[Peace-discuss] [Peace] upcoming Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration activities

[C. G. Estabrook]

“...I knew that I could never again raise my voice against the violence of the oppressed in the ghettos without having first spoken clearly to the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today — my own government.” —from M. L. King, “Beyond Vietnam” (1967)

“...I am now convinced that the simplest approach will prove to be the most effective — the solution to poverty is to abolish it directly by a now widely discussed measure: the guaranteed income.” —from M. L. King’s final book, "Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?" (1967)


> On Jan 12, 2016, at 2:53 PM, Karen Medina via Peace <peace at lists.chambana.net> wrote:
> 
> Dear Peace Community,
> 
> If you really want to honor MLK, then you will read and re-read
> Martin's 'Beyond Vietnam speech.' Read it to your partner, read it to
> your kids, read it to your friends, read it to your community. [
> http://kingencyclopedia.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/documentsentry/doc_beyond_vietnam/
> ]
> 
> Then, if you want to also join the local community celebrations [I
> copied these from http://www.diversity.illinois.edu/mlk/calendar.html
> ]:
> 
> Friday, January 15, 2016: 4pm-6pm
> Parkland College "U" Building / 2400 Bradley Ave., Champaign Illinois
> (Barbara Kessel and Rohn Koester will be getting awards at this event)
> Kathryn Harris, retired Director of Library Services at the Abraham
> Lincoln Presidential Library in Springfield, Illinois will be the
> keynote presenter.
> 
> Sunday, January 17, 2016: 5pm-7pm
> Foellinger Great Hall at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts / 500
> S. Goodwin, Urbana, Illinois
> The student scholarships will be awarded. State Representative, Carol
> Ammons as the keynote speaker.
> 
> Monday, January 18, 2016: 8:30am-10:30am
> 31st Annual Unity Breakfast
> The Vineyard Church / 1500 North Lincoln, Urbana, Illinois
> 
> Monday, January 18, 2016: 10:30am-3pm
> Youth Commemoration and Afternoon of Service
> Urbana Civic Center / 108 E. Water St., Urbana, Illinois
> Activities center around high school youth and Include performances, a
> keynote, guided discussion and afternoon on-site volunteer activities.
> 
> Monday, January 18, 2016: 12:30pm-4pm
> Day of Service (for University of Illinois students)
> Illini Union Ballroom / 1401 W. Green St., Urbana, Illinois
> "Work on a project with Goodwill Illini Fighting Hunger at Wesley
> Pantry, Salt & Light Ministries, Be Kind, American Red Cross, or help
> us make gifts to be donated to various community agencies."
> 
> Wednesday, January 20, 2016: 7pm-9pm
> 2025 Student Dining and Residential Programs Building (SDRP) / 301 E.
> Gregory Dr., Champaign, Illinois
> "Our campus community, faculty, staff, and students, will convey how
> the civil rights movement of the 1960’s has shaped the present day
> #blacklivesmatter movement and activism on this campus and colleges
> around the nation."
> 
> Thursday, January 21, 2016: 5pm-7pm
> Krannert Center for the Performing Arts lobby / 500 S. Goodwin, Urbana, Illinois
> A performance by Chambana
> 
> Friday, January 22, 2016: 1pm-3pm
> Poverty Simulation
> School of Social Work, Room 2015 / 1010 W. Nevada St., Urbana, Illinois
> "The simulation will allow participants an opportunity to debrief
> their experiences and think about how they can begin to tackle the
> challenge of poverty in Champaign County. "
> 
> Saturday, January 23, 2016: 10am-noon
> Community Celebration
> Krannert Center for the Performing Arts / 500 S. Goodwin, Urbana, Illinois
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