“Will you… take a day on, not a day off?”
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY OF SERVICE
MONDAY 1.19.09
9:00AM-11:00AM,
Community Action Partnership
Assembling food boxes for the hungry
1:00PM-3:00PM,
Second Harvest Food Bank
Harvesting for the hungry
In remembrance of Dr. King, Americans across the
country will honor King’s legacy of tolerance, peace,
and equality by meeting community needs and
making the holiday...”a day ON, not a day OFF.”
To participate in a service project or for more
information on volunteer opportunities on the MLK
holiday, please contact the Center for Service in
Action, www.volunteer.uci.edu or 949.824.3500.
Space is limited.
“Will you… learn ways to continue his legacy?”
COME WALK IN MY SHOES
A film about the Honorable John R. Lewis
TUESDAY 1.20.09
6:30PM-8:00PM, Middle Earth Tolken Room, Pippin Commons
WEDNESDAY 1.21.09
8:30PM-10:00PM, Mesa Court Multipurpose Room
This documentary of archival film, historic photos,
and music recorded at mass meetings vividly bring
the recollections of the honorable John R. Lewis
to life. Lewis leads colleagues from the House and
Senate on an emotional pilgrimage to sacred sites
of the Civil Rights Movement in Alabama.
NON-VIOLENT RESISTANCE
A Teach-in: Professor Willoughby-Herard
WEDNESDAY 1.21.09
6:00PM-7:30PM, Arroyo Vista Recreation Room
Come watch and hear Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream”
speech and dialogue with Professor Willoughby-
Herard about Martin Luther King Jr., the person,
his message of non-violent resistance, and
the social and political themes of his most publicly
recognized speech. |
| “Will you… march in honor of the movement?"
MLK, JR. MARCH & RALLY
WEDNESDAY 1.21.09
11:30AM-1:00pm, Meet at the Flagpoles
Join us for the annual march & rally as we remember
Dr. King. Dr. Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of the Law
School, will be kicking off the event beginning at the
flagpoles. After the march around ring road, there will
be a rally at the flagpoles.
“Will you… celebrate his life with the UCI community?”
LANI GUINIER
Dr. Joseph L. White Keynote Lecture
THURSDAY 1.22.09
7:00PM-9:00PM, Crystal Cove Auditorium, UCI Student Center
Dr. Lani Guinier, the first black woman ever appointed
to a tenured professorship at Harvard Law School.
Previously the head of the voting rights project at
the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, she served in the
Civil Rights Division under Attorney General Drew
Days. Guinier came to public attention when she
was nominated by Clinton to head the Civil Rights
Division of the Department of Justice, only to have
her name withdrawn without a confirmation hearing.
This event is free, but seating is limited. Tickets
are available at the UCI Cross-Cultural Center,
or call 909.824.0644 for more information. |