A number of colleges related to the Church of the Brethren are
holding special events to commemorate Martin Luther King Day, including
Elizabethtown (Pa.) College, Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pa., and
Manchester College in N. Manchester, Ind. (information is from college
press releases):
Elizabethtown College marks Martin Luther King Day
Jan. 16 with a day dedicated to service and a series of events, most
open to the public (a complete list is at http://www.etown.edu/mlk
). All day Jan. 16 there will be no classes, but community service
activities will be offered for the campus community. At 10:30 a.m. is
the MLK Program Kick Off in Brossman Commons, Blue Bean Café. At 11 a.m.
the commons holds an MLK-themed lunch in its Marketplace hosted by the
Office of Diversity with traditional southern fare. That evening at 6:15
p.m. is a Candlelight March starting at the commons, re-enacting the
Civil Rights March to remember the struggles of the civil rights
movement. At 7 p.m. an MLK Gospel Extravaganza and Awards in Leffler
Chapel will feature community and college performers including Harris
AME Zion Church Choir, the Elizabethtown College Concert Choir, St.
Peter's Lutheran Church Choir, and Jamal Anthony Gospel Rock. Awards
will be given to faculty and staff members for contributions to
diversity and inclusion.
On Jan. 18, at 11 a.m. a presentation, "Black History of the White
House," will be given at Leffler Chapel by Clarence Lusane, associate
professor at the School of International Service, American University,
and an author on race, human rights, and electoral politics. Also Jan.
18 at 8:30 p.m. in the Blue Bean Café will be a “Stand Up" session about
what students stand for in terms of justice and service.
At Juniata College, Imani Uzuri will lecture and
perform on Jan. 16-17. She will showcase and discuss her upcoming album,
"The Gypsy Diaries," at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 16, in Rosenberger
Auditorium. She also will facilitate an inclusion-focused workshop,
"Hush Arbor: Living Legacies of Negro Spirituals" at 7:30 p.m. on Jan.
17, in Sill Boardroom in the von Liebig Center for Science. Admission to
both events is free and open to the public. Featuring vocals, violin,
cello, acoustic guitar, sitar and daf, Uzuri's music is both spiritual
and meditative. She has performed in venues as varied as the Apollo
Theater, Joe's Pub, the Whitney Museum, and the UN. The "Hush Arbor"
workshop will discuss the history of African-American spirituals. Hush
Arbors were wooded areas where slaves would gather to mourn, worship, or
sing. The workshop focuses on the conditions in which the songs were
created and how they were pathways to catharsis, revolt, and freedom.
Manchester College celebrates the legacy of Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. with two special events on Jan. 13 and Jan. 16.
The public is welcome and reservations are not necessary at both free
events.
“Eyes on Economic Justice, the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,”
is the topic of a speech by Christopher M. Whitt, founder of the
Africana Studies program at Augustana College, at 7 p.m. this Friday,
Jan. 13, in the upper College Union. The talk focuses on King’s push for
economic justice, what he saw as the next frontier in the Civil Rights
Movement. Whitt will deliver his message from the same podium Dr. King
used on Feb. 1, 1968, at Manchester College as he gave his final campus
speech, two months before his assassination.
Manchester continues its celebration at 7 p.m. on Jan. 16 in
Petersime Chapel with an interfaith gathering featuring a hypothetical
conversation among influential leaders about King’s dream. The Martin
Luther King events are sponsored by the college’s Office of
Multicultural Affairs and Campus Ministry. Find the full news release at
www.manchester.edu/News/MLK2012.htm.
Source:1/11/2012 Newsline
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