Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Week
"50 years of Resistance: Racism, Materialism, and Militarism Then and Now"
Tuesday, January 17
Aaron Dixon
9-9:50am
Lecture and Q&A
Highline Student Union, Bldg. 8-Mt. Constance Room
http://depts.washington.edu/civilr/aaron_dixon.htm
Got My Mind Made Up: Women of the Black Freedom Movement,
1940-1975
Lecture by Dr. Derrick Brooms, Prairie State College
10-10:50am
B
In spite of their highly valuable roles in the Black freedom
movement, the great majority of Black women remain as invisible,
unsung heroes and leaders. Framed by theoretical understandings
of Black Feminist Thought, this presentation will discuss the
integral role of Black women in the modern Black freedom
movement. Dr. Derrick Brooms is the Assistant Professor of
Sociology at Prairie State College located in Illinois.
MLK Film Series: Un Poquito de Tanta Verdad (A
Little Bit of So Much Truth)
2-4pm
Highline
Student Union, Bldg. 8-310, Leadership Resource Room
In the summer of 2006, a broad-based, non-violent, popular
uprising exploded in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca. Some
compared it to the Paris Commune, while others called it the
first Latin American revolution of the 21st century. But
it was the people’s use of the media that truly made history in
Oaxaca.
http://www.jillfreidberg.com/a-little-bit-of-so-much-truth-trailer.html
Wednesday, January 18
Rev. Samuel Billy Kyles
10-10:50am Lecture, 11-11:30 Q&A
A longtime leader in the
civil rights movement, Kyles has been pastor of the
Monumental Baptist Church in Memphis,
Tennessee since
1959. After Memphis sanitation workers went on
strike in February
1968 due to low wages and inhumane working
conditions, Kyles helped to form and lead the effort to gain
community support for the striking workers. Their success
resulted in
Dr. King coming to Memphis and leading a major march
that ended uncharacteristically in violence. The last hour
of Dr. King's life was spent with Kyles and Rev. Ralph Abernathy
in his room at the Lorraine Motel. Rev. Abernathy has
since passed on, leaving Kyles as the only living person that
actually spent the last hour of Dr. King's life with him.
http://www.visionaryproject.org/kylessamuel/
Emerging Leaders Luncheon with Rev. Samuel Billy Kyles
12-1:30pm
(Please contact
nburrowe@highline.edu for more information)
MLK Film Series: Soundtrack for a Revolution
2-4pm
SOUNDTRACK FOR A REVOLUTION tells the story of the American
civil rights movement through its powerful music -the freedom
songs protesters sang on picket lines, in mass meetings, in
paddy wagons, and in jail cells as they fought for justice and
equality
http://www.soundtrackforarevolutionfilm.com/Home.html
Thursday, January 19
Militarism: A Veteran’s
Voice
A panel discussion facilitated by Bob Baugher, Psychology
Department
10-10:50am
This panel will explore the human experience and the politics of
war from the perspectives of veterans. The panel will
feature Highline students who have served in wars that have
taken place in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan.
MLK Film Series: Restrepo
2-4pm
RESTREPO is a feature-length documentary that chronicles the
deployment of a platoon of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan's
Korengal Valley. The movie focuses on a remote 15-man outpost,
"Restrepo," named after a platoon medic who was killed in
action. It was considered one of the most dangerous postings in
the U.S. military.
http://restrepothemovie.com/story/
Friday, January 20
Artists Rising: A MLK spoken word event
10am-12pm, 10-10:50am: Spoken word performances,
11-12pm: Poetry writing
workshop
Featuring local poets and student poets, this event will honor
50 years of resistance by exploring the giant triplets of
racism, militarism and materialism that Dr. King spoke to in his
1967 speech, Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence.
Co-sponsored by Freshest Roots,
http://freshestroots.com/
MLK Film Series: The One Percent
Sponsored by Whites on White and Movie Fridays
12:30pm-2:30pm
Building 7
This 80-minute documentary focuses on the growing "wealth gap"
in America, as seen through the eyes of filmmaker Jamie Johnson,
a 27-year-old heir to the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical
fortune. Johnson, who cut his film teeth at NYU and made the
Emmy®-nominated 2003 HBO documentary Born Rich, here sets his
sights on exploring the political, moral and emotional rationale
that enables a tiny percentage of Americans - the one percent -
to control nearly half the wealth of the entire United States.
http://www.theonepercentdocumentary.com/
On-going events
We are the 99% Display
Starting Wednesday
Highline Student Union (outside of the bistro)
Take your picture and write your story about how the economy is
affecting you.
http://wearethe99percent.tumblr.com/
Street Theater
Various times and locations
Based on the philosophy and structure of Theater of the
Oppressed, a troop of Highline students will present mini plays
and dramatic pieces throughout the week at random locations on
campus to explore issues of oppression and social justice.
Sponsored by Center for Leadership & Service, Multicultural
Services and the Learning & Teaching Center
MLK Week Committee Members 2011 - 2012
Natasha Burrowes, Chair
Christa Forlemu
Darryl Brice
Gerald Jackson
Jimmy Samael
Jodi White
Jose Orozco-Delgado
Noory Kim
Rashaad Norris
Thuy Nguyen
Yoshiko Harden
If you need accommodations due to a disability, please contact Access Services at (206)878-3710, ext.3857(voice) or (206) 870-4853 (TTY).
