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MLK and Ghostlight Programming

As part of our Martin Luther King Day and Ghostlight Project programming Calling Up Justice has committed to supporting the Anti-Police Terror Project‘s Reclaim MLK’s Radical Legacy week of events. We first attended the Disability Justice is Beloved Community event on Saturday Jan 18 and did a massive mask distribution of be healthy masks. This was a Why Mask performance supported by the event organizers.

On Monday Jan 20 we started the day live-streaming a reading of the “I Have Been to the Mountaintop” Martin Luther King’s last speech before his assassination. Then in our digital encampment we gathered with a few disabled friends and watched the live-stream of the Radical Legacy March and performance with ASL. We also enjoyed the MediasTouch presidential inauguration protest stream of adorable puppies and kittens. Later Maiamama played videogames featuring Black women characters as part of some pleasure activism to round out the day.

2nd Annual “Disability Justice is Beloved Community”

We’re back for our 2nd Annual “Disability Justice is Beloved Community” gathering on Saturday, January 18th, from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. at the Ed Roberts Campus in Berkeley.

“Disability Justice is Beloved Community” is brought to you by Disability Justice Culture Club, Disability Justice League – Bay Area, Peace Out Loud, Ability Now, the Anti-Police Terror Project, Hand in Hand, Senior and Disability Action, and The Center for Independent Living (CIL).

This gathering of arts, culture, and political organizing will feature multi-cultural drumming, an open mic/variety show, bodyworkers, disabled artists and vendors, music, food, an art build for Reclaim MLK’s Radical Legacy March, short film screenings, and more.

The registration for the event is here: https://bit.ly/2025DJBelovedCommunity (case sensitive & sign in required)

Accessibility: Our Disability Justice is Beloved Community gathering is hybrid, held online via Zoom and in-person at the Ed Roberts Campus, a wheelchair-accessible and universally-designed space in Berkeley. ASL and CART will be available. Masks are required and KN95 masks will be available. All food and drink will be provided outdoors. Please share any other accommodations/access needs in the registration form.

Reclaim MLK’s Radical Legacy March & Week of Action

Inauguration Day falls on MLK Day and we are ready to start the new year building towards liberation with our Annual March and Week of Action to Reclaim MLK’s Radical Legacy!

Are you enraged because of the deepening fascism and police state in this country? Disgusted and heart sick by the ongoing genocide in Palestine? Appalled at the attacks against our unhoused neighbors?

Oakland will not concede to fascism. We knew no matter the outcome of this election, this system was never meant to serve the people: WE take care of US.

Full SCHEDULE OF MLK EVENTS

Thursday, January 16

Friday, January 17

Saturday, January 18

Sunday, January 19

Monday, January 20

Wednesday, January 22

Thursday, January 23

Saturday, January 25

  • 1-4pm: The People’s House Block Party (893 Willow St, Oakland)

Sunday, January 26

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