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Monday, January 179:00AM - 2:00PM COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT"Remembering Martin Luther King Through Service" Volunteers will plant trees in the Martin Luther King, Jr. historic district in conjunction with Trees Atlanta. 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 184:00PM EXHIBIT OPENINGOpening reception for the exhibits, “Music of Social Change” and “To Work His Wonders on a Scene: The Life and Times of William L. Dawson.” Sponsored by Special Collections and Archives of the Woodruff Library, the Department of Music, the Department of African American Studies, Office of Multicultural Programs and Services, and the Martin Luther King Holiday Observance Committee. These exhibits are also made possible, in part, by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Schatten Gallery. Free and open to the public.
7:30PM KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Wednesday, January 194:00PM FORUM“Women Talking With Women: Reflecting on Race, Ethnicity, and Culture.” Facilitator: Dr. Pamela Epps. Sponsored by the Center for Women at Emory. Center for Women Conference Room. Cox Hall, third floor.
8:00PM CONCERT AND BIRTHDAY CAKE CELEBRATION
Thursday, January 2012:00 NOON BOOK SIGNINGJohn Blake, Atlanta Journal Constitution reporter will speak and sign copies of his book, Children of the Movement: The sons and daughters of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, Elijah Muhammad, George Wallace, Andrew Young, Julian Bond, Stokely Carmichael, Bob Moses, James Chaney, Elaine Brown and others reveal how the Civil Rights movement tested and transformed their families. Sponsored by the Office of Media Relations, Emory University. Television Lounge, Dobbs University Center.
4:00PM COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDS
7:00PM JAZZ VESPER SERVICE
Friday, January 2111:30AM 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.
3:00PM LISTENING PROJECT
7:00PM PERFORMANCE
Sunday, January 2311:00AM WORSHIP SERVICEAlton B. Pollard, III, Director of Black Church Studies and Associate Professor of Religion and Culture, Candler School of Theology, will preach. Voices of Inner Strength will sing. Sponsored by the Office of the Dean of the Chapel and Religious Life, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. Cannon Chapel. Reception follows in Brooks Commons.
Thursday, January 277:30PM ECUMENICAL CELEBRATIONAnnual service remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Woodie White, Bishop-in Residence, Candler School of Theology, will speak. Interdenominational Choir and Oxford College Gospel Choir will sing. Allen Memorial Church at Oxford College. For more information contact Rev. Judy Shema at 770.784.8392.
Other ActivitiesEXHIBITS“Music of Social Change” The Music of the African American freedom struggle became deeply intertwined with the political movement. This exhibition uses images and sounds from the 1940's to the 1970's to investigate some of the ways that the music affiliated with the freedom struggle grew up within and helped shape the movement. Corridor Gallery, Robert W. Woodruff Library, Emory University. January 18 - June, 30, 2005. For more information call 404.727.6861. “To Work His Wonders on a Scene: The Life and Times of William L. Dawson.” Emory University will host the first major exhibition documenting the life of composer William L. Dawson who organized the School of Music at Tuskegee Institute and was the long-time conductor of its celebrated choir. The exhibition will feature items from the recently-acquired Dawson papers held by the Emory University Special Collections and Archives Division. The exhibition will include original musical scores, photographs, correspondence and personal artifacts. Schatten Gallery, Robert W. Woodruff Library. Emory University. January 18 - June 30, 2005. For more information, call 404.727.6861. “Images of Reconciliation: Visual Reflections of the 2003-2004 Journeys of Reconciliation trips to South Africa, Mexico, Bosnia and Beyond.” 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 14-January 31. For more information call 404. 727.4449.
“Coming Together as a Residential Community in the Spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.”
A series of programs based in the residence halls. Sponsored by the Office of Residence Life, Emory University.
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