Each year Wilmington College offers a series of events, activities, conferences, and class lectures/presentations that focus attention and reflection on the values promoted by Martin Luther King, Jr. Peace, justice, tolerance, non-violent protest, and civil rights also are valued by Quakers and are implicit in the mission and purposes of the college. The TEACH-IN message is powerfully communicated through the multiple lenses of diverse disciplines and through the multiple facets of our lives. This calendar bears witness to the high priority placed on these values by Wilmington College.
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At Warren Correctional Institution
Friday January 12, 2007 at 6:00 PM
Guest Speakers:
Catherine L. Barrett, 32 Ohio House District Representative
Damon Lynch III, New Prospect Baptist Church, Over-the-Rhine
Martin Luther King Chorale (now the Voices of Freedom)
UMOJA Men's Chorus
Contact Catherine Roma if you'd like to obtain clearance for entry.
At Cincinnati's Music Hall--Monday, January 15, 2007 at noon
Together We Can: A Time To Break Silence
Features Voices of Freedom (formerly Martin Luther King Chorale), and Guest Speaker Bishop E. Lynn Brown (friend to King and CME Minister who brought King to Memphis in 1968). Courtis Fuller MC. March starts this year at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center at 10:15 and moves to Fountain Square, then on to Music Hall. Contact Catherine Roma for more information.
Douglas J. Burks offers a look at the history of the Social Darwinism and Eugenics movements in the US. Tuesday, January 16 @ 10:35 AM in Kettering 201 for the BIO322 Genetic class and open to campus and public). No charge.
Tuesday, Jan. 16, at 1 p.m. Ron Rembert's Introduction to Quakers class will be considering how the Friends published King's "Letter from the Birmington Jail." Enrolled students.
An illustrated classroom lecture by Gloria Flaherty, professor of education. She will be reading picture books about Martin Luther King on Tuesday, January 16, in ENG 215 (2:30 - 3:45 p.m.) and on Wednesday, January 17, in EDU 320/337. Her favorite title is My Brother Martin: A sister remembers growing up with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Christine King Farris ; illustrated by Chris Soentpiet [ New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2003]. Enrolled students.
A classroom discussion with Gloria Flaherty, professor of education. Her EDU 349 class will be reading selected poems by Walter Dean Meyers, written in Black dialect. Tuesday, January 16, 1 - 2:15 p.m. Enrolled students.
Ron Rembert's Introduction to Philosophy class (Wednesday, Jan. 17) will consider the portion of King's "Letter from the Birmingham Jail" where he discusses Socrates. Enrolled students.
Thursday, Jan. 18, Ron Rembert's Logic and Critical Thinking class will be considering an excerpt of this sermon at 7:45 a.m. In this sermon, King gave his advice to future leaders. The full text of this sermon is included in the book Strength to Love (BX6452 .K5 1981) in the WC Peace Center collection. Enrolled students.
Hugh G. Heiland Theatre in the Boyd Center, 7:30 p.m. This Thursday observance accommodates the later start of Spring Semester at Wilmington College. This is a Wilmington College/Community event appropriate for area residents, families with children, college students, faculty, staff, and administrators. Open to the public, no charge. More information.
Friday, Jan. 19 and Saturday, Jan. 20, 2007 (Jan. 26-27 snow dates)
Featuring Margaret Chodos-Irvine (Caldecott Honor Award); Chris Crutcher (National Intellectual Freedom Award recipient); and Jane Yolen (Golden Kite Award winner). WC's Department of Education is sponsoring the conference again this year under the direction of Gloria Flaherty, professor of education. More information/Press Release. Registration Information Link. Open to the registered public. Registration Fee.
An anti-war vigil is planned for Saturday, January 20 from noon until 1:00 pm at the corner of Fife and College. Everyone is invited.
Tuesday, January 23 (Kettering 302, 2:30 p.m.) Mary Rose Zink's Cross-Cultural Psychology Class will feature lecture and discussion the title topic. Enrolled students.
Tuesday, Feb. 6, 7:30, Wilmington College Meeting House, Faith & Life Forum #3; open to the public.
Moderator - Michael Snarr
Panelists (tentative)
Rick Polhamus, Christian Peacemaker Teams
Dean Feldmeyer, Pastor of the Wilmington United Methodist church
Vinny Prince, Professor of History
Mary Rose Zink, Associate Professor of Psychology
Violetta Tribandianne, Pastor of Ada Chapel Friends Meeting
Bud Lewis, Director of Greek Life & Wellness
Matt Southworth, History student
Moderator- Michael Snarr, Social and Political Studies Professor
On Wednesday, February 7 at 7:30pm in the Quaker Heritage Center Meetinghouse, John Titus will speak on the topic "Finding Peace in the Midst of Tragedy". John's daughter Alicia was a flight attendant on United Airlines 175 that flew into the Twin Towers on 9/11. He and his wife Bev are members of the September 11 Families for Peaceful Tomorrows. He will speak on his deep sense of loss, his journey of grief and the power of forgiveness and the affect it has had on his life. This program is free and open to the public. Also, John Titus will be meeting with the 9 a.m. Values and Ethics class and the Introduction to Quakers class at 1 p.m. on Thursday, February 8.
Thursday, February 8, 2007 7:30 p.m. Hugh G. Heiland Theatre in the Wilmington College Boyd Center. Open to the Public, no charge.
Photographer Deborah Willis is the author of the book "Black — A Celebration of Culture" and at least 25 other titles. She is winner of the 2001 MacArthur "genius" Award and is professor at New York University Tisch School of the Arts. She has pursued a dual professional career as an art photographer and as one of the nation's leading historians of African American photography and curator of African American culture. More Information.
Tuesday, February 13, at 2:30 p.m., Chuck Fager (Director of Quaker House in Fayetteville, NC) will be speaking to HIS 324 (American History, 1920 to the Present) in Boyd 119 on "My Night in Jail with Dr. King" and how that experience influenced his life as an activist. Enrolled students. Contact Ruth Dobyns for more info.
Michael Snarr's IDS125: Seminar in Global Issues (Thursday, February 15 in CH 303 at 9:10 and 10:25 a.m.) features a video on the desegregation of the Nashville lunch counters and class discussion about nonviolent strategies. Open to campus, but there will only be a couple of extra seats.