Telling Our Story of Race Relations in Iowa
Members of the Consultation of Religious Communities in Iowa City are having an interfaith celebration of the life and works of The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 7 pm Sunday, January 20, 2008 at First Christian Church.
First Christian Church is located at 900 Lincolnshire Place at North Dubuque St.
“Where We Have Come From” Marilynne Robinson,
The David J. Skorton-F. Wendell Miller
Professor of Creative Writing
and the recipient of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize in fiction for Gilead
“Where We Are Now” Ross Wilburn,
Iowa City Council Member and former Mayor,
Equity Director,
Iowa City School District
Celebration music by
Gospel Explosion Ministry,
Disciple Strings, The Voices of Experience,
Barbara Buddin and Paul Soderdahl
The offering will benefit the Ecumenical Minority Scholarship Fund.
Come for conversation and refreshments following the service.
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MLK Does a Body Good: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Week) Events
Below are a number of events in Iowa City commemorating the life, works, and memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who said, "A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus."
Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Week
Moving Forward Together Series
Date: 01/17/2008 Time: 11:30am-01:00pm
Location: 15 , Schaeffer Hall
Sponsor: OSL/ Human Rights Week Committee / Phone: 335-3059
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Martin Luther King Interfaith Celebration Service
The interfaith celebration is part of Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Week.
When: 7 p.m., Sunday, January 20, 2008
Where: First Christian Church
Admission: Free
More information: 319-335-3059
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Week
Interfaith Dialogue Breakfast
Date: 01/21/2008 Time: 10:00am
Location: APACC
Sponsor: OSL/ Human Rights Week Committee / Phone: 335-2719
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Week
Human Rights Awareness Social
Date: 01/21/2008 Time: 11:00am-01:00pm
Location: Colonial Lanes Bowling
Sponsor: OSL/ Human Rights Week Committee / Phone: 335-3059
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation
The convocation will be in the second floor ballroom.
When: 4:30 to 6 p.m., Monday, January 21, 2008
Where: Iowa Memorial Union
Admission: Free
More information: 319-335-3994
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Martin Luther King Day of Service
Meet in the east lobby.
When: 9 a.m., Monday, January 21, 2008
Where: Iowa Memorial Union
Admission: Free
More information: Mary Mathew Wilson (319) 335-7589
Link: go here
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Stomping Out Stereotypes Discussion
As part of Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Week, a discussion about stereotypes will be in the Illinois Room (room 348).
When: 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Where: Iowa Memorial Union
Admission: Free
More information: (319) 335-3059
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Week AGEP Annual MLK Celebration
The celebration will be in the second floor ballroom.
When: 4 p.m., Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Where: Iowa Memorial Union
Admission: Free
More information: 319-335-6223
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Week
An Evening of Poetry
Date: 01/22/2008 Time: 06:00pm
Location: Afro-American Cultural Center
Sponsor: OSL/ Human Rights Week Committee / Phone: 335-3059
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Week
Diversity Discussion
Date: 01/23/2008 Time: 12:15pm
Location: HP Conference Room, 256 , General Hospital
Sponsor: OSL/ Human Rights Week Committee / Phone: 335-3059
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Week
Community of Color: Getting Connected
Date: 01/23/2008 Time: 04:30pm
Location: Van Oel Multipurpose Room , Currier Hall
Sponsor: OSL/ Human Rights Week Committee / Phone: 335-3059
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Dialogue on Diversity Workshop
The workshop, part of Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Week, will be in the Kirkwood Room (room 257).
When: 6 p.m., Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Where: Iowa Memorial Union
Admission: Free
More information: 319-335-3059
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Week
Bayard Rustin: To be Black, Gay and a Civil Rights Leader
Date: 01/23/2008 Time: 06:00pm
Location: LGBT Resource Center
Sponsor: OSL/ Human Rights Week Committee / Phone: 335-3059
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Week
"Beyond Vietnam: A Time To Break Silence"
Lecture & Panel Discussion
Date: 01/23/2008 Time: 07:00pm
Location: Bijou Theater , Iowa Memorial Union
Sponsor: Graduate Social Work Student Assoc.
Contact: Emily Blaedel / Phone: 358-6646
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Week
"The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in Hollywood"
Date: 01/24/2008 Time: 04:00pm
Location: Conference Room 2032 , Library
Sponsor: OSL/ Human Rights Week Committee / Phone: 335-3059
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Week
!Salud!
Film
Date: 01/24/2008 Time: 05:00pm-07:00pm
Location: Minnesota Room, 347 , Iowa Memorial Union
Sponsor: OSL/ Human Rights Week Committee / Phone: 335-3059
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Week
J{AMnesty} Human Rights Benefit Concert
Date: 01/24/2008 Time: 06:00pm
Location: Old Brick, 26 E. Market
Sponsor: UI Amnesty International/Global Health
Contact: Shajia Ahmad / Phone: 573-8366
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Week
"Las Mujeres" de la Caucus Chicana
Film
Date: 01/24/2008 Time: 07:30pm
Location: Iowa City Public Library, Room A
Sponsor: OSL/ Human Rights Week Committee / Phone: 335-3059
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Week
"I Got Something to Say: A Black Woman's Sonata"
Date: 01/24/2008 Time: 08:00pm
Location: Theatre B , Theatre Building
Sponsor: OSL/ Human Rights Week Committee / Phone: 335-3059
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Week
Community Outreach Drive
Date: 01/25/2008 Time: 10:00am
Location: 2nd Floor Ballroom , Iowa Memorial Union
Sponsor: OSL/ Human Rights Week Committee / Phone: 335-3059
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Week
Diversity Lecture by Jacqueline M. Hughes-Oliver
"Building Bridges from the Past, to the Present, to the Future"
Date: 01/25/2008 Time: 03:30pm
Location: Senate Chambers , Old Capitol
Sponsor: OSL/ Human Rights Week Committee / Phone: 335-3059
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Economic Human Rights Conference
Date: 01/26/2008 Time: 08:00am-05:00pm
Location: Richey Ballroom , Iowa Memorial Union
Sponsor: Economic Human Rights Organization
Contact: Ryan Bopst / Phone: 563-320-1315
Link: http://www.ehr2008.blogspot.com
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Week
"Still Pursuing the Dream"
Potluck/Social Gathering
Date: 01/26/2008 Time: 05:00pm
Location: 1117 University Capitol Center
Sponsor: OSL/ Human Rights Week Committee / Phone: 335-3059
Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Week
Moving Forward Together Series
Date: 01/17/2008 Time: 11:30am-01:00pm
Location: 15 , Schaeffer Hall
Sponsor: OSL/ Human Rights Week Committee / Phone: 335-3059
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Martin Luther King Interfaith Celebration Service
The interfaith celebration is part of Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Week.
When: 7 p.m., Sunday, January 20, 2008
Where: First Christian Church
Admission: Free
More information: 319-335-3059
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Week
Interfaith Dialogue Breakfast
Date: 01/21/2008 Time: 10:00am
Location: APACC
Sponsor: OSL/ Human Rights Week Committee / Phone: 335-2719
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Week
Human Rights Awareness Social
Date: 01/21/2008 Time: 11:00am-01:00pm
Location: Colonial Lanes Bowling
Sponsor: OSL/ Human Rights Week Committee / Phone: 335-3059
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation
The convocation will be in the second floor ballroom.
When: 4:30 to 6 p.m., Monday, January 21, 2008
Where: Iowa Memorial Union
Admission: Free
More information: 319-335-3994
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Martin Luther King Day of Service
Meet in the east lobby.
When: 9 a.m., Monday, January 21, 2008
Where: Iowa Memorial Union
Admission: Free
More information: Mary Mathew Wilson (319) 335-7589
Link: go here
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Stomping Out Stereotypes Discussion
As part of Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Week, a discussion about stereotypes will be in the Illinois Room (room 348).
When: 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Where: Iowa Memorial Union
Admission: Free
More information: (319) 335-3059
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Week AGEP Annual MLK Celebration
The celebration will be in the second floor ballroom.
When: 4 p.m., Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Where: Iowa Memorial Union
Admission: Free
More information: 319-335-6223
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Week
An Evening of Poetry
Date: 01/22/2008 Time: 06:00pm
Location: Afro-American Cultural Center
Sponsor: OSL/ Human Rights Week Committee / Phone: 335-3059
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Week
Diversity Discussion
Date: 01/23/2008 Time: 12:15pm
Location: HP Conference Room, 256 , General Hospital
Sponsor: OSL/ Human Rights Week Committee / Phone: 335-3059
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Week
Community of Color: Getting Connected
Date: 01/23/2008 Time: 04:30pm
Location: Van Oel Multipurpose Room , Currier Hall
Sponsor: OSL/ Human Rights Week Committee / Phone: 335-3059
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Dialogue on Diversity Workshop
The workshop, part of Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Week, will be in the Kirkwood Room (room 257).
When: 6 p.m., Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Where: Iowa Memorial Union
Admission: Free
More information: 319-335-3059
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Week
Bayard Rustin: To be Black, Gay and a Civil Rights Leader
Date: 01/23/2008 Time: 06:00pm
Location: LGBT Resource Center
Sponsor: OSL/ Human Rights Week Committee / Phone: 335-3059
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Week
"Beyond Vietnam: A Time To Break Silence"
Lecture & Panel Discussion
Date: 01/23/2008 Time: 07:00pm
Location: Bijou Theater , Iowa Memorial Union
Sponsor: Graduate Social Work Student Assoc.
Contact: Emily Blaedel / Phone: 358-6646
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Week
"The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in Hollywood"
Date: 01/24/2008 Time: 04:00pm
Location: Conference Room 2032 , Library
Sponsor: OSL/ Human Rights Week Committee / Phone: 335-3059
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Week
!Salud!
Film
Date: 01/24/2008 Time: 05:00pm-07:00pm
Location: Minnesota Room, 347 , Iowa Memorial Union
Sponsor: OSL/ Human Rights Week Committee / Phone: 335-3059
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Week
J{AMnesty} Human Rights Benefit Concert
Date: 01/24/2008 Time: 06:00pm
Location: Old Brick, 26 E. Market
Sponsor: UI Amnesty International/Global Health
Contact: Shajia Ahmad / Phone: 573-8366
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Week
"Las Mujeres" de la Caucus Chicana
Film
Date: 01/24/2008 Time: 07:30pm
Location: Iowa City Public Library, Room A
Sponsor: OSL/ Human Rights Week Committee / Phone: 335-3059
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Week
"I Got Something to Say: A Black Woman's Sonata"
Date: 01/24/2008 Time: 08:00pm
Location: Theatre B , Theatre Building
Sponsor: OSL/ Human Rights Week Committee / Phone: 335-3059
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Week
Community Outreach Drive
Date: 01/25/2008 Time: 10:00am
Location: 2nd Floor Ballroom , Iowa Memorial Union
Sponsor: OSL/ Human Rights Week Committee / Phone: 335-3059
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Week
Diversity Lecture by Jacqueline M. Hughes-Oliver
"Building Bridges from the Past, to the Present, to the Future"
Date: 01/25/2008 Time: 03:30pm
Location: Senate Chambers , Old Capitol
Sponsor: OSL/ Human Rights Week Committee / Phone: 335-3059
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Economic Human Rights Conference
Date: 01/26/2008 Time: 08:00am-05:00pm
Location: Richey Ballroom , Iowa Memorial Union
Sponsor: Economic Human Rights Organization
Contact: Ryan Bopst / Phone: 563-320-1315
Link: http://www.ehr2008.blogspot.com
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Week
"Still Pursuing the Dream"
Potluck/Social Gathering
Date: 01/26/2008 Time: 05:00pm
Location: 1117 University Capitol Center
Sponsor: OSL/ Human Rights Week Committee / Phone: 335-3059
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