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).