American Club in Donetsk held Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

A US Peace Corps volunteer, 10 Ukrainian youth and two European Voluntary Service volunteers from Poland viewed documentaries about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., discussed his legacy and brainstormed on the school community projects competition about to be announced.

Event was aired online, and will serve as model for coming MLK Days elsewhere in Ukraine.

MLK Day @ American Club in Donetsk

American Club @ Center for Political Studies in Donetsk, Ukraine invites to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on January, 21 @ 4 p.m.

We will have a screening of a movie on MLK, and roundtable discussion about King's heritage and present-day problems in Ukraine which resonate with his words and actions - all in an informal setting, and with small souvenirs!

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday, January 21

On Monday, January 21, American Clubs - Ukraine invite to join the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day activities - either by organizing public events in the memory of MLK, or simply by serving to your community. 

Martin Luther King, Jr. is best known as the most prominent American leader in the African American civil rights movement in the United States and around the world. The 1964 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate promoted civil rights by following the great Mahatma Gandhi’s teachings of non-violence.