Uncategorized | December 27, 2010
Calendar of events for the 2011 Martin Luther King, Jr. “Days of Dialogue” at the University of Wyoming. This year’s theme: “A decade of defining diversity through dialogue:”
Monday, January 17th
10:00 am – 4:00 pm: National Service Day, Laramie Plains Civic Center
– Restoration Projects
4:00 pm – Martin Luther King Jr. March and Supper, Albany County Courthouse
– The March will start at the Courthouse and continue to the Wyoming Union where soup will be served. WASA and Ballet 7220 will be preforming.
Tuesday, January 18th
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm – ECTL Book Discussion, “War and the Soul: Healing Our Nation’s Veterans from Post-traumatic Stress Disorder” – Union East Ballroom.
Registration required. Click here.
12:15 pm – GLBTQ Cultural Panel Discussion, “Commonalities Across Culture: GLBTQ Life in Various Cultural Communities” – Union Family Room
* Pizza Provided *
7:00 pm – MLK/DOD Keynote Speaker, Common – Hip Hop artist and activist. Union Ballroom
Wednesday, January 19th
12:00 pm – B.E.A.U.T.Y. Panel Discussion, “Standing at the Crossroads of Identity” Union Family Room
* Pizza Provided *
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Panel Discussion “Interfaith Dialogue: Spritual Wholeness In a Fractured World” headed by Dr. Sally Palmer. Union Family Room
4:00 pm – Film Screening: “The Calling” Union Family Room
8:00 pm – Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble, Laramie Plains Civic Center
* sponsored by the Student Activities Council, transportation from and back to campus provided by SAFE RIDE. *
Thursday, January 20th
10:00 am – 11:30 am – Master Dance Class with Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble – Union Ballroom
* No prior dance experience required.
4:00 pm – Ethnic Idenity and Voice in N*GGER WETB*CK CH*NK -A conversation with the actors – Union West Ballroom
7:30 pm – N*GGER WETB*CK CH*NK: The Race Show – A & S Auditorium
* UW Student Tickets $10.00
Non-Student Tickets $27.00 *
Friday, January 21st
1:00 – 3:00 pm – “How and Why We Are Different When We Come Back: A Veteran’s Perspective” Union East Ballroom
2:00 pm – A Program with The Beehive Collective Union West Ballroom
6:30 pm, 9:00 pm, 11:30 pm – FNF Movie: “The Messenger” Union Family Room
9:00 pm – Dead Prez Concert, Union Ballroom
* Hip hop music, sponsored by Friday Night Fever *
The Wyoming Arts Council believes that experiencing the arts should be accessible for all, including people with mental and/or physical disabilities, older adults, military/veterans, people living in institutions and those who lack access to the arts due to geographic isolation, cultural difference and economic hardship.
