Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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CONTACT DETAILS
Student & Family Engagement
StudentEngagement@BristolCC.edu
774.357.2222
777 Elsbree Street
Fall River, MA 02720
G Building Lobby
Mon - Fri: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Bristol Community College will host its annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Breakfast in 2024. Please check back for more information on next year's event. The in-person events are free and open to all.
Following the breakfast and a brief program, including a keynote presentation by Dr. Rachel Jessica Daniel, Director of the Center for Employee Enrichment and Development (CEED) and Professor of English at Massasoit Community College, guests will have the option to visit fun and engaging workshops and activities.
The event was held in the Commonwealth College Center (G building), on the Bristol Fall River Campus.
The event began 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 included the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; Kindness Rocks; service-learning activities and more!
Registration Closed
Workshop Information
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) 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: Help decorate Grab and Go bags for Bristol’s Student & Family Engagement Student Food Pantry.
Facilitator: Bristol Community College Student & Family Engagement Student Ambassadors
Location: Commonwealth College Center (G building) Cafeteria
Description: Are you a member of Bristol’s 2022/2023 Student Leadership Academy? Join program facilitators during the breakfast portion of the event at our Leadership Academy tables for conversation, networking, and special leadership swag items.
Facilitator: Bristol Community College Leadership Academy
Location: Commonwealth College Center (G building) Cafeteria
Description: TBD
Facilitator: Bristol Admissions Staff
Location: Commonwealth College Center (G building) Cafeteria
Description: Information about housing including the impact of Red Lining today.
Facilitator: Americorps, United Way of New Bedford
2023 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Essay Contest
In honor of the 2023 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Breakfast and Day of Service, Bristol Community College sponsored an essay contest open to all Bristol students.
The author of the winning essay was invited to read the essay at this year’s community breakfast on Monday, January 16, 2023, in the Commonwealth College Center on the Fall River Campus.
Essay Subject: Why it is Important to Serve Our Community.
Bristol's Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service intends to empower individuals, strengthen communities, bridge barriers, create solutions to social problems, and move us closer to Dr. King's vision of a society based on justice, equal opportunity, and love of one's fellow human beings. In 500 words or less, please explain why it is important to serve our community as Dr. King envisioned.
Winners of the contest will receive a cash prize!
| 1st Place: | $250 |
| 2nd Place: | $150 |
| 3rd Place: | $100 |
Submission Deadline: Closed
Submission: Please email your submission to Ron.Weisberger@BristolCC.edu, with the subject MLK Essay Submission.