Intercultural Center

"What Are You Doing For Others?" - Martin Luther King Jr.

Monday, January 16 - Friday, January 20, 2012

Campaign

Monday, Jan 16, All Day, Campus-Wide

The purpose of this campaign is to encourage students to think more deeply about the meaning of the Civil Rights Movement and whether it is still relevant today. How far have we come since the 1960's? What still needs to change? This campaign features signs that will mock the negative social environment that sparked the Civil Rights Movement near water fountains, bathrooms and main entrances. Students will have an opportunity to speak with CAB board members about their reactions to the signs in the evening.

Sponsored by the Cultural Affairs Board.

Theology On Tap

Monday, Jan 16, 7:30 p.m., Brother Willie's Pub

Monday's Theology On Tap will discuss past and present social justice, and Dr. King's speeches will be played.

Spirituality and Social Justice Video

Monday, Jan 16, Gorecki Lounge

The Spirituality and Social Justice team in Campus Ministry will be playing video clips of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. consecutively in Gorecki Lounge. In addition, the team has collected facts about Dr. King's life that will be used for trivia on the Link.

Dr. Kirt Wilson

Dr. Kirt Wilson is an associate professor of Communication Arts and Sciences at Penn State, and prior to his arrival at Penn, he taught at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Wilson is a rhetorical critic and theorist whose fields of study range from rhetoric to social and racial theory. He has authored many academic texts, including The Reconstruction Desegregation Debate: The Politics of Equality and the Rhetoric of Place (Michigan State Press , 2002). He is also the recipient of the McKnight Presidential Fellowship, the National Communication Association's New Investigator Award, the Karl R. Wallace Memorial Award, and two book awards. Currently, Dr. Wilson is working on manuscripts about mimesis in the nineteenth-century United States of America and the aesthetics of the Civil Rights movement. He is no stranger to speaking about Dr. King, and has given Martin Luther King Jr. Day addresses at such institutions as Syracuse University. Dr. Wilson's talk focuses on public memory and rhetoric surrounding the Civil Rights Movement.

See Dr. Wilson's Penn State faculty profile here.

Sponsored by the Intercultural Directions Council and the Intercultural Center.

Make & Take T-Shirts

Thursday, Jan 19, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., CSB Gorecki Fireside Lounge

This event presents the opportunity to make t-shirts with a "What Are You Doing For Others?" message.

Soul Food Dinner

Friday, Jan 20, 7:00 p.m., Sexton Commons

CSB|SJU Students can share in this celebratory dinner before the David Garibaldi performance.

David Garibaldi

Friday, Jan 20, 8:15 p.m., Brother Willie's Pub

David Garibaldi is renowned for his art, particularly compelling paintings and the combination of visuals with music.

See David Garibaldi's home page and check out more of his art here.

Kids Against Hunger

Saturday, Jan 21, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., St. Augustine's Parish Center, St. Cloud

The third annual Kids Against Hunger event invites students and others to help package food for the hungry at St. Augustine's Parish Center. The food will be sent to hungry families in Jamaica, though some food will also be donated to local food shelves. The goal for this year is to package 150,000 meals, and 600 volunteers will be needed in total (150 for each two-hour packaging session). Sign up to volunteer here! St. Augustine's Parish Center is located at Wilson Avenue and 2nd Street SE.