2012 Calendar of Events (download calendar)
Friday, January 13
11th Annual Countywide MLK Celebration
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Hilton Garden Inn, 1501 S. Neil Street, Champaign
MLK Countrywide Planning Committee
Keynote address and the award presentations for the James R. Burgess, Sr. - Susan Freiburg Award, the Doris Hoskins Prestigious Community Service Award, and the MLK Outstanding Achievement Award.
This is an annual event commemorating the life and works of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Campus Contact: Shelley Mix mix@illinois.edu
Sunday, January 15
A Service of Celebration Event
5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Foellinger Great Hall, 500 South Goodwin Avenue, Urbana
MLK Advocacy for Justice Planning Committee.
Campus Contact: Otis Noble III onoble@illinois.edu
Monday, January 16
Unity Breakfast
8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
The Vineyard Church, 1500 North Lincoln Avenue, Urbana
MLK Advocacy for Justice Planning Committee.
Campus Contact: Otis Noble III onoble@illinois.edu
Youth Event and Day of Service
9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Ikenberry Commons, Multipurpose Room 2025 AB, 301 East Gregory Drive, Champaign
MLK Commemoration Planning Committee
Contacts: Libby Tyler 384-2439, ehtyler@urbanaillinois.us
Vaneitta Goines goinesv@illinois.edu
Crasha Perkins crasha@illinois.edu
See the flyer.
MLK Community Commemoration and Youth Day of Service
Presented by: Central High School & Illini Union Office of Volunteer Programs (OVP)
Keynote Speaker: Terry Townsend, Central High School Alum, U of I Alum and Retiree
11:00 AM Commemoration Program (light breakfast and lunch provided)
Central High School Library
610 West University Avenue, Champaign, IL
(Use Seely Hall entrance off W. Park Ave)
1:00 PM Volunteer Activities Begin
Central High School Library & Don Moyer Boys and Girls Club
To volunteer, register at: https://illinois.edu/sb/sec/1934757
For more information, contack: Vaneitta Goines goinesv@illinois.edu
See the flyer.
Film and Discussion: "The Other America"
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
The Art Theater, 126 West Church Street, Champaign
MLK Commemoration Planning Committee
Contacts: Otis Noble III and Lou Turner
onoble@illinois.edu and loturner@illinois.edu
Thursday, January 19
Youth Day of Service: Wesley Evening Food Pantry
3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Wesley Evening Food Pantry, 1203 W. Green Street, Urbana
MLK Commemoration Planning Committee
Contact: Vaneitta Goines goinesv@illinois.edu
Training may be required prior to volunteering. Contact Ms. Goines to learn more.
See the flyer.
Film and Discussion: "Higher Learning"
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Ikenberry Commons, Multipurpose Room 2025A, 301 East Gregory Drive, Champaign
MLK Commemoration Planning Committee
Contacts: Alicia P. Rodriguez and Crasha Perkins
aprodrig@illinois.edu and crasha@illinois.edu
See the flyer.
Friday, January 20
Friday Films
"Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin"
2:00 p.m.
LGBT Resource Center, 314 Illini Union, 1401 West Green Street, Urbana
Brother Outsider has introduced millions of viewers around the world to the life and work of Bayard Rustin—a visionary strategist and activist who has been called “the unknown hero” of the civil rights movement. A disciple of Gandhi, a mentor to Martin Luther King Jr., and the architect of the 1963 March on Washington, Rustin dared to live as an openly gay man during the fiercely homophobic 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.
Event Contact: Katy Weseman, kweseman@illinois.edu
Paid for, in part, by the Student Cultural Programming Fee
See the flyer.
Saturday, January 21
MLK Community Celebration
MLK Writing Contest: Presentation of Winners
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, 500 South Goodwin Avenue, Urbana
MLK Commemoration Planning Committee
Event Contact: Crystal Womble, cwomble@illinois.edu
Writing Contest Contacts: Carey Ash and Phil Wilder
ash2@illinois.edu and pwilder@illinois.edu
See the flyer.
Tuesday, January 24
Workshop I: "Getting it Wrong: 21st century Oppression in the Workplace and Elsewhere"
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign
MLK Commemoration Planning Committee
Contact: Joe Minarik, jminarik@illinois.edu
RSVP Required
See the flyer.
Film and Discussion: "The Other America"
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Ikenberry Commons, 301 East Gregory Drive, Champaign
MLK Commemoration Planning Committee
Contacts: Otis Noble III and Lou Turner
onoble@illinois.edu and loturner@illinois.edu
Wednesday, January 25
"I Have a Dream" Student Forum
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 pm
Illini Union, Courtyard Cafe, 1401 West Green Street, Urbana
MLK Commemoration Planning Committee
Contacts: Andrea Herrera and Tatiana Alonso
herrera7@illinois.edu and alonso3@illinois.edu
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Thursday, January 26
Workshop II: "Doing it Right(er): Challenging Oppression and Promoting Fairness in the 21st Century"
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign
MLK Commemoration Planning Committee
Contact: Joe Minarik, jminarik@illinois.edu
RSVP Required
See the flyer.
"From Global to Local: Champaign-Urbana during the Civil Rights Era", featuring Hattie Paulk, Terry Townsend, and Rev. Dr. Evelyn Underwood
Doors open 4:30 PM, presentations at 5:00 PM.
Light refreshments served
Illini Union, Room 314A
See the flyer.
6:00 PM Volunteer Training & Work Day
Wesley Food Pantry,
1403 W. Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801
MLK Commemoration Planning Committee
To register for volunteer training and workday, email ovp@illinois.edu
For more information, contact Vaneitta Goines.
Saturday, January 28
D.R.E.A.M. Day of Service (Office of Volunteer Programs)
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Illini Union Colonial Room, 1401 W. Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801
Volunteers Pre-register here.
Activities included:
Putting together care packages for Illinois Veterans and Active Duty Service Personnel
DONATE CARE PACKAGE ITEMS now through January 27th
Drop-off gently used: paperback books, recent magazines, and movie DVDs
and New: Individual-sized personal care products to the Illini Union Office
of Volunteer Programs, 288 Illini Union
For a full list of needed items, click here.
Orpheum Children's Museum
346 N. Neil Street, Champaign, IL 61820
Volunteers assist with exhibit construction and take-down
MLK Commemoration Planning Committee
Contact: Vaneitta Goinesgoinesv@illinois.edu
For more information, contact Vaneitta Goines.