COMMEMORATION 2008

CALENDAR

CURRENT & UPCOMING EVENTS

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INCLUSIVE ILLINOIS
Year Long	http://webtools.uiuc.edu/calendar/CalendarGrid?calId=1558 FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
CENTER ON DEMOCRACY IN A MULTIRACIAL SOCIETY
Year Long	http://cdms.ds.uiuc.edu/default.htm FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 2008
4:00 pm	Seventh Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Countywide Day of Celebration "Transforming Our Communities Through Peace & Justice" Keynote: Joyce Tucker, VP Global Diversity and Employee Rights for the Boeing Corporation Featured entertainment will be the University of Illinois Black Chorus, Dr. Ollie Watts Davis, Conductor Reception immediately following the program 4:00 pm @ Hilton Garden Inn, 1501 S. Neil St., Champaign FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2008
5:00 pm	Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Community Celebration Keynote: Fr. Joseph Brown, S.J., Director of the Black American Studies Program, SIU Carbondale 5:00 pm @ The Great Hall, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 2008
8:30 am	Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity Breakfast 8:30 am @ The Vineyard Church; 1500 N Lincoln Ave. Urbana FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
10:00 am	Urbana Rotary and Urbana High School Interact - Youth Festival Featuring presentations by: *Urbana and Mahomet School combined choirs *Reading of Dr. King's "I have a Dream" speech by Nicholas Lyles, Urbana High School students *Interactive workshop on Diversity, conducted by Sam Smith For further information contact: Grace Mitchell, Urbana Senior High School 384-3505 10:00 am @ Illinois Street Residence Hall multipurpose room, Urbana FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2008
7:00 pm	Voteless People are a Hopeless People University of Illinois Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium 7:00 pm @ 112 Greg Hall, 810 S. Wright Street, Urbana Sponsored by: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Cultural & Minority Affairs Committee of Illinois Student Senate, College Democrats and College Republicans FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 2008
2 - 4:30 pm	Lending a Voice, Sharing a Vision A University of Illinois Family Friendly Community Event * Omnimov Dancers * Mo Better Music ensemble * UIUC Raas Team * UC Hip Hop * Djibril Camara and the Maragiri Drum and Dance Group * Cultural Story Tellers * Essay Contest Presentations * Classic Events Reception 2:00 pm @ Krannert Center for the Performing Arts Lobby FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC