MLK Day - Ithaca
Remember! Celebrate! Act!
Martin Luther King, Jr Day of Celebration - Monday, January 18th, 2010 - Ithaca, NY
- 9:00 a.m - 11:00 a.m. - Adult workshops - Women's Community Building, 100 West Seneca Street
- 11:30 a.m. - 1:45 p.m - Luncheon - BJM, 302 W. Buffalo Street
The annual celebration of the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will begin with two adult workshops at the Women's Community Building followed by a luncheon at Beverly J. Martin Elementary School.
Adult Workshops
MLK Community Build: Talk. Question. Do.
The books are almost here and the community building has already begun. Join us as community members read excerpts from the special MLK Community Build Edition of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? Participants will discuss these excerpts, get to know each other, and plan specific next steps we can take to build a socially just and sustainable community.
"Education without social action is a one-sided value because it has no true power potential. Social action without education is a weak expression of pure energy." --King (1967)
City of Ithaca MLK FREEDOM WALKWAY
The MLK Freedom Walkway committee invites you to come share your wisdom & ideas about landmarking Ithaca’s African American History!
Luncheon
The luncheon, free to the public, features keynote speaker Anthony Hopson, Assistant Vice President for Community & Government Relations in the Presidents Office at Ithaca College. Food will be provided by local farms and restaurants and music by local musicians including Fe Nunn, Ithaca Children's choir, CUMEP, John Simon and Cal Walker, and the Gay Men's Chorus. This year the luncheon will proudly be a zero waste event with compostable, reusable & recyclable materials. The luncheon is held at Beverly J. Martin from 11:30am until 1:45pm.
The day is organized by the
Greater Ithaca Activities Center;
Multicultural Resource Center;
Center for Transformative Action;
Cornell Public Service Center;
Campus Life at Cornell University;
Cornell Cooperative Extension TC;
GreenStar Community Projects, Inc.;
GreenStar Cooperative Market;
Ithaca College's Office of Multicultural Affairs;
Ithaca College's Office of Student Engagement and Multicultural Affairs and community members.
This event is free and all are welcome. For information contact GIAC at (607) 272-3622.
