"I have a dream"

Commerce Career Services is closed today in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. day, a state and federal holiday. We will open on Tuesday at 8:00 a.m.

I have enjoyed this holiday tremendously but I have also been in reflection of Dr. King's extraordinary contributions to humankind and how he was truly a man of peace. He taught people how to protest non-violently. One example that comes to mind is the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Simply put, people did not ride the bus until they could be assured that all people could sit any where on the bus. Many walked to their destinations and did this in all kinds of weather conditions and for months and months.

I was a teenager living in California enjoying spring break in a camp located in the Sierra mountains when Dr. King died April 4, 1968. The news quickly reached our remote location and plans were made to join a peace march that was being organized in Sacramento. Our group did march on Sacremento and it was completely peaceful. Thousands of people came to join this peace march. People of all walks of life and all colors walked hand in hand and in harmony. We sang and we walked. It was a fitting tribute to Dr. King's life and a most powerful experience for those who participated. One that I have never forgotten and have felt compelled to share with you today.

In peace,

Peggy

"At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love." Martin Luther King, Jr.

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