Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, January 14, 1998, Special Edition, Page 19, Image 19

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M artin L u th er King Jr. Special Edition
"The dream was not only about
equality and diversity, it was about
responsibility, courage and vision.
As adults we must be willing to set
the example for our youth to fo l­
low. Martin did that and it was good. In recent history we
haven't done that, and it has been unacceptable. What are you
willing to do about it? What is Equality and Diversity to you ?
Martin Luther King Jr.’s
Colleague To Speak At UO
Jr.
Lawson, who collaborated
with King to develop the ph i­
losophy of nonviolence that
became the cornerstone of the
civil rig h ts m ovem ent, will
speak at the U niversity of O r­
egon on Jan. 15, the 69th anni­
versary of K ing’s birth.
The free p u b lic le c tu re .
"W here Do We Go From Here:
Chaos or C om m unity?” begins
at 4 p.m , Thursday, Jan. 15, in
the Ballroom of the Erb M em o­
rial Union, 1222 E. 13th Ave.
Lawson also will speak with
local com m unity leaders at 8
p.m. on Thursday in the EMU
Ballroom . Sponsored by the
O regon H u m an ities C en ter.
both events are open to the pub­
lic.
“The press and most A m eri­
cans saw Dr. King and the m ove­
ment he represented as prim arily
for black people," Lawson says
“H owever, King him self saw his
m ovem ent as an effort to get
Am erica to redeem her soul.”
Lawson says A m erica must
live up to the prom ise of the pre­
am ble to the C onstitution by bas­
ing our national values on the
ideas K contains.
“We still have time to make a
ch o ice.” he says. “We can be­
com e a nation where every child
has a good chance or we can face
the reality of growing chaos.”
"Pastor Lawson is an unusual,
very in s p irin g m an. He has
worked for a just society with
rem arkable single-m indedness
and integrity his entire life.” says
Spencie Love, UO adjunct pro­
fessor of history, who is working
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Congress Enacts King
Holiday Into Law
Tony Hopson Sr.,
President of Self
Enhancement
The national M artin Luther
King Jr holiday is as much
about human rights as it is about
b la c k -w h ite re la tio n s , says
K ing’s close friend and associ­
ate, Pastor Jam es M. Lawson
Jan. 14, 1998
on a biography of Lawson.
Lawson has been pastor ot
the Holman United M ethodist
Church in L.os Angeles since
1974 He is national chairm an
ol the Fellow ship of R econcili­
ation. the oldest pacifist o rg a­
nization in the country
The talk and the community
meeting are pari of a series of UO
events planned in honor of Mar­
tin Luther King Jr. The campus
observance includes a free public
forum on the status and future of
civil rights in the United States at
4 p in., Friday, Jan. 16. and a
speech by Cornel West, author ot
"Race Matters" and "Restoring
Hope." at 4 p in., Thursday, Jan.
29. sponsored by the Oregon
Humanities Center, both events
will be held in the Ballroom of
the Erb Memorial Union.
For more inform ation, con­
tact the O regon H um anities
C enter. (541 ) .346-39.34.
Public Law
98-144
98th
Congress
An Act
M artin L uther King, Jr. a
legal public holiday.
Be it enacted by the Sen­
ate and House of Represen­
tatives of he United States
of America in Congress as­
sem b led , T hat sectio n
6103(a) of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by
inserting immediately be­
low the item relating to New
Year’s Day the following:
“ B irthday o f M artin
To a m e n d title 5,
U nited States C ode, to
m ake the b irth d a y o f
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Luther King, Jr. the third
M onday in Jan u a ry .”
S E C .2. The am en d ­
ment made by the first
section o f this Act shall
take effect on the first
Jan u ary 1 that o ccurs
after the tw o-year period
follow ing the date o f the
enactm ent o f this Act.
A p p ro v ed N ov. 2,
1983.
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W e S a l u t e M a r t in L u t h e r K in g J r .
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“I have a dream
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will one day live in a nation
where they will not be judged
by the color of their skin,
but by the content
of their
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