On behalf of Merritt College and the Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center, we extend gratitude to the many students, teachers, organizations, sponsors and supporters who shared in the creation and initiation of the inaugural events of the Barbara Lee and Elihu Harris Lecture Series.

The next installment of the Barbara Lee and Elihu Harris Lecture series is Thursday, February 9  at 7pm featuring Civil Rights Luminaries Dr. Bob Zellner and Jack Hunter O’Dell.  Join us on February 9 at the Oakland City Center Marriott.

 Click this link to see pictures from our previous historic event. 

“Everybody can be great because anybody can serve.” Around the nation, on Dr. King’s birthday, a call to action is made. The Martin Luther King Jr. March and Rally Committee, along with the Freedom Center and other community organizations, come together every year on his birthday to excite, insight and inspire those around us to become civil servants for the fight against racial inequality.  We must all remember that his dream was not one man’s dream alone; it is our dream.  This world belongs to all the hands that build. Dr. King teaches that if we do not come together as sisters and brothers, we will be forced to perish as fools. A Day of Nonviolent Direct Action honoring Dr. King should not be just one day out of the year, it should be an experience carried from one generation to the next.

Solidarity, social responsibility, community. The Freedom Center joins union menbers from across the nation in honor of Dr. King’s vision of serving the community. Every year, the Electrical Workers Minority Caucus holds its annual EWMC Conference in different locations around the world.   (more…)