King Holiday '06- "A Day On...Not a Day Off"

[AKA2D '91]

Any plans?

[Professor]

You know I'm rolling - in addition to programs sponsored by Alpha, I am on program for the State of NC celebration.

As president of my local NAACP, I will represent the organization at several other functions during the three day celebration - - -

[AKA2D '91]

Go on, 'Big Tymer'!

[Ideal08]

ttt again...

[Steeltrap]

^^^
I saw what your chapter is doing, Soror, on another listserv. Great event.

Now we're planning to do a second donation to a women's center in San Diego. That's one event I know for sure.

[SummerChild]

My chapter (Xi Nu Omega) is doing two events for MLK, Jr. Day of Service.

First, we have organized a chapter team that will work on a particular community service project in Chicago in conjunction with the mass community service effort by the Chicago Cares organization. Our team will definitely be representing (of course)!!

Second, we will have a teen summit during which the discussions that typify teen summits will take place. Also, the group of H.S. women that we work with all year long will do a step exhibition to Black History themes that they have researched and put together. We have invited other H.S. male and female groups that are sponsored by other BGLOs in the city. These groups will do their own step exhibitions - also to Black History themes. We will also serve them lunch and do a voter registration drive for the seniors who are already 18.

[prayerfull]

My chapter will participate in our local MLK Day programs, coordinated by the local Pan-Hellenic Council & NAACP. We have a great time working with all the greek orgs in our area coordinating this event. We will begin by Marching (in order of year of incorporation.....this time) through Seaside and will end up at the local community center where we will participate in an MLK program. Our chapter will have a table at the program and we will use this time to solicit for voter registration.

My kids will have a day ON also, as they will be right along side of us marching and participating in the day's activities. Got to start teaching them while they're young.

[AKA2D '91]

Our chapter will be "Continuing the Legacy to Serve" at a local treatment facility. We will be conducting several empowerment workshops to the clients.

[TheEpitome1920]

I will be volunteering with my university's MLK Prayer Breakfast on Monday. On Saturday I'll be a volunteer for Chicago Cares' Celebration of Service program in honor of MLK.

For those of you in Chicago:
DePaul University will mark the celebration of the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., Jan. 19 with its annual prayer breakfast that includes a keynote speech by Barbara Ransby, noted author and associate professor of African-American studies and history at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The breakfast will be held from 7:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. in the Student Center, 2250 N. Sheffield Ave., Room 120.

Ransby, considered to be one of the most promising public intellectuals in the country, has titled her lecture: “Strong People Don’t Need Strong Leaders: The Dual Legacies of Ella Jo Baker and Martin Luther King, Jr.”

Her book, “Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement,” published last year, is the first work to chronicle the life and legacy of a woman considered to be one of the most important African-American leaders of the 20th century and one of the most influential women in the civil rights movement. Baker worked behind the scenes of the movement and was a gifted grassroots organizer, national officer of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, a founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and a principal in the creation of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.

Ransby also will be the keynote speaker at a King luncheon program sponsored by DePaul’s College of Law from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Computer Science Building, 243 S. Wabash Ave., in the Egan Urban Center, 9th floor.

Both the prayer breakfast and the luncheon are free and open to the public. Seating for the breakfast is limited and guests who plan to attend are encouraged to R.S.V.P. by Jan. 13 by calling 773/325-7759 or by emailing DePaul’s Cultural Center: culturalcenter@depaul.edu. Those planning to attend the luncheon should R.S.V.P. to Lawrence Arendt by Jan.13 via email: larendt@depaul.edu or by phone: 312/ 362-8450.

Ransby served as an instructor in the history department at DePaul from 1992 to 1996. In addition to the teaching position she has held at UIC for two years, she is the executive director of the Center for Public Intellectuals, a Chicago-based organization. She earned her doctoral degree in history from the University of Michigan in 1996.

The DePaul prayer breakfast is sponsored by the Cultural Center, which is headed by Harvette Grey. “The Martin Luther King, Jr., Prayer Breakfast brings the DePaul community and visitors together to celebrate an extraordinary individual,” said Grey. “It is very significant that Dr. King was an African American and that his birthday is the only holiday that recognizes the achievement of any African American.”

[TheEpitome1920]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by SummerChild
[B]My chapter (Xi Nu Omega) is doing two events for MLK, Jr. Day of Service.

First, we have organized a chapter team that will work on a particular community service project in Chicago in conjunction with the mass community service effort by the Chicago Cares organization. Our team will definitely be representing (of course)!!

I just saw your post for the Chicago Cares "Celebration of Service" I may see you there.

[AKA2D '91]

Happy Birthday, Dr. King!

[abaici]

My chapter will volunteer by donating duffles bags and luggage to foster children. These children move so often and do not have anything to carry their items in, they end up using paperbags or trashbags.

[SummerChild]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by TheEpitome1920
[B]

Originally posted by SummerChild
My chapter (Xi Nu Omega) is doing two events for MLK, Jr. Day of Service.

First, we have organized a chapter team that will work on a particular community service project in Chicago in conjunction with the mass community service effort by the Chicago Cares organization. Our team will definitely be representing (of course)!!

I just saw your post for the Chicago Cares "Celebration of Service" I may see you there.

Hi Epitome,
I just saw your post. It was a wonderful time wasn't it?
I can't help but marvel at the number of volunteers that were present and know that we made a significant impact!

Were you volunteering with your sorority or with another group?

SC

[SummerChild]

Originally posted by abaici
My chapter will volunteer by donating duffles bags and luggage to foster children. These children move so often and do not have anything to carry their items in, they end up using paperbags or trashbags.

Soror, this is so sad. I am saddened to think of the lives that these children lead and the fact that on top of all that, they don't even really have anything to carry their belongings in. Kudos to your chapter!

SC

[ykimber]

Here's what going on at my University! And yes I do plan on attending the events! Anyone in the Akron, OH area please attend.


The University of Akron is hosting a series of events to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., to reflect on his legacy and to discuss how his work and thoughts affect society today.

The events begin at 9:00 a.m. at the Buckingham Center for Continuing Education on Monday, January 19. Refreshments will be served prior to a Unity Walk to the Student Union celebrating this very significant day. This event is being sponsored by the Interfraternity Council and the National Pan-Hellenic Council.

The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Activities Fair will be held in the Student Union Ballroom immediately afterwards, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The theme for the Fair is “Sharing the Dream.”

More than 25 student and community organizations will be involved in the Fair to provide students in grades K through 12 a wide number of activities. The activities range from face painting and making bookmarks, diversity beads and bracelets, to instruction and exhibitions of African dance and drumming and information on voting, fair housing and other political and social issues.

The organizations that will participate in the Activities Fair include Black United Students, the Residence Life Council, the American Friends and Service Community, Akron Public Schools, NAACP and Summit County Job and Family Services.

Several hundred elementary, middle and high school students are expected to attend the Activities Fair.

Hilary O. Shelton, winner of the 2003 Medgar Evers Award and director of the Washington, D.C., Bureau of the NAACP, will deliver a keynote lecture in the Student Union Theater at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 22.

Shelton will speak on Dr. King’s advocacy and his impact on issues currently facing the nation. He also will discuss his annual “report card” that evaluates the performance of U.S. senators and representatives.

Shelton’s lecture is presented jointly by The University of Akron Office of Multicultural Development, the Pan African Center for Community Studies, the National Coming Together Project and the NAACP — Akron Chapter. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Location: Student Union Ballroom

Contact Information:
Dr. Lathardus Goggins II
goggins@uakron.edu
330-972-6447