Week
of events to honor King legacy
A weeklong
campus celebration honoring Martin Luther King Jr. and his efforts toward
building a unified society will take place from Tuesday, January 18, to
Saturday, January 22. All events are free and open to the Caltech community.
Throughout
the day on Tuesday, January 18, the civil rights leader’s world-
famous “I Have a Dream” speech will play in the Center for
Student Services lobby and at various other locations. A poster display
will feature the text of the nine-minute speech, given at the Lincoln
Memorial in 1963.
On Wednesday,
a keynote luncheon with Stanford University historian Clayborne Carson
will take place at noon in Dabney Lounge. Director of the MLK Papers Project,
Carson will discuss King’s vision for civil rights and how society
stands up to that vision today. Lunch will be provided, but space is limited;
an RSVP is required to wcenter@studaff.caltech.edu.
Enjoy your lunch on the Red Door patio on Thursday at noon while listening
to “Common Struggles: Dr. King on Civil Rights, Peace, and Justice,”
an audio presentation of King’s speeches exploring the connection
between the fights for civil rights at home and for global peace and justice.
A poster display will also be featured.
Friday will see the kickoff of a video series to be shown each Friday throughout Black History Month. The first video is Eyes On The Prize. Called the most comprehensive television documentary on the American civil rights movement, it is a moving look at the pain, sacrifices, and triumphs of the grassroots struggle for racial equality. A discussion will follow the viewing.
The event
will take place from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Center for Student Services,
second floor. Lunch will be provided, but because of limited space, an
RSVP is requested to isp@caltech.edu.
Wrapping
up the week will be a service project on Saturday, January 22, part of
a nationwide effort to translate King’s teachings into a tangible
form to make a difference in communities. Participants will help Rebuilding
Together renovate a local home and the Foothill Boys and Girls Club. Transportation,
meals, and T-shirts will be provided; signup is required at the Caltech
Y or caltechy@caltech.edu.
The week’s
events are sponsored by the Cultural Programming Group—representatives
from Admissions, Health Education, Human Resources, International Student
Programs, Minority Student Education, the Women’s Center, and the
Caltech Y—together with Peaceful Justice at Caltech, the Caltech
National Society of Black Engineers, and the Caltech Latino Association
of Student Engineers and Scientists. Financial support comes from the
President’s Diversity Initiative Fund, Student Affairs, the Diversity
Program Fund, and the James Irvine Foundation. Visit www.cpg.caltech.edu
for more information.
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