2020 Unity Breakfast

Jun 4

20th Anniversary Watertown Unity Breakfast

For 20 years the Unity Breakfast has been a Watertown tradition bringing together residents, youth, community organizations and businesses representing Watertown’s diverse population to remember Dr. Martin Luther King ... and to re-commit ourselves to ending prejudice, racism, and economic injustice.

The 2020 Unity Breakfast was the 20th annual celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. it was the largest Unity Breakfast ever -- with over 400 residents, youth, public servants, and businesses in attendance. Highlights included:

Honorary Host, Watertown Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Dede Galdston
Keynote Speaker, Jonathan Lewis, a senior organizer and trainer in Kingian nonviolent principles and methods of conflict resolution.
Winners of Middle and High School Essay Contests sharing their personal understandings of Dr. King’s life and message
Music and entertainment by Reggie Harris, a nationally recognized singer, song writer, and story teller; Watertown High School Watertones; and the Boys and Girls Club Hip Hop Dance Team
The Annual Unity Award presented to six high school students for developing a new curriculum based on Dr. King's principles of nonviolence and restorative circles
Delicious and hearty breakfast catered by the Watertown Deluxe Diner