This Wednesday the BBC will be marking the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington and Martin Luther King’s ‘I have a dream’ speech’ with a special programme at 9am on Radio 4.
The entire speech will be read by 19 well-known human rights activists, including Maya Angelou, Doreen Lawrence, Mary Robinson, Malala Yousafzai and the Dalai Lama. You can see the full list of readers here.
The programme will be repeated at 2.30pm on BBC World Service, or you can, of course, catch up on i-Player.
It would be good to hear from Lib Dem Voice readers with their take on the state of human rights today.
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the words of the man will always be an inspiration.
I’d rather hear the power of the original but it is inevitable that the BBC would want to put its stamp on it in some way.
@Richard S – is there a recording of the complete speech?
Mary – The full text of the speech (with an audio mp3 file) is here:
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm
and Mary, there is a full video/film here:
The state of human rights today?
Not good I’m afraid. As far as the 50th anniversary of MLK’s great speech goes some ‘low information voters’ may be happy to have a black president at last but more thoughtful black voices are scandalised by Obama. See for example:
http://www.blackagendareport.com/content/black-mis-leaders-love-fest-power-mall
Nor is this just a black issue. Human rights cannot be in a good state however many populist morsels are thrown to the crowd when wrong doing by elites is ignored.
Thank you Simon for the link. what a recording, never heard it so clear.
however if you listen with your heart, there is so much that is achieved in the letter, but not the spirit.
we have the” riches of freedom” but do our seekers of sanctuary have the “security of justice” ?
“Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God’s children.” That is what we stand for and work for in the Liberal Democrats.