are free and open to all.

Following the breakfast and a brief program, including a keynote presentation by Yolanda L. Dennis, the inaugural Director of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Family Engagement at Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School, guests will have the option to visit fun and engaging workshops and activities!

The event will be held in the Commonwealth College Center (G building), on the Bristol Fall River Campus.

The event begins at 8:30 a.m., with a breakfast buffet, keynote address and entertainment, before transitioning to workshops at 10:30 a.m.

The 90-minute workshops will include the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Kindness Rocks and more! 

Register for the MLK event

Men's Basketball Game

In addition to the workshop events, be sure to check out the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Resource Table during the Men's Basketball Game vs. UCONN Avery Point.

Date: Saturday, January 13, 2024
Location:
Bristol Taunton Center
Facilitator:
Multicultural Student Center

Workshop Information

Location: Commonwealth College Center (G building) Cafeteria

Description: Dr. King is remembered for the speech he gave at the 1963 March in Washington, in August 1963. However, beyond the “dream” he discussed on that occasion, was a complex man who had devoted his life to fighting for civil rights and eliminating inequality and poverty. This workshop will discuss who the “real” Dr. King was, as well as his contribution to the history of the United States.

Facilitator: Dr. Ronald Weisberger, Director of the Bristol Holocaust and Genocide Center

Location: Commonwealth College Center (G building) Lobby

Description: Participants can decorate kindness rocks and place them in special places in the community. The purpose of these rocks is to cultivate connections within communities and lift others up through simple acts of kindness. Take one for motivation, share one for inspiration or join us and add to a Pocket of Peace and Positivity.

Facilitator: Fall River Youth Violence Prevention Initiative 

Location: Commonwealth College Center (G building) Lobby

Facilitator: Multicultural Student Center

Location: Commonwealth College Center (G building) Lobby

Facilitator: Multicultural Student Center

Register for the MLK event