For Immediate Release January 22, 2024 CONTACT: Sonali Knotek, 262-498-6664, sknotek1@gmail.com or Elaine Marie Kinch, rcpjpeace@yahoo.com Message to Gateway Technical College Leadership Regarding the Recinding of MLK Humanitarian Award to the Burlington Coalition to Dismantle Racism (BCD Racism) The following is the message sent by the Racine Coalition for Peace and Justice (RCPJ) to Gateway…
11 am, Feb. 1, 2024Administration BuildingGateway Technical College3520 30th AveKenosha WI Wisconsin Coalition for Justice in Palestine decries the decision by Gateway Technical College to rescind the MLK Humanitarian Award to the Burlington Coalition for Dismantling Racism (BCDR). This decision was ill-informed, based on a misreading of the phrase “from the river to the sea,…
Gateway Technical College has selected Nakeyda Haymer and Ronald Tatum as the 2024 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarians. They will be recognized at the 30th annual Dr. Martin Luther
In a January 8, 2024 press release from Gateway Technical College, Burlington Coalition for Dismantling Racism (BCDR) was named one of Gateway’s “Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarians.” A mere two days later, the educational institution rescinded BCDR’s award. See BCDR’s full statement on the matter here: https://www.bcdrplus.org/s/stories/story-title
Gateway Technical College has named Nakeyda Haymer, Ronald Tatum and Burlington Coalition to Dismantle Racism as 2024 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarians.