Friday, January 15, 2010
Honor King by helping Haiti
| Walter P. Reuther Archives at Wayne State University |
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| UAW President Walter P. Reuther and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. march for civil rights in the 1960s.
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"Life's most urgent question is: What are you doing for others?"
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy has always been about ordinary people helping out others. Indeed, it's why Monday's federal holiday commemorating his birth often is referred to as "a day on, not a day off."
From UAW members who did their part to end apartheid in South Africa to those who courageously went to New Orleans to help rebuild after Hurricane Katrina, many are inspired by King's work and his vision of solidarity with people who desperately need help.
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| A young Haitian earthquake victim is rescued. The death toll from the earthquake is likely in the tens of thousands.
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Had he not been felled by an assassin's bullet in 1968, Jan. 15 would have been his 81st birthday. One way to carry on his legacy is to show solidarity with the disaster-stricken people of Haiti. A poor, struggling nation before the 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck, the need now is tremendous.
Many groups are collecting contributions toward relief and reconstruction.
They include:
Please consider giving what you can.