On
February 10, 1961, the 32-year old Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
delivered a speech on the campus of New York University. Dr. King's speech
entitled, “The Future of Integration," advocated for civil rights and
nonviolent protest for social change. He said, "Human progress is neither
automatic nor inevitable... Every step toward the goal of justice requires
sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate
concern of dedicated individuals."
As
we prepare to celebrate the 10th Annual NYU MLK Week, we are eager to continue
the conversation around action and lead our community to live beyond the dream
of Dr. King. The 2015 NYU MLK Week event theme "Beyond A Dream” will serve as a guiding
force to commemorate Dr. King’s honor and vision to make the world a better
place. Three concepts - Reflect, Engage, Ignite - will be explored during this
week of conversation and action. The highlight of the week will be the NYU MLK
Week University-Wide Event on Thursday, February 5th.
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Monday,
February 2nd
The
College of Arts and Science in conjunction with the Academic Achievement
Program Presents:
The
Powerbroker- Whitney Young's Fight for Civil Rights
Silver
Center, 100 Washington Square East
Jurrow Hall 1st Floor
4:30PM - 6:30PM
The
Program will feature a film screening of "The Powerbroker- Whitney Young's
Fight for Civil Rights." Following the screening, his daughter Dr. Marcia
Cantarella will debrief the film and talk about her father's legacy as well as
what civil rights means for this generation.
Questions? Contact
Fatiah Touray at fdt202@nyu.edu
RSVP here!
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Tuesday, February 3rd
Changing the Narrative for Our Boys of Color
Kimmel
Center, 6:00PM
Teach
for America at NYU would like to partner with CMEP and NYU Student
Organizations to present an interactive panel discussion related to this year's
theme for MLK Week. The event will review the systemic oppression that our
young men of color are facing in schools as well as highlight the solutions and
progress community leaders and teachers are making. According to the U.S.
Department of Education, Black and Latino men make up only 2 percent of the
nation’s 4.8 million teachers.
This
panel event will honor Dr. King's legacy by highlighting educational inequity,
today's most pertinent social justice issue. TFA at NYU will bring together
panelists who are courageous, passionate, and who persevere in order to work
towards their greater purpose of quality education for all, regardless of race
or socioeconomic status.
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Sitting
Still, Standing Up: Women, Buddhism and Social Justice
Grand Hall, 238
Thompson Street, 5th Floor
6:30PM - 9:00PM
What
is the place of Buddhist practitioners in the movement toward a just and
equitable world? How do we understand the place of stillness in the struggle to
move forward?
Please
join us for a thought provoking and soul nourishing evening of inquiry and
wisdom with a panel of pioneering Buddhist women. It will be an event that will
engage your mind, body and spirit through discussion, guided meditation and
light yoga.
Refreshments
served. Free and open to the public.
In
Celebration of MLK Week at NYU. Sponsored by The Mindfulness Project and the
Center for Multicultural Education and Programs at NYU with support from the
Lenz Foundation for American Buddhism.
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Wednesday, February 4th
Brother
Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin
TSPS Building, 7 East 12th Street, 5th
Floor Lounge
6:00PM - 8:15PM
Bayard
Rustin was an openly gay leader in social movements for civil rights and a
primary organizer of the 1963 March in Washington DC where Martin Luther King
Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech. The compelling film
"Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin" chronicles Rustin's complex
life story, a tale of race, prejudice, and idealism at the heart of 20th
century America. SPS will screen this documentary and engage in a brief talk
after the film.
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Thursday, February 5th
University-Wide Event w/ Featured Guests:
Kimmel Center
Eisner & Lubin Auditorium, 4th
Floor
7:00PM-9:00PM
Listen
to the critical perspectives of several guests as they present their views and
ideas and engage in dialogue surrounding the costs of failing to realize the
dreams that Dr. King articulated fifty years ago. We will also be presenting
the NYU MLK Jr. Humanitarian Award.
Join us for a stimulating evening of reflection and conversation as we challenge ourselves to move forward from dreaming to action.
Visit the website here for more information!
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