UO MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. EVENTS CELEBRATE DIVERSITY
January 11,2001
Contact Pauline Austin (541) 346-3129
EDITORS NOTE: All events are at the Erb Memorial Union (EMU), 1222 E. 13th Ave., unless otherwise indicated. All Tuesday events are sponsored by the Black Student Union. The University of Oregon will be closed and no classes will be held on Monday, Jan. 15, in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
EUGENE–The Martin Luther King Jr. remembrance at the University of Oregon this year will focus on the beginnings of the Civil Rights movement, its ongoing impact and building community through diversity.
"Our hope is that this event, ‘A Dream to be Achieved: Building the "Beloved Community" in the New Millennium,’ will help us move toward healing past injustices and building community on and off campus. In pursuit of this goal, we will focus on inclusiveness, historical awareness and remembrance," says John Shuford, MLK Celebration Planning Committee coordinator.
The UO President’s Office is a major sponsor of this year’s events, along with the Black Student Union, the Multicultural Center and the Office of Student Life.
"It’s important for us to focus on the crucial issues of social change and community that Martin Luther King embraced," says UO President Dave Frohnmayer.
The schedule, which is subject to change, includes:
Tuesday, Jan. 16
9:30 a.m.—1:30 p.m. Black Student Union audio presentation of Martin Luther King Jr.’s great
speeches followed by student readings, EMU Amphitheatre
11:30 a.m.—1:30 p.m. Video documentary, "History of Martin Luther King Jr.," EMU Lobby
4:30—6:30 p.m. "4 Little Girls," a Spike Lee documentary on the 1963 bombing of the 16th
Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., Room 100, Willamette Hall,
1371 E. 13th Ave.
6:30—8:30 p.m. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Reception, Alumni Lounge, Gerlinger Hall,
1468 University St.
8:30 p.m. Candlelight Vigil, EMU Amphitheatre
Wednesday, Jan. 17
10 a.m. —4:30 p.m. Civil Rights Film Series: Five films about 20th-century social justice
movements, Media Services Studio B, Knight Library, 1501 Kincaid St.
Noon Lunchtime Social and Dialogue, EMU Multicultural Center
7—9:00 p.m. Two Decades of MLK Celebrations: A Community Panel and
Conversation, EMU Ben Linder Room
Thursday, Jan. 18
1:30—2:30 p.m "King’s Perfect Social Movement: Elements of the Montgomery Bus
Boycott," talk by Mark Tracy, UO assistant dean of students, diversity programs, EMU Multicultural Center
6:30—8:30 p.m. "Urban Legends," workshop, EMU Multicultural Center
Friday, Jan 19
1:30—3 p.m. "Where Do We Go from Here?" Student forum on identity and
community, with a reception to follow, EMU Ben Linder Room
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