Keeping The Dream Alive - A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Mr. Lashbrook has been the producer of this event for the past 10 years, including when it was in Hamilton (when TDSB Director Dr. Chris Spence was the director of the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board) and the One World Youth Arts Project students and graduates have been participating and performing every year.
Adapted from http://www.tdsb.on.ca/about_us/media_room/Room.asp?show=allNews&view=detailed&self=28342:
Martin Luther King honoured in style at Roy Thomson Hall.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. - Just his name evokes thoughts of the American civil rights movement, a gift for public speaking and remarkable dedication to a cause.
On January 17, nearly 3,000 TDSB students, staff and musicians gathered at Roy Thomson Hall to celebrate King's life. This was the seventh annual Keeping the Dream Alive (KTDA) concert. Featuring about 700 students from more than a dozen schools, the show brought his honourable ideals and goals to life. For students born long after Dr. King’s assassination in 1968, it was an inspiring afternoon.
“Keeping the Dream Alive is all about celebrating our shared dream of a world in which justice and compassion guide us in all that we do,” said Stephen Lashbrook, show producer and a teacher at Georges Vanier SS. “I sincerely believe the enthusiasm and youthful idealism the children demonstrated at this year's celebration is a shining example of the kind of community that we dream of becoming.”
An initiative of Director of Education Chris Spence, KTDA is part of the TDSB’s Social Justice Action Plan. Performances are based on a strong commitment to the principles of equity, fairness and human rights. With artistic direction from musician/producer/educator Ashley Ingram and performances by well-known artists like Kardinal Offishall, the Kaha:wi Dance Theatre and The Nathaniel Dett Chorale, the show focused on giving students hope for the future.
Now, it's time for TDSB schools to start thinking about the 2012 KTDA concert, to be held on Jan. 16, 2012. The production team is looking for elementary and secondary school expressions of interest to present large or small ensemble music, dance, drama, visual art, multimedia and spoken word. For more information please download the Call for Participants.
To see more pictures from this incredible event, head to the TDSB Facebook page.
Adapted from http://www.tdsb.on.ca/about_us/media_room/Room.asp?show=allNews&view=detailed&self=28342:
Martin Luther King honoured in style at Roy Thomson Hall.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. - Just his name evokes thoughts of the American civil rights movement, a gift for public speaking and remarkable dedication to a cause.
On January 17, nearly 3,000 TDSB students, staff and musicians gathered at Roy Thomson Hall to celebrate King's life. This was the seventh annual Keeping the Dream Alive (KTDA) concert. Featuring about 700 students from more than a dozen schools, the show brought his honourable ideals and goals to life. For students born long after Dr. King’s assassination in 1968, it was an inspiring afternoon.
“Keeping the Dream Alive is all about celebrating our shared dream of a world in which justice and compassion guide us in all that we do,” said Stephen Lashbrook, show producer and a teacher at Georges Vanier SS. “I sincerely believe the enthusiasm and youthful idealism the children demonstrated at this year's celebration is a shining example of the kind of community that we dream of becoming.”
An initiative of Director of Education Chris Spence, KTDA is part of the TDSB’s Social Justice Action Plan. Performances are based on a strong commitment to the principles of equity, fairness and human rights. With artistic direction from musician/producer/educator Ashley Ingram and performances by well-known artists like Kardinal Offishall, the Kaha:wi Dance Theatre and The Nathaniel Dett Chorale, the show focused on giving students hope for the future.
Now, it's time for TDSB schools to start thinking about the 2012 KTDA concert, to be held on Jan. 16, 2012. The production team is looking for elementary and secondary school expressions of interest to present large or small ensemble music, dance, drama, visual art, multimedia and spoken word. For more information please download the Call for Participants.
To see more pictures from this incredible event, head to the TDSB Facebook page.
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