*Updated Jan. 12 to add Pepperdine
From Claremont McKenna, UCR, Occidental College & Pepperdine
Good to see that the work, life and legacy of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King lives on and that various campuses in the area already are announcing how they will commemorate the birthday of the slain civil rights leader. Though the federal government will take note of Dr. King's birthday with a holiday on Jan. 18, in Claremont, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, a onetime key King aide, on Jan. 27 will deliver an MLK keynote address. In Riverside, faculty, students and staff will conduct a candelight vigil on Wednesday and there will be an evening tribute program with poetry readings and a performance by the CSU San Bernardino gospel choir. In Eagle Rock, sponsors hope that more than 500 members of the Oxy community on Jan. 23 will mobilize to assist in more than 20 service projects for local organizations and initiatives in northeast Los Angeles. Dr. King's birthday, by the way, falls on Jan. 15, and, after much to-and-fro and controversy, this will be the 25th anniversary of the official holiday commemorating him.
In Claremont, the Rev. Jesse Jackson will deliver Dr. King keynote address
In Riverside, a candlelight vigil and tribute ceremonies
In Eagle Rock, a college community to mobilize for day of service
In Malibu, law students will trek to Mexico to help build housing for poor
Here is a tribute to one of the most daring Americans ever.. http://bit.ly/mlk-jr-day His beliefs have given us the America led by Obama
Posted by: Ankit | 01/15/2010 at 08:26 AM