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January 21
Presentation
Designing the Martin Luther King, Jr.
National Memorial on the Mall
in Washington D.C.
featuring Prof. James Chaffers
2 pm, Alumni Center, Frod Room
For more information contact Beth Berenter,
734.763.2322, berenter@umich.edu
Sponsored by Taubman College of
Architecture + Urban Planning, and the
MLK Symposium Planning Committee
This graphic and sound presentation embod-
ies the spirit of Dr. King through designs for
a memorial that will be built to honor the
legacy of his ideals. This "living memorial,"
scheduled for construction by the year 2007,
gives architectural expression to the legacy
of a three-part theme: The Man, The Move-
ment, and The Message.
Activity
Link Together For Peace
2 pm, Michigan Union, Room A
For more information contact Layla Black,
734.213.7755, Idblack@umich.edu
Sponsored by Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority
Participants will receive a strip of construc-
tion paper. They will be able to decorate it
artistically, compose a short poem, write their
feeling on peace or just write their name.
Each piece of paper, once done, will be
linked to the next, resulting in a long "peace
chain." We are in the process of getting
approval to hang the finished chain in the
Michigan Union. The purpose is to let people
express their feelings on freedom, Sept. 11,
MLK or whatever else they feel through
the chain.
Film Screening and Discussion
Men of Honor
2 pm, Angell Hall, Auditorium A
For more information contact Dianne Shute,
734.764.1185, dshute@umich.edu
Sponsored by the Office of the
Vice-President for Research
This film is based on the true story of
African-American sailor Carl Brashear,
who must overcome racism and other
obstacles as he attempts to become the
first Black Master Chief Navy Diver. The
film stars Cuba Gooding Jr. and Robert
DeNiro. Capt. Dennis Hopkins of the Navy
Officer Education Program at the UM will
speak about the film in the context of U.S.
Navy history and offer a perspective on how
the military has evolved during his career.
Today the military is often seen as an example
of an institution that provides equal oppor-
tunity based on abilities. Sponsored by the
Office of the Vice President
for Research.
Lcture
Maor/e Lee Browne Colloquium
featuring Prof. Raymond L. Johnson
3 pm, East Hall, Room 1360
For more information contact Suzanne Jackson,
734.647.4462, suzannej@umich.edu
Sponsored by Department of Mathematics
Raymond Johnson, profesor of mathematics
at Maryland University, will describe the
process that led to the recruitment and
graduation of a significarflpber of African
American mathematics doctoral students
from the University of Mryland.
Performance
Chaos or Community Pursuing MLK
3 pm, Michigan League,
Lydia Mendelsohn Theater
For more information contact
Faye Burton, 734.615.3734,
fayeb@umich.edu
Sponsored by School of l\usic
The School of Music will present a musical
tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The trib-
ute will feature Marietta Simpson and other
faculty and students from the School.
Lecture
Civi Rights:New Issues,
Strategies and Directions
featuring Larry D. Thompson
4 pm, Hutchins Hall, Room 250
For more information contact
Trudy Feldkamp, 734.936.0776,
tfeldkam@umich.edu
Sponsored by Law School and
Organizations of the Law School
Larry D. Thompson, deputy attorney general
of the United States, will provide a historical
and contemporary discussion of civil rights
issues. A light reception will follow.
Film Screening and Discussion
Eyes on the Prize and At the river/ Stand
5:30 pm, Michigan Union, Kuenzel Room
For more information contact James Toy,
764-5191, ayetfm@umichedu
Sponsored by Office of Equity
and Diversity Services
Two documentaries that chronicle civil rights
marches in Chicago and Cicero, Illinois, the
1967 Detroit Riots, and the Rev. Dr. Martin
Luther King's participation in the City of Memphis
sanitation workers' strike are used to focus a
discussion of civil rights advocacy and mobili-
zation at local and national levels.
January 22
Lecture
Culturally Sensitive Research:
A Path to Overcome Heath
Disparities in the United States
featuring Prof. SeonAe Yeo
12 pm, 400 North Ingalls. Room 1334
For more information contact
Debra Brown, 734.936.1615,
mrsbrown@umich.edu
Sponsored by School of Nursing,
Center for Health Promotion, and
the Office of Multicultural Affairs-
School of Nursing
Workshop
Welcoming Diversity
4 pm, School of Nursing
For more information contact
Anu Whitelocke, 734.646.0316,
apanchap@umich.edu
January 22
Panel Discussion
The Concept of Gender,; Race and
Class:A Group Dialogue on Women
6:30 pm, Mosher Jordan Hall,
Ceasar Chavez Lounge
For more information contact
Juliet Ballard, 734.763.6662,
jwballarumich.edu
Sponsored by Women in Science
and Engineering Residence Program
The concept of empowerment is hardly
new to most women. We will link our
experiences and essential involvement
through an open dialogue on the class,
gender and race issues that impact women.
Sally Sharp, Women In Science and Engi-
neering Residence Program (WISE-RP)
director, and Juliet Ballard, WISE-RP
associate director, will facilitate the
discussion.
January 23
Panel Discussion
Socia/Justice: Our Professional
and Personal Commitment
10 am, School of Education,
Schorling Auditorium
For more information contact Larry Gant,
734.763.5990, imgant@umich.edu
Sponsored by School of Social Work
Building on the theme for the University's
2002 MLK Symposium, we will use the
morning small group discussions to explore
our assumptions and definitions about jus-
tice, change, safety and resistance. In the
1-3pm panel discussion, we will move to
consider the multiple ways to enact change
in the education and practice of social work.
Lecture
Psychiatry Grand Rounds
featuring Prof. Patrice Harris
10:30 am, Maternal and Child
Health Center, MCHC F2305
For more information contact
Margaret Ball, 734.936.5891,
malaball@umich.edu
Sponsored by the Department
of Psychiatry
Dr. Patrice Harris, Senior policy fellow
at the Barton Child Law and Policy Clinic,
Emory University School of Law, will present
on issues of Racism and Systems of Care:
Myth, Fantasy, and Reality. Question
and answer period to follo,
Panel Discussion
Dreams and Nightmares: MLK
and Pan-Ethnic American Studies
2:30 pm, Mason Hall Room 2433
For more information contact Vicente M. Diaz,
734.615.8865, vdiaz@umich.edu
Sponsored by the Program in American
Culture and Other Units in the College
of LS & A
A U of M Program in American Culture
tribute, this panel explores the intellectual
and political solidarities andor incompatibilities
between Martin Luther King's struggle and
those of Asian American, Native American
and Latino/a StudiesModeator: Prof.
Vicente M Diaz, Asian Pacific American
Studies, Program in American Culture
Panelist: Prof. Mari Cotera, Latino/a
Studies and Women's Studies; Prof.
Phil Deloria, Native American Studies
and History; Prof. Scott Kurashige,
Asian Pacific American Studies and
History. Moderator: Prof. Kevin
Gaines, CAAS and History
Performance
North Campus Martin Luther
King, Jr Spirit Celebration
7:00 pm, Chrysler Center,
Cheseborough Auditorium
For more information contact Lisa Payton,
734.647.7151, lpayton@umich.edu
Sponsored by the College of Architecture
and Urban Planning, College of Engineering,
School of Art and Design, and the School of
Music
Lest We Forget Memones of Our Heroes.
The North Campus community will feature
a collage of music, poetry, prose, art, dance
and the North Campus MLK Spirit Award
recipients.
January 24
Presentation
Leadership Across Culture & Contexts
12:45 pm, Michigan Union, Parker Room
For more information contact
Antonio Garcia, 734.763.5900,
garciaad@umich.edu
Sponsored by the Office of Student
Activities and Leadership
During Winterfest SAL will offer programs
that will help you and your student organization
learn more about community and collaboration
across cultures, and making your student
organization more inclusive.
Panel Discussion
Movement Makers
featuring Don Nakanishi and Mori Nashida
7:00 pm, Michigan League, Koessler
For more information contact Ijun Lai,
734.623.8471, ilai@umich.edu
Sponsored by the United Asian American
Organizations and the MLK Symposium Plan-
ning Committee
Ever think that students do not have the
power to make monumental change on
campus? In this interactive panel discussion
we will address the topic of student activism
through the people who have fought for what
they wanted on campuses and won. Nashida
was involved in the San Francisco State Uni-
versity strike in the 1960s, which resulted
in the first ethnic studies department. He
sought to mobilize the communities rather
than simply concentrating their efforts on
students - a strategy much different from
today's. The activists served as agents
of change seeking to serve the people.
Institutions of higher education, while sup-
posedly embracing values of meritocracy,
diversity and academic freedom, often act
January 25
Activity
MLK Glaucoma Screening
1:00 pm, Kellogg Eye Center
For mor information contact
Molly Wheaton, 734.763.4660,
mollyw@umich.edu
Sponsored by Department
of Ophthalmology - Kellogg Eye Center
In observance of National Glaucoma
Awareness Month and Martin Luther King,
Jr. Diversity Day, the Kellogg Eye Center
is conducting a free glaucoma screening
for people who are not currently being
seen by an eye doctor. The screening
includes eye pressure and blood pressure
checks. Those most at risk include every-
one over the age of 40, and people who
have a family history of glaucoma. In African
Americans, the problem of glaucoma is
more common, more severe and can rob
vision at a younger age. This screening
is free and open to the public.
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January 26
Performance
A Dance with Diversity
featuring Michael Fowlin
7 pm, location TBA
For more information contact
Jennifer Goodhue, 734.998.9368,
goodhue@umich.edu
Sponsored by SAPAC Networking/
Publicity/Activism Program, Graduate
Employment Organization, Lloyd Hall
Scholars, and Center for Research
on Learning and Teaching
You Don't KnowMe Until You Know Me -
A Dance With Diversityis a one-person
show that deals with the issues of race,
discrimination, violence prevention, personal
identity, suicide, gender equity, homophobia
and the emotional pain felt by special education
children. In a gripping, fast-paced performance,
Michael Fowlin slips in and out of nine charac-
ters, both male and female, who "share their
stories" in an often-humorous, but at times
heart-breaking, manner. Fowlin, also known
as "Mykee," has been an actor since the
age of eleven. In the spring of 2001, he
completed his doctoral degree in clinical
psychology. He has worked extensively
with teenagers across the United States;
his work has included peer mediation, diver-
sity workshops, violence prevention and
gender sensitivity training.
January 28
Lecture
9-11.: An Exploration of Hate Crimes
Against the Arab-American
and South Asin Communitess
4 pm, UM Business School, Hale Auditorium
For more information contact Howard Liu,
734.663.5179, hyliu@umich.edu
Sponsored by Hate Crime Symposium
and the IASA (Indian American Students
Association)
In the days after 9-11, there was a second
tragedy, a wave of hate crimes against the
South Asian and Arab American community.
Deepa lyer, a lawyer and community activist,
will show a new video about the impact of
the WTC attack on the lives of South Asians.
A discussion will follow and encourage stu-
dents to share their views and experiences.
Reception
Mnority International Research
Training Awards Reception
4:30 pm, 300 NIB, Room 1000
For more information contact
Kathleen Restrick, 734.764.2443,
restrick@umich.edu
Sponsored by Center for Human
Growth & Development
This social event will announce and recognize
the accomplishments and projects of the
2002 Minority International Research
Training Award Recipients.
Film Screening and Discussion
Who Killed Vincent Ch
7:00 pm, East Hall, Room 1324
For more information contact Howard Liu,
734.663.5179, hyliu@umich.edu
Sponsored by the Hate Crime
Symposium
What does a hate crime do to a family?
This Oscar nominated documentary
explores the racially motivated murder
of a Chinese American man in Detroit.
January 29
Activity
MLKMatthaeiBotanical Garden
North Campus Day
10:00 am, Matthaei Botanical Garden
For more information contact Lisa Payton,
734.647,7151, lpayton@umich.edu
Sponsored by National Society of Black Engi-
neers, Matthaei Botanical Garden, Women in
Engineering Office, College
of Engineering
The Conservatory houses more than 1200
unusual and exotic plants from around
the world. Please visit the website
www.lsa.umich.edu/mbg/ for additional
information about this special day.
Lecture and Performance
Jazz and Detrot: The City andIts
African-American Music Heritage
featuring Prof. Lars Bjorn and Prof. Jim Gallert
5:15 pm, The Bird of Paradise
For more information contact '
Carolyn Dymond, 734.764.8364,
dymond@umich.edu
Sponsored by Institute for Social Research
Prof. Lars Bjorn and Jim Gallert of U-M
Dearborn will comment on contributions
of Detroit artists to jazz. Quintet of expe-
rienced Detroit Jazz artists will illustrate the
jazz styles of Detroit with a first set starting
at 6pm. Bjorn and Gallert will field questions
from the audience and interview some of
the performers about their historic role.
A second set will begin at 7 pm. Bjorn
and Gallert are the authors of Before
January 30
Workshop
Dealing with Hate Crimes
in Our Community
4 pm, Trotter House, Lounge-1st floor
For more information contact Howard Liu,
734.663.5179, hyliu@umich.edu
Sponsored by the Hate Crimes
Symposium Coalition
This small student and faculty-facilitated
workshop will allow students to discuss
how they can overcome hate crimes in
their communities. Students will share
their own experiences and learn from the
experiences of others in the University
of Michigan community.
Activity
Candlelight Vigil
7 pm, Central Campus Diag
For more information contact Howard Liu,
734.663.5179, hyliu@umich.edu
Sponsored by United Asian American
Organization and numerous student
organizations across the University
community
This candlelight vigil will allow the Michigan
community to gather and honor the memory
of victims of hate crimes. Students and com-
munity leaders will speak about the impact
of hate crimes on their communities and the
need for greater understanding today. This
event is part of a symposium on hate crimes,
which takes place Monday, January 28 to
Thursday, January 31.
January 31
Panel Discussion
Navy Core Values-Building on Dr. King
3:30 pm, Dental School Room G390
For more information contact Dennis Hop-
kins,734.647.4576, dennislh@umich.edu
Sponsored by Navy ROTC
Panel discussion and student presentations
highlighting the Navy's core values of honor,
courage, and commitment, and how those
values can be applied in the context of a
military lifestyle, embodying Dr King's vision
of change and equality through nonviolence.
Lecture
The Legacy of Hate Crimes
featuring Helen Zia
7:00 pm, Hutchins Hall, Room 100
For more information contact Howard Liu,
734.663.5179, hyliu@umich.edu
Sponsored by Hate Crime Symposium
and other student organizations across
the University community
Helen Zia is an award-winning journalist,
contributing editor to Ms. Magazine, and
a lifelong activist in the fields of Asian
American and women's rights. When
Detroit was rocked by the murder of
Vincent Chin in a highly publicized hate
crime, Helen Zia spearheaded the success-
ful movement for a retrial of the murderers.
2002 is the 20th anniversary of Vincent Chin's
murder, and Zia will discuss the legacy of
hate crimes on American society today.
A book signing will follow, displaying her
new book on the Wen Ho Lee controversy.
February 7
Lecture
Not Getting By in America
featuring Barbara Ehrenreich
4 pm, Michigan Union, Pendleton Room
For more information contact
Sarah Ely, sarahely@umich.edu
Sponsored by Center for the
Education of Women
"How would I manage if I had to go
out there and take any job I could find?"
This is the question that led social critic
Barbara Ehrenreich to enter the world
lived every day by millions of Americans:
that of entry-level, unskilled employment.
Leaving home and seeking the cheapest
lodgings and the highest paid jobs offered,
Ehrenreich traveled across the country waiting
tables, cleaning hotel rooms, working as a
nurses' aide and as a sales derk. In her lecture,
she will chronicle her experience in which
she attempted to make ends meet on mini-
mum wages and discovered she could not.
Her message is timely and compelling in light
of welfare reform, a faltering economy and
the persistence of the economic and social
injustices faced by many workers in our society.
February 8
Lecture
Separate but Unequal The Status
ofAmerica's Public Schools
featuring Jonathan Kozol
7:30 pm, Hutchins Hall, Room 100
For more information contact
Charlotte Gillingham,
734.763.4421, cegillin@umich.edu
Sponsored by University of Michigan
Journal of Race and Law, University
of Michigan Law School and the Office
of Academic Multicultural Initiatives
Jonathan Kozol is the author of Savage
Inequalites and numerous other publications
on education, urban poverty and social policy.
He has inspired us with his vivid narratives
for several decades and is a fierce defender
of our public schools and a close friend and
unswerving ally of schoolteachers. His latest
work, Ordinary Resurrections, focuses on
the little miracles achieved by stubbornly
persistent children who are still unspoiled
by cynicism or despair. He has been dubbed
as "today's most eloquent spokesman for
America's disenfranchised." He will provide
the keynote lecture for the Michigan Journal
of Race and Law Symposium on the public
schools.
February 13
Activity
Cultural/Fair andLuncheon
12:30 pm, College of Engineering
For more information contact Lisa Payton,
734.647.7151, Ipayton@umich.edu
Sponsored by American Society
for Engineering Education and
the College of Engineering
Sample foods and experience cultures
from around the globe. At the University
of Michigan, we have the unique opportunity
to count among our peer's representatives
of many cultures. Thirty-three cultural student
groups have been invited to participate in
the Fair by sharing their cultures in a festive
atmosphere. The event will feature ethnic
foods and traditions and rxhidean opportunity
for the University community to truly celebrate
its diversity. ,.
February 14
4th Annual MILK Luncheon
& Discussion Series
Seeing Beyond the Hype:
Homosexuality in Pop Culture
12:00 pm, Lurie Engineering
Center, Room 1210
For more information contact Lisa Payton,
734.647.7151, lpayton@umich.edu
Sponsored by Tau Beta Pi, the Office
of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender
Affairs and the College of Engineering
Can anyone say that homosexuality hasn't
captured the popular imagination? From
the tame and amusing - like W//& Grace
and Queeras Folk- to the popularity of lesbian
pornography on the Internet. And yet, how
much of what we see actually portrays gay
culture? Panelists and participants will examine
how the media portrays the LGBT communi-
ties and the stereotypes and myths it creates
and perpetuates. Lunch at noon with panel
discussion beginning at 12:30.
10th Annual MLK Film Series
Chasing Amy
9:00 pm, Chrysler Center,
Cheseborough Auditorium
For more information contact Lisa Payton,
734.647.7151, Ipayton@umich.edu
Sponsored by Tau Beta Pi, the Office
of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender
Affairs and the College of Engineering
Best friends Holden McNeil (Ben Affleck)
and Banky Edwards (Jason Lee) are enjoying
success as the creators of the cult-hit comic
book B/untman and Chronic in the feature
film Chasing Amy. When they meet fellow
comic book artist Alyssa Jones (Joey Lauren
Adams), Holden's desire for the beautiful
charmer is immediate. Alyssa reluctantly
returns the sentiment. Meanwhile, Banky
grows increasingly frustrated at the notion
of losing his friend to emotional adulthood.
This movie is rated R. Discussion of major
issues and challenges will follow the movie.
February 17
Performance
Power Moves:From the Soil to the Sun
7:00 pm, Trotter House
For more information contact Mary Pryor,
734.764.9642, mtpryor@umich.edu
Sponsored by Power Moves, Multi-Ethnic
Student Affairs, Center for Afro-American
and African Studies
This program is a celebration of life,
talent and respect for our ancestors
through unity.
February 5
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Service Activity,
Out ofAfrca Communityservice Project
9:00 am, Ardis Elementary ยง66ofn-",
For more information contact Lisa Payton,
734.647.7151, lpayton@umich.edu
Sponsored by National Society of Black
Engineers, Women in Engineering Office,
College of Engineering
Students from the National Society of Black
Engineers will work with fifth grade students
at Ardis Elementary School, creating inven-
tions and replicas of inventions. These will
be displayed at the U of M Matthaei Botanical
Gardens.
Lecture
Killing Indians with Myths, Lies,
and Exaggerations
featunng Sherman Aexie
8 pm, Michigan Union Ballroom
For more information contact
Charles Ransom, 734.764.7522,
ransomcg@umich.edu
Sponsored by University Libraries,
School of Information, University
of Michigan Law Library and the
MLK Symposium Planning Committee
Alexie is a Spokane/Coeur d'Alene Indian
who wrote the screenplay for the film Smoke
Signals. The film won the Audience Award
and the Filmmakers Trophy at the 1998 Sun-
dance Film Festival. In June 1999, The New
Yorker magazine acknowledged Alexie as
one of the top 20 fiction writers for the
21st Century. Alexie has published 14 books,
including his most recent collection of short
stories, The Toughest Indian in the WorIo
and his newly released poetry collection,
One Stick Song.
February 6
Lecture
Civl' Rights and the Mantle of Leadersh/p
featuring Mr. Ossie Davis
7 pm, Chrysler Chesebrough Auditorium
For more information contact
Damon Williams, 734.936.1055,
mlkteam@umich.edu
Sponsored by the MLK Symposium
Planning Committee
Mr. Ossie Davis has achieved a number
of accomplishments both in the world of
cinema and in the movement for civil rights.
In addition to appearing in contemporary
films such as Ms. Ever's Boysand Jungle
Feve, he also wrote numerous films such
as The Joe Louis Story Blacks inAmencan
Film and Television, and No Way Out. A
noted author and writer, Davis is probably
best known as the legendary voice that
eulogized both Martin Luther King Jr. and
Malcolm X following their assassinations.
Davis will provide a lecture that discusses
leadership during the Civil Right Movements
of the 1950s and 1960s and contemporary