KING WEEK AT EMORY
January 15 - 24, 2012


Sunday 1/15 | Monday 1/16 | Tuesday 1/17 | Wednesday 1/18 | Thursday 1/19 | Friday 1/20 
Sunday 1/22 | Tuesday 1/24 |

Sunday, January 15

CONVERSATION & POETRY READING 3:00PM 
A King holiday conversation and performance featuring poet Eugene B. Redmond
as he celebrates the 25th anniversary of Drumvoices Review.Sponsored by
Manuscript, Archives and Rare Books Library (MARBL) Jones Room, Robert Woodruff
Library. Reception to follow. .
Monday, January 16


COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS (Emory’s Day On) 8:45AM - 1:00PM
"Remembering Martin Luther King Through Service." Volunteers will plant trees in the
Martin Luther King, Jr. historic district in co-operation with Trees Atlanta. Sponsored by
Volunteer Emory, the Division of Campus Life and the Nu Delta Chapter of Kappa
Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. To volunteer for this project, pre-registration is required.
Please call Mark Torrez, Office of Volunteer Emory 404.727.6268 or email mark.
torrez@emory.edu.


To register to volunteer at other community service sites around the city, contact Rachel
Cawkwell at rachel.cawkwell@emory.edu. At Emory, it’s a day on, not a day off.
 


Tuesday, January 17

BLANKET PROJECT 10:00AM - 2:00PM
Members of the National PanHellenic Council and the Multicultural Greek Council at
Emory will make "no-sew" fleece blankets for inner-city pre-school children at the
Hamilton Head Start. Room 355 of the Dobbs University Center.


KEYNOTE SPEAKER 4:00PM
"King’s Legacy and the New Civil Rights Frontiers." Melissa Harris-Perry, professor of
 political science, Tulane University, MSNBC contributor and columnist for The Nation
magazine, will speak. Sponsored by the African American Studies Department, the
Laney Graduate School, the Office of Community and Diversity, the Division of
Campus Life and the Martin Luther King Holiday Observance Committee. Cannon
Chapel. Reception and book signing in Brooks Commons.
 


Wednesday, January 18

READINGS 12 NOON 
"Words That Changed the World" Emory students, faculty and staff will read from
speeches and letters written by prominent civil rights leaders from around the world,
including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Mohandas Gandhi, Cesar Chavez, and Aung San
Suu Kyi. Sponsored by the Office of Residence Life. Coca Cola Commons, Dobbs
University Center.


DRUM CIRCLE 1:00PM
"Unite, Uplift and Inspire." An African drum circle to honor the life of Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. featuring The Drum Café "Atlanta. Join the drum circle with limited seating for
forty. The Drum Café will perform on West African djembe drums. Coca Cola
Commons, Dobbs University Center. Sponsored by the Dobbs University Center.


FORUM 4:00PM 
"Women Talking With Women, Men Talking With Men: Reflecting on Race, Ethnicity,
and Culture." This event features women and men of different backgrounds and
experiences sharing and creating conversations with one another in separate
groups then joining together for a discussion in the end. Individuals should join the
group with which they identify. The women's group will meet in room 362 Dobbs
University Center and the men's group will meet in room 363 Dobbs University
Center. Moderators: Pam Epps, PhD and Ben Stillman, PhD, Emory Counseling Center.
Sponsored by the Center for Women at Emory.


FORUM 6:30PM 
"Men In Dialogue" Given the recent dedication of the MLK, Jr., Memorial on the Mall in
Washington, D.C., we will reflect on the magnitude of the lasting legacy of Dr. King.
Our 2012 theme seeks to address our own individual legacies. What Will Be Your
Legacy? How Do You Want To Be Remembered? Intergenerational groups will discuss
the legacy of Dr. King and our own legacy. Sponsored by the Emory University Career
Center, S.O.U.L, Kappa Alpha Psi, Fraternity, Inc., and the Martin Luther King
Holiday Observance Committee. Winship Ballroom, Dobbs, University Center. Reception
to follow.


CONCERT AND BIRTHDAY CAKE CELEBRATION 8:00PM
A choral concert, honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and recognizing the
Martin Luther King, Jr. and Benjamin E. Mays scholars of Emory University, featuring
the Voices of Inner Strength gospel choir. Sponsored by the Dobbs University Center,
the Black Students Alliance, the Office of Multicultural Programs and Services, the Nu
Alpha Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and Sodexho. Coca-Cola Commons,
Dobbs University Center.


Thursday, January 19

CHAPEL SERVICE 11:05AM
Dr. Carol A. Newsom, professor of Old Testament, Candler School of Theology,
preaching. Sponsored by the Candler School of Theology. Cannon Chapel.
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDS - 20th ANNIVERSARY - 4:00PM    
Sponsored by the Rollins School of Public Health and the Goizueta Business School.
Claudia Nance Rollins Building, Rollins School of Public Health, 1518 Clifton Road.
Reception to follow.


PANEL DISCUSSION 5:00PM    
"Civil Rights and Service." Sponsored by Volunteer Emory. Winship Ballroom. Reception
to follow.


JAZZ VESPER SERVICE 7:00PM    
Featuring Dwight Andrews, associate professor of music and the Atlanta Jazz
Chorus. Sponsored by the Candler School of Theology, the Division of Campus Life
and the Martin Luther King Holiday Observance Committee. Cannon Chapel.
 

Friday, January 20

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT COFFEE HOUR    11:30AM
Sponsored by Volunteer Emory and the Martin Luther King Holiday Observance
Committee. Winship Ballroom.
 

Sunday, January 22

WORSHIP SERVICE 11:00AM    
Music provided by the Voices of Inner Strength, gospel choir. Sponsored by the Office
of the Dean of the Chapel and Religious Life and the Nu Delta Chapter of Kappa Alpha
Psi Fraternity Inc. Cannon Chapel. Reception follows in Brooks Commons. 


Tuesday, January 24

PANEL DISCUSSION 4:00PM
"Women in the Civil Rights Movement: A Panel Discussion." Activists and academics will
discuss women’s involvement in SNCC and other civil rights organizations. Panelists:
Constance Curry, retired director, human services, City of Atlanta; Emilye Crosby,
professor of history and coordinator Africana/Black studies, SUNY and visiting scholar,
James Weldon Johnson Institute; Jacqueline Rouse, associate professor, African
American History, Georgia State University. Sponsored by the Center for Women and
the Office of the Dean of the Chapel and Religious Life. Boynton Auditorium, 130
Goizueta Business School.


WORSHIP SERVICE 7:30PM    
ECUMENICAL CELEBRATION - OXFORD COLLEGE Annual event celebrating the Civil
Rights movement and the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The Reverend Gail Bowman,
Chaplain, Dillard University in New Orleans, will speak. An Interdenominational Choir,
Voices of Praise gospel choir from Oxford College, and Oxappella, the a cappella group
from the college, will sing. Old Church, Oxford, Georgia. For more information, please
contact Rev. Lyn Pace at 770.784.8392 or ppace@emory.edu.



Other Activities

EXHIBITS
January 3-January 31 "Religious Life: Our Journeys into the Community." Photographs
 from The Journeys Program trips to the Middle East, Cuba, South Africa, Northern
 Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Sponsored by the Office of the Dean of the Chapel
 and Religious Life. Main Gallery, Dobbs University Center.



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