It's Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and Salem is observing the civil rights leader's birthday with a peace walk in the Grant neighborhood.
The event is organized by the Salem-Keizer NAACP and other community groups, and is intended to promote nonviolence and build connections. It's part of a larger violence reduction initiative city and community leaders have undertaken over the past year.
Learn more in our article below, or join the walk at 1 p.m. starting at Seed of Faith Ministries, 1230 Winter St. N.E.
Because of the holiday, local and state government offices are closed.
In national news, President Donald Trump will be sworn in for a second term this morning. Our team remains committed to tracking and reporting on the impacts of federal policy changes here in Salem as the new administration takes office.
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Salem residents will gather on Monday in Salem’s Grant neighborhood for a community peace walk celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day and encouraging violence reduction.
Salem and Oregon residents joined the national People's March to protest the incoming Trump administration and affirm show for immigrants, abortion rights and other causes on Saturday.
Oregonians’ health care could face more change than most states under the new federal administration, and Dr. Sejal Hathi, director of the state health authority, said officials are preparing to…
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