[Peace] MLK Celebration events, local, Friday January 13 thru Saturday January 28

[Karen Medina]

local (Urbana-Champaign, Illinois) Martin Luther King events: Friday
January 13th thru Saturday January 28 (2012)

The big events that I go to:
* The Community Celebration will be at 5:00pm on January 15, 2012 at
in the Great Hall at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts located
at 500 S. Goodwin, Urbana.
* Unity Breakfast, Monday, January 16, 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., The
Vineyard Church, 1500 North Lincoln Avenue, Urbana

The films and discussions this year:
* "The Other America" (showing twice)
* "Higher Learning"
* "Brother Outside: The LIfe of Bayard Rustin"

[Official title and theme for this year, in case you want to google
it. It was hard to find the full list, so this information should help
you find it faster: 11th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Countywide Celebration
2012 Theme: The Beloved Community Begins Here: From One Voice to Many
[Taken from http://www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu/mlk/calendar.html ] ]

Full Schedule:
FRIDAY, JANUARY 13

Keynote speaker: State Senator Kwame Raoul, Illinois’ 13th Legislative District.
Friday, January 13
4pm – 6pm –
Where: Hilton Garden Inn (1501 S. Neil St., Champaign).
Organizers: The Cities of Champaign and Urbana, Champaign County
Board, Parkland College and University of Illinois
This year’s theme for this talk is: “Striving for Genuine Brotherhood”
Keynote address and the award presentations for the James R. Burgess,
Sr. - Susan Freiburg Award, the Doris Hoskins Prestigious Community
Service Award, and the MLK Outstanding Achievement Award. This is an
annual event commemorating the life and works of the Rev. Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr.
Campus Contact: Shelley Mix mix at illinois.edu

SUNDAY, JANUARY 15

A Service of Celebration
January 15, 2012
5pm - 7pm
Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts located
at 500 S. Goodwin, Urbana.
organized by MLK Advocacy for Justice Planning Committee.
Campus Contact: Otis Noble III onoble at illinois.edu

MONDAY, JANUARY 16
Monday, January 16 – Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Holiday –
“A Day on, not a Day Off”

Unity Breakfast
Monday, January 16
8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
The Vineyard Church, 1500 North Lincoln Avenue, Urbana
Organized by MLK Advocacy for Justice Planning Committee.
Campus Contact: Otis Noble III onoble at illinois.edu

Youth Event and Day of Service
Monday, January 16, 2012
9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Ikenberry Commons, Multipurpose Room 2025 AB, 301 East Gregory Drive, Champaign
MLK Commemoration Planning Committee
Contacts:  Libby Tyler 384-2439, ehtyler at urbanaillinois.us
Vaneitta Goines goinesv at illinois.edu
Crasha Perkins crasha at illinois.edu

Film and Discussion: "The Other America"
Monday, January 16, 2012
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
The Art Theater, 126 West Church Street, Champaign
MLK Commemoration Planning Committee
Contacts: Otis Noble III and Lou Turner
onoble at illinois.edu and loturner at illinois.edu

THURSDAY, JANUARY 19

Youth Day of Service: Wesley Evening Food Pantry
THURSDAY, JANUARY 19
3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Where: Wesley Evening Food Pantry, 1205 West Green Street, Urbana
MLK Commemoration Planning Committee
Contact: Vaneitta Goines goinesv at illinois.edu
Training may be required prior to volunteering. Contact Ms. Goines to
learn more.

Film and Discussion: "Higher Learning"
THURSDAY, JANUARY 19
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Where: Ikenberry Commons, Multipurpose Room 2025A, 301 East Gregory
Drive, Champaign
Organizers: MLK Commemoration Planning Committee
Contacts: Alicia P. Rodriguez and Crasha Perkins
aprodrig at illinois.edu and crasha at illinois.edu


FRIDAY, JANUARY 20

Friday Films
"Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin"
FRIDAY, JANUARY 20
2:00 p.m.
LGBT Resource Center, 323 Illini Union, 1401 West Green Street, Urbana
Brother Outsider has introduced millions of viewers around the world
to the life and work of Bayard Rustin—a visionary strategist and
activist who has been called “the unknown hero” of the civil rights
movement. A disciple of Gandhi, a mentor to Martin Luther King Jr.,
and the architect of the 1963 March on Washington, Rustin dared to
live as an openly gay man during the fiercely homophobic 1940s, 1950s
and 1960s.
Event Contact: Katy Weseman, kweseman at illinois.edu
Paid for, in part, by the Student Cultural Programming Fee

SATURDAY, JANUARY 21

MLK Community Celebration: MLK Writing Contest: Presentation of Winners
SATURDAY, JANUARY 21
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, 500 South Goodwin Avenue, Urbana
MLK Commemoration Planning Committee
Event Contact: Crystal Womble, cwomble at illinois.edu
Writing Contest Contacts: Carey Ash and Phil Wilder
ash2 at illinois.edu and pwilder at illinois.edu

TUESDAY, JANUARY 24

Workshop I: "Getting it Wrong: 21st century Oppression in the
Workplace and Elsewhere"
TUESDAY, JANUARY 24
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign
MLK Commemoration Planning Committee
Contact: Joe Minarik, jminarik at illinois.edu
RSVP Required

Film and Discussion: "The Other America"
TUESDAY, JANUARY 24
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Ikenberry Commons, 301 East Gregory Drive, Champaign
MLK Commemoration Planning Committee
Contacts: Otis Noble III and Lou Turner
onoble at illinois.edu and loturner at illinois.edu

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25

"I Have a Dream" Student Forum
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 pm
Illini Union, Courtyard Cafe, 1401 West Green Street, Urbana
MLK Commemoration Planning Committee
Contacts: Andrea Herrera and Tatiana Alonso
herrera7 at illinois.edu and alonso3 at illinois.edu
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 26

Workshop II: "Doing it Right(er): Challenging Oppression and Promoting
Fairness in the 21st Century"
THURSDAY, JANUARY 26
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign
MLK Commemoration Planning Committee
Contact: Joe Minarik, jminarik at illinois.edu
RSVP Required

Evening of Service (Office of Volunteer Programs)
THURSDAY, JANUARY 26
5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Illini Union, Room 314A
MLK Commemoration Planning Committee
Contact: Vaneitta Goines goinesv at illinois.edu
For more information, contact Vaneitta Goines.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 28

D.R.E.A.M. Day of Service (Office of Volunteer Programs)
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Illini Union, Circle Drive
MLK Commemoration Planning Committee
Contact: Vaneitta Goines goinesv at illinois.edu
For more information, contact Vaneitta Goines.
Pre-registration Required