San Antonio celebrates 5th Annual DreamWeek: 16 days of events fostering tolerance, equality, and diversity. Beginning Friday, January 6 through Wednesday, January 21, San Antonio will engage in the 5th annual DreamWeek summit of events. Planted in a city that thrives in diversity, DreamWeek aims to bring people together to attend a myriad of partner-hosted events throughout the city. This multicultural convergence of thought is designed to spread awareness and enlightenment on tolerance, equality, and diversity.
San Antonians can inspire the start of their new year by attending the DreamWeek Opening Ceremony Breakfast with opening remarks from Mayor Ivy Taylor. Expanding on the success of previous years, DreamWeek will continue to keep with the spirit of inclusion, as there are events for all to participate in and enjoy including a series of keynote speaking engagements, evening mixers, live music, culinary galas, film screenings, art gallery exhibits, panel discussions, health and fitness expos, and more. Throughout the events, participants honor the past, take stock of the present, and present a vision for the future. DreamWeek coincides with the MLK March, which is one of the largest marches in the country. The march is organized by the City of San Antonio Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission, which is celebrating 30 years as one of the city’s leading volunteer organizations.
“Our fractured nation has had, for some time, a challenging time dealing with divisive issues such as race, immigration, gender, and abortion. In a difficult and trying 2016 election year cycle this was compounded by the “dislocation” of facts and the “resourcing” of truths. Our goal for the 2017 summit is to stimulate an interest in receiving and accepting a balance of opinions, voices, and tastes in a manner which allows for individual representation.” states DreamVoice, LLC President Shokare Nakpodia. “Within this context, we advance that truth is a mirror and our community in its entirety should be on display… blemishes and all.” Nakpodia continues. “We can only choose what we are to become, but not what we have been. DreamWeek 2017 aims to consolidate the progress made by our hosting partners and set up more paths to reveal our capacity for Tolerance, Diversity, and Equality as an enlightened community.”
DreamWeek is presented by DreamVoice, LLC, a collection of civic-minded individuals who are committed to advancing and modernizing the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and humanitarians like him. The summit kicks off at 7:30 am on Friday, January 6th with an Opening Breakfast Ceremony. Tickets available online. For a full list of DreamWeek events visit this link.
For a list of specially selected DreamWeek 2017 Featured Events please see attachment.
For a full list of events please visit www.dreamweek.org or contact Jordan Mischel Thomas at DreamVoice (210) 444-23115.
