25 years of Celebration!
"The Dream Can No Longer Be Deferred"
January 8 - January 26
Ticket sales for MLK Jr. Peace Breakfast
MU Business Office
Non-students $10, Students $6, Children age 5 and under free. Students can charge to their account. Also on sale at the Breakfast.
“Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., The Teacher”
4 p.m., Kidder 350
ES 199 CRN#28915
A collaborative Celebration 2007 course presented by the Department of Ethnic Studies.
A one-credit course offered through Ethnic Studies. Among the requirements are attendance at four of six selected Celebration 2007 events, two class meetings, short papers, and taking a voter’s registration exam.
For more information, call Ethnic Studies, 737-0709.
Co-sponsors: Department of Ethnic Studies; Difference, Power and Discrimination Office
“Sign the Pledge” MLK Jr. Pledge Wall
Daily 10-3 p.m., MU Student Lounge
Reaffirm your support for nonviolent social change, equality and justice, freedom and peace.
Co-sponsors: Panhellenic Council, Interfraternity Council
Art Exhibit: “Vintage Images of Freedom Marches”
MU Ballroom Display Case
A photo exhibit from Corvallis, featuring freedom marches and fundraising for voter registration in the South taken in the 1960s along with news articles written at that time.
Oratory Contest
6-7:30 p.m., MU Lounge
Oratory contest will feature several OSU students delivering passionate performances addressing current social justice issues. First prize winner will receive a cash prize and runner-up and third place will receive great prizes! Sign up for the contest by Jan. 9 with Lauren Smith at smithlau@onid.orst.edu.
Co-sponsor: Delta Sigma Theta
“Building a Beloved Community”
City of Corvallis
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Commission
7 p.m., Majestic Theatre
Keynote Speaker: Kenneth Little Hawk
Performance by Rainbow Dance Theatre
Citizen’s Martin Luther King Jr. Award Presentation
Martin Luther King Jr. Children’s Celebration
3-5 p.m., Majestic Theatre, FREE
Sponsored by: Corvallis Montessori School
Sleep Out for Hunger and Homelessness
6 p.m.-2 a.m., Corvallis City Hall
This event will increase awareness about hunger and homelessness and the pertinence of Dr. King’s teachings
regarding poverty as a human and civil rights issue.
Co-sponsors: Linn Benton Community College Student Life and Leadership, Corvallis MLK Commission.
25th Annual Peace Breakfast
7:30-9 a.m., MU Ballroom
Guest Speaker: Dr. Larry Roper, VP for Student Affairs
Presentations: Frances Dancy Hooks Coalition Builders Awards and the Phyllis S. Lee Award
Sponsor: OSU Community and Diversity
MLK Jr. Children’s Event
Noon-1 p.m., Native American Longhouse
“Kids for Equity” Lunch provided with activities from preschool to high school age. Different stations will be set up for art projects, an exercise on being the outsider, a skit, a music project and a speech project for kids to perform.
Co-sponsor: Native American Longhouse
“Round Up Your Piggy, Learning How to Save”
1-3:30 p.m., Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center
Preschool to elementary school age youth come make piggy banks and learn how to save your change and write checks. Snacks will be provided at this money-saving event. Every penny counts!
Co-sponsor: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Candlelight Vigil
6:30-7 p.m., MU Steps
You are invited to meet at 6 p.m. at the Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center (2325 NW Monroe) for the candlelight walk to the MU Steps
Co-sponsor: Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
Round Table Discussion
7-9 p.m., MU Lounge (following Vigil)
Facilitator: Keith Dempsey
Co-sponsor: Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
Birthday Party for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (1/15/29)
5-7 p.m., Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center (2325 NW Monroe)
Co-sponsors: Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center, Ujima Education Office
Rise and Fall of Jim Crow – Parts I & II
6-8 p.m., MU Journey Room
Facilitators: Roni Sue and Earlean Wilson Huey
The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow documents a brutal and oppressive era rooted in the growing refusal of many Southern states to grant slaves freed in the Civil War equal rights with whites. Open forum following.
Co-sponsors: Team Liberation, Ujima Office
The Red Power and Black Power
3:30-4:30 p.m., MU 211 (American Indian Rm)
Facilitators: Allison Davis-White Eyes and Derron Coles
An open forum panel will discuss the African American Power and the Native American Power.
Co-sponsors: Educational Opportunity Program, Minority Education Office, Native American Longhouse
Global Health in the 21st Century
with Charlie Fautin, RN, MPH
6-9 p.m., MU Lounge
A presentation by the Benton County Health Department will include guest speaker Charlie Fautin who has worked in international refugee and disaster relief with nongovernmental agencies and UNICEF. The presentation will be followed by the documentary, RX for Survival: “Back to the Basics” and “Delivering the Goods.”
Co-sponsor: Students for Bone Marrow Program
An Evening of Song and Poetry
8-10 p.m., MU Journey Room
The evening will be devoted to poetry and song contributed by whomever signs up to do a piece (or two pieces as time permits). Participants are invited to present poetry or songs that follow the theme of Celebration 2007 and that pertain to social issues such as injustice, discrimination, racism, peace, freedom, equality, and justice.
Co-sponsors: Centro Cultural Cesar Chavez, ISOSU, College of Science
Your Voice, Your Conference: Awareness, Solidarity, Action
Visit oregonstate.edu/communityservicecenter for the conference schedule and registration.
Co-sponsors: Student Involvement, Women’s Center, Vice Provost for Student Affairs, Community Service Center
Red Team, Blue Team: A Tale of Two Teams
2:30-3:50 p.m., MU Board Room
Come celebrate MLK Jr. week by participating in a fun and interactive activity followed by meaningful discussion.
Co-sponsor: International Students of Oregon State University
"The Way Home” Video & Discussion
4-6 p.m., MU Journey Room
Facilitators: TBA
"The Way Home" is a film about race, gender and class in the U.S. Over the course of eight months, 64 women, representing a cross-section of cultures in the U.S., met in councils according to ethnicity.
Co-sponsors: Team Liberation, Community Alliance for Diversity
Rise and Fall of Jim Crow – Parts III & IV
6-8 p.m., MU Journey Room
Facilitators: Roni Sue and Earlean Wilson Huey
The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow documents a brutal and oppressive era rooted in the growing refusal of many Southern states to grant slaves freed in the Civil War equal rights with whites. Open forum following the viewing.
Co-sponsors: Team Liberation, Ujima Office
Interfaith Prayer Service
2-3 p.m., MU 211
Facilitators: Tim Stover and Roni Sue
This is a time for prayer and reflection from community members from different spiritual, religious, and philosophical backgrounds. We hope you will join us and be inspired to continue celebrating the life and work of Dr. King.
Co-sponsors: United Campus Ministry; Difference, Power &
Discrimination; CCB – Campus Coalition Builders
Your Voice, Your Conference
Keynote Speaker: Angela Davis
5:30-7 p.m., Austin Auditorium,
LaSells Stewart Center
Book Signing from 7 to 8 p.m.
Co-sponsors: Student Involvement, Women’s Center, Vice Provost for Student Affairs, Community Service Center
After Hours OSU Initiative
10 p.m.-2 a.m., Memorial Union
There will be four different events going on throughout the evening:
Co-Sponsors: Student Involvement; Your Voice, Your Conference; After Hours committees
All University Dance, 25 Years of Celebration
10 p.m.-2 a.m., Club Escape. FREE to all OSU Students. Please bring a non-perishable food item to be donated
to Linn-Benton Food Share.
Co-sponsors: Gamma Alpha Omega Sorority, Inc., Omega Delta Phi Fraternity, Inc.
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration 2007 events are coordinated and sponsored by the Office of Community and Diversity and the Office of the President; please direct your questions to 737-4381.
Requests for a sign language interpreter and other accommodations related to a disability must be made 72 hours before the event to the Office of Community and Diversity, 330 Snell Hall, 737-4381.
