Self-Transformation through Reflection and Action

Nonviolence is not non-action. It is the active and reflective engagement of the self into other-selves. No person is an island. We are woven together in an inescapable network of sacredness. Dr. King points out that we are all inter-connected, that what affects one directly affects all indirectly. Nonviolence accepts that you cannot be who you are meant to be until I am who I am meant to be.

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The Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center produces intensive nonviolence classes and civic engagement for youth from diverse racial and cultural communities in Oakland, CA and the East Bay. The curriculum, entitled Democracy Education, develops cultural power through reflection and action. Democracy Education prepares individuals and groups to create meaning. Learning takes place in conjunction with relevance and critical problem solving. The curriculum promotes common-good values of interdependence, other-interestedness, mutuality and the global pursuit of ecological sustainability.

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Ambassador Andrew Young: “I dream a world that works”

Oct 30, 2012 No Comments

Ambassador Andrew Young spoke on October 20 at the Oakland City Center Marriott to kick off the 2012-2013 Barbara Lee and Elihu Harris Lecture Series.  Click the link below to read more about this exciting event.  Check back soon for pictures and video.

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Ambassador Andrew Young to kick off 2012-13 Lecture Series

Jul 31, 2012 No Comments

The Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center is pleased to announce Year Two of the Barbara Lee and Elihu Harris Lecture Series, to begin October 20th, with life-long civil rights leader Ambassador Andrew Young!

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Making Public Service Meaningful

May 10, 2012 No Comments

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News coverage of the Congressman John Lewis Lecture

May 07, 2012 No Comments

Thank you to all those that joined Congressman John Lewis’ lecture at the Barbara Lee and Elihu Harris Lecture Series.  As Congressman Lewis said, it felt more like a mass meeting than a lecture.

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“Find a way to get in the way”

Apr 27, 2012 No Comments

We extend our sincere gratitude to all of the sponsors and supporters who have made this first year of the Barbara Lee and Elihu Harris Lecture Series a success.

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Congressman John Lewis to speak in Oakland

Apr 12, 2012 No Comments

The Freedom Center is honored to host Congressman John Lewis (D-GA), longtime civil rights warrior, in Oakland on April 21.  Congressman Lewis will speak as part of the Barbara Lee and Elihu Harris Lecture Series.  The Series invites Civil Rights dignitaries for inspired conversations on Dr. King’s eternal question:  Where do we go from here, Chaos or Community?

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MLK Freedom Center Youth Meet With U.S. Secretary of Treasury

Mar 20, 2012 No Comments

“Youth need to believe that they can go to college!!” This is the message that U.S. Secretary of Treasury Rosie Rios relayed to Freedom Center youth Jabari LaChaux and Elena Pecot-Zuniga. Giving students the mindset of knowing that they can succeed in life despite challenges, obstacles and hurdles is the best way to remain vigilant in the process of social change.

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The Freedom Center joins the 12th Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage

Mar 04, 2012 No Comments

The Freedom Center was honored to join Congresswoman Barbara Lee and Congressman John Lewis on the 12th Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage to Alabama.

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