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

[Karen Medina]

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