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Monday, January 188:45AM - 1:00PM COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTCOMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS (Emory’s Day On) 8:45AM - 1:00PM "Remembering Martin Luther King Through Service." Volunteers will plant trees in the Martin Luther King, Jr. historic district in conjunction with Trees Atlanta and reflect on their service over lunch. Sponsored by Volunteer Emory and the Nu Delta Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. To volunteer for this project, pre-registration is required. Please call Harold McNaron, Office of Volunteer Emory 404.727.6268 or email hmcnar2@emory.edu. To register to volunteer at other community service sites around the city such as Samaritan House, Senior Citizens of Metro Atlanta or Project Open Hand, please contact Rylee Sommers-Flanagan at rksomme@emory.edu At Emory, it’s a day on, not a day off. Tuesday, January 1911:00AM CHAPEL SERVICEA concert by the Clark Atlanta University Philharmonic Society, directed by Glynn Halsey. Cannon Chapel. Sponsored by the Candler School of Theology. Cannon Chapel.. 6:00PM FILM/DISCUSSION "The Journey There and Back: a film documentary of the experiences and recollections of Emory University staff and students who attended the inauguration of Barack Obama." Reception to follow. Harland Cinema, Dobbs University Center. Sponsored by the Transforming Community Project, Emory chapter of the National Panhellenic Council, Black Student Alliance, Emory chapter of the NAACP, Brotherhood of Afrocentric Men, Office of Multicultural Programs and Services and the Office of Student Leadership and Service.
Wednesday, January 2012NOON READINGS"Words That Changed the World" Emory students, faculty and staff will read from speeches and letters written by prominent civil rights leaders from around the world, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Mohandas Gandhi, Cesar Chavez, and Aung San Suu Kyi. Sponsored by the Office of Residence Life. Coca Cola Commons, Dobbs University Center.
1:15PM DRUM CIRCLE "Women Talking With Women: Reflecting on Race, Ethnicity, and Culture." Our 15th annual open discussion in celebration of King Week at Emory, featuring women of different backgrounds and experiences sharing and creating conversations with one another. Moderator: Pamela Epps, PhD., Emory University Counseling Center. Center for Women at Emory. Center for Women Conference Room. Cox Hall, third floor. 6:30PM FORUM Men In Dialogue-"Blink: How I See Society and How Society Sees Me." Following introductory comments, local high school participants of the S.O.U.L. Poem and Essay contest will present their work. Winners will be announced and awards presented. All attendees will participate in a panel discussion of "Perception" based on Malcolm Gladwell’s book, Blink. This event is sponsored by the Emory University Career Center, S.O.U.L., Mu Alpha chapter Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc, and the Martin Luther King Holiday Observance Committee. Winship Ballroom, Dobbs University Center. Reception to follow.
8:00PM CONCERT AND BIRTHDAY CAKE CELEBRATION Thursday, January 2111:05AM CHAPEL SERVICEService of Word. Preacher: Bishop James King, South Georgia Area, United Methodist Church.Sponsored by the Candler School of Theology. Cannon Chapel.
4:00PM COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDS
7:00PM JAZZ VESPER SERVICE Friday, January 2211:30PM INTERNATIONAL STUDENT COFFEE HOURWinship Ballroom. 4:00PM KEYNOTE SPEAKER "Gender and the Civil Rights Movement." Kimberle Crenshaw, Professor of Law, University of California at Los Angeles and Columbia University law schools. Sponsored by the African American Studies Department, the Office of Community and Diversity and the Martin Luther King Holiday Observance Committee. Cannon Chapel.
Sunday, January 2411:00AM WORSHIP SERVICE"In the Joy of a New Beginning." The Rev. Joseph Lowery, co-founder, Southern Christian Leadership Conference and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, will preach. Music provided by the Voices of Inner Strength, gospel choir. Sponsored by the Office of the Dean of the Chapel and Religious Life, Nu Delta Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. and the Omicron Xi chapter Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. Cannon Chapel. Reception follows in Brooks Commons. Wednesday, January 277:30PM WORSHIP SERVICEECUMENICAL CELEBRATION - OXFORD COLLEGE Annual service celebrating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The Reverend Sam Clowney, Director of District Strategy for the Charlotte Region of Teach for America, will speak. An Interdenominational Choir and “Voices of Praise,” the Oxford College gospel choir, will sing. This event will be held at Old Church in Oxford, Georgia. For more information, please contact Rev. Lyn Pace at 770.784.8392 or ppace@emory.edu.
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