[Peace-discuss] Racism, Militarism, & Materialism - The Fierce Urgency of Now

[Karen Medina]

Dear AWARE members,

Martin Luther King Jr. had some powerful things to say about non-violent 
peace movements. I invite you to attend some of the many events that are 
part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Week 2006. This year's 
theme is "The Fierce Urgency of Now: Racism, Militarism, & Materialism"

The Scholarship Award presentations are this coming Sunday at 5pm in the 
Great Hall at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. This is a huge 
event.

The full calendar of events follows:
Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Week 2006
The Fierce Urgency of Now: Racism, Militarism, & Materialism
Calendar of Events

FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2006

4-6:00 pm


  "Beyond the Dream,"Champaign County and the cities of Champaign and 
Urbana's Martin Luther King Jr., Commemoration
Reception immediately following the program.

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
4:00 pm @ Holiday Inn, Urbana




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SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 2006

5:00 pm


  Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Community Celebration

Keynote: Reverend Joel L. King, Jr. (cousin of the late Dr. Martin 
Luther King, Jr.)

5:00 pm @ The Great Hall, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts




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MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 2006
8:00 am MLK Prayer Breakfast:

8:00 am @ The Vineyard Church; 1500 N Lincoln Ave. Urbana



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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2006
7:30 pm Yvonne Welbon, an award-winning independent filmmaker will 
present her documentary, SISTERS IN CINEMA (2003) a 62-min documentary 
by Yvonne Welbonthat tracing the careers of inspiring African American 
women filmmakers from the early part of the 20th century to today. As 
the first documentary of its kind, Sisters in Cinema creates a strong 
visual history of the contributions of African American women to the 
film industry.

7:30 pm @ 101 The Armory, 505 East Armory, Champaign

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Sponsors: Unit for Cinema Studies, African American Studies and Research 
Program, Women and Gender Studies, Department of English, CDMS (Center 
for Demoracy in a Multiracial Society) and Illinois Program for Reseach 
in the Humanities.




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THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2006
7:00 pm An Up-Close Dialogue with the Tuskegee Airman, Reading of a 
Commissioned Poem by Professor Tyehimba Jess, and screening of the film 
The Tuskegee Airman - They Fought Two Wars (2003). [PBS documentary 
narrated by Ozzie Davis] This inspiring World War II story spotlights 
450 men who fought on two fronts at once. Black American aviators, known 
as the Tuskegee Airmen, battled Axis powers in Europe and North Africa 
and then took on racism at home. Trained by the segregated military 
system as an experiment to see if blacks could fly in combat, these 
pilots made more than 15,000 sorties and 1,500 missions. Their success 
led to the integration of the U.S. armed forces.

Question and Answer Session and Reception by The Great Impasta follows 
the film.

7:00 pm @ Foellinger Auditorium, 709 S. Mathews, Urbana
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Co-sponsored by: The Offices of the Chancellor and Provost, The 
University YWCA, The Virginia Theatre, The Center on Democracy in a 
Multiracial Society, SORF, Rubicon Productions, and The Octave Chanute 
Aerospace Museum.



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SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 2006
2 - 5:00 pm  A Single Garment of Destiny: Our Common Threads
A University of Illinois Family Friendly Community Event

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
2 - 5:00 pm @ Krannert Center for the Performing Arts Lobby


   Program:

   - Audience participation with a Commissioned Commemorative Quilt by 
Deborah Fell

- The Lion and Yo Yo Dancers

- Jingle Dress Dancer (Native American Music and Dance)

- Capoeira Club (Brazilian Music and Dance)

- Essay Contest Winners

-Reception by Classic Events

- Desafinado ( a local seven piece ensemble that plays a combination of 
Samba, Bossa Nova, and MPB)

- Willie Summerville & the Canaan Academy Children's Choir

- The Strong Medicine Band (Native American Music)



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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2006
7:00 pm Dinner and a Movie
CRASH (2004) [starring Sandra Bullock, Thandie Newton, Matt Dillon, Don 
Cheadle, Jennifer Esposito, Ryan Phillippe and Brendan Fraser.] Diving 
headlong into the diverse melting pot of post-9/11 LA, this compelling 
urban drama tracks the volatile intersections of a multi-ethnic cast, 
examining fear and bigotry from multiple perspectives as characters 
careen in and out of one another’s lives. No one is safe in the battle 
zones of racial strife. And no one is immune to the simmering rage that 
sparks violence - and changes lives.

7:00 pm @ FAR Multipurpose Room; STUDENTS ONLY



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THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2006
7:00 pm


  KEYNOTE ADDRESS by Mr. Marc Morial
President and CEO of the National Urban League, former New Orleans Mayor 
and Louisiana Senator

7:00 pm @ Smith Music Hall, Mathews Avenue on Campus

Question and Answer Session and Reception following Address

This list was taken from:
http://www.admin.uiuc.edu/MLK/calendar/calendar.html