MLK Jr. Commemoration Week at UVU
Tuesday Jan. 17
10:00-11:15 a.m., LI 120. Panel: MLK and Nations of the Communist Bloc
11:30-12:45 p.m., LI 120. Panel: Henry Louis Gates’s Memoir Colored People
1:00-2:15 p.m., LI 120. Panel: Unity for Gallaudent: The Second Protest at Gallaudet University
7:00-9:00 p.m., Grande Ballroom. Free Screening of the movie “The Help” Free popcorn and cornbread
Wednesday, Jan. 18
9:00-9:50 a.m., SC 206A. Panel: Education and Business: Contemporary Minority Issues
9:00-9:50 a.m., SC 206C. Panel: Second Wave Feminism
10:00-10:50 a.m., SC 206B. Panel: Women’s Rights
11:00-11:50 a.m., SC 206C. Panel: Fearless Speech: Women’s Voices for Change
12:00-12:50 p.m., SC 206A. Faculty Presentation Beyond Killing: Social Destruction of a Group as a Comprehensive Violation of Human Rights
1:00-1:50 p.m., SC 206B. Panel: The Occupy Movement: From Academics to Activism
2:00-2:50 p.m., SC 206C. Panel: Changing Definitions of Civil and Human Rights
2:00-2:50 p.m., SC 213A. Panel: Martin Luther King, Social Activism, and the Occupy Wall Street Movement
3:00-3:50 p.m., SC 206A. Presentation: Pre-Law Club Readers Theater: Freedom on the Menu
Thursday, Jan. 19
Free Parking Day.
10:00-11:15 a.m., Grande Ballroom. Keynote address: Julian Bond (Former National Director of the NAACP)
11:30-12:30 p.m., Centre Stage. Meet-and-greet with Julian Bond
1:00-2:00 p.m., Centre Stage. Informal Student/Faculty Q & A and Conversation with Julian Bond
2:30-3:45 p.m., SC 213A/B. Panel and student presentation Minority Student Experiences
4:00-5:00 p.m., Ragan Theater. School of the Arts Student Presentations: Origional Creative Works
6:30 p.m., Ragan Theater. Arts and Awards Reception
7:00-8:30 p.m., Ragan Theater. Arts and Awards Gala for the best panels, arts award winners. Scholarships Presented
Friday, Jan. 20
Free Parking Day.
10:00-11:15 a.m., Grande Ballroom. Keynote address: Julian Bond (Former National Director of the NAACP)
11:30-12:30 p.m., Centre Stage. Meet-and-greet with Julian Bond
1:00-2:00 p.m., Centre Stage. Informal Student/Faculty Q & A and Conversation with Julian Bond
2:30-3:45 p.m., SC 213A/B. Panel and student presentation Minority Student Experiences
4:00-5:00 p.m., Ragan Theater. School of the Arts Student Presentations: Origional Creative Works
6:30 p.m., Ragan Theater. Arts and Awards Reception
7:00-8:30 p.m., Ragan Theater. Arts and Awards Gala for the best panels, arts award winners. Scholarships Presented
For more information, check the calendar at www.uvu.edu.