2009 Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration

presented by the Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Committee

Saturday, January 24, 2009, 10:00am-1:00pm
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts Lobby, Urbana

A central element of the annual campus MLK Commemoration is the MLK Community Celebration. This family friendly program takes place in the lobby of the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts and is free and open to the public.

40 North | 88 West will be there that day to help connect the Champaign County arts community with this remarkable event. We hope to see you there!

MLK Culminating Community Celebration
Four Score and A Dream Ago: Weaving our Common Destinies

Both Dr King and President Lincoln were committed to weaving the many peoples and ideas of this great nation into one, knitting us all together in an inseparable bond of humanity and common destiny.

Please join local artists Dawn Blackmon, Hua Nian, Haryuo Kamekawa as they continue this tradition of nation and community building and engage children of all ages in weaving a communal tapestry in the annual MLK art making activity in the lobby of Krannert Center.

Featuring these Family friendly events:

Bowdacious String Band
Mo’ Better Music youth band and choir
MLK Essay and artistic expression contest winners
Booker T Washington Elementary Arts Program
Countryside School Chinese choir
Tito Carilo’s Latin Jazz Band
Salsa Dancing
Children’s Art-making

For more details, visit the UIUC campus MLK Commemoration website at http://www.admin.uiuc.edu/mlk/index.html.

Sponsored by The Office of the Chancellor, Office of the Provost, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Public Engagement, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Classic Events, multiple departments listed at: http://www.admin.uiuc.edu/mlk

other MLK Commemoration Events:

Eighth Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. CountyWide Day of Celebration
The Color of Unity; “We Are One”
When: Friday, January 16, 2009: 4:00-6:00pm
Where: Hilton Garden Inn, 1501 S. Neil St., Champaign
Keynote: Dr. Kenneth Ulmer Los Angeles CA former Project 500 Student

Featuring:
Musical selections by: Mo’ Better Music middle school ensemble and Stellar Award winning gospel artists Heartspeak
Reception immediately following the program
Sponsored by the Cities of Champaign and Urbana, Champaign county Board, University of Illinois
Free and open to the public

Martin Luther King, Jr. Campus Community Celebration and Scholarship Program
The Dream is Alive and Reborn
When: Sunday, January 18, 2009: 5:00-7:00pm
Where: Follinger Great Hall, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
Featuring:
Community Choir performance
Keynote speaker
2009 Scholarship winners announced
Free and open to the public

Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity Breakfast
When: Monday, January 19, 2009: 8:30-10:00am
Where: The Vineyard Church; 1500 N Lincoln Ave. Urbana
Featuring:
Keynote speaker
Scholarship winners recognized
Sponsored by the Martin Luther King Jr. Committee for Justice
Free and open to the public

Urbana Rotary and Urbana High School Interact - Youth Festival
High School Diversity and Conflict Resolution Conference
When: Monday, January 19, 2009: 10:00am-3:00pm
Where: Illinois Street Residence Hall multipurpose room, Urbana
Featuring:
Luncheon
Diversity presentation
Conflict resolution presentation
Choir from Urbana and Mahomet High Schools
Sponsored by the Urbana Rotary and the Urbana High School Interact club
Free and open to the public

Television Viewing of the Inauguration of President Barack Obama
When: Tuesday, January 20, 2009: 11:00am-1:00pm
Where: LGBT Resource Center, 323 Illini Union, Urbana
A facilitated discussion will focus on the issue of civil rights, the 2008 election of President Barack Obama and the ban on same-sex marriage in several states.
Free and open to the public

Television Viewing of the Inauguration of President Barack Obama
When: Tuesday, January 20, 2009: 11:00am-1:00pm
Where: Asian American Cultural Center, 1210 W. Nevada Street, Urbana
A facilitated discussion will focus on the issue of civil rights, the 2008 election of President Barack Obama and the ban on same-sex marriage in several states.
Lunch provided
Free and open to the public

Reclaiming the Dream/History Makers
When: Wednesday, January 21, 2009: 12:00pm-1:00pm
Where: Bruce Nesbitt African American Cultural Center, 708 S. Matthews, Urbana
Featuring: Clarence Lang, Assistant Professor in History and African American Studies, University of Illinois
For more information, contact:
Nbates1@illinois.edu
(217) 333-2092
http://www.bnaacc.illinois.edu
Free and open to the public

The Legacy of Civil Disobedience: A Film Screening and Discussion of the Walk Outs
When: Wednesday, January 21, 2009: 4:30pm
Where: La Casa Cultural Latina, 1203 West Nevada Street, Urbana
For more information, contact: (217) 333-4950
Free and open to the public

The Chief: Why a mascot would be retired
When: Thursday, January 22, 2009: 12:00pm-1:00pm
Where: La Casa Cultural Latina, 1203 West Nevada Street, Urbana
Lunch provided
For more information, contact: (217) 333-4950
Free and open to the public

Grand Opening of the University of Illinois Center for Women and Gender Justice
When: Friday, January 23, 2009: All Day, with formal ceremonies scheduled from 4:00pm-5:00pm
Where: 2nd Floor, 703 Wright Street
For more information, contact: (217) 333-3137
Free and open to the public

Screening of Brother Outsider
When: Monday, January 26, 2009: 12:00pm-1:00pm
Where: LGBT Resource Center, 323 Illini Union, Urbana
The life and legacy of Bayard Rustin, a civil rights movement leader and gay activist will be examined. A discussion will follow after the film showing.
For more information, contact:
lkmorrow@illinois.edu or cstewar2@illinois.edu
(217) 244-8863
http://www.lgbt.uiuc.edu
Free and open to the public