Anniversary of Martin Luther King’s speech “I Have a Dream” fifty years ago marking peak of Civil Right Movement and push for ballot access

August 24th Global Day of Activation Pays Homage to Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” Speech

DreamDay2013, The International Day for Dreamers, held on August 24th this year, is the first participatory holiday with the express purpose of encouraging people to turn their dreams into reality, and make the world a brighter, more innovative and collaborative place.

This year’s celebration is particularly powerful as it coincides with the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, which 50 years ago encouraged a generation to believe in the beauty and the power of a dream.

Visionary dream activist, founder of BurnBright Lifeworks, Inc., and lecturer of “Developing and Implementing
Ideas” at Columbia University, Ozioma Egwuonwu, created The International Day for Dreamers in 2012.

“Everything that exists today started out as an idea…a dream,” says Ms. Egwuonwu. “Dreams are the seeds of innovation. Over the past 50 years, we have seen great advancements in technology and human development, but we have yet to fulfill on the promise of truly leveling the developmental playing field in a manner that is scalable and inspirational. DreamDay is about setting a date where the world can get better together and create the world we want for ourselves, and each other. The mission of The International Day for Dreamers is to unite the world in achievement and aspiration.”

Egwuonwu continues, “It is a day of activation that inspires individuals, businesses and communities to declare a dream, then take action.”

While the idea of setting aside a specific day just to focus on dreams and turn them into reality is itself a revolutionary idea, DreamDay2013 offers participants tangible ways they can be the change they wish to see in the world through live and virtual celebrations, seminars, and discussions and events that take place all across the globe.

Many DreamDay participants create their own contributions to DreamDay by organizing special events in their communities. Some of last year’s unique DreamDay celebrations included a GreenDreamers Roundtable staged in NYC’s Bryant Park, an empowerment seminar on the dreams of male youth in Nigeria, DreamYoga in Australia, and a community re-invention discussion in Albany, GA.

This year, The International Day for Dreamers has established several strategic partnerships with key players from some of today’s leading personal, business and social development organizations, including crowdfunding company CrowdIt, top co-working space, Grind, international instructors trained by the Chopra Institute, Jean Houston’s Social Artistry, and Landmark Worldwide.

DreamDay2013 is an official partner of the United Nations My World 2015 initiative and New Future Foundation, Inc., an NGO in ECOSOC consultative status with the United Nations.