Martin Luther King (MLK), Jr. Day of Service 2013
On Monday, January 21st, people from around the country will be honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by transforming his life and teaching into civic action that addresses needs in our community. At the University of Washington, we are privileged with many opportunities to serve. Take a look at the opportunities listed below, decide how YOU will answer Dr. King’s question.
- MLK 1
Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.
-Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Slide 2
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience,
but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
-Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Slide 3
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
-Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Slide 4
Everybody can be great, because anybody can serve.
-Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Slide 5
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
-Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Day of Service
A Brief History of the MLK Day of Service
“We are not makers of history. We are made by History”
-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
In 1983, in respect of his fight for social equality and selfless service, the observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday was fashioned into a federal holiday. This holiday, initially celebrated in 1986, was reorganized in 1994 and became the only federal holiday that is also a national day of service. Bearing “A Day On, not A Day Off,” as its ageless slogan, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service will be held on January 21st, 2013 in which millions of Americans will be doing their part to ensure that they can answer a question that Dr. King posed over 50 years ago; “Life’s most persistent question is: What are you doing for others?
- Morning Kick-Off & Breakfast
Morning Kick-Off & Breakfast
UW HUB Ballroom | 8:00am - 9:00am | January 21st
Join the Carlson Center and Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity’s Ethnic Cultural Center in kicking off the MLK National Day of Service in positive and inspirational way during our volunteer continental breakfast. Featuring: a formal welcome of historical footage of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and commemorative keepsakes to mark the event.
- Service Opportunities
Service Opportunities
Samuel E. Kelly Ethic Cultural Center 10:00am - 2:00pm January 21st The Ethnic Cultural Center (ECC) is reopening in it's original location at the conclusion of an 18-month construction project. The week prior to the MLK holiday will be the ECC's first full week of operation after the grand opening. However, even after the center opening there will be work to do! We would love to have alumni and community volunteers help us complete multiple projects as we work toward being fully operational. Volunteers will be helping establish our resource center and will be creating bulletin boards and resource binders for our Leadership Lab, Resource Center and Wellness Room at the brand new Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center. Specifically, they will be moving furniture, hanging frames,and organizing/cataloging books. Register Here! LSAMP and MESA: Mentor for a Day. Pacific Science Center 8:15am - 2:15pm January 16th. Join the Louis Stokes Alliance For Minority Participation (LSAMP) and the Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) Program to bring over 200 MESA elementary school students to the Pacific Science Center to participate in science activities, hands on experiments and learn from guest speakers. Volunteers are needed to engage with students and assist in making their encounter with science and math fun! If interested, please complete a background check and submit it to Stephanie Gardner at lsamp@uw.edu or you may deliver a copy to her at the LSAMP Center, in MGH 311. The deadline is January 14. 31st Annual MLK Jr. Rally and March - Garfield High School 9:30am January 21st The members of the Martin Luther King Celebration Committee announce the 31st Annual region-wide MLK Birthday Celebration at Garfield High School, 400 23rd Ave. Seattle, WA. The day will commence with workshops at 9:30am followed by a rally composed of performances by local choirs and guest speakers. The march from Garfield High School will follow directly after the rally and will conclude at the Federal Building on 2nd Avenue. Rally begins at 11:00am, March begins at 12:30pm. - Serve Our Communities
Serve Our Communities
In remembrance of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the pursuit towards social justice we ask that you help us in our communities this MLK Day.
Program Schedule 8:00am - 9:00am : Volunteer Sign-in & Continental Breakfast. Kick Off Program 9:30am Groups meet for 31st Annual MLK Jr Rally and March at the ECC
- UW Community Speakers
Health Sciences Administration and UW Medical Center MLK, Jr. Tribute: Thursday, Jan 17 @ 11:30am-1:15pm in the Warren G. Magnuson Health Sciences Lobby
Keynote Dr. Michael K. Honey who will be speaking on “MLK, Labor Rights, and Economic Justice.” Professor Honey is an educator who combines scholarship with civic engagement. He teaches African-American, civil rights and labor history and specializes in work on Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. Honey holds the Fred T. and Dorothy G. Haley Endowed Professorship in the Humanities at the University of Washington, Tacoma (UWT) and previously served as the Harry Bridges Chair of Labor Studies for the University of Washington and as President of the Labor and Working-Class History Association.
ECC Fireside Chat w/ Associate Vice Provost Luis Fraga:
Thursday, January 24, 4:30pm in the Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center Luis Ricardo Fraga is Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement, Russell F. Stark University Professor, Director of the Diversity Research Institute, and Professor of Political Science at the UW. In 2011, President Obama appointed Dr. Fraga to the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, a commission that advises the president and secretary of education on matters pertaining to education in the Hispanic community. In each of his roles, Luis works tirelessly to increase post-secondary completion for communities historically underrepresented in Higher Education. Dr. Fraga will share the current thinking in the White House and the Department of Education regarding Latino postsecondary education and discuss higher education policy initiatives that we can pursue at national and state levels to leverage the greatest increase in Latino postsecondary completion. RSVP here to reserve a space.