I have a dream, too.

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I have a dream, too.
What I might say to Martin Luther
King Jr.

• Franklin Reynolds, M.A. Communication Studies
• INMD 410 Summer 2005

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Martin Luther King Jr. (August 28, 1963)

• Let us not wallow in the valley of despair. I
  say to you today my friends - so even though we
  face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I
  still have a dream.

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Forty Years Later

• We still have injustice, challenges, and dreams.
  I hope that others who are oppressed have the
  opportunity to rise up!
• This is my dream.

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I have a dream, too.

• People will start caring less about how sacred
  marriage is exclusively among heterosexuals.

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• and let ALL people enjoy the benefits of
  marriage!

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Martin Luther King Jr. (August 28, 1963)

• I have a dream that my four little children
  will one day live in a nation where they will not
  be judged by the color of their skin but by the
  content of their character.

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I have a dream, too.

• That people will stop worrying so much about the
  fate of these babies.

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• and start worrying more about these children (in
  Africa).

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What African Children dream for..

• 38 million people around the world are infected
  by HIV/AIDS, 25 million in Africa
• 18 million children have already lost one or both
  parents to AIDS, 12 million in Africa alone.
• Unless more is done, there will be 25 million of
  these children by 2010.

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Martin Luther King Jr. (August 28, 1963)

• I have a dream that one day this nation will
  rise up and live out the true meaning of its
  creed We hold these truths to be self-evident,
  that all men are created equal.

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I have a dream, too

• That people will vote every chance they have
  because

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• Many peoples votes are often silenced, proving
  every vote matters.
• (Florida, 2000 Presidential Election)

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Martin Luther King Jr. (August 28, 1963)

• I have a dreamIt is a dream deeply rooted in
  the American dream.

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I have a dream, too.

• That after 9/11, we dont assume we can spot a
  terrorist just by looking at one

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• Because we know that doesnt work.

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Martin Luther King Jr. (August 28, 1963)

• We cannot walk alone. And as we walk, we must
  make the pledge that we shall always march
  ahead.

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I have a dream, too.

• People will care less about Extreme Makeover
  Home Edition

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• And worry more about Making Over the nations
  Extreme Homelessness.

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Martin Luther King Jr. (August 28, 1963)

• I have a dream

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The End

• Thanks for tolerating my free speech rights, now
  exercise yours.