“The time is always right to do what is right.” Martin Luther King, Jr. in a speech delivered at Oberlin College, October 1964
For decades, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s legacy of strength, resilience and compassion have served as a worldwide touchstone of civic responsibility and action. We hope you will join in one or more events during UW’s first ever MLK Week to honor MLK’s memory and recognize the contributions of all people—past and present—who have stood for social justice.
Events during MLK Week will provide our community opportunities to both celebrate our history of activism and engage in the work that still needs to be done. While many groups around campus will host events during MLK Week, the organizing committee (representing Carlson Leadership & Public Service Center, the Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center, and the Center for Communication, Difference, and Equity) invite you to attend one or more of these signature events:
Friday, January 15
MLK Birthday Party! / Husky Union Building (HUB) Street / 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Student performances, local spoken word artists, a Mobile Black History Museum, and cake! Event is open to the public, no RSVP necessary.
Monday, January 18
MLK Day of Service / Various Locations / 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Fran Lo is organizing a group service project if you’d like to join. You can also sign up for your own project here!
Wednesday, January 20
Unconscious Bias Workshop / Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center / 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Submit your interest attending this workshop via catalyst. Please note that registration priority will be given to students; staff attendance will be confirmed on a space-available basis starting on Friday, January 15th.
Thursday, January 21
The Langston Hughes Project Presents: 12 Moods for Jazz / Ethnic Cultural Theater / 8 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Join us for a jazz and spoken word performance that traces the history of these art forms as means of cultural expression and resistance. Event is free for students, staff tickets are $5, proceeds benefit student scholarships.
Friday, January 22
Black Lives Matter Teach-In / Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center / 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Staff and students are encouraged to attend and participate in this day long teach-in.
For a full list of events and opportunities to engage during MLK Week, visit www.mlkweek.uw.edu. We hope you will help make 2016 a year for honoring our past and inspiring our future!
