MLK Virtual Events
Martin Luther King, Jr. Service of Remembrance
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Virtual Event
The Service of Remembrance is the heart of Shenandoah's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day commemoration. As the longest-standing MLK Day event at the university, (held virtually this year due to the pandemic) it provides the entire Shenandoah community with the opportunity to join together and contemplate the life and work of Dr. King, whose nonviolent quest for civil rights, justice and equity was rooted in his Christian faith. Shenandoah's Service of Remembrance is ecumenical, featuring readings and prayers from a number of faith traditions, as well as music and the sharing of King's work, such as "Letters from a Birmingham Jail." This year's service will feature musical performances of "Strum" by Jonathan Toomer, Signe Mortensen, Jaylon Hayes-Keller, and John Keane and "Elegy for a King" by Jan Marie Leman. Shenandoah alumnus Carl Rush, MSEd., MBA, was one of those Dr. King inspired. As part of the service, Rush, who serves as the equity coordinator for the City of Winchester Public Schools in Winchester, Virginia, will present "Uniting Under the Umbrella of Equity." Rush is dedicated to holistically binding organizational pursuits of excellence with diversity and inclusion efforts. Rush, who earned both of his graduate degrees from Shenandoah, is a member of both the university's alumni board and Black Alumni Network.
Join in early for a musical prelude at 3:50 p.m.
Contact DeLyn Celec at dcelec@su.edu for more information.
Join this virtual event on Zoom. This event is free and open to the public.
MLK In-Person Events
Project Linus
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
ICPH, Fairfax
Materials will be available to make blankets to be donated to the local chapter of Project Linus. See patterns to make a blanket to donate. Contact Debbie Lynn at dlynn@su.edu for more information.
This event is now full. Balancing Survival & Freedom: The Experiences of Winchester’s African Americans during the Civil War Era
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Winchester Walking Tour
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. frequently reflected on the past and specifically the Emancipation Proclamation. Join Jonathan Noyalas, director of Shenandoah University's McCormick Civil War Institute, for a specially designed walking tour which will focus on the experiences of African Americans in the era of emancipation in Winchester. The tour, making use of various sites in Winchester's historic district, will highlight the roles Winchester's African Americans, both enslaved and free blacks, played in making emancipation a reality and how those efforts inspired hope, not only in the 1860s, but a century later. Tour will gather in front of Shenandoah University's Feltner building on the downtown walking mall. Contact Jonathan Noyalas at jnoyalas01@su.edu for more information.
Limited to 20 people.
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