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MOTUS THEATER
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BOULDER — Motus Theater’s 2nd annual arts-based event inspiring action in alignment with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., with musical guests The ReMINDers, the director of the Center for African and African American Studies Dr. Reiland Rabaka, poet and social justice leader Norma Johnson, as well as performances by Motus monologists Candice Bailey and Jahmil Roberts.
Motus Theater presents our second annual arts-based family-friendly event exploring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s understanding of poverty and racism within an expansive expression of ‘beloved community’ and civil rights in the 21st century.
Featured guests include: The nationally acclaimed and regionally loved singers, The ReMINDers; Dr. Reiland Rabaka, director of the CU Boulder Center for African and African American Studies (CAAAS) presenting words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and reflections on beloved community and civil rights in the 21st century; Candice Bailey, lauded criminal legal reform leader and Motus JustUs monologist; and Jahmil Roberts, hotline operations and care manager at Trans Lifeline and Motus TRANSformative Stories monologist. We will leave the event inspired to take action in alliance with Dr. King Jr.’s vision.
“The beloved community knows that another world is possible. A world, where Latinx folks, Native Americans, Asian Americans, African Americans, and European Americans finally come together and work together to rescue and reclaim our humanity. And bring into being a multicultural, multiracial, multilingual and multi-religious, interfaith American democracy,” said Dr. Rabaka.
“Let’s continue Martin Luther King’s dream and build a beloved community right here and right now in Boulder, Colorado. Another world, another way is possible, but only if we’re willing to work for it.”
“In Dr. King’ Jr.’s 1967 speech, ‘The Three Evils of Society,’ he says the problems of racial injustice and economic injustice cannot be solved without a radical redistribution of political and economic power. We all have skin in the game. So while this is a program for you to enjoy and reflect on, it’s also a powerful reminder of our lives here in this nation. And the dreams that we’ve inherited and the dreams that we create,” adds Johnson.
When: Monday, Jan. 15, 2024 - 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Where: Gordon Gamm Theater, Dairy Arts Center - 2590 Walnut St, Boulder, CO 80302
Admission: The event is free to the public. Tickets can be reserved at thedairy.org
The event is proudly sponsored by the City of Boulder’s Human Relations Fund and The Center for African and African American Studies (CAAAS).
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