Educators, join us for this free online conversation with We Are the Dream's executive producer and several of the film's subjects! Also, please pass this email onto any families you think would be interested, so that parents and students can register for the event!

Every year, hundreds of children from pre-K through 12th grade take the stage at the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest, a public speaking competition where they perform poetry and speeches inspired by the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The HBO documentary We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest covers the months leading up to the 40th annual festival, as schools across the city send their top-placing students to compete. It is a portrait of young people raising their voices about issues they care about and of the unique community that celebrates and supports them.

Watch We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest for free via HBO in Classrooms, then join us for a fun and educational conversation with executive producer Julie Anderson, Oratorical Fest producer Awele Makeba, and students Lamiya Mohammed and Donavan Edwards to learn about the making of the film and how people can inspire others and promote change through the power of giving a speech.

Recommended for ages 6 and up.