We are pleased to announce the full schedule for the 2019 MLK Week Celebration!We are pleased to announce the full schedule for the 2019 MLK Week Celebration!
January 21-27, 2019
In 2008, IC President Emerita Peggy Williams declared the first day of spring classes would be a "Day on, not Off." This declaration was in direct response to student organizing and in recognition that the first day of the spring semester routinely fell on the national holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King. Today, this legacy continues. In lieu of traditional classroom instruction, the "Day on, not Off" is a time of reflection and a call to action through programs and activities.
This year's theme, "Every Step Toward the Goal of Justice" is taken from a larger quote in Dr. King's book, Stride Toward Freedom. In this book, Dr. King writes,
Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable. Even a superficial look at history reveals that no social advance rolls in on the wheels of inevitability. Every step towards the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals. Without persistent effort, time itself becomes an ally of the insurgent and primitive forces of irrational emotionalism and social destruction. This is no time for apathy or complacency. This is a time for vigorous and positive action.
We ask the campus community to join us during the first week of our spring semester to engage in discussions, workshops, keynote events, community service projects, and more.
Monday, January 21
The People's Movement
Multimedia learning, viewing, & reflection spaces
11am-3pm | Klingenstein & Clark Lounges
Civil Rights Tour Presentation
1st Year MLK Scholars
4pm | Emerson Suites
Keynote: John Sims, Artist
"A Blazing Glory: Space, Time, & Justice"
5pm | Emerson Suites
Tuesday, January 22
Geometry of Justice: From MathArt to FlagArt
John Sims
12pm-1pm | Klingenstein Lounge
Was Dr. King an Ally?
Dr. Sean Eversley Bradwell
12pm-1pm | Clarke Lounge
‘AfroDixieRemixes’: The Ithaca Responses
John Sims
6pm | Textor 102
Wednesday, January 23
Social Media, Social Justice, and Media Literacy: Sports and Action
Cyndy Scheibe, Professor, Psychology & Executive Director, Project Look Sharp
7pm | Emerson Suites
Thursday, January 24
Unpacking Our Own Privilege
IDEAS Student Leaders
12pm-1pm | Klingenstein Lounge
Stepping into Justice: Spirituality and Activism
Interfaith Leader Panel
12pm-1pm | Clark Lounge
Interfaith Community Dinner
5:30pm- 8:30pm | Muller Chapel
Friday, January 25
MLK Shabbat Service
6pm-7pm | Muller Chapel
School of Music Annual MLK Concert
7:30pm | Ford Hall, Whalen Center
Saturday, January 26
MLK Day of Service
8am-4pm | Various Community Locations
Sunday, January 27
MLK Interfaith Service
5:30pm-6:30pm | Muller Chapel
Our goal is to not only celebrate the life, legacy, and messages of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. but also to remind us that “Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable.”
For more information, please contact any member of the IC MLK Celebration Committee:
Don Austin | Elena Chang | Avril Crowe | Dr. Sean Eversley Bradwell | Dr. Ellie Fulmer | Lauren Goldberg | Doreen Hettich-Atkins | Omega Hollies | Hayley Kretchmer | Hierald Osorto | Courtney Owens | Kevin Perry | Serena Velazquez | Karen Walls
Individuals with differing abilities requiring accommodations should contact the Center for IDEAS at 607-274-7777, email IDEAS@ithaca.edu, or stop by IDEAS office in Campus Center, 3rd floor. We ask that requests be made as soon as possible.