January 2024
Join us as we honor and celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the American Civil Rights Movement for UVU's 30th MLK Commemoration Week. On Thursday, January 18th, 2024 we will have the honor of hearing from renowned activist and philosopher Dr. Cornel West as our keynote speaker with breakout sessions in between from community members who are building Dr. King's Beloved Community, and ending with words from Jazzi McGilbert, Founder, CEO, and Creative Director of Reparations Club in Los Angeles.
We invite you to join us in these conversations centered around the theme of Dream Again, March Forward! Tickets are free of cost, click below:
Tuesday, January 16th Wednesday, January 17th Thursday, January 18th
Blanket Service
Pre-PA EmpowerHer Care Kits Love your Hair
9:30AM - 11:00AM
9:00AM - 10:00AM
6:00PM
- 9:00PM
HP Concourse
SC Center Stage
SC Center Stage
MLK Service Week Kick-Off Lunch
Blanket Making
11:00AM - 1:30 PM
11:00AM - 1:00PM
SC Center Stage
Hall of Flags
Card Writing
School Supplies
1:30PM - 2:30PM
1:00PM - 2:00PM
SC Center Stage
LA Multicultural Student Center
Wolverine Public Health Service - Children's Hospital
3:00PM - 4:00PM
The Zone (SC)
Thursday's Schedule |
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| Event | Time | Where |
| Keynote Address | ||
| Dr. Cornel West: Dream Again, March Forward | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Grand Ballroom |
| Breakout Sessions will be held twice, once from 12:30-1:15pm, and again from 1:30-2:15pm | ||
| Ivan Whitaker: Eternal Echoes: Dr. King's Legacy in Motion and Embracing the Journey Forward | 12:30 PM, 1:30 PM | SC 213B |
| Jakey Sala Siolo: Community Organizing for a Better Tomorrow: Connect, Respect, Protect | 12:30 PM, 1:30 PM | SC 213A |
| Saane Siale: My Humanity is Bound Up in Yours | 12:30 PM, 1:30 PM | SC 206C |
| Michelle Love-Day: Make Room for Community | 12:30 PM, 1:30 PM | SC 206A |
| Black Menaces: Voices That Will Be Heard | 12:30 PM, 1:30 PM | SC 206B |
| Endnote Address | ||
| Jazzi McGilbert: Dream Again, March Forward | 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Grand Ballroom |
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
SC, Grand Ballroom
Founder, CEO, and creative director of the Los Angeles-based Reparations Club.
I Eternal Echoes: Dr. King's Legacy in Motion and Embracing the Journey Forward
Community Organizing for a Better Tomorrow: Connect, Respect, Protect
My Humanity is Bound Up in Yours
Make Room for Community
Voices That Will Be Heard
In August of 1963, while in a jail cell located in Birmingham, Alabama, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote, “We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly.” (Letter from Birmingham Jail). In this poster exhibit, we look into the intersectionality between Black and Queer activists who fought for and continue to fight for equality and acceptance.
The 10 activists and writers who are spotlighted in this exhibit remind us that we, too, must continue to create the beloved community that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr hoped and dreamed for. As you learn about these 10 trailblazers, please note that there are still many voices and key figures, some known and some unknown, that paved the way and continue to pave the way for a more just and fair society for all. It is up to us to learn those stories.
