January 10, 2017
21st Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Legacy of Environmental and Social Justice Family Festival
Teen Summit
Zannette Lewis Environmental and Social Justice Community Poetry Open Mic and Poetry Slam
The Community Poetry Open Mic is on Sunday, January 15 from 12:30 - 1:15 p.m. & Monday, January 16, from 11 a.m. - noon. The open mic gives people an opportunity to honor the spoken word of Dr. King by sharing original poetry or song.
The Poetry Slam includes well-known poets from around Connecticut and the United States. The Poetry Slam is on Monday, January 16 from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. strove to raise awareness about urban environmental issues and public health concerns that can disproportionately affect communities of color. While these issues have not disappeared, progress has been made in many places to bring such inequalities to light and to improve living and working conditions.Environmental justice is based on the principle that all members of a society have the right to clean air, water and soil, as well as a right to live in communities where they can raise their families in healthy and nurturing natural environments. Further, environmental justice includes a guarantee of equal access to relief and the possibility of meaningful community participation in the decisions of government and industry. The Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History thanks the following for their generosity -- Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, COMCAST, Yale African American Affinity Group, Yale University Office of New Haven and State Affairs and Subway.
Schedule at the Yale Peabody Museum
Directions:
The Museum is located at 170 Whitney Avenue, at the corner of Whitney Avenue and Sachem Street, one block north of the intersection of Whitney Avenue and Trumbull Street.
: Free parking is available in Yale Lot 16 and Pierson-Sage Garage: parking map
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