MLK National Holiday Program on 1/18 at Noon

No Place for Hate – Falmouth invites the community to gather virtually on Monday, January 18 to mark the MLK National Holiday. Ordinarily, over 200 people join together over breakfast to honor and celebrate Dr. King and his legacy, but this year we are shifting to a Noon Zoom program. The event will feature a talk entitled “Call to Courage: Why Leaders Must Center on Racial Justice” by keynote speaker Safi Jiroh, Deputy Director of LeaderSpring Center, recitation by Falmouth Public School students, and the presentation of No Place for Hate – Falmouth’s Civic Leadership Award. The event is free and welcoming to all. We hope you will join this annual community gathering. Register for this Zoom event by visiting the No Place for Hate –Falmouth website (www.npfhfalmouth.org) or through the link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMtcuigrz4tGtz5nsJjugW707R_yhfe-II0

Each year at this time, we honor the lasting legacy of Dr. King’s leadership and work. This January, at a time when our country is grappling with issues of social and racial justice, we need inspired and inspiring leaders. Our keynote speaker, Safi Jiroh, currently serves as the Deputy Director and Principal Consultant and Coach at LeaderSpring Center (LSC) based in Oakland, California, a 24-year-old equity-driven social impact intermediary that posits equity, and specifically racial equity as a 21st Century leadership competency. LSC fulfills its mission through leadership capacity building of multi-sector leaders and anti-racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion consulting.

Safi brings to LSC her keen lens of racial equity and social justice to spearhead its signature Leadership Fellowship program, of which she is an alumna, and its Impact Consulting work. Her deep family and cultural history of social and racial justice, rooted in an ethic of love, service, and liberation in Oakland, formed her fierce dedication to servant leadership and development of a strong racial justice lens in life and work. Her over 25 years of experience in the public and social sectors as a leader, grant maker, consultant, facilitator, and volunteer have been the portals through which her life-long commitment to the advancement of human dignity has manifested.

As a licensed minister with a MA in Spiritual Formation and Leadership), Safi works at the intersections of faith, formation, and justice and has held several leadership positions in the social and public sectors. She has been an independent organizational capacity building consultant and facilitator since 1990, supporting hundreds of organizations and projects, a certified Integral Coach® since 1999, and has served on numerous local, state, and national Boards and public policy committees, commissions, and task forces. She is a keynote speaker, a former dancer, and a private poet.

This year’s event will also recognize three local media organizations for their dedication to reporting on, educating about and engaging the community with issues of racial inequality and social justice during 2020. The plaque they will receive commends them all for their roles “in lifting up issues vital to the well-being of our community.” No Place for Hate – Falmouth is honoring these three organizations with its Civic Leadership Award: FCTV (Falmouth Community Media Center), The Enterprise, and CAI: NPR for the Cape, Coast and Islands. Past recipients of this honor include George Spivey, Scoba Rhodes and Samantha Bauer.

No Place for Hate is a community organization that works to combat bias, build bridges, and promote respect for everyone in our community through advocacy and education. Learn more on its website at www.npfhfalmouth.org and Facebook page and sign up for the email list at npfhfalmouth@gmail.com.