Professor and director of the Joblessness and Urban Poverty Research Program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government.Other popular events taking place during King Week include a volunteer tree planting in the Martin Luther King Jr. historic district, a jazz vespers service in Cannon Chapel and the presentation of Community Service Awards sponsored by the Rollins School of Public Health and Goizueta Business School. The event will feature a talk by speaker Isaac Farris Jr., president and CEO, The King Center, on "Balancing the Scales: Social Justice on the Forefront."
A schedule of activities follows. All events are free and open to the public. More King Week activities.
Monday, Jan. 21
"Remembering Martin Luther King Through Service"
Volunteers will plant trees in the Martin Luther King Jr. historic district in conjunction with Trees Atlanta. 8:45 a.m.-1 p.m. 404-727-6268.
Tuesday, Jan. 22
Cannon Chapel Service
Service of Word and Table. Music by the Candler Singers. Sponsored by the Candler School of Theology. 11 a.m. Cannon Chapel, 515 Kilgo Circle, Emory. 404-727-6225.
Ecumenical Celebration–Oxford College
Annual service remembering Martin Luther King Jr. Interdenominational Choir and the "Voices of Praise" Oxford College Gospel Choir will sing. Emory University psychology professor Eugene Emory will speak. 7 p.m., Old Church, Oxford Campus, Oxford, Ga. 770-784-8392.
Wednesday, Jan. 23
Forum
"Women Talking With Women: Reflecting on Race, Ethnicity and Culture."
Pamela Epps, moderator. This is an open discussion featuring women of different backgrounds and experiences. 4 p.m., Center for Women, Cox Hall, 569 Asbury Circle, Emory. 404-727-2031.
Forum
"Boys to Men: An Intergenerational Dialogue." 6 p.m., Winship Ballroom, Dobbs Center, 605 Asbury Circle, Emory. 404-727-4148.
Concert and Birthday Cake Celebration
Emory's Voices of Inner Strength gospel choir will perform. 8 p.m., Coca-Cola Commons, Dobbs Center, 605 Asbury Circle, Emory. 404-727-8425.
Thursday, Jan. 24
Cannon Chapel Service
Service of Word. Rev. Dr. Gina Stewart, pastor, Christ Missionary Baptist Church, Memphis, Tenn., guest preacher. 11 a.m., Cannon Chapel, 515 Kilgo Circle, Emory. 404-727-6225.
Community Service Awards
"Balancing the Scales: Social Justice on the Forefront," with speaker Isaac Farris Jr., president and CEO, The King Center. Sponsored by the Rollins School of Public Health and Goizueta Business School. 4 p.m., Boynton Auditorium, Goizueta Business School, 1300 Clifton Rd., Emory. 404-727-7697.
Jazz Vespers Service
Featuring Dwight Andrews, associate professor of music at Emory. 7 p.m., Cannon Chapel, 515 Kilgo Circle, Emory. 404-727-6153.
Film
"Soul of Justice: Thelton Henderson's American Journey." The award-winning film profiles the life of Thelton Henderson, one of the first African Americans to be appointed to the federal bench. 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Harland Cinema, Dobbs Center, 605 Asbury Circle, Emory. 404-727-4636.
Friday, Jan. 25
International Student Coffee Hour Panel Discussion
"Civil Rights Within the International Community." David Key, director of Baptist studies, Candler School of Theology, moderator. 11:30 a.m., Winship Ballroom, Dobbs Center, 605 Asbury Circle, Emory. 404-727-3300.
Keynote Lecture
"There Goes the Neighborhood: Race, Ethnic and Class Tensions in Four Chicago Neighborhoods," featuring William Julius Wilson, guest speaker. Wilson is Harvard University's Lewis P. and Linda L. Geyser University Professor and director of the Joblessness and Urban Poverty Research Program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government. 4 p.m., Cannon Chapel, 515 Kilgo Circle, Emory. 404-727-6847.
Sunday, Jan. 27
Worship Service
Retired United Methodist Bishop L. Bevel Jones will preach. Fifty years ago, Bishop Jones was one of 80 white pastors in the Atlanta area who challenged white segregationists in the Deep South by signing what came to be called "The "Ministers' Manifesto." Music provided by the Voices of Inner Strength gospel choir. 11 a.m., Cannon Chapel, 515 Kilgo Circle, Emory. Reception follows in Brooks Commons. 404-727-6225.
Exhibit
"Images of Reconciliation: Visual Reflections of the 2006 Journeys of Reconciliation Trips to South Africa and India.” Jan. 14-31. Main Gallery, Dobbs Center. January 14 - January 31. For more information call 404-727-6225.
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