The Soul District Business Association (SDBA) is hosting its 11th annual MLK Dream Run weekend celebration happening on Saturday and Sunday September 17 & 18, hosted at Portland Community College Cascade Campus.

The MLK Dream Run theme this year is “Environmental Justice'' with the tagline #EarthNeedsAllies. Each year this race pays respect to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s vision of a just and equitable world for all to share and steward. During his time on earth, Dr. King’s actions not only led to the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act, but hand-in-hand with these came the Clean Air Act in 1963, the Clean Water Act of 1972, and the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Much of Dr. King’s vision and actions recognized that social justice could not be achieved without environmental justice – including universal access to clean air, water, soil and healthy food.