| |
|
|
| Sun, Jan 20 2008 | | One Voice
6:00 pm
Rodin College House, Rooftop Lounge
ACCESS: General Public
Join us for a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and a home cooked meal as we embrace the creativity of the African Diaspora featuring performances by The Inspiration and The NSP Gospel Choir.
Sponsored by: Rodin College House
Contact: Ken Grcich 215-573-3952
| | 22nd Annual Dinner In Memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
6:00 pm
White Dog Cafe, 3420 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA. 19104
ACCESS: Invitation, University, General Public, Students, Faculty/Staff,
This event will include southern style dinner, gospel music, and a discussion of Dr. King’s work in today’s society.
The cost of the event will be $28.00 which includes a three course dinner, music, invocation, discussion, tax and gratuity. ($20.00 for senior citizens, students & community activists).
Please call (215) 386-9224 for reservations. Individuals are welcome at group tables.
Sponsored by: White Dog Cafe
Contact: White Dog Cafe (215) 386-9224
| | Mon, Jan 21 2008 | | Picking up the mantle; more than a day longer than a season
6:00 pm- 7:30 pm
Houston Hall, Golkin Room, 3417 Locust Walk
ACCESS: General Public
A spiritually moving charge to embrace the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. everyday, expressed through music, poetry and the God inspired words of The Men of Light. Dr. Bishop Hananiah Simms from the International Temple of Light for All People will be the guest speaker.
Sponsored by: The Men of Light and the African American Resource Center
Contact: Rev. Van Copeland Jr 267-467-4250
| | Keep Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dream Alive.... Voter Registration Drive
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Dubois College House, The TV lounge
ACCESS:
We are looking to sponsor a voter registration drive in an attempt to increase participation in the upcoming primaries and other future elections. There will be hot cocoa and baked goods served.
Sponsored by: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.
Contact: Jocelyn Chandler 267-254-2818
| | Day of Service Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:45 am
Houston Hall, Hall of Flags
ACCESS: General Public
Kenny Gamble, founder of Universal Companies, a non profit community development corporation will be the featured speaker along with President Amy Gutmann.
Sponsored by: BGAPSA & The Commemorative Program Planning Committee
Contact: Robert Carter 215-898-0105
| | Children's Banner Painting
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Houston Hall, Auditorium
ACCESS: General Public
Children of all ages will paint commemorative Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. banners and posters that reflect Dr. King's legacy while listening to stories about Dr. King's life. Adult supervision of children is required.
Sponsored by: Day of Service Committee, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Commemorative Program Planning Committee
Contact: Pamela Robinson 215-573-3522
| | Helping Hands at Houston Hall
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Houston Hall, Reading Room and Bodek Lounge
ACCESS: General Public
Volunteers will create personal gifts that will be donated to West Philadelphia area shelters, nursing homes, hospitals and other charities.
Sponsored by: Day of Service Committee; Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Commemorative Symposium Executive Planning Committee
Contact: Pamela Robinson 215-573-3522
| | Information and Resource Fair
10:00 am -12:00 pm
Houston Hall, Reading Room
ACCESS: General Public,
Staff and students from the University of Pennsylvania's dental,law, medical school, and Office of Health Education will provide health information, and testing for blood pressure, Body Mass Index(BMI),and glucoma screening for day of service participants.
Sponsored by: Day of Service Committee, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Commemorative Symposium Executive Planning Committee
Contact: Pamela Robinson 215-573-3522
| | Philadelphia Reads: Literacy Project
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Houston Hall, Benjamin Franklin Room
ACCESS: General Public
Please come to sort books into age appropriate groupings and create books on tape to promote literacy for Philadelphia youth. Please bring a book that discusses multi-cultural issues relating to children.
Sponsored by: Day of Service Committee, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Commemorative Symposium Executive Planning Committee
Contact: Pamela Robinson 215-573-3522
| | Beautification Project - Shaw Middle School, 5400 Warrington Ave.
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Shaw Middle School
ACCESS: General Public
Volunteers will paint and beautify Shaw Middle School. Reflections on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service will be solicited from volunteers. Volunteers are also needed on Friday, January 18, 2008 to prepare the site for beautification.
Sponsored by: Day of Service Committee; Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Commemorative Symposium Executive Planning Committee
Volunteer for this event - click HERE
| | Books Through Bars Day of Service
9:30 am
4722 Baltimore Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19143
ACCESS: University, General Public, Students, Faculty/Staff
Prisoners are not able to receive donations of books from individuals. Friends and family members are not able to choose something from their own shelves to send to their loved ones. They even are not allowed to purchase something from a bookstore and send it with their return addresses. Instead, prisons limit book packages to publishers, bookstores and “legitimate” book distributors. Books Through Bars was founded in 1989 when an employee of New Society Publishers began receiving and answering book requests from indigent prisoners.
Join us to help pack and ship books. A complimentary White Dog lunch will be provided for volunteers. Space is limited. Please call (215) 386-9224 to reserve your place.
Sponsored by: White Dog Cafe
Contact: Michael (215) 386-9224
| | Candlight Vigil
8:00 pm
Starting at DuBois College House, (3900 Walnut St), The Quad (37th & Spruce Sts); Hill House, (3333 Walnut St), and ending at Houston Hall (3417 Spruce St.)
ACCESS: General Public,
Participants will march from three points on campus (W.E.B. DuBois College House, the Quad and Hill College House) down Locust Walk to reflect on the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as well as the impact that can be felt today from his struggle during the civil rights movement. Refreshments will be served.
Sponsored by: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc and the Multicultural Greek Council
Contact: Natalie Wilson (215) 898-0104
| | Day of Petitioning: Take a Stand Against Stop and Frisk
10am
Uhuru Solidarity Cnter, 3733 Lancaster Ave. West Philly
ACCESS: General Public,
Day of Petitioning - Take a Stand Against "Stop & Frisk"! The City of Philadelphia is currently intensifying violent oppression against the black community by legitimizing "stop and frisk" policing tactics. The Uhuru Solidarity Movement is calling on the white community in particular to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by supporting economic and social justice and not police containment! We will meet at the Uhuru Solidarity
Center at 10:00am for an overview, then spend the day around Center City collecting signatures for our petition "10,000 People Against Stop & Frisk."
This project will benefit the black community in Philadelphia, an oppressed community that is suffering attacks from the police and the city. Under the leadership of the African-led Uhuru Movement, we are taking a stand to help push back these attacks, ensure that the democratic rights of the community are protected, and put out a real call for social justice and economic development to the city of Philadelphia and all its citizens.
Sponsored by: Uhuru Solidarity Movement
Contact: Robert Notowitz 215-387-0919
| | Tue, Jan 22 2008 | | Miles To Go: Discrimination Against LGBT People at The University of PennsylvaniaToday
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
The LGBT Center, 3907 Spruce Street
ACCESS: General Public
Though acceptance and inclusion of LGBT people at Penn has certainly increased, it is clear that there are still issues that need to be addressed. Leaders of the LGBT community at Penn are inspired by the transformative work done by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Join some of these leaders in a discussion of current issues requiring advocacy and action, such as the continued presence of military recruiters and NROTC on campus despite their open discrimination against LGBT people, blood drives by the American Red Cross which refuse to accept donations from men who have ever had sex with other men, and the broadcasting of Penn football games on conservative, homophobic radio stations.
Sponsored by: Lambda Alliance
Contact: Dennie Zastrow (215) 898-5044
| | Losing the Youth: A discussion on Black males and the legal system
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium (34th and Spruce Sts)
ACCESS: General Public
This event will focus on racism that is ingrained in the legal system. Furthermore, we will discuss how this impacts black youth and how we can stop losing so many to the prison system through community organizing, mentoring, and empowering youth. Professor Walter Palmer and Dr. Charles Johnson, both of the School of Social Policy and Practice at the University of Pennsylvania, will be the speakers for this event.
Sponsored by: The Association of Black Social Workers and Black Law Students
Contact: Andrea Bell 215-898-0104
| | Wed, Jan 23 2008 | | MLK Interfaith Program
6:30 pm
Houston Hall, Bodek Lounge
ACCESS: University, General Public, Students, Faculty/Staff
The Interfaith program includes song, dance, readings and remarks from a Dr. Marion Wright Edelman. It is also an opprtunity to recognize the outstanding work and dedication of those committed to community involvement.
A reception will follow the program.
Sponsored by: The Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Symposium Executive Planning Committee
Contact: Mary O'Rourke LeCates (215) 898 8456
| | Social Justice to Black Injustice
12:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Houston Hall, Class of 47, 3rd floor
ACCESS: General Public
Community activist, educator, and author Eric Grimes discusses the school to prison pipeline and how social service agencies can often impede progress for social change. Lunch will be provided.
Sponsored by: AARC
Contact: Eric Grimes 215-898-0105
| | Thu, Jan 24 2008 | | MLK Birthday Bash
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Houston Hall, Bodek Lounge
ACCESS: General Public
This themed event will celebrate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The event will include performances by select performing artist groups on campus such as, (the Inspiration, New Spirit of Penn Gospel Choir, the Excelano Project, etc.), as well as an open mic for anyone compelled to commerate the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. There also will be cake/refreshments and birthday party games. This year the Black Student League is extending an invitation to other cultural groups to host the event because they recognize that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. worked for the good of all people--regardless of race.
Sponsored by: Black Student League
Contact: Uchenna Okoji 240-338-0792
| | Committed to Change
4:30 - 5:30pm
Irvine G-7, 3417 Spruce Street
ACCESS: General Public
As a part of the MLK symposium, this event is intended to tell law students, and others interested in law, how to continue to contribute to the community and what it actually looks like to do this while working as a lawyer. Many enroll in law school with the amorphous hope of trying to change the world without knowing how to accomplish that change and actualizing what it means to be a lawyer. Marsha Simms succeeded at becoming a partner at one of the largest and most prestigious law firms in the nation, while maintaining her strong commitment to the community and pro bono work. Her accomplishments will offer real life examples of what it means to change the world, offering shape to this nebulous hope. The Black Law Students Association hopes that by bringing in Ms. Simms, we would present law students, and those interested in legal careers, the possibility of both thriving in a firm environment and maintaining the commitment to change in the Black community and the United States of America that Dr. King asked of us.
Sponsored by: Black Law Students Association
Contact: Taamiti Bankole 510-316-0061
| | Making Social Change: The Direct Action Campaign: A talk by the founder of Training for Change, George Lakey
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Logan Hall, The Terrace Room, 249 South 36th St.
ACCESS: General Public
George Lakey is the founder and former executive director of Training for Change, a Philadelphia-based organization internationally known for its leadership in creating and teaching strategies for nonviolent social change. Lakey has led over 1,000 activist training workshops on five continents. He has facilitated trainings for coal miners, therapists, homeless people, prisoners, Russian lesbians and gays, Sri Lankan monks, Burmese guerrilla soldiers, striking steel workers, South African activists, and others. He has taught peace studies at Swarthmore and Haverford Colleges, Temple University, and the University of Pennsylvania and has published extensively for both activist and academic readers. Lakey will speak about his experience as an activist and how student activists can contribute to making change. Reception to follow.
Sponsored by: Civic House Associates Coalition
Contact: Sara Barclay 215-898-4831
| | Civil Rights Documentary Viewing
2:00-4:00 p.m.
TBD
ACCESS: General Public,
"The award-winning documentary 'Standing On My Sisters' Shoulders' takes on the Civil Rights movement in Mississippi in the 1950s and 60s from the point of view of the courageous women who lived it-and emerged as grassroots leaders."
Sponsored by: School of Social Policy & Practice
Contact: Natalie Williams 215-573-3775
| | Fri, Jan 25 2008 | | Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture in Social Justice
5:30 pm
Annenberg Center , Zellerbach Theate, 3680 Walnut Street
ACCESS: University, Students, & General Public
Conversation about Reparations and Social Justice with TransAfrica Forum founder, Randall Robinson and Carlos Rosero, Afro-Colombian civil rights leader and a founding member of the Black Communities Process (Organización Nacional del Proceso de Comunidades Negras (PCN)).
Free and Open to the Public but tickets are required and available at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Box Office, 3680 Walnut Street.
Sponsored by: Center for Africana Studies
Contact: Onyx Finney 215-898-4965
| | Performance Art: Social Change For the Highest Good of All
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
The Rotunda Theater, 4014 Walnut Street
ACCESS: General Public
Performing artists honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s revolutionary spirit share poems, spoken word, dramatic re-enactments and musical presentations challenging the United States of America's societal oppressions, (i.e. the status quo), featuring PLP-The Unity Performance Art Ensemble
Sponsored by: AARC
Contact: Robert Carter 215-898-0105
| | Sat, Jan 26 2008 | | Collegiate Thugs: The Politics of Cultural Authenticity within a University Atmosphere
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Huntsman Hall, 3730 Walnut Street
ACCESS: General Public
This discussion will focus on what Black women are looking for in a Black man. Many black women have voiced that they would prefer an "Intellectual Thug" which refers to a man who can protect his woman and is academically fluent. We will delve into this reality while also discussing the stereotypes underlying this belief.
Sponsored by: NAACP
Contact: Asantewaa Poku 517-980-5414
| | The Poor People's Campaign: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Final Legacy and Our Future
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
The Carriage House, 3907 Spruce Street
ACCESS: General Public
In his final days, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. began to organize to implement the Poor People's Campaign, a mobilized, multicultural effort to address the issues presented by overwhelming poverty in this country. GeoClan presents a day of discussion and workshops to continue Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s efforts and to provide interactive forums to explore what we can do to forward the movement for economic justice.
12:00 pm -1:00 pm: Registration, multimedia exhibit, information fair, door prizes; 1:00 pm-2:30 pm: Panel discussion; 3:00 pm-5:00 pm: Workshops.
Participating sponsors include: KWRU's University of the Poor; Media Mobilizing Project, Philadelphia Student Union, the Race Dialogue Project, The Greater Love Movement and more.
For the full list of workshops and participants, please visit www.geoclan.com/mlk.
Sponsored by: GeoClan, Inc. and The Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Symposium Executive Planning Committee
Contact: Ninah Harris 215-898-5044
| | Mon, Jan 28 2008 | | Family Name: What Do We Really Know About Our Roots?
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Berkowitz Room, Hillel (215 S. 39th Street)
ACCESS: General Public
Join us for a screening of the documentary "Family Name," followed by a discussion led by members of Alliance and Understanding, Penn's black/Jewish dialogue group. Alliance and Understanding (AU), is a program that explores the partnership between Blacks and Jews during the Civil Rights era. The goal of the program is to foster understanding between the two communities on campus and to educate the larger campus on Black and Jewish issues and on this important partnership in American history. "Family Name" is a real-life mystery of buried roots and well-kept secrets. As a child growing up in Durham, North Carolina, Macky Alston never questioned why all the other Alstons in his elementary school were black. Now twenty five years later he takes us on a quest to unravel this mystery. Equipped with a l6-mm camera, Alston sets out to find the descendants of the slaves and slave owners from a plantation once owned by his family. From New York to Alabama, Alston travels to family reunions, graveyards, churches, and the original Alston plantations, asking questions and digging up clues.
Sponsored by: Alliance and Understanding
Contact: Chloe Hurley 215-898-3357
| | Choosing Not to Integrate
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Sweeten Alumni House, 3533 Locust Walk
ACCESS: General Public
Race is a known discriminatory factor within the housing market. While integration is often analyzed within the educational context, the root of the problem can be attributed to housing segregation, (among other issues). Racial discrimination perpetuates segregated communities, but the choice of private home buyers also influences housing patterns. How should law, public policy, and private citizens respond to this phenomenon? Join us as we explore this issue with Brian Larkin, Class of 2003 and Columbia University JD candidate.
Lunch will be provided.
Sponsored by: Spec-Trum and Makuu: Black Cultural Center
Contact: Karlene Burrell-McRae 215 573 0823
| | "Relationships Matter"
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
LGBT Center Carriage House, 3907 Spruce Street
ACCESS: General Public
To paraphrase Colin Powell, "programs don't change children's lives, relationships do". Come and learn about the importance of community and the importance of positive relationships. We are often inundated with stories about youth doing wrong. This only perpetuates the problem. How do we change the focus? How do we catch youth doing good? How do we get and keep them involved in positive activities? "The good neighbor looks beyond the external accidents and discerns those inner qualities that make all men human and, therefore, brothers", (Martin Luther King,Jr.,"Strength to Love," 1963). How do we see the inner qualities in youth? Brian Peterson, Founder and Director of ASE Saturday Academy, Lt. Susan Slawson, Commander Philadelphia Police Athletic League and Maureen Rush, University of Penn Vice President of Public Safety will talk about these issues and give examples of two programs that work: the ASE Saturday Academy and the Police Athletic League.
Sponsored by: African American Resource Center
Contact: Valerie Allen 215.898-0104
| | Freshmen Honor Roll Banquet
6:00pm
Claudia Cohen Hall Terrace Room
ACCESS: Invitation,
In a time when the Achievement Gap is getting wider and wider, the expectations for the academic success of African-American students have become low. One of the initiatives of the Onyx Senior Honor Society is to recognize the achievements of young black students at the University of Pennsylvania. We plan to honor these freshman who have succeeded in their first semester at Penn in order to encourage them to continue the great legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
Sponsored by: Onyx Senior Honor Society
Contact: Darryl Powell 267-402-0451
| | Tue, Jan 29 2008 | | Equal Access Within the Mental Health System
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Greenfield Intercultural Center
ACCESS: General Public
The United Minorities Council and Counseling and Psychological Services will hold an open dialogue investigating the relatively low levels of engagement of the minority community in mental health services. More specifically, the forum will focus on the causes of the relative lack of engagement, such as a reliance on alternate modes of treatment (i.e. greater dependence on family or religion). Additionally the symposium will serve to highlight the solutions for bringing equity to mental health services access, particularly as it applies to the minority community here at the University of Pennsylvania.
Sponsored by: United Minorities Council/Counseling and Psychological Services
Contact: Derek Mazique 301) 233-0597
| | Nexus
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Houston Hall, Ben Franklin Room, 3417 Spruce St.
ACCESS: University, Students, Faculty/Staff,
Presented by Vice Provost for University Life, Valerie Swain-Cade McCullum, "Nexus" is an interactive workshop with group activities designed to further strengthen participants' shared sense of connection to Penn's extraordinarily diverse, vibrant, community. Lunch will be provided.
Sponsored by: Women of Color at Penn, The African American Resource Center, Penn's Women Center and the Vice Provost for University Life
Contact: Nexus 215-898-0104
| | Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Seminar, 5:30 pm reception, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Lecture
Hillel
ACCESS: University, General Public, Students, Faculty/Staff,
As a result of twelve years of quantitative and qualitative research Dr. Joy DeGruy Leary has developed her theory of Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome. She will discuss the adaptive behaviors they developed, both positive and negative, that allowed our ancestors to survive and often even thrive during slavery. Dr. Leary reevaluates those adaptive behaviors that have been passed down through generations and where appropriate, she explores replacing behaviors which are today maladaptive with ones that will promote, ensure and sustain the healing and advancement of African American culture. Dr. Leary holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications, a master's degree in Social Work (MSW), a master's degree in Psychology, and a PhD in Social Work Research. She is an Assistant Professor at Portland State University.
Sponsored by: Penn Chapter of the National Medical Association and Penn Medical School
Contact: Valerie Dorsey Allen 215-898-0107
| | Wed, Jan 30 2008 | | What is the Measure of Success?
6:00 pm
Jon M. Huntsman Hall
ACCESS:
Onyx Senior Honor Society would like to host an event evaluating the measure of success specifically for undergraduate students of the African Diaspora. In reviewing our own standards for membership, we noticed a strong trend between academic and extracurricular success. Somewhat different from traditional honor societies, Onyx evaluates candidates on both their academic achievement and community involvement. We would like to host a discussion during the Symposium to create a dialog between and among students, professors, and the greater University community to evaluate how our students are succeeding at the university and how this success is measured.
Sponsored by: Onyx Senior Honor Society
Contact: Stacie Smith 248-470-1793
| | Remembering the Community: Building Service into Your Life and Career
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Harrison Library, Penn Hillel Steinhardt Hall, 215 South 39th Street
ACCESS: University, General Public, Students, Faculty/Staff,
Rev. Chaz Howard, C'00 as Associate Chaplain of the University of Pennsylvania, views service as a natural part of his duties. Yet,he goes above and beyond his role, further incorporating community service into his professional and personal life. As President and co-founder of the Greater Love Movement, a non-profit anti-poverty organization, Chaz promotes awareness and action to address the needs of the homeless. Chaz also served as Executive Producer of a CD and a documentary project entitled The Souls of Poor Folk, and has edited a book of the same name that was due to be released in 2007. Come hear how Chaz has found and created outlets for his passion to serve, how he makes time for this while juggling other life commitments, and how he would encourage others to reflect upon the impact they and their own passions can have upon their communities, and the world at large.
Light refreshments will be served. RSVP to Marla Brown in Alumni Relations at marlabr@upenn.edu or (215) 573-3710. Please include your name, email address and phone number.
For more info about events hosted by Penn's Alumni Diversity Alliance, please visit http://www.alumni.upenn.edu/diversityalliance/dass/.
Sponsored by: Penn Alumni Diversity Alliance
Contact: Marla Brown 215-573-3710
| | Soulja Boys: Hip-hop, Violence, and the New Civil Rights
6:30 pm
Houston Hall, 3417 Spruce Street
ACCESS: General Public
A public forum on youth violence, the treason and reason of hip-hop culture, and the worlds of yesterday, today and tomorrow.
Sponsored by: Race Dialogue Project of The Greenfield Intercultural Center
Contact: Dyresha Harris 215-898-3357
| | Thu, Jan 31 2008 | | Pouring Tea: Black Gay Men of the South Tell Their Tales
8:00 pm -- 10:00 p.m.
The Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut Street, Phila., PA 19104
ACCESS: University, General Public, Students, Faculty/Staff
This one-man show, based on the oral histories collected in E. Patrick Johnson’s forthcoming book Sweet Tea: An Oral History of Black Gay Men of the South, covers topics from coming of age in the South, religion, sex, transgenderism, love stories to coming out. The oral histories are from black gay men who were born, raised, and continue to live in the South and range in age from 19 to 93. Johnson will embody the stories of these men in the show.
Pouring Tea is sponsored by The Annenberg School for Communication and Co-sponsored by The LGBT Center and The Annenberg Center / Penn Presents.
E. Patrick Johnson is Chair, Director of Graduate Studies and Professor in the Department of Performance Studies and Professor in African American Studies at Northwestern University. A scholar/artist, Johnson has performed nationally and internationally and has published widely in the area of race, gender, sexuality and performance. His book Appropriating Blackness: Performance and the Politics of Authenticity published by Duke University Press in 2003, has won several awards, including the Lilla A. Heston Award, the Errol Hill Book Award, and was a finalist for the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award. He has co-authored (with Mae G. Henderson) Black Queer Studies: A Critical Anthology with Duke University Press.
*Performance time: 90 minutes. Following the performance, the audience is invited to participate in a 30 minute “Talk Back” session with Prof. Johnson.
Admission: Free
SEATING IS LIMITED, first-come, first-serve
Doors open at 7:45 p.m.
For more information, please go to: www.asc.upenn.edu/PouringTea
Sponsored by: The Annenberg School for Communication
Contact: Debra Williams (215) 898-8016
| | Michael Warner delivering the R. Jean Brownlee Lecture in Sexuality Studies
5:00 pm
17 Logan Hall , 249 South 36th Street
ACCESS: University, General Public
Michael Warner is Professor of English and American Studies at Yale University
Sponsored by: Women's Studies Program & Alice Paul Center
Contact: Shannon Lundeen 898-9607
| | Student Experiences Abroad: Penn Students and Global Engagement
6 to 8 pm
Weigle Information Commons
ACCESS: Students,
Become a citizen of the world!
Have you considered studying abroad? Did you know that more than 700 Penn students study abroad each year? Join us for an evening celebrating study abroad opportunities available at Penn. Each room in the Weigle Information Commons will represent a country or region and will host students who will share their personal experiences with that part of the world.
Students will share their photographs, multimedia, video and music and will answer your questions. Librarians will present information about how Penn Libraries support students while they study abroad. Penn Abroad staff will discuss the study abroad programs available. Ask questions, learn about the study abroad process at Penn and speak in depth with students who have been to the part of the world that you are interested in.
No registration is required - this is a walk-in event. All are welcome and light refreshments will be provided.
Sponsored by: Penn Libraries
Contact: Ancil George 215-898-2316
| | Fri, Feb 1 2008 | | Jazz for King
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
W.E.B. Dubois College House, 3900 Walnut Street
ACCESS: General Public
Join us for our annual Jazz event and poetry reading featuring the soulfull voice of "Valray and Good Company". Tasty treats will be served.
Sponsored by: AARC, Penn Women's Center, Dubois College House
Contact: Valerie Dorsey Allen 215-898-0104
| | Mon, Feb 11 2008 | | Education & Health for all People
12:00-1:00 PM
Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall
ACCESS: University, General Public, Students, Faculty/Staff,
Congressman Chaka Fattah will discuss the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in areas of education and health for all people.
Sponsored by: School of Nursing
Contact: Janet Tomcavage or Bonnie Greene 8-4522 or 8-9133
| | Tue, Jan 6 2009 | | Watermark Photo
12-00
NY
ACCESS:
Microsoft Dynamics classes
add logo to images batch
run windows in window on Mac
Sponsored by: Navision Training
Contact: Bob 324534543523
| | Mon, Jan 19 2009 | | PEC Computer Drive
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
People's Emergency Center meet @ Houston Hall Lobby
ACCESS:
Volunteers will work with staff of the People's Emergency Center to refurbish and deliver computers to the PEC residents.
Sponsored by: Day of Service Committee, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Commemorative Program Planning Committee
Contact: African American Resource Center 215-898-0104
| | Beautification Project
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Local Public Schools in West Philadelphia
ACCESS: General Public,
Volunteers will paint and beautify local schools. Reflections on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service will be solicited from volunteers. Lights refreshments will be provided.
Sponsored by: Day of Service Committee; Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Commemorative Symposium Executive Planning Committee
Contact: African American Resource Center 215-898-0104
| | Philadelphia Reads: Literacy Project
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Houston Hall, Benjamin Franklin Room
ACCESS: General Public,
Please come to sort books into age appropriate groupings and create books on tape to promote literacy for Philadelphia youth. Participants are asked to bring a book(s) that discusses multi-cultural issues relating to children.
Sponsored by: Day of Service Committee, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Commemorative Symposium Executive Planning Committee
Contact: African American Resource Center 215-898-0104
| | Children's Banner Painting
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Houston Hall, Auditorium
ACCESS: General Public,
Children of all ages will paint commemorative Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. banners and posters that reflect Dr. King's legacy while listening to stories about Dr. King's life. Adult supervision of children is required.
Sponsored by: Day of Service Committee, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Commemorative Program Planning Committee
Contact: African American Resource Center 215-898-0104
| | Decoration of "The Seat of Justice" Chair
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Houston Hall, Auditorium
ACCESS: General Public,
An unfinished chair will be decorated with pictures and quotes of Dr.King. "The Seat of Justice" will be placed in various schools thoughout the year for student to reflect on the life and contributions of Dr.King.
This project made possible though funding from Points of Light Foundation.
Sponsored by: Day of Service Committee, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Commemorative Program Planning Committee
Volunteer for this event - click HERE
| | Helping Hands at Houston Hall
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Houston Hall, Reading Room and Bodek Lounge
ACCESS: General Public,
Volunteers will create personal gifts that will be donated to West Philadelphia area shelters, nursing homes, hospitals and other charities.
Sponsored by: Day of Service Committee; Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Commemorative Symposium Executive Planning Committee
Contact: African American Resource Center 215-898-0104
| | Comedy for King
7pm
Houston Hall
ACCESS: General Public,
3 man comedy show with a message about King at the end of each set hosted by HBO comic RON LONG
Sponsored by:
Contact: Ron Long 215 290 9073
| | Wed, Jan 21 2009 | | Candlelight Vigil
8:00pm
Dubois College House, Hill College House, Upper Quad, Houston Hall
ACCESS: General Public,
Participants will march from three points on campus (W.E.B. DuBois College House, the Quad and Hill College House) down Locust Walk to reflect on the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as well as the impact that can be felt today from his struggle during the civil rights movement.
Sponsored by: Gamma Epsilon Philadelphia City Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated and Onyx Senior Honor Society
Contact: Erica M. Evans 901-481-5489
| | The Global Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Fisher-Bennett Hall Room 231
ACCESS: University, General Public,
The English Language Programs will feature a video compilation of students reading King's "I have a dream" speech in their native languages and English. There will also be recorded interviews in which our students have a chance to discuss their experience and reactions to the speech and the legacy of King in their cultures. As part of the presentation of this video we will have a live panel of select students and teachers. Light Refreshments will be provided.
Sponsored by: English Language Programs (Penn Department)
Contact: Blake Lipsett 215-898-1669
| | Pathways to the PHD and Beyond
6:00pm
Houston Hall (Golkin Room)
ACCESS: University, Students, Faculty/Staff,
“Pathways to the PhD and Beyond" is a panel discussion combined of underrepresented minority graduate and postdoctoral scholars in the biomedical sciences. The panelists will discuss their pathway into their career choices, and various career opportunities and funding available for underrepresented minorities pursing a Ph.D in biomedical science.Lastly, the panelists will share the challenges and successes of being a minority in science, all made possible by the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King.
Sponsored by: Biomedical Postdoctoral Diversity Committee and E E Just Biomedical Graduate Society
Contact: LaShauna Myers 215-573-4332
| | Bruised and Broken: Abused Boys and Healing Men
6-9 pm
TBD
ACCESS: University, General Public, Students, Faculty/Staff,
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter” (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.). In light of this quotation, this event will address the “taboo” topic of abused males. In specific, this will be a panel of professionals and survivors who can frame the realities of this topic and provide tools for holistically serving this population.
Sponsored by: Association of Black Social Workers
Contact: Rorujorona Ferrell 215-898-0104
| | Fri, Jan 23 2009 | | A Common Ground
7:00-9:00
The Radian, 3925 Walnut St Philadelphia, PA 19104
ACCESS: University, General Public, Students, Faculty/Staff,
Come enjoy performances by Penn African performing arts groups and authentic African cuisine. Then, join us for a speaker-lead discussion on African American heritage in the U.S. After the discussion let our D.J. lead you onto the dance floor!
Admission $5. All proceeds benefit SAW's partner, Common Ground Program, in Kenya.
Sponsored by: Student Ambassadors of the World
Contact: Rachel Crystal 214.207.1604
| | Mon, Jan 26 2009 | | Living Out Loud
7:00pm
The Carriage House (3907 Spruce Street)
ACCESS: Invitation, University, General Public, Students, Faculty/Staff,
Living Out Loud is a Black ordained Baptist minister's story of the discrimination he experienced from the United States Government and his own religious community because of his sexual orientation. Rev. Tommie Watkins' life shows by case and example that equality for "non-heterosexuals" is a civil rights/human rights issue.
Sponsored by: LGBT Center
Contact: Ninah Harris 215-898-5044
| | Tue, Jan 27 2009 | | Reaching the Mountaintop: Upholding King's Dream
7:30-9:30pm
TBD
ACCESS: General Public,
Onyx, Oracle, and Cipactli will have a forum in which faculty, outside speakers, and students from our various communities will speak about how we can continue and uphold King's legacy and how we can "reach the mountaintop" of equality; and additionally, what each of our roles will be in the future in making King's dream a reality. We think that the intersection of our three communities will make for a vibrant conversation especially while giving a generational perspective with the variety of speakers we would have.
Sponsored by: Onyx Senior Honor Society, Oracle Senior Honor Society, and Cipactli Latino Honor Society
Contact: Erica M. Evans 901-481-5489
| | Wed, Jan 28 2009 | | You Mean There's Race In My Movie?
3:30 - 5:00 Workshop, 5:00 Reception, 6:15 - 8:00 Seminar
TBD
ACCESS: General Public,
The Minority Reporter challenges audiences to take an in depth look at the global and pervasive influence of mainstream imagery by focusing on historical, institutionaland financial factors that influence the protrayal of race in mainstream movies. You will never see movies the same way again.
Sponsored by: MLK Executive Committee, AARC
Contact: Valerie Allen 898-0104
| | Thu, Jan 29 2009 | | Student Experiences Abroad: Penn Students and Global Engagement
6:30 to 8 pm
Weigle Information Commons, Van Pelt Dietrich Library Center
ACCESS: University, Students, Faculty/Staff,
Become a citizen of the world!
Have you considered studying abroad? Did you know that more than 700 Penn students study abroad each year? Join us for an evening celebrating study abroad opportunities available at Penn. Each room in the Weigle Information Commons will represent a country or region and will host students who will share their personal experiences with that part of the world.
Students will share their photographs, multimedia, video and music and will answer your questions. Librarians will present information about how Penn Libraries support students while they study abroad. Penn Abroad staff will discuss the study abroad programs available. Ask questions, learn about the study abroad process at Penn and speak in depth with students who have been to the part of the world that you are interested in.
No registration is required - this is a walk-in event. All are welcome and light refreshments will be provided.
Sponsored by Penn Abroad, the College of Arts and Sciences, the Cultural Resource Centers, and many other campus organizations.
Sponsored by: Penn Libraries
Contact: Anu Vedantham 215-746-2660
| | The (Mis)Education of LGBTQ Youth: New Frontiers in Social Justice Education
6pm
Carriage House
ACCESS: University, General Public, Students, Faculty/Staff,
As homophobia continues to afflict K-12 schools across the United States, the efforts to provide safe and affirming educational spaces for LGBTQ youth are becoming increasingly diverse. These efforts – from extracurricular groups like Gay-Straight Alliances to separate high schools for LGBTQ students – pose varied consequences for diversity, equity, and social justice in American education. This forum will bring together educational scholars and activists, as well as LGBTQ youth, to discuss future directions for eradicating homophobia in K-12 educational spaces. [Note: I spoke with Ninah Harris about the tentative nature of the date & time, I'll be in touch with her asap to confirm these logistics.]
Sponsored by: Penn GSE and the Educational Justice Coalition
Contact: Ed Brockenbrough 484.888.0337
| | Tue, Feb 3 2009 | | Books Through Bars
7:30-9:30 PM
4722 Baltimore Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19143
ACCESS: Students, Faculty/Staff,
Join the Fontaine Society as we help package books to be sent to prison libraries and individual prisoners.
Sponsored by: The Fontaine Society
Contact: Shawnika Hull, Nicole Myers Turner 917-627-0347
|
|
|
University
of Pennsylvania - copyright 2004 - designed by Steve McCann |
|
