Keeping the Dream Alive
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The Center for Academic Engagement and the Office of the Provost & Vice-President for Academic Affairs invite you to participate in the annual MLK Jr. events to continue the work and remember the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Please join us to honor Dr. King's vision of a just society, grounded in community collaboration, as well as to reflect on historical and contemporary issues of race, class, social justice, diversity and societal change. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of ServiceBring a non-perishable food item to donate to the Vermillion Food Pantry Monday, January 16, 2012Check-In @ Noon in the MUC Ballroom. The Hunger Banquet will follow at 5:30 p.m. Volunteers are needed for MLK Jr. Day of Service. We need your help to make Vermillion's 4th Annual MLK Day of Service a success! Register online at: http://tinyurl.com/USDMLK |
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. |
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
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At 7 p.m. in the MUC Ballroom, keynote speaker Bryant Terry will present on Food Justice: At the Intersection of Food, Politics, Poverty, Public Health & the Environment. Terry is a chef, food justice activist, and the author of three books. His interest in cooking, farming, and community health can be traced back to his childhood. From 2008 to 2010, Bryant was a a fellow of the Food and Society Policy Fellows Program, a national program of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Recently he was included in Ebony Magazine's 2011 "Power 100" list. Terry currently lives with his wife and daughter in Oakland, CA. |