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M a r tin L u t h e r K ing J r .«"J R o s a P a r k s January II, 2 0 0 b Page B2 i King Legacy Honored Activities fill OSH calenda dom M arches" art exhibit which includes photos and new s clips from local 1960s freedom marches. The exhibit will be on display at the MU Concourse through February . “A Thousand W ords,” an MLK art exhibit show casing the work o f OSU graduate student Lisa Taylor, will be on display in MU 2 11 from Jan. 13-20. “Sign the Pledge,” to reaffirm su p p o rt fo r n o n v io le n t so c ial change, equality and justice, free dom and peace, takes place at the MU Student Lounge, Jan. 13-27. For inform ation on the service projects, call the OSU C om m unity Service Center at 541 -737-3041. Oregon State University is cel ebrating the legacy o f the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. with a two- week celebration at multiple loca tions throughout Corvallis. Activities are open to the public and most are free. OSU will cancel classes on Monday, Jan. 16, to allow students, faculty and staff to ob serve the celebration and join the 24u'-annual Peace Breakfast, which starts at 7:30 a.m. in the Memorial Union Bal Inxim on theOSU campus. Civil Rights Icons Footsteps Enshrined 2006 Walk of I . H ili' i i l i i i i i le es A new collection o f "footsteps” o f civil rights icons will take their place in the International Civil Rights Walk o f Fame on Jan. 23 during cerem onies at the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site in Atlanta, Ga. The W alk o f Fame, now in its third year, includes the footprints o f President Jim m y Carter, Justice Thurgood M arshall, Henry Aaron, Ralph McGill, Mayor Maynard Jack- son, Harry B elafonte and Rosa Parks. The hall was created in 2004 to give recognition to those valiant soldiers o f justice w ho sacrificed and struggled to m ake equality a reality for all. T h is y ea r, 10 new e s te e m e d c iv il rig h ts le a d e rs are ad d e d to th e W alk o f F am e . T h e in d u c t ees a re R ev. Jo se p h E. B o o n e, R ev. W illia m H o lm e s B o rd e rs, X e rn o n a C la y to n , L en a H o rn e , Jo h n E. J a c o b , R ev . M a rtin L u th e r K ing S r., R ev. Ja m e s O ra n g e , B e rn a rd P ark s, A rc h b i s h o p D e s m o n d T u tu a n d S te v ie W o n d er. The “W alk o f Fam e” is spon sored by the Trumpet Awards Foun dation, Inc., and was created and designed by Clayton, founder and executive producer o f the awards. “This is a lasting m onum ent to / t i . Youth Potential Realized SEI salutes the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.! The failures o f the past must not be an excuse for the inaction o f the present and the future " "Martin Luther King, Jr., 1967 •Over 50% of African American Children in Oregon do not graduate from high school Over 90% of students in the SEI program graduate from high school 7rie s h o e s o f Civil R ig h ts W alk o f F a m ers (front row, from left) R ev. J o s e p h B o o n e, R ev. William H o lm e s B o rd ers, S te v ie W onder, Jo h n Ja c o b a n d Rev. J a m e s O range; a n d ( s e c o n d row, from left) Rev. M artin L u th er King Sr., A rch b ish o p D e s m o n d Tutu, X ernona Clayton, B ernard P arks a n d L en a Horne. C layton is holding th e s h o e s o f A rch b ish o p D e s m o n d Tutu. those w hose contributions were testam ents to the fact that human progress is neither autom atic nor inevitable,” Clayton said. “We will bui Id a memorial to the civil struggle that depicts every step taken to ward freedom and justice and the tireless exertions and passionate concern o f these devoted and d e term ined souls.” O ther footprints honored in past years include Ted Turner, C on gressm an John Conyers Jr., Dick G regory, M ayor M aynard H .Jack- son Jr., Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth, Judge E lb ert P. T u ttle Sr., N ancy W ilso n , R ev. A d d ie L. W y att, J u a n i t a J. A b e r n a t h y ; R e v . R a lp h D a v id A b e r n a th y S r., M a y o r Ivan A lle n J r., Ju lia n B o n d , M e d g a r E v e rs; D o ro th y H e ig h t; R ev. Je s s e L. Ja c k so n S r., F ra n k M. J o h n so n , P re s i d en t L y n d o n B a in e s Jo h n so n , R ep . Jo h n L e w is, E v e ly n G. L o w ery , Rev. Jo sep h E. L o w ery , H o sea W illia m s an d A m b a s s a d o r A n d re w Y o u n g . Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity. Rev, Martin Luther King Jr. from Strength to Love, 1963 The Future is NOW!! S e lf Enhancement, Inc. 3920 N. Kerby A ve. Portland, Oregon 97227 Mt. Hood Community College salutes the dreams of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his hopes of tomorrow. “I hare a dream that one day this nation mill rise up and line out the Diversity Works at true meaning o f its creed: W e hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. ” “Z have a dream Publisher Charles Washington (right) and the s ta ff o f the Portland Observer thank the community for their support. The community newspaper informs our changing community Oregon's Oldest Mu I tieni tu rii I Publication today!” M t H o o d be your dream • mt . ho o d co m m u n ity c o lle g e FOR MORE INFORMATION ON CLASSES VISIT US AT W W W .M H C C .E D U I
