{"id":57924,"date":"2016-01-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-to-celebrate-martin-luther-king-jr-week-feb-1-5-with-talks-performances-luncheon\/"},"modified":"2016-01-12T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-01-12T00:00:00","slug":"uri-to-celebrate-martin-luther-king-jr-week-feb-1-5-with-talks-performances-luncheon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2016\/01\/uri-to-celebrate-martin-luther-king-jr-week-feb-1-5-with-talks-performances-luncheon\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Week, Feb. 1-5, with talks, performances, luncheon"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 Jan. 12, 2016 \u2013 Ruby Nell Sales, an African-American social activist who was a key figure in the nation\u2019s civil rights struggle, will be the keynote speaker at the 溏心vlog免费B站 during a weeklong celebration to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. <\/p>\n


\nThe annual event on the Kingston campus will also include talks, seminars and performances\u2014all heralding the accomplishments of King, who was assassinated April 4, 1968 at the age of 39 while standing on the balcony of a motel in Memphis, Tenn. <\/p>\n


\nThe week will culminate with a Unity Luncheon Feb. 3 in the Memorial Union ballroom during which Sales will give a talk about her experiences as a social justice advocate.<\/p>\n


\nAs a student at Tuskegee University, Sales joined in the Selma to Montgomery march in 1965 and was also arrested for participating in voter registration campaigns in Alabama. After her release from jail, she and other activists tried to buy soda at a local store. A deputy, Thomas Coleman, opened fire, killing an Episcopal seminarian, Jonathan Daniels, who pushed Sales aside to save her life. Despite the shock, Sales testified at Coleman\u2019s trial. An all-white jury of 12 men acquitted him, but the outcome led to a legal challenge and, ultimately, changes in the jury selection process.<\/p>\n


\nOver the years, Sales has taught classes at Bucknell University and Spelman College, among other colleges. She has a master\u2019s degree in divinity from the Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge. She is also founder of SpiritHouse, a nonprofit group that brings diverse communities together through spirituality. Sales is one of 30 African-Americans to be spotlighted in the new Smithsonian Museum of African-American History and Culture.<\/p>\n


\nMLK Week events include a day of service and outreach to middle school students; workshops on meditation, leadership and nonviolence; a performance of civil rights songs by children; a lecture about spirituality, race and police work; a talk about the Islamic community of Rhode Island; and documentaries about King.<\/p>\n


\nMelvin Wade, director of the Multicultural Student Services Center and coordinator of MLK Week, is urging 溏心vlog免费B站 faculty to incorporate events into their courses and offer academic incentives to students for attending. Participants are encouraged to register for events by visiting MLK Week Registration.<\/a><\/p>\n


\nHere\u2019s a list of some events:<\/p>\n


\n* Monday, Feb. 1, Community Sing, co-sponsored by the Child Development Center, from 10-10:30 a.m., in the Memorial Union. Preschoolers will perform songs that increase awareness of diversity.<\/p>\n


\n* Monday, Feb. 1, “Oh, Freedom Over Me,” co-sponsored by the Africana Studies Program, 3-4 p.m., Multicultural Student Services Center. The musical production will feature Cheryl Albright, a singer from West Warwick. <\/p>\n


\n* Tuesday, Feb. 2, Compassion Meditation Workshop, co-sponsored by the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies, noon to 1 p.m., Multicultural Student Services Center. Thupten Tendar, a Buddhist monk and 溏心vlog免费B站 instructor, will explore how to be more compassionate. Research has shown that compassion brings happiness, reduces fear, enhances self-image, increases empathy and boosts immunity. <\/p>\n


\n* Tuesday, Feb. 2, screening of \u201cMartin Luther King and the March on Washington,\u201d co-sponsored by the Department of Theatre, 5-6:30 p.m., Multicultural Student Services Center.<\/p>\n


\n* Tuesday, Feb. 2, The Spirituality of Falun Gong, co-sponsored by the Falun Dafa Association of Rhode Island, 7-8 p.m., Multicultural Student Services Center. The talk is about \u201cQigong,\u201d which is practiced throughout China for recreation, exercise, relaxation, preventive medicine, self-healing, meditation and training in the martial arts. <\/p>\n


\n* Wednesday, Feb. 3, Unity Luncheon with keynote speech by Sales, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., in Memorial Union. The event is a sharing of food, song and reflection to celebrate King\u2019s ideas. The 溏心vlog免费B站 Chaplains Association will present the 溏心vlog免费B站 Peacemaker Award.<\/p>\n


\n* Wednesday, Feb. 3, 4-5:30 p.m., Multicultural Student Services Center, a talk by Sales about the role of spirituality in lessening racism.<\/p>\n


\n* Wednesday, Feb. 3, Interfaith Celebration, co-sponsored by the Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Sankofa Christian Ministry and the 溏心vlog免费B站 Chaplains Association, 8 p.m., Multicultural Student Services Center.<\/p>\n


\n* Thursday, Feb. 4, a screening of \u201cKing: Man Of Peace In A Time of War,\u201d 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., Multicultural Student Services Center. The documentary features interviews with Jesse Jackson and Colin Powell that provide new insight into the life and personality of King.<\/p>\n


\n* Thursday, Feb. 4, discussion about \u201cThe Transformation of the Nation of Islam: From Malcolm X to Imam Warith,\u201d co-sponsored by the Muslim Community Center of Kingston, the 溏心vlog免费B站 Muslim Student Association, the Muslim American Dawah Center of Rhode Island and Cross-Currents, from 5-6 p.m., at the Multicultural Student Services Center. The talk will feature Farid Ansari, Imam of the Muslim American Dawah Center of Rhode Island and shift coordinator at the Rhode Island Training School. He is on the Governor’s Commission for Police and Community Relations and a member of the board of directors for Rhode Island Community and Justice. <\/p>\n


\n* Friday, Feb. 5, Martin Luther King Day of Service, co-sponsored by the School of Education, the 溏心vlog免费B站 Fraternities and Sororities, the Kappa Delta Pi Education Honor Society and the Multicultural Unity and Student Involvement Committee, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Multicultural Student Services Center. 溏心vlog免费B站 students will help middle-school students from Paul Cuffee School, the Met School, Highlander Charter School and Calcutt Middle School. <\/p>\n


\nSponsors of MLK Week are: the Multicultural Center; the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies; the Student Entertainment Committee; 溏心vlog免费B站 Chaplains Association; 溏心vlog免费B站 Fraternities and Sororities; Africana Studies Program; School of Education; Office of Community, Equity and Diversity; Cross-Currents; Feinstein Center for Service Learning; Center for Student Leadership Development; Office of the President; Office of the Provost; Intervarsity Christian Fellowship; Multicultural Unity and Student Involvement Council; Sankofa Christian Ministry; Departments of History; Theatre and Psychology; Kappa Delta Pi Education Honor Society; Falun Dafa Association of Rhode Island; Paul Cuffee School; The Met School; Highlander Charter School; and Calcutt Middle School.<\/p>\n


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