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Remembering the dream, living the vision
One of the Penn traditions surrounding the Martin Luther King holiday is the painting of colorful banners bearing King’s words for display along Locust Walk. Photo by Mark Garvin |
Instead of starting the semester, Penn’s observance of the Martin Luther King Day holiday comes at the start of its third week, meaning that the entire campus will be able to participate in all of the events planned to commemorate King’s life and his vision. And for the second year, everyone will have the day off to make participating easier.
The centerpiece of the day, as in years past, is community service, with University-sponsored service projects both on campus and in the neighborhood. But the holiday is just one day in a two-week-long series of talks, programs, performances and activities organized around the theme of this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Celebration, “Remembering the Dream, Living the Vision.”
The calendar below offers only a selection of the events planned for the celebration through Jan. 23, because details for some events had not been finalized as of press time. To get the latest information, visit the African American Resource Center’s Martin Luther King Web site, www.upenn.edu/aarc/mlk.html, or call 215-898-0104. Events on and after Jan. 24 will be listed in the Jan. 24 issue.
Wednesday, Jan. 16
TALKS
HE CHANGED THE WORLD: The History
Department’s “Twentieth-Century Lives” series concludes
with History Professor Thomas Sugrue speaking on the life of Martin Luther
King. 4 to 5:30 p.m. in Room 200, College Hall, Locust Walk between 34th
and 36th streets. Info: www.history.upenn.edu
or 215-898-8452.
SPECIAL EVENTS
GET ACTIVE! A “Community Service
and Advocacy Night” spotlights community service opportunities. 7
to 9 p.m. at Civic House, 3914 Locust Walk.
Monday, Jan. 21
SPECIAL EVENTS
COMMUNITY BREAKFAST: The annual
Martin Luther King Day breakfast brings together people from the University
and West Philadelphia communities. 9 to 11 a.m. in the multipurpose room
of DuBois College House, 3900 Walnut St.
SERVICE PROJECTS: Activities
include children’s banner painting, sprucing up the building and
grounds of a West Philadelphia public school and creating gifts for donation
to West Philadelphia shelters, nursing homes and other charities. 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. at various locations including the ARCH, 3601 Locust Walk, and
Houston Hall, 3417 Spruce St. To register for the banner painting and
school clean-up, e-mail aarc@pobox.upenn.edu
or call 215-898-0104.
TEACH PEACE: A School of Social Work
teach-in deals with historical, social-welfare and civil-rights dimensions
of America’s role in current world events and the principles of peace
and social justice embodied in King’s life and work. 1 to 5:30 p.m.
in the Hall of Flags, Houston Hall.
CANDLELIGHT VIGIL: Witness for peace
and share your views on King’s legacy at this annual event. March
begins at 7 p.m. at DuBois College House and proceeds to the Hall of Flags
in Houston Hall for a program featuring music by The Inspiration.
Tuesday, Jan. 22
WORKSHOPS
ACT GLOBALLY: The “Global Grassroots
Activism” workshop teaches organizing and advocacy skills to those
seeking social and economic justice. 7 p.m. at the Greenfield Intercultural
Center, 3708 Chestnut St.
Wednesday, Jan. 23
TALKS
KING’S VISION TODAY: A discussion
sponsored by Civic House and the Christian Association focuses on the
topic “Faith, Peace and Community in Troubled Times.” 7 to 8:30
p.m. in the Ben Franklin Room, Houston Hall.
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