Piedmont’s annual MLK Day celebration drew hundreds to the Alan Harvey Theater on Monday. This year’s theme — “Remain Awake” — featured speakers including Corrina Gould of the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust; Piedmont Mayor Jen Cavenaugh; and keynote speaker Dr. Amber Johnson, Assistant Vice Chancellor and Chief of Staff in the Division for Equity and Inclusion at UC Berkeley.
The theme was inspired by a speech entitled “Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution” that King delivered at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC on March 31, 1968, four days before he was assassinated.
The event was sponsored by the Piedmont Anti-Racism and Diversity Committee with the City of Piedmont.
PADC President Ellen Lee and Lois Corrin, Founder of the MLK Day Celebration, kick off the program 
The event drew people from all over the East Bay 
Corrina Gould of the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust 
Keynote speaker, Dr. Amber Johnson, Assistant Vice Chancellor and Chief of Staff in the Division for Equity and Inclusion at UC Berkeley 
Don’t be like Rip Van Winkle — “Remain Awake” 
Alejandra Roy of the PHS and MHS Black Student Union 
The OIGC’s Oakland Youth Chorus performs 
Applause and standing ovation for the Oakland Youth Chorus 
Attendees mingle in the lobby following the program