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 The
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Action Week at California State University,
Fresno is Jan. 15-18 and will include a talk by Fresno State English
professor Dr. James Walton with opening ceremonies set for noon Tuesday.
Walton, an Alabama native, attended the famous 1963 March on Washington
when King delivered his “I Have A Dream” speech on the steps of the
Lincoln Memorial before civil rights leaders met with President John F.
Kennedy in the White House.
The Fresno State campus is closed Monday, Jan. 21 in honor of the late
civil rights leader, who is memorialized with a statue in the
university’s Peace Garden on campus.
Presented by the Central Valley Cultural Heritage Institute, Black
Students United (BSU), Africana Studies and other campus groups at
Fresno State, the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Action Week includes
opening ceremonies at noon Tuesday, the BSU Poetry Jam Friday night and
“graffiti walls” that can be signed to indicate one’s personal
commitment to action.
 Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr., Action Graffiti Walls will be located in the
Free Speech Area, University Courtyard and the USU Pavilion through
Friday.
The tribute to Dr. King Tuesday will be in the Free Speech Area with
remarks from University President John D. Welty, Associated Students
Inc., President J.P. Moncayo and former administrative law judge Cynthia
George as well as a newly choreographed performance by alumnus Tara Boyd
to Mahalia Jackson singing “We Shall Overcome.”
The BSU Poetry Jam on Friday, Jan. 18, from 8-11 p.m. in the Satellite
Student Union will feature powerful spoken word poetry from local and
regional poets as well as musicians and performances in tribute to Dr.
King in the spirit of action.
For details (times and locations), visit the Cultural Heritage Institute
Web site at
www.csufresno.edu/cvchi or call
559.278.6946.
Martin Luther King Week Events
Graffiti Walls
"What Will I Commit to do to Fulfill the Dream?" Think of this Holiday
as a day to ACT! Write your commitment to action on one of our Graffiti
Walls.
Date(s):
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Friday, January 18, 2008
Location(s): Free Speech Area, University Courtyard, USU Pavilion
 Dr.
King's Birthday
Tribute to Dr. King and Acknowledgement of the 100th Anniversary of the
founding of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (The Sorority of Coretta
Scott-King)
Date: Tuesday, January
15, 2008
Time: 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Location: Free Speech Area Platform
Speakers: University President John D. Welty, Associated Students
President Juan Pablo Moncayo, Black Student’s United President Dalitso
Ruwe, Assistant Vice-President Joyce Ester
Performance: choreographed piece by alumnus Tara Boyd to Mahalia
Jackson singing “We Shall Overcome”.
Poetry Jam!
Come hear local and regional poets, musicians and performing artists
give tribute to Dr. King.
Date: Friday, January 18, 2008
Time: 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Location: Satellite Student Union (SSU)
Sponsor: Black Students United
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