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Monday, January 159:00AM - 1:00PM COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT"Remembering Martin Luther King Through Service" Volunteers will plant trees in the historic Martin Luther King, Jr. district in conjunction with Trees Atlanta, 9 a.m - 1 p.m. Sponsored by the Caucus of Emory Black Alumni (CEBA) and Volunteer Emory. For information about volunteering, call the Office of Volunteer Emory, 404-727-6268. Tuesday, January 164:00PM LECTURE AND EXHIBIT OPENINGOpening of the exhibit "Fertile Ground: The Civil Rights Movement and Its Legacy in the Mississippi Delta." Guest lecturer: Doris A. Derby, director of the Office of African American Students Programs and Services, Georgia State University. Sponsored by the Friends of the University Libraries, the Special Collections Department,the Office of Multicultural Programs and Services and the Martin Luther King Holiday Observance Committee. The Joseph W. Jones Room, Woodruff Library, January 16 - March 1.
7:00PM FORUM
Wednesday, January 171:00PM COLLOQUIUM"Reparations for African Americans: An Open Discussion." Facilitator: Vincent Harding, professor of religion and social transformation, Iliff School of Theology, University of Denver. Sponsored by the Program in African American Studies and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. African American Reading Room, Candler Library. 4:00PM FORUM
8:00PM CONCERT AND BIRTHDAY CAKE CELEBRATION
Thursday, January 184:00PM COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDS CEREMONY"Promoting Health and Economic Development through Reconciliation and Diversity." Guest Speaker: Mark Mathabane, bestselling author of Kaffir Boy. Musical selection by D'Vine. Miller-Ward Alumni House, 815 Houston Mill Road. Co-sponsored by the Rollins School of Public Health, the Roberto Goizueta Business School and the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing. Reception to follow. For details about the MLK Community Service Awards, visit: http://www.sph.emory.edu/AWARDS/ 6:00PM JAZZ VESPER SERVICE
7:00PM WORSHIP SERVICE
Friday, January 1911:30AM INTERNATIONAL STUDENT COFFEE HOUR PANEL DISCUSSION"Civil Rights Within the International Community." Sponsored by the International Student and Scholar Programs and the Candler School of Theology. Winship Ballroom, Dobbs University Center. 7:00PM PERFORMANCE
Sunday, January 2111:15AM WORSHIP SERVICEThe Very Most Reverend Maake Masango, pastor, St. Giles Presbyterian Church, Johannesburg, South Africa, will preach. Voices of Inner Strength will sing. Sponsored by the Office of the Dean of the Chapel and Religious Life and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. Cannon Chapel. Reception follows in Brooks Commons. Other ActivitiesEXHIBITS"Images of Reconciliation: Visual Reflections of the Journeys of Reconciliation to South Africa and Northern Ireland." Sponsored by the Office of the Dean of the Chapel and Religious Life and the Office of Student Activities. Main Gallery, Dobbs University Center. January 16-February 19. For more information call 404-727-4449. "Fertile Ground: The Civil Rights Movement and Its Legacy in the Mississippi Delta." A photographic and archival exhibit featuring the works of Doris A. Derby, director of the Office of African American Student Services and Programs, Georgia State University. Sponsored by the Special Collections Department, the Friends of the University Libraries, the Program in African American Studies, the Office of Multicultural Programs and Services and the Martin Luther King Holiday Observance Committee. Special Collections Department, Woodruff Library. January 15-February 28. For more information call 404-727-6887 "Coming Together as a Residential Community in the Spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr." A series of programs and other activities based in the residence halls. Sponsored by the Office of Residence Life, Emory University.
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