MLK Day of Service Events Around the Bay
December 13, 2017
Posted by: JCRC Staff
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."
Celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a day engaging in tikkun olam together with the diverse communities of our Bay Area. MLK Day of Service events will be held on January 15 in various locations around the bay.
Monday, January 15, 2018
East Bay
7th Annual Berkeley MLK Celebration, "Beyond the Dream: Working for Justice," 8:30am, Berkeley
Day of Service at the MLK Regional Shoreline, 8:30am, Oakland
MLK Annual Celebration in El Cerrito, 8:30am, El Cerrito
MLK National Day of Service - Richmond Greenway at Carlson Meadow, 9:00am, Richmond
Uhuru MLK Day (A project of the African People's Education and Defense Fund), 10:00am, Oakland
21st Annual Piedmont MLK Celebration, "Bending the Arc," 12:00pm, Piedmont
MLK Day of Service Blood Drive, 2:00pm, Oakland
North Bay
Golden Gate National Parks MLK Day of Service 2018 Muir Beach: Habitat Restoration, 10:10am, Marin
Golden Gate National Parks MLK Day of Service 2018 Stinson Beach: Beach Cleanup, 10:00am, Stinson Beach
Peninsula
Peninsula Multifaith Coalition's 6th Annual MLK Day of Service, 8:00am, various locations
OFJCC's Mitzvah Day, 11th Annual MLK Community Day of Service, 8:30am, Palo Alto
Golden Gate National Parks MLK Day of Service 2018 Rancho Corral de Tierra: Habitat Restoration, 10:00am, San Mateo
PJCC's Grow Justice: Fight Hunger - Garden Service Day. 1:00pm on Sunday, January 14, Palo Alto
San Francisco
MLK Labor & Community Breakfast, 8:00am, San Francisco
Golden Gate National Parks MLK Day of Service 2018, 10:00am, various San Francisco locations:
- Fort Funston: Habitat Restoration and Trail Maintenance
- Crissy Field: East Beach Cleanup
- Ocean Beach: Beach Cleanup at Stairwell #17
- Ocean Beach: Beach Cleanup at Sloat Blvd
- Presidio Stewardship
- Aquatic Park: Coastal Cleanup
MLK Day of Service 2018 Beach Cleanup hosted by Aquarium of the Bay, 10:00am, San Francisco
MLK Day of Service 2018 Shoreline Cleanup hosted by EcoCenter at Heron's Head Park, 10:00am, San Francisco
The Urgency of Now, MLK2018, Open January 13-15, San Francisco
If you have an event you would like to have listed, please contact JCRC Director of Marketing and Communications Jeremy Russell at jrussell@jcrc.org.