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PAKPAC honors Dr. Martin
Luther King’s work
In memory of Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr.,
Pakistan American Public
Affairs Committee
(PAKPAC) joins fellow
Americans in celebrating
his legacy and work,
that resulted in
reshaping the social
culture of our country.
Toady marks the 25th
federal observance of
the birth of King, he is
one of the country's
most celebrated citizens
and the only one to be
honored with a national
holiday who did not
serve as a U.S.
president.
 Thinking about recent
events the following
King quote seems very
relevant;
"All I'm saying is
simply this, that all
life is interrelated,
that somehow we're
caught in an inescapable
network of mutuality
tied in a single garment
of destiny. Whatever
affects one directly
affects all indirectly.
For some strange reason,
I can never be what I
ought to be until you
are what you ought to
be. You can never be
what you ought to be
until I am what I ought
to be. This is the
interrelated structure
of reality."
Dr. King's message was
about inclusion and the
recognition of human
dignity, of human rights
and making sure that all
of our voices are heard.
It reminds us that it is
not the color of one's
skin, ethnicity,
nationality, religion,
or any artificial
factors, by which anyone
should be judged. Today,
language has the power
to be more important
than ever before. With
the rapid pace at which
things are spread
through television and
the Internet, everything
we say has a lasting
impact. Verbal attacks
only exasperate the
problem. We cannot allow
the ongoing use of hate
speech and divisive
rhetoric. Words have
consequences. PAKPAC
undertakes to
use the power of truth
and justice to continue
to make his dream a
reality.
National Day of Service:
In an email first lady,
Michelle Obama, pointed
out that each January,
we remember Dr. King on
his own holiday -- and
one of the best ways to
preserve his legacy is
to engage in service
ourselves. As Dr. King
told us, "Life's most
persistent and urgent
question is: "What are
you doing for others?”.
Today,
President Obama served
meals to the homeless in
Washington D.C., one of
several ways he
commemorated the Martin
Luther King Jr. holiday.
More than a million
Americans are expected
to participate in 13,000
projects around the
country on the King Day
of Service.
PAKPAC asks its readers
on this National Day of
Service to take time to
participate and
volunteer in your
community's activities
and celebrate Dr. King's
legacy.
President Obama Message
On MLK Holiday
Martin Luther King Bio
Some notable Quotes of
Dr. Martin Luther King
“No one really knows why
they are alive until
they know what they’d
die for.”
“I have a dream that my
four little children
will one day live in a
nation were they will
not be judge by the
color of their skin but
by the content of their
character .”
“Life’s most persistent
and urgent question is,
‘What are you doing for
others?”
“Injustice anywhere is a
threat to justice
everywhere.”
“Free at last, Free at
last, Thank god almighty
we are free at last.”
“No person has the right
to rain on your dreams.”
“Every man must decide
whether he will walk in
the light of creative
altruism or in the
darkness of destructive
selfishness.”
"We must learn to live
together as brothers,"
he said, "or perish
together as fools."
“Even if I knew that
tomorrow the world would
still go to pieces, I
would still plant my
apple tree.”
“And so even though we
face the difficulties of
today and tomorrow, I
still have a dream. It
is a dream deeply rooted
in the American dream.”
“Whenever men and women
straighten their backs
up, they are going
somewhere, because a man
can’t ride your back
unless it is bent”
“If you lose hope,
somehow you lose the
vitality that keeps
moving, you lose that
courage to be, that
quality that helps you
go on in spite of it
all. And so today I
still have a dream.”
“One’s dignity may be
assaulted, vandalized,
cruelly mocked, but it
an never be taken away
unless it is
surrendered.”
For more information
write to
ed@pakpac.net or call 202
558 6404
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