Dr. King colleague and human rights pioneer to speak at MLK celebration
The Interfaith Council of the Northshire will bring renowned human rights activist Jack Healey to Manchester on the occasion of Dr. King’s birthday and in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the writing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This special program will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 18 at the First Congregational Church in Manchester Village. Admission is free.
Healey helped Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. plan the 1963 March on Washington, D.C. He also made Amnesty International a household name while serving as its Executive Director. Now, as the founder of the Human Rights Action Center in Washington DC, he’s trying to move the world toward nonviolence by promoting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
An ordained Franciscan priest, Healey was inspired by his work with Dr. King in the 1960’s. Since then, he has not only led worldwide non-profits such as Amnesty International and Freedom From Hunger but also created new ways to promote social mission causes. For example, he is credited with devising the idea for a walk-a-thon — now a standard fundraising tool that was first used for Dick Gregory’s World Hunger Run. He also pioneered the use of musical tours and CDs to raise awareness and money for human rights causes that attracted talent such as U2, The Police, Bruce Springsteen, Bryan Adams, Miles Davis, Peter Gabriel, Tracy Chapman, and Lou Reed.
Proceeds from Healey’s 27-artist, two-disc compilation of songs (donated by Paul McCartney, U2, Coldplay, Eric Clapton, Avril Lavigne, and others) will fund the U.S. Campaign for Burma in an effort to free Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi and end the continuing human rights violations in Burma.
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