2021 Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration | View this email in a browser
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Honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
A call to action: Together, we invite our entire community — those who live, work, study, and participate in the life of Westport, Fairfield County, and adjacent counties — to join us as we begin the work needed in 2021 to meet King’s call to action, as urgent now as it was in 1968. For members of a community such as Westport, that begins with our challenge to understand our place of comfort and the work we each, as individuals, need to do to transform ourselves and our society into a more equitable and just one.
This year the Playhouse and our community partners are moving the celebration online and, with three different events, expanding opportunities to be engaged and meet the moment. All events are free and open to the public with RSVP.
January 17 – 21, 2021
Interview with Layla F. Saad
A live virtual event, the celebrated author of the groundbreaking book Me and White Supremacy, will discuss her work with TEAM Westport’s Bernicestine McLeod Bailey.
Sunday, January 17 at 12PM
New Works / New Voices
Monologues towards a just world — original works written and performed by locally-based theater artists Gracy Brown, Tenisi Davis, Tamika Pettway, and Terrence Riggins.
Thursday, January 21 at 7PM
What can I do next?
Towards a more perfect union. Join leaders from our partner organizations as they discuss ways to participate in the Me and White Supremacy 28-day challenge.
Tuesday, January 19 at 7PM
The challenge begins
Open your copy of Layla F. Saad’s book and join your neighbors as we examine and own responsibility for the ways in which our community has upheld white supremacy.
February 1 – 28, 2021
For our community’s 15th annual celebration of the life and work of Dr. King, the Playhouse is once again partnering with the Westport Library, TEAM Westport, the Westport/Weston Interfaith Council, and the Westport/Weston Interfaith Clergy.
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