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Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2024

Understanding one another builds relationships, and having compassion or empathy with others helps people and strengthens them through difficult times. 

What Is Compassion?

What Is Compassion, a YouTube video from the channel Communication Coach Alexander Lyon, is a guide to recognizing how to use compassion to benefit your current or future relationships.

Watch the video here: 

MLK: A Legacy of Compassion

Legendary activist and public speaker Martin Luther King Jr. is known for his speeches and sermons on equality, unity, peace, and. justice. MLK symbolized a man of character based on empathy for his supporters and opponents. Without compassion for his fellow man, King declared, he would never be able to realize his dream of a unified United States.

Read more on how the late minister is a role model to the civil rights movement and his legacy of compassion. Find it here: https://education.muttigrees.org/blog/idea-exchange/mlk-day/

MLK Day Activities

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is on Jan 15, 2024. Here is a list of five MLK-themed activities to honor the legacy of Dr. King. These activities are educational but open to the public to learn outside the classroom. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3HfBLce.


What are your thoughts on compassion? How will you honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day this year? Let us know in the comments!

SPAN Youth Chats: Now Monthly!

SPAN Youth Chats will switch to monthly starting on Jan 31, 2024. More information about registration can be found here: The SPAN Youth Chat for Ages 14-26


Resources...

Link to SPAN's website: www.spanadvocacy.org
Link to SPAN's Youth in the Know Resource Page: Youth in the Know
We're here for you! Call SPAN if you need assistance: 1-800-654-7726.

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