Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service

Description

Make it a “day on” at Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. Join us for workshops, kids’ activities and a keynote address by Cameron Whitten, executive director of Know Your City. Children under 16 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. The day’s events will focus on the theme “Organizing for Social Change.” Workshop topics include community organizing, activism on college campuses, the radical act of self-care and how to make change in your school. Jan. 16 schedule: 9:30 – 10 a.m.—Check-in 10 – 10:30 a.m.—Welcome 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.—Workshops and children’s activities 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.—Lunch and keynote address Light refreshments and lunch will be served. Parking is free. From Jan. 3 – 16, we will collect new hygiene, household and medical products, and nonperishable food items for Martha’s Pantry and the YWCA. Donation bins will be located in the Dengerink Administration Building, Firstenburg Student Commons, Library Building, Multimedia Classroom Building and Undergraduate Building.