Ithaca College

Social Justice and Community Involvement Fair
Tuesday, January 25, 11:00am-2:00pm
Clark and Klingenstein Lounges, Campus Center

Stop by this fair anytime between 11am and 2pm to learn about ways you can take action on your campus and in your community.  Student and community-based organizations will be available with free items and information for interested students.  Participating community organizations include New Roots Charter School, SPCA of Tompkins County, Salvation Army and Planned Parenthood.

In addition to the free stuff you can pick up at each table, you will also have a chance to participate in a raffle that could win you gift cards at local businesses such as Cinemapolis, Ithaca Bakery, and Ten Thousand Villages.

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MLK Week Full List of Events

Monday, January 24

Kick-off Event
Featuring President Tom Rochon, the first-year MLK Scholars, and Civil Rights Pioneer Dorothy Cotton
Emerson Suites, 4:00-6:00pm

MLK Celebration Concert
Performed by School of Music students
Ford Hall, School of Music, 7:30pm

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Social Justice & Community Involvement Fair
Clark and Klingenstein Lounges, 11:00am-2:00pm

“Bystander Behavior: Understanding the Phenomenon to Address the Fierce Urgency of Now”
Presented by Patrick Walsh, Residence Director for the H.O.M.E. (Housing Offering a Multicultural Experience) Program
Emerson Suite A, 12:00-1:00pm

“Responsibilities of an Indigenous Researcher”
Presented by Hollie Kulago, pre-doctoral fellow in Native American Studies
Emerson Suite B, 12:00-1:00pm

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Faith & Social Justice Panel Discussion
Textor 102, 7:00pm

Thursday, January 27, 2011

“A Right Delayed is a Right Denied: Addressing the Issue of Bullying in the Twenty-First Century”
Presented by The Diversity Peer Educators
Ithaca Falls Room, Campus Center, 12:00-1:00pm

“Newest Urgencies”
Presented by Zillah Eisenstein, Professor of Politics
Taughannock Falls Room, Campus Center, 12:00-1:00pm

Friday, January 28, 2011

Performance by Brave New Voices poets Simone Crew, Angel Nafis, and B. Yung
Emerson Suites, 7:00pm-10:00pm

Saturday, January 29, 2011

MLK Day of Service
Emerson Suites, Ithaca College, 9:00am-4:00pm
Open to IC students only.  Visit http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MLK_DOS11 to register.

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Hands of Hope Project:  This campus-wide art project will be taking place during all MLK Week events.

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For more information, visit the MLK Week website or contact a member of the MLK Week Committee: John W. Rawlins III, Doreen Hettich-Atkins, Jen Walsh, Sarah Schupp, or Don Austin. 

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact OSEMA at 607-274-3222.  We ask that requests be made as soon as possible.