Every year I am struck by the power of Arts for Martin. It is so moving to see a community come together and celebrate the victories that have been hard won and commit to the challenges that are still before us. Our students began the night by singing for liberty and we all ended it together singing "We Shall Overcome." In between, Bob Gregory-Bjorkland invited our kids to listen to the stories of a Northfield man who invited Martin Luther King Jr. to speak at his church and then spent his life fighting for social justice. We also heard poetry, watched dance, and listened to beautiful music from a variety of community groups.
To be in a room filled with voices raised in song, sharing the dream of Martin Luther King, is a special thing indeed. I was glad to be a part of it and I'm glad that the Herons got to be there, too.
The Rookery 
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