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1/14/08

SLU Plans Teach-In, Service Marking Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

CANTON - On the first day of classes for the spring 2008 semester, St. Lawrence University will hold a teach-in on Monday, January 21, celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The events are open to the public, and free of charge with the exception of dinner.

The schedule follows:

- 11:30 a.m. - Foreword: Protest Music, presentation/performance by Associate Professor of Global Studies John Collins, Student Center Winston Room

- 11:50 a.m. - Welcome, President Daniel F. Sullivan, Student Center Winston Room

- Noon-4:30 p.m. - Films and Speeches, Student Center Monaco Room

- Noon-4:30 p.m. - Activities for children, Student Center Crandall Room

- Noon-12:50 p.m. - Panel discussion on Martin Luther King, Jr. and the historical context of the civil rights movement with Professor of Government Joseph Kling, Associate Professor of History Elizabeth Regosin and Associate Professor of History Mary Jane Smith, Student Center Winston Room

- 1-2 p.m. - "Let Freedom Sing!," music of the civil rights movement and its historical roots with Associate Chaplain Shaun Whitehead and the Freedom Singers Ensemble, Student Center Winston Room

- 2-2:50 p.m. - Panel discussion on "unknown voices" of the civil rights movement with Associate Professor of English Margaret Kent Bass and students, Student Center Winston Room

- 2:50-3:10 p.m. - Protest music performance by Christa Aikins-Hill and Timothy Hill, Student Center Winston Room

- 3:10-4 p.m. - Presentation on non-violent strategies with Chaplain Kathleen Buckley and Associate Professor of Philosophy Laura Rediehs, Student Center Winston Room

- 4-4:30 p.m. - "People Who Were There," with Associate Professor of English Margaret Kent Bass, Student Center Winston Room

- 4:30-5 p.m. - March from the Student Center to Gunnison Memorial Chapel, organized by the Black Students Union

- 5-6:30 - Service, Gunnison Memorial Chapel

- 6:30 p.m. - Theme dinner, featuring Southern cuisine, in Dana Dining Center, cost $9 per person

For further information, contact the chaplain's office at 315-229-5256.

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