ABOUT NEW MEXICO MARTIN LUTHER KING JR STATE COMMISSION
The New Mexico State Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission was established in 1991 by the Legislature of the State of New Mexico. It was introduced by Senator's Cisneros,Roman Maes, Mary Jane Garcia, Gloria Howes, and Shannon Robinson.
The mission for the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission is to promote cultural awareness and human rights through Dr. King's life philosophy and six principles of nonviolent social action to all peoples of New Mexico. "Nonviolence is not just about a person, one family, or one community, it is a holistic philosophy. All life is interrelated; we are all tied together," said Coretta Scott King.
The MLK Commission aims is to improve interracial cooperation and appreciation while attempting to reduce juvenile delinquency in our communities. The commission continues to work with local affiliates (organizations, schools, churches, municipalities, and others) by providing the necessary support within the limits and guidelines of the statutes. In this capacity, the commission sponsors Youth Against Violence Symposiums in schools and distributes Dr. King's Infusion Model for Teaching Nonviolent Principles in Schools(K-12 Grades).
The first place winners of the Youth Conference’s Talent Show, Essay Contest and Art Contest have been selected to attend the 2008 Leadership Tour. Each year, the first place winners of the conference get a chance to go to see many historical sites in Atlanta, GA and Memphis, TN. They visit the King Center, Dr. King’s birth home and where he preached. They also get a chance to visit Graceland, Stone Mountain, Slave Haven, Mud Island River Park and the National Civil Rights Museum.
This year, they added on New Orleans and the got the see some of the Hurricane Katrina sites and toured the French Quarter. NM Martin Luther King, Jr. State Commission also partners with SER de New Mexico which is a non-profit organization and provides scholarships to these students the opportunity visit all these wonderful places.This year the participants are as follows: Taylor Griffin, LeSean Amos, DeVontay Hayes, Joseph Acosta, Anatacia Joiner, Isaiah Lucero, Renee Marrah, Haley Garcia, Justina Pedro, Imari Lambert, Jevon Lewis, Tabitha Mansfield, Curtis Platero, Jasmine Shelby, Zachary Yazzie and Christian McPherson.
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The MLK media center is located in the MLK State Commission office at 8100 Mountain NE, Suite 101, in Albuquerque.
Contact: JoElla Redmon, Executive Director or David G. Griffin, PlO
Martin Luther King Jr. State Commission
505.841.9117 or fax 505.841.9119
