{"id":471,"date":"2008-01-14T08:10:53","date_gmt":"2008-01-14T16:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/2008\/01\/14\/martin-luther-king-jr-day-events\/"},"modified":"2010-07-30T06:09:45","modified_gmt":"2010-07-30T14:09:45","slug":"martin-luther-king-jr-day-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/2008\/01\/martin-luther-king-jr-day-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Carrboro\/Chapel Hill<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The annual community celebration of the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. will be held Jan. 21 begining with a rally with speeches and song at 9:30 a.m. at the Peace &amp; Justice Plaza at the Franklin Street Post Office. At 10:30 a.m. particpants will march west on Franklin Street to First Baptist at 106 N. Roberson Street for the annual service commenrating King\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s life. The Rev. Curtis Gatewood, former president of the Durham Chapter of the NAACP, is the featured speaker at the 11 a.m. service.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chatham County<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The annual Martin Luther King Prayer Breakfast will be held Saturday, Jan. 19 at 8am at the Holy Trinity Church in Siler City. Donation is is $8 For more information, contact Alma Taylor at 774-8492.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><strong>Triangle Wide<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 27th annual Triangle Interfaith Prayer breakfast will be held Monday, Jan. 21 at 8 a.m. at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel in Research Triangle Park. The event is free nd open to the public. Information is available on the web at www.king-raleigh.org. Doors open at 7:15am.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On campus<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Jan 20<\/em><br \/>\n6pm \u00e2\u20ac\u201d 23rd Annual University\/Community Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Banquet, William &amp; Ida B. Friday Center for Continuing Education, Keynote Speaker: Rev. Chancy R. Edwards, Pastor Emeritus, First Baptist Church, Fayetteville, NC and senior advisor to the governor of North Carolina. To purchase tickets, please contact 962-6962 or visit unc.edu\/diversity\/mlk\/schedule<\/p>\n<p><em>Jan 21<\/em><br \/>\nMartin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Observance<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Day for Service, 8:30 a.m.,<br \/>\nMeet at Great Hall, Carolina Union<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 MLK Youth Leadership Program, 9:30 am<br \/>\nwww.unc.edu\/rocts.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 He Was a Poem: A Gathering in the Tradition, 7 pm Robert and Sallie Brown Gallery and Museum, The Sonja Haynes Stone Center<\/p>\n<p>This event will explore King\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s legacy through music, poetry and spoken word with musician Bradley Simmons of the Duke University Djembe Ensemble, poets Michael and Lita Simanga and spoken word artist Kim Arrington.<\/p>\n<p><em>Jan 22<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Candlelight Vigil, 6:30pm, McCorkle Place, around the Old Well<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 MLK Keynote Lecture: Ruby Dee and Presentation of 26th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship, 7pm, Memorial Hall, Ruby Dee UNC Students: free tickets available, Jan 10, General Public: free tickets available Jan 16. Limit 2 tickets per person. Memorial Hall Box Office Information: 843-3333<\/p>\n<p><em>Jan 23<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Oratorical Contest, 7:30pm, Caberet, Carolina Union, Oratorical contest participants will address \u00e2\u20ac\u0153From Dreams to Reality: The Illusion of Full Inclusion.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p><em>Jan 24<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Screening and Discussion, 5pm, Auditorium, Fedex Global Education Center, Join filmmaker Michele Stephenson for the North Carolina debut of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Faces of Change,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d an award-winning documentary following the stories of five activists working to eradicate racism in New Orleans, Mauritania, India, Brazil and Bulgaria. A discussion with the filmmaker will follow the screening.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2Unity Dinner, 7:30pm, Seminar Rooms and Gallery, Campus Y<br \/>\nCarolina students from an array of organizations will come together to share dinner and make new connections. Registration is limited.<\/p>\n<p><em>Jan 25<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 The Lived Experience of Race: Reflections on \u00e2\u20ac\u0153A Class Divided \u00e2\u20ac\u0153 and MLK\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Dream of a Better Tomorrow, 12:15pm, 1:15pm and 2:15pm, Great Hall, Carolina Union<\/p>\n<p>In this experiential screening, participants will be seated based on eye color to view selections of the PBS documentary \u00e2\u20ac\u0153A Class Divided,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d which recounts school teacher Jane Elliot\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u0153blue eye, brown eye\u00e2\u20ac\u009d exercise, and Martin Luther King\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I Have A Dream\u00e2\u20ac\u009d speech.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I, Too, Sing America\u00e2\u20ac\u009d: The New Frontier, 7pm, Great Hall, Student Union,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carrboro\/Chapel Hill The annual community celebration of the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. will be held Jan. 21 begining with a rally with speeches and song at 9:30 a.m. at the Peace &amp; Justice Plaza at the Franklin Street Post Office. 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