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Portland State MLK Tribute
Bernice King
will keynote
celebration in
February
Deborah R. Brown will begin the day by exploring
privilege as it relates to social justice at the
M ulticultural Center, Sm ith M em orial Student
Union, R oom 228; W riterand educator W alidah
Imarisha presents herresearchon blackhistory in
O regon at 1 p.m. at the Native A m erican Student
and C om m unity Center, 710
S.W . Jackson; and a work-
Portland State U niversity
shopexploringMLK’s“IHave
is h on o rin g M artin L u th er
a D ream ” speech will take
K ing Jr. w ith a w eek o f ser
place at 5:30 p.m., also at the
vice, w orkshops and sp eak
Multicultural Center.
ers.
O n W ednesday, Jan. 22 a
T he annual tribute will in
p a n e l d is c u s s i o n w ith
clude a k ey n o te sp eech by
Portland’s Coalition o f C om
B ern ice A. K ing, d au g h ter
munities o f Color, takes place
o f M artin L uther K ing Jr. on
at noon at the M ulticultural
Feb. 12. She is a m inister,
C enter. L ater, b etw een 3
activist, law yer, and p u b lic
p.m . to 6 p.m . international
sp eak er w ho focuses on so-
and A m erican students w ill
cialjustice, non-violence, and
share their ci vil rights experi
personal motivation, m uch in
ences in the U.S. and abroad
the w ay o f h er late father.
in a panel discussion.
T ick ets are $17. F o r m ore
O n T h u rsd ay , Jan. 23, at
Bernice A. King
inform ation, call S u zanne
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4:30p.m . in the Multicultural
E f f r o s a t 5 0 3 - 7 2 5 - 8 7 9 4 o r e m a il
Center, there will be a screening o f the film “Flex
seffros@ pdx.edu.
Y our R ig h ts -10 R ules for D ealing w ith Police”
O n the national M L K h o lid ay , Jan. 20, PSU
and panel presentation by Judge Eric Bergstrom,
w ill celeb rate a day o f service fo r m ore than
public d efen d er R am on P agan, and district a t
1,000 students; and for the holiday w eek, there
torney N athan V asquez.
is a series o f public w orkshops on social justice,
On Friday, Jan. 24, guest speaker Dr. M ichael
O re g o n ’s b lack history and lead ersh ip d ev e l
Y ello w B ird will talk about healing the traum a o f
opment.
co lo n ialism d uring a 6 p.m . appearance at the
O n T uesday, Jan. 21 at 10 a.m ., the Rev.
M ulticultural Center.
Honoring Drum Majors
Past and Present
The com m unity is invited to
V ancou v er A venue F irst Bap-
tis t C h u rc h ,
3138
N.
V ancou ver A ve., for tw o M ar
tin L u th er K ing Jr. holiday
events.
O n S atu rd ay , Jan. 18 at 3
p.m ., the ch u rch w ill h old its
“Salute to G reatness, Living the
D ream ” luncheon honoring the
lives o f drum m ajors for justice,
includin g the late Dr. M artin
L u th er K ing Jr., M rs. C o retta
S cott K ing, M rs. R osa Parks,
and M s. Y o lan d a K ing. L ocal
com m unity leaders and organi
zations w hose lives m irror these
great activists w ill also be h on
ored w ith a D ru m M ajo r H u-
m anitarian award.
O n Sunday, Jan. 19, the pub
lic is invited to the “R edeem ing
the D ream ” ecum enical service
w ith a reception to follow . This
free p ro g ram w ill in clu d e a
sp e a k e r’s panel w ith faith and
co m m u n ity leaders, interfaith
prayers, and m usic for the soul.
A N elson M andel “ M edal o f
F reed o m and P eace” w ill be
aw arded.
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