Martin Luther King Jr. Week at Shenandoah
Community
Please join us for MLK Week January 21-25, 2019. All MLK events are free and open to the public.
Community is the thread that connects every event in our MLK celebration. “No other day of the year brings so many peoples from different cultural backgrounds together in such a vibrant spirit of brother and sisterhood,” Dr. King's widow wrote in an essay about the meaning of the holiday that marks Dr. King's birthday. Events throughout the week encourage everyone at Shenandoah to contribute to the betterment of the world and the local community, with the understanding that good work that benefits even one person, truly benefits us all. We also invite members of the local community to join with us for a week of free activities through which we all volunteer our time in the service of others, celebrate the diversity that enriches our understanding of who we are, and engage in reflection upon the meaning of Dr. King's enduring and inspiring message.
Diversity
We celebrate what King's widow, Coretta Scott King, called his "great dream of a vibrant, multiracial nation united in justice, peace and reconciliation," by challenging ourselves, asking tough questions and engaging in honest conversation.
HALO Barbershop Quartet and Discussion
January 21, 3:00-5:00 pm
Harambee Gospel Choir
January 21, 5:00-5:30 pm
Dinner with Roman Banks and Drew Hart
January 21, 6:30-8:00 pm
Registration Required
"Diversity Makes Us Better" Athletics Workshop
January 22, 7:00-9:00 pm
Words in Action, Bodies in Motion, Songs in Flight, with Dr. Ysaye Barnwell
January 23, 3:00-3:50 pm
Children’s Author and Slam Poet, Charles R. Smith, Jr.
January 25, 9:00-11:00 am
Service
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, "Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or the darkness of destructive selfishness." Shenandoah University chooses the altruistic path.
United Way Materials Packaging
January 21, 9:00-11:30 am
Registration Required
Handley Library Service Projects
January 21, 10:30-2:30 & 3:30-7:30
Registration Required
Rise Against Hunger
January 21, 1:00-3:00 pm
Registration Required
Project Linus
January 21-25
Blue Ridge Habitat for Humanity Service Projects
January 22, 8:30 am-2:00 pm
Registration Required
F.R.E.E. of Northern Shenandoah Valley Service Project
January 22 & 24, 9:00 am-1:00 pm
Registration Required
Our Health Service Project
January 23, 9:00 am-12:00 pm
Registration Required
NW Works Service Project
January 23, 9:00 am-12:00 pm
Registration Required
Blue Ridge Hospice Service Project
January 24, 12:00-4:00 pm
Registration Required
Campus Kitchens Meal Packaging
January 24, 7:00-8:00 pm
Town of Middletown Service Project
January 25
Reflection
Dr. King's life and work called upon the nation to reflect on its beliefs and assess its humanity. We encourage individuals to think deeply about their personal commitment to serving humanity with the spirit of unconditional love.
“Igniting the Fuse: John Brown’s Trial” Virtual Reality Experience
January 21, 12:00-5:00 pm
Martin Luther King, Jr. Service of Remembrance featuring Roman Banks and Drew Hart
January 21, 5:30-6:30 pm
The Ball Pit: Have Ballsy Conversations
January 22, 9:00 am-8:00 pm
Ending American Apartheid: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Heart of Dixie Motel
January 22
"A Joyous Daybreak”: MLK, Civil Rights & Emancipation’s Centennial
January 23, 7:00-8:00 pm
Coffee for the Greater Good with Manyang Kher, one of the Lost Boys of Sudan
January 24, 11:00 am-12:15 pm
Dinner Dialogue: Choosing to Forget: Race & Commemoration of African Americans’ Civil War Service
January 24, 6:00-8:00 pm
Registration Required
MLK News
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