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January 20, 1998

Volume 44, Number 18


Martin Luther King, Jr.: An Extended Commemoration

For this year's commemoration of the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the theme of "The Vision Lives On...Recapturing the Spirit" was developed not just for January 19, or even as the week-long celebration it had become, but extending into February with explorations of Dr. King's ideas and the events and issues that have arisen since his death. Here is a list of the activities taking place at Penn.

 

January Events

20 The Man Behind The March: Bayard Rustin; presentation on the life of Bayard Rustin, organizer of the 1963 March on Washington, 7:30 p.m. For location call 898-5044 (Lesbian Gay & Bisexual Center at Penn).

Eyes On The Prize, Part I & II , showing of the award-winning video series which traces the Freedom and Civil Rights Movement in the U.S. from 1954-1965, 10 p.m., RESNET Video Channel 11 (Penn Video Network).

21 GSE's Annual MLK Celbration; Earl S. Richardson, president, Morgan State University, GrD'76; 10 a.m., Room D 9-10, GSE (GSE Development & Alumni Relations).

Eyes On The Prize, Part III& IV, showing of the award-winning video series which traces the Freedom and Civil Rights Movement in the U.S. from 1954-1965; 10 p.m., RESNET Video Channel 11 (Penn Video Network).

22 Martin Luther King, Jr. Interfaith Program; featuring Johnnetta B. Cole, president emerita, Spelman College, the Presidential Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, Women's Studies and African American Studies at Emory University. Also featuring student reflections on Dr. King's Ministry, Rah Na Na, and Penn's Gospel Choir; 7 p.m., Meyerson Hall (Office of the Chaplain and Interfaith Council).

Eyes On The Prize, Part V & VI, showing of the award-winning video series which traces the Freedom and Civil Rights Movement in the U.S. 1954-1965, 10 p.m., RESNET Video Channel (Penn Video Network).

23 Free Speech and Community; a forum led by faculty which will explore free speech and a community's need to support diverse members of the community; 2:30 p.m., for location call 898-3357 (MECHA, BSL, APSC, ACELA, UMC).

Jazz for King & Poetry Too; cabaret featuring Glenn Bryan's renowned group, "Signature". Also featured, poetry by Kamau Ma'atand Huie Douglas, 6 p.m., Du Bois College House (African-American Resource Center, Penn Women's Center, Du Bois College House).

27 Syphilis And Social Justice: What's The Connection?; Robert Fullilove, a colleague of Dr. King and currently an associate dean, Columbia University's School of Public Health, discusses the links between social policy and Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) prevention in America; 7 p.m., Ben Franklin Room, Houston Hall (Student Health Service).

28 Civil Rights Leader: Cesar Chavez; film from the Chicano Film Series highlighting the life of Mexican Civil Rights leader, Cesar Chavez; 7 p.m.; GIC, 3708 Chestnut (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MECHA)).


February Events

2 Black Jews, Black/Jewish Relationships & the Civil Rights Movement; pictorial essay and lecture presentation by the African/Edenic Heritage Museum that includes an exploration of the African presence in the promised land 1-5 p.m.; for location call Isabel Mapp, 898-0104 (African-American Resource Center, Greenfield Intercultural Center).

5 Walking The Walk/Talking The Talk; 5-7 p.m.; for location call Reverend Beverly Dale, 386-1530 (The Christian Association).

8 The isms, workshop to challenge the "isms" which many possess; learn tools to help begin dismantling the "isms", 7 p.m.; GIC, 3708 Chestnut (Greenfield Intercultural Center African-American Resource Center Hillel).

15 Race Relations Sunday; an invitation to participate in an afternoon of ecumenical worship; 4 p.m., for location call Reverend Beverly Dale, 386-1530 (The Christian Association).

18 Blacks & Jews: The Main Issues; a documentary on Blacks and Jews and a discussion immediately following about the relationship between these groups; 7 p.m.; GIC, 3708 Chestnut (Greenfield Intercultural Center, African-American Resource Center, Hillel).

26 Advantages/Disadvantages of Segregated and Interracial Worship; a roundtable discussion; 7 p.m.; for location call Reverend Beverly Dale, 386-1530 (The Christian Association).

 


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