NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release: Jan. 15, 2025
Media Contact: Ben Earwicker, J.D., Ph.D., Benjamin.Earwicker@labor.idaho.gov, (208) 696-2448

Monday, Jan. 20, will mark the 38th year that Idaho has celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. – Idaho Human Rights Day, first commemoratively and later as a state holiday.

The public is invited to attend ceremonies in the State Capitol’s second-floor rotunda beginning at noon and concluding at 1 p.m.

Lt. Gov. Scott Bedke will join Mamie Oliver, Ph.D, for the celebration. Oliver is an ordained minister, educator, psychotherapist and author. She served as a tenured professor of social work and as the internship coordinator at Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa.

Lt. Gov. Bedke and Oliver will be accompanied by the Boise State University Trumpet Studio under the direction of Derek Ganong, the Common Ground Community Chorus, the Oinkari Basque Dancers, the Boise Chinese Traditional Dance Group, Danza Azteca Tonatiuh and Odissi Natya Sala Boise.

Serve Idaho, the Governor’s Commission on Service and Volunteerism, will be hosting a service project table to benefit Meals on Wheels, Boise Community Schools and the Boise State University Food Pantry.

The public is encouraged to come decorate cards with notes of encouragement and bring any of the following items for donation: children’s underwear sizes 6-8, 10-12, 14-16 (S, M and L); reusable water bottles; breakfast bars or granola bars; fruit cups or fruit snacks; and cereal or oatmeal.

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The Idaho Human Rights Commission enforces state and federal anti-discrimination laws in Idaho and provides mediation services to resolve complaints. The Commission also provides free training for businesses and organizations throughout the state.

Web: https://humanrights.idaho.gov/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IdahoHumanRights

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