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1/10/05

SLU SCHEDULES SERIES OF 'NON-VIOLENT' EVENTS 

CANTON – "A Fortnight of Non-Violent Events" will take place at St. Lawrence 
University from January 17 through January 30, beginning with the celebration 
of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday and ending with "Ahisma Day."
	Ahimsa Day (January 30) was inspired by a group of schoolchildren in 
France for the purpose of creating a better world. They invited members of the 
human family to take a day off, reflect upon their lives, and consider seriously 
what they could do to make the world a better place. The date is the anniversary 
of the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, and this year, coincides with the date of 
scheduled elections in Iraq. For more information about Ahisma Day, see the Web 
site http://www.petitiononline.com/idnv0123/.
	Among the events scheduled at St. Lawrence are:
	- Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration, Monday, January 17, 5 p.m., 
Gunnison Memorial Chapel
	- Construction of a Tibetan Buddhist sand mandala, Friday, January 21, 
through Sunday, January 23, Richard F. Brush Art Gallery
	- Observance of the Muslim Festival of Sacrifice, Eid al-Adha, Friday, 
January 21, 8 p.m., Gunnison Memorial Chapel
	- Walking the labyrinth, Saturday, January 22, 4 to 7 p.m., Eben Holden 
Hall
	- Teaching and Meditation on Compassion with Venerable Tenzin Yignyen, 
Saturday, January 22, 7:30 p.m., Richard F. Brush Art Gallery
	- Hindu consecration of Atwood Chapel, Atwood Hall, Sunday, January 23, 
8 p.m.
	- Closing ritual, Sunday, January 30, 8 p.m., Gunnison Memorial Chapel
	For more details on the scheduled events, contact University Chaplain 
Kathleen Buckley at 315-229-5256.


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