Past Event
Tuesday, 20 January 2009, 7 p.m.
A celebration of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through music, readings of passages from his work and a candlelight vigil. On the day that America’s first Black President, Barack Obama, will be sworn into office, we will come together to reflect on the theme of this year’s celebration, “We Are On The Move,” and look at the life of Dr. King and the upcoming presidency of Barack Obama.
The event, which will take place in Agnes Flanagan Chapel, is free and open to the public.
Past Event
Tuesday, 20 January 2009, 5:30 p.m.
Professor Gerald Torres of the University of Texas School of Law, one of the top civil rights scholars in the nation, will deliver a lecture to honor Dr. King. The lecture is titled “Transformative Thinking in the Domain of Civil Rights: President Obama and Extending the Vision of Dr. King.”
On the date of inauguration of the nation’s first African American President, Professor Torres will lead a celebration of the fruits of Dr. King’s work to advance civil rights.
The lecture will take place at Lewis & Clark Law School, Wood Hall Room 7. A reception will follow the event
Past Event
Thursday, 30 October 2008, 7 p.m.
On Thursday, October 30th at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chamber, Dr. Peggy McIntosh will present her research on the obvious and not-so obvious nuances of white privilege and privilege systems. Her lecture is titled, “Waking Up to Privilege Systems: The Surprising Journey.” Dr. McIntosh’s presentation corresponds to an article, “White
Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack,” where she states, “I was taught to see racism only in individual acts of meanness, not in invisible systems conferring dominance on my group.” Further, her interactive lecture will draw on her experiences and research on the daily effects of white privilege and the discourse surrounding earned strength and unearned power.
The groundbreaking author of “White Privilege and Male Privilege,” McIntosh has been instrumental in putting the dimension of privilege into discussions of gender, race, and sexuality in the United States.
This event, hosted by the Office of Multicultural Affairs, is free and open to the public.
