2022 Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebratory Program
Theme: "Fierce Urgency of Now"
MLK Jr. Awareness Day
Monday, January 17, 2022, Virtual
Sponsored by the Father Jonathan Center for Intercultural Learning and Inclusion
Fierce Urgency of Now Book Display
Tuesday, February 1 - 28, 2022, Geisel Library
This years book display focuses on recent acquisitions in the library's collection that addresses persistent issues of race and racism in today's society.
Sponsored by the Geisel Library
MLK JR. Online Library Display
Tuesday, February 1 - 28, 2022, Online
Browse the Geisel Library's selection of e-resources around this year's theme " The Fierce Urgency of Now" e-books, as well as a selection of videos.
Sponsored by the Geisel Library
Martin Luther King, Jr. Dinner
Tuesday, February 1, 2022, 4:30 p.m., NHIOP and Zoom
Keynote Speaker: Kim Janey ( Former Mayor, city of Boston)
The Center for Intercultural Learning and Inclusion invites all staff, faculty and students to attend the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dinner on Tuesday, February 1 at 4:30 p.m. in the NHIOP and on Zoom. This year's featured speaker is Kim Janey ( Former Mayor, City of Boston). A delicious dinner will be served.
Sponsored by the Center for Intercultural Learning and Inclusion, Campus Ministries and the Multicultural Student Coalition.
" Maragaret Mead and Faith: A Conversation" with Prof. Elesha Coffman
Monday, February 7, 2022, 7 p.m., Melucci Auditorium
In Margaret Mead: A Twentieth Century Faith, historian Elesha J. Coffman offers something new by looking at an aspect of Mead that has been little examined: her Christian faith. As an anthropologist she believed in the significance of ritual and the importance of service but rejected many of the particulars of her chosen faith. Professors - Tauna Sisco, Hugh Dubrulle and Ward Holder will outline a set of consideration of book, followed by Prof. Coffman's response.
Sponsored by the History Department, Sociology Department, Theology Department, The Father Jonathan Center for Intercultural Learning and Inclusion, the Conversatio Department, Gender Studies and the Honors Program
MLK Jr. Vigil & Candlelight March
Wednesday, February 9 , 2022, 8:30 p.m, Steps of the Abbey Church
Join the Multicultural Student Coalition as they celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a peace march and candlelight vigil. The march will begin and end at the steps of the Abbey Church. Campus Mass to follow.
Sponsored by the Multicultural Student Coalition, Campus Ministry and The Father Jonathan Center for Intercultural Learning and Inclusion
Campus Mass
Wednesday, February 9 , 2022, 9:00 p.m., Abbey Church/ Zoom.
Sponsored by Campus Ministry
Movie and Discussion: All in: The Fight for Democracy
Thursday, February 10, 2022, 7:00 p.m., Melucci Auditorium
This movie examines the issue of voter suppression in the US and interweaves personal experiences with activism and historical insight to expose a problem that has corrupted our country from the beginning.
Sponsored by the Father Jonathan Center for Intercultural Learning and Inclusion
African American Music Concert
Friday, February 18, 2022, 12:30 p.m., Koonz Theater
Please join us for a Faculty and Student Common Hour Concert: A Celebration of African American Music.
Sponsored by the Fine Arts Department
True Black History Museum Lecture
Friday, February 18, 2022, 6:00 p.m., Event Space
A True Black History Museum - A traveling Black History exhibit with artifacts dating from the late 1700s to the 21st century. The museum was established to preserve the history of African - American people and to educate others of the many great contributions that African - Americans have made to mankind. The mission is to instill self esteem and pride and to increase knowledge, awareness, cultural sensitivity and understanding of the historic experience of African - Americans.
Sponsored by the Office for Student Engagement and Leadership and the Father Johnathan Center for Intercultural Learning and Inclusion
Unity Retreat
Friday, February 18 -19, 2022, Essex Woods Meeting and Retreat Center
Please register in the father Jonathan Center for Intercultural Learning and Inclusion by Wednesday, February 16, 2022. There are only 40 spaces available!
Sponsored by the Father Jonathan Center for Intercultural Learning and Inclusion and the Multicultural Student Coalition
CAB MLK Jr. / Black History Month Trivia
TBD
Come and see what you know about Martin Luther King Jr. and what was happening while he was alive! Answer questions about 60's music, social movements, MLK Jr and more!
Sponsored by The Office of Student Engagement and Leadership and the Campus Activity Board
"Faith Amidst Ferocity: King's Legacy for Now and Not Yet"
Monday, February 21, 2022, 7:00 p.m., Melucci Auditorium
The Theology Department is honored to partner with the Honors Program as it resumes its lecture series as a part of the annual Black History Month Celebration.
This series will feature Professor Amey Victoria Adkins-Jones from Boston College. She is an African American Scholar who examines Mariology and womanist thought, among other topics.
Sponsored by the Theology Department and the Honors Program
MLK Jr. Book Group Discussion: "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness"
Wednesday, February 23, 2022, 4:00 p.m., Zoom
Program Description:
According to the NAACP, one in every three black boys born today will be incarcerated during their lifetime, compared to one in 17 white boys. Why does this disproportionate discrepancy exist? Join Geisel Librarians and Prof. Liana Pennington, Criminal Justice, in a discussion of seminal work "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness." Author Michelle Alexander outlines the development of a "caste-like" system of incarceration in the U.S. that denies the basic rights and liberties of black men fought for during the Civil Rights Movement.
Copies of the book will be available at Geisel Library on Wednesday, February 2, 2022.
Sponsored by the Geisel Library
Student Panel: State of Black and Brown America
Tuesday, February 22, 2022, 7:00 p.m., Event Space - Student Moderator: Anna Raley
Join students from the Multicultural Student Coalition and the Saint Anselm Network for Racial Justice as they discuss their experiences on and off campus.
Sponsored by the Multicultural Student Coalition, The Saint Anselm Network for Racial Justice and The Father Jonathan Center for Intercultural Learning and Inclusion
MLK J. Debate
Thursday, February 18, 2021, 7:00 p.m., Zoom with Sister Desire Findlay
As part of the MLK Program of Events, the College Debate Team annually holds a public debate on a matter related to civil rights and liberties.
Sponsored by the Debate Team