Here\u2019s how our local Be Love Project works<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
With arts and culture, we will demonstrate the power of community to develop our movement, one artist at a time. Help create a visual of what Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called “The Beloved Community.” Participants are invited to participate either individually or communally by decorating puzzle pieces. Decorated puzzle pieces will be collected by August 29, 2024 and assembled to be featured at MLK Day 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We are planning Be Love events forthcoming in the Fall with an open invitation for community members to engage as a lead up to MLK Day on January 20, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This summer, please plan to join us at the Mason Square Summer Concert series on Thursdays, July 25 and August 22 from 5 to 7 pm and create your Be Love pieces onsite. The Mason Square Branch Library will host these concerts, rain or shine, at 765 State Street, Springfield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How can YOU participate?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
You have a powerful perspective\u2014share it by creating your own puzzle piece in this art engagement project! As you craft your Be Love puzzle pieces, you might think about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- How do you see “Beloved Community” around you?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- What do you feel would better make “Beloved Community” around you?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- How do you act in the spirit of courageous love?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Puzzle piece packets will be made available at all Springfield City Library locations<\/a>, local youth serving organizations, and can be made available upon request to info@mlkjrfs.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Seize the opportunity to craft in communion with others or to take them home and return them by August 29, 2024. This project stretches across our great region; community members of all ages will be invited to create a puzzle piece with a personal reflection of what it means to “Be Love.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Partners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Springfield City Library is proud to partner with MLK Jr. Family Services<\/a> and Springfield Cultural Partnership<\/a> to expand this social justice art engagement project, as a part of The King Center of Atlanta\u2019s<\/a> growing national movement, \u2018Be Love\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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