JUFJ – MLK Day Movie Screening & Panel Discussion on Economic Justice

In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Synagogue Social Justice Roundtable– a collaborative of Baltimore synagogues and Jewish faith communities– is partnering together to host our 8th annual movie screening, panel, and talkback.

This year’s event will feature the film “At the River I Stand,” (1993) about the 1968 sanitation workers’ strike that brought Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Poor Peoples’ Campaign to Memphis, Tennessee. The film explores the intersections between economic justice and civil rights during the massive mobilization effort that gained national support.

The movie screening will be followed by a panel featuring Linnell Fall, Tri-Chair of the Maryland Poor People’s Campaign, Dr. Kevin Slayton, Campaign Manager with the Maryland Center for Economy Policy, and Courtney Jenkins, President of the Metropolitan Baltimore Council AFL-CIO.

Join us to explore King’s enduring legacy on economic justice issues and what lessons we can apply to current campaigns in Baltimore and Maryland.