michael j posen is the secretary of the fund. karen traiger, don cooper, will wright and others.m are here and others outside africa. we thank our volunteers, board members, donors, and supporters. thank you all. i also want to recognize amy isaacs. i think we should take just a moment to remember all those in tucson and in our history who have given their lives to try to make a change because they have cared about our country, care about civil rights, scared about important issues facing our country. if we could just take a moment, please. thank you. in the final days of planning this event, one of the comments that michael wilson said was "one thinks i am certain of, if dr. king was at this event, there would be music." i called my friend donald who has been performing and teaching for decades in washington,, he's a teacher at the duke ellington and is an inspiring presence on the music scene, he has many cd 's and has played with not only the great oaks music legends like to the columns and party havens and many more, he played at several rallies for dr. king in the 1960's. it