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\"Vinie<\/a><\/p>\n

Here’s a detailed schedule of events for the 2011 Martin Luther King Jr. Day observances at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ College. All these events are open to the public at no cost. For more information, please call 207-786-6400.<\/p>\n

Sunday, Jan. 16<\/h3>\n

The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Memorial Service of Worship<\/strong> takes place at 7 p.m. Sunday in the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ College Chapel, 275 College St. The Rev. James Lawson, a definitive figure in the civil rights movement of the 1950s and ’60s, offers the sermon. Also featured is music by two student ensembles, the Gospelaires and the a cappella Crosstones, as well as a liturgical dance by the troupe Justified. To learn more, please call 207-786-8272.<\/p>\n

Monday, Jan. 17<\/h3>\n

At 9:30 a.m., Lawson presents the first keynote address<\/strong> of the college’s MLK Day events in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St. His topic: the continued importance of direct action and social justice in the 21st century.<\/p>\n

In <\/strong>the first of two breakout sessions <\/strong>in Pettengill Hall (rooms TBA; 4 Andrews Road), starting at 11 a.m., members of the campus community discuss ideas presented in Lawson’s keynote address and plan for future activism.<\/p>\n

Members of the debate teams<\/strong> from Morehouse and ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ colleges, joined by local high school debaters, address the resolution that “Violence is a justified response to political oppression” in a debate at 1 p.m. in the Benjamin Mays Center, 95 Russell St.<\/p>\n

For the second keynote address<\/strong>, Asher Kolieboi, LGBTQ community coordinator in the Multicultural Resource Center at Oberlin College, examines challenges for social activists in 21st-century American culture. He speaks at 2:30 p.m. in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall.<\/p>\n

Another round of breakout sessions<\/strong> pondering Kolieboi’s remarks begins at 3:30 p.m. in Pettengill Hall.<\/p>\n

Exploration of the day’s theme<\/strong> concludes with a plenary discussion with Lawson and Kolieboi at 4:30 p.m. in Pettengill Hall (room TBA).<\/p>\n

ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ students present the performance Sankofa<\/em><\/strong>, a celebration of the African diasporic experience through theater, music, dance and spoken word, at 7:30 p.m. in Schaeffer Theatre, 305 College St.<\/p>\n

Tuesday, Jan. 18<\/h3>\n

Vinie Burrows<\/a>, <\/strong>the renowned actress, storyteller and social justice activist, offers a Noonday Concert Series performance in conjunction with the King Day observances at 12:30 p.m. in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. For more information, please contact 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu.<\/p>\n

Thursday, Jan. 20<\/h3>\n

Vinie Burrows<\/strong> (see previous item) returns to perform her acclaimed solo show Walk Together Children<\/em>, a chronicle of the African American experience, at 7 p.m. in Schaeffer Theatre, 305 College St. A question-and-answer session follows. Though this event is open to the public at no cost, tickets are required. For tickets and more information, please call 207-786-6161.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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