2008 Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration

2008 Commemoration Events Schedule

Jan. 14 to Mar. 3		PROFILES IN CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVISM On display in the Diversity Studies Room, 109 Pattee Library. It features the Jack Rabin Collection on Alabama Civil Rights and Southern Activists that documents the historic 1965 March from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. The exhibition also includes items from the Robert Joyce Collection, and materials from the Penn State University Archives, including Dr. King's speech at Penn State in 1968.
		CELEBRATING MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. AND BLACK HISTORY MONTH An exhibit featuring posters designed by Penn State students, is on display in the Pattee Library main exhibit area.

Jan. 15	11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.	CENTER FOR STUDENT ENGAGEMENT INVOLVEMENT FAIR Alumni Hall, HUB-Robeson Center
	6:30 p.m.	FORUM ON BLACK AFFAIRS MLK, JR. BANQUET The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel Doors open at 5:45 pm Tickets required - Contact: Beverly Wilson, bgw4@psu.edu, 865-0461

Jan. 15, 18, & 21	11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.	MLK ART COMPETITION Pieces displayed in HUB Lobby Event begins each day at 11:00am and ends at 4:00pm Contact: Chris Lucas, cml5002@psu.edu

Jan. 20	6:00 p.m.	LATE NIGHT MOVIES Coach Carter, Auditorium, HUB-Robeson Center Sponsored by the MLK, Jr. Celebration Committee, the Center for Student Engagement, and Late Night Penn State

Jan. 21	9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.	PENN STATE MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY OF SERVICE Heritage Hall, HUB-Robeson Center Sponsored by the MLK, Jr. Celebration Committee and the Center for Student Engagement Contact: Megan DeLany, med250@psu.edu, Chris Lucas, cml5002@psu.edu
	10:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.	LIFTING THE VEIL: THE JACK RABIN COLLECTION ON ALABAMA CIVIL RIGHTS AND SOUTHERN ACTIVISTS Foster Auditorium, 101 Pattee Library The presentations will highlight rare security surveillance photographs from the files of the Alabama Department of Public Safety, original audio clips of previously unreleased speeches by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rev. Ralph Abernathy, and archived film footage, featuring civil rights activist Stokely Carmichael and the 1964 Voting Rights movement. The event is free and open to the public and will be followed by a Q and A session.
	10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.	PENN STATE MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. BLOOD DRIVE Alumni Hall, HUB-Robeson Center Schedule to donate at www.psuredcross.org Sponsored by the Penn State American Red Cross
	1:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.	KING IN MONTGOMERY: TEN YEARS IN THE NON-VIOLENT CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT State College Friends School's annual performance State Theatre, State College Sponsored by the State College Friends School Show times are 1:00pm and 7:00pm. Ticket Tickets: $8.00 Adult / $5.00 children 12 and under Contact: Dan Hendey, dhendey@scfriends.org
	5:30 p.m.	SOCIAL JUSTICE DINNER Heritage Hall, HUB-Robeson Center Dinner begins at 5:30 pm, Program at 6:00 pm Sponsored by the MLK, Jr. Celebration Committee, the Center for Student Engagement, and the Paul Robeson Cultural Center Contact: Megan DeLany, med250@psu.edu, Chris Lucas, cml5002@psu.edu

Jan. 21 - 25	11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.	THE HUMAN RACE MACHINE Galbraith Lounge, HUB-Robeson Center Sponsored by the Eberly College of Science and the Office of the Vice Provost for Educational Equity

Jan. 22	11:30 a.m.	PENN STATE FORUM Guest Speaker: Dr. Zane Gates, Internal Medicine Physician Topic: “The Vicious Circle of Poverty” The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel Tickets may be purchased at the Faculty Staff Club Office (the ID+ Office), 103 HUB-Robeson Center (865-7590)
	5:00 p.m.	MARCH AND PEACE SERVICE March begins at the Allen Street Gates and concludes at the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center Sponsored by the MLK, Jr. Celebration Committee, the Center for Ethics and Religious Affairs, and the Center for Student Engagement

Jan. 23	6:00 p.m.	MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. EVENING CELEBRATION Eisenhower Auditorium Keynote Speaker: Coach Ken Carter Topic: “Average is Just Not Good Enough. PERIOD!” Tickets Required Ticket Pick-up dates: Students: Monday, January 14th Faculty: Tuesday, January 15th Public: Wednesday, January 16th

Jan. 24	7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.	TEACH FOR AMERICA PANEL Teach for America Panel, Alumni Hall, HUB-Robeson Center, Sponsored by the MLK, Jr. Celebration Committee and the Center for Student Engagement
	7:00 p.m.	MARTIN LUTHER KING SPEECH CONTEST 119 Osmond Contact: Anthony Armstrong, aga116@psu.edu, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity

Jan. 25	12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.	THE QUEST FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE Clemente Abrokwaa, professor of African and African-American studies, Part of the law school's speaker series titled "Preserving King's Legacy" 333 Beam Building at University Park

Jan. 26 - Feb. 1	10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.	BREAKING BREAD GENDER AND ETHNICITY SERIES Setting the Table: Recipes for Resistance Exhibit Paul Robeson Cultural Center Library Exhibit Opening Reception Jan. 28 Exhibition Jan. 28 – Feb. 1 Contact: Crystal Endsley, cle160@psu.edu

Feb. 22	12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.	THE FUTURE OF VOTING RIGHTS Jocelyn Benson, professor of law at Wayne State University, Part of the law school's speaker series titled "Preserving King's Legacy" 333 Beam Building at University Park

Mar. 21	12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.	CHOICE, DESEGREGATION, OR FUNDING? COURTS AND THE BLACK STRUGGLE WITH EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY Preston C. Green III, associate professor of education and law at Penn State, Part of the law school's speaker series titled "Preserving King's Legacy" 333 Beam Building at University Park

Apr. 4	12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.	WE, AS A PEOPLE, WILL GET TO THE PROMISED LAND -- POVERTY, INEQUALITY, AND WORKPLACE JUSTICE Ellen Dannin, professor of law, at Dickinson School of Law Part of the law school's speaker series titled "Preserving King's Legacy" 333 Beam Building at University Park