Martin Luther King Jr. Week Celebration
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Details
- 1/17/22
- 8:30 a.m. -
- Free
- All Ages
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Categories
- Educational
Event Description
Join us for these upcoming events to celebrate the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Civil Rights Movement, and what issues are still affecting society today.
Mount Mercy University
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Breakfast
Monday, January 17 | 8:30-9:30 AM
Betty Cherry Heritage Hall
Red-Lined and Side-Lined: Histories of Housing—Hoping for Home Series
Panel Discussion
Monday, January 17 | 1:00-2:00 PM
African American Museum of Iowa
55 12th Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
Dr. Martin-Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration
Monday, January 17 | 6:30-8:00 PM
Sinclair Auditorium | Coe College
1220 1st Ave NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
Both events will be livestreamed and are organized by St. Paul’s United Methodist Church.
Chains Interrupted (Human Trafficking in the State of Iowa)
Tish Young
Tuesday, January 18 | 9:00-10:00 AM
Betty Cherry Heritage Hall
DEI and Non-Violence
Dr. Joe Hendryx
Tuesday, January 18 | 11:00 AM-12:30 PM
Betty Cherry Heritage Hall
Student Engagement Opportunity
January 18 | 4:00 PM-5:00 PM
University Center Commons
Volunteer Opportunity
African Women Empowered
Wednesday, January 19 | 9:00-10:00 AM
Off-Campus (Meet at Busse Library at 8:30 AM)
DEI and Anti-Racism
Dr. Melissa McCollister
Wednesday, January 19 | 11:00 AM-12:30 PM
Room 204, Flaherty Community Room | Basile Hall
Reading of “Of the Passing of the First-Born” From W.E.B. Du Bois’ The Souls of Black Folk
Dr. Bryan Cross
Wednesday, January 19 | 4:00-5:00 PM