Ithaca College

Grab your lunch and stop by one of the MLK Week presentations on Tuesday, January 24 -- all surrounding the MLK Week theme. All sessions will take place from 12:05-1:00pm in the rooms listed below.

A New Definition of Freedom:  Civic Engagement and the 1961 Freedom Ride, Clark Lounge
Presenter:  Tariq Meyers, MLK Scholar, Politics Major, Class of ‘14
Join 2011 Freedom Rider Tariq Meyers as he explores the current nature of civic engagement while drawing on the historical ballad of the 1961 Freedom Ride...

A New Definition of Greatness for Men, Klingenstein Lounge
Presenter:  Pat Walsh, Residence Director
From alternative spring breaks to service Saturdays, evidence shows that only a fraction of participants seeking service opportunities identify as men...

Non-violent Resistance in Israeli Palestinian Conflict, Ithaca Falls Room
Presenter:  Samantha Lowe, Politics and Writing major, Class of ‘12
This session will explore non-violent resistance against Israeli occupation of Palestine... 

Full descriptions of these presentations can be found at https://www.ithaca.edu/sacl/osema/mlkcelebration/workshops/

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The MLK Week planning committee has put together a full week of great events surrounding the 2012 MLK Week theme: A New Definition of Greatness.

“If you want to be great – wonderful. But recognize that he who is greatest among you shall be your servant. That’s a new definition of greatness…it means that everybody can be great, because everybody can serve.” - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., from the “Drum Major Instinct" sermon, given on February 4, 1968 

Below you will find the full MLK Week 2012 schedule:

Monday, January 23
4:00pm: Kickoff Event, featuring the first-year MLK Scholars [Emerson Suites]
8:15pm: Music School performance [Ford Hall]

Tuesday, January 24
11:00am-2:00pm: Ithaca Community Expo [Emerson Suites]
12:00-1:00pm: Educational Sessions during the common hour
[Clark Lounge] Tariq Meyers presents A New Definition of Freedom: Civic Engagement and the 1961 Freedom Ride
[Klingenstein Lounge] Patrick Walsh presents A New Definition of Greatness for Men
[Ithaca Falls Room] Samantha Lowe presents Non-violent Resistance in Israeli Palestinian Conflict

Wednesday, January 25
7:00pm: MLK Week Keynote Address by Mayor Svante Myrick [Hoerner Theater, Dillingham]

Thursday, January 26
12:00-1:00pm: A conversation with Mayor Svante Myrick [Textor 102]
7:00pm: A workshop with the Diversity Peer Educators [Taughannock Falls Room]

Friday, January 27
7:00-10:00pm: "The Help" Film Screening and Discussion [Emerson Suites]

Saturday, January 28
9:00am-4:00pm: MLK Day of Service [sign-up for this opportunity today]
7:00-9:00pm: Type or Tweet event [IC Square]
9:00pm: Brownskin Concert! [Emerson Suites]

Use the #ICmlk hashtag to tweet about upcoming MLK Week 2012 events!

For more information, visit www.ithaca.edu/mlkweek

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact OSEMA at osema@ithaca.edu or (607) 274-3222. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.