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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Events and Resources
The college will be closed on Monday, January 18, 2010 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. However, the following events will take place during the rest of the week.
On Campus
January 19, 2010
“I Have a Dream” Speech to Show in Cafe
Original footage of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech given during the 1968 March on Washington will be shown on the television in the Sunrise Café during the lunch break on Tuesday. The speech will be shown three times at 11:40 am, 12:10 pm and 12:40 pm.
January 20, 2010
Diversity Day (sponsored by the SGA) Sample a variety of ethnic foods. Sunrise Cafe. 11:00 a.m. -1 p.m. and 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Online Resources
The following website contains videos and information pertaining to the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. It has a wealth of information and includes several activities to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. day.
For fun:
Send an e-greeting card for Martin Luther King, Jr. day.
Blue Mountain: www1.bluemountain.com/category.pd?path=43616
American Greetings: www.americangreetings.com/ecards/category.pd?path=23436
In HCC’s Learning Resource Center:
Copies of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s speech “I Have a Dream” are available in the Learning Resource Center as part of a display in celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The following books will be on display:
- Stride Toward Freedom
- Lay Bare the Heart
- But for Birmingham
- Freedom Riders
- We Shall Overcome
- The Trumpet of Conscience
- Code Name Zero: The Murder of Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Coretta Scott King
- Coretta
- My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Marching to Freedom
- What Matter of Men
- Civil Rights Movement in American Memory
- Why We Can’t Wait
- Free at Last?
- 8 cds of The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.
In the area:
Events at Western Carolina University:
- L.Douglas Wilder, the first African-American elected governor in the United States, will be the keynote speaker for WCU’s annual celebration in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. He will speak at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, January 20 in the Grandroom of the A. K. Hinds University Center.
- Vigil at the Alumni Tower on Monday, January 18 at 10 a.m.
- Opening of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Art and Essay Gallery on Monday, January 18 at 1 p.m. on the second floor of the University Center
- Screening and discussion of the documentary “The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till” in the University Center Theater at 7 p.m.
- Panel discussion “We Make the Whee: Together We Read” in the Grandroom of the University Center on Tuesday, January 19
- “Tunnel of Oppression” in the University Center Grandroom from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Thursday, January 21
- Poetry Grind” in the Starbucks at Courtyard Dining Hall on Friday, January 22 from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m.
For more information about the events at WCU, please contact Yolany Gonell at ygonell@wcu.edu or (828) 227-2276.
Events at UNC Asheville:
- Robert Bullard, who is widely considered the father of environmental justice, will deliver a keynote address at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20, in UNC Asheville’s Lipinsky Auditorium. A limited number of tickets for the general public will be available for $5 at the door.
- A screening of “Let’s Get Real,” a short documentary about advocates, bystanders, bullies and victims will be held 4:30 pm, Thursday, Jan. 21, in UNC Asheville’s Highsmith University Union room 104. The event is free and open to the public.
- “The Renewal Project,” a documentary on the religious environmental movement, will be shown at 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, in the Highsmith University Union Grotto. “The Renewal Project” examines environmental activists from Christian, Jewish, Buddhist and Muslim traditions, who combat global warming and mountaintop removal, and who work to promote food security, environmental justice, recycling and land preservation. The event is free and open to the public.
For more information about events at UNCA, contact UNC Asheville’s Intercultural Center at 828/251-6585.