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Presentation: Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Contest Awards by the Brookings Human Rights Commission.
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In celebration of Dr. King's birthday, the Brookings Human Rights Commission sponsored a poster contest for K-12 along with an essay contest for intermediate, middle, and high school students.
The BHRC used this year's poster contest to launch a new anti-bullying campaign titled "Promoting Empathy and Kindness (PEAK)." The students were invited to choose one of the following quotes of Dr. King to create a graphic illustration of it that promotes kindness and empathy:
* "Life's most persistent and urgent question is: 'What are you doing for others?' "
* "Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend."
* "The time is always right to do what is right."
* "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
* "We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools."
* "In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." This year's poster theme was: "True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice."
The essay contest gave students an opportunity to reflect on Dr. King's ideas and their effect on our community. The 2024 essay contest prompts were:
* Intermediate School (Grades 4-5): Identify two problems in your school, neighborhood, or community and what you would do to solve these problems. Include a quote from Dr. King and explain how it inspires your solution.
* Middle School (Grades 6-8): Building off a quote from Dr. King, describe how you can help create a more just, inclusive, and peaceful society. How can you work with your peers to make a difference? Identify your own aspirations for your community and what Dr. King means to you.
* High School (Grades 9-12): Incorporating a quote from Dr. King, explore how the principles of justice and oneness can be used to transform our divided world into a united one. Discuss h...
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