Sat 1.17 | 5-8PM
Portfolio Café | 15 Westminster St.
RISD serves this community meal
promoting dialogue, reflection,
and peace. Open to the public.
$9.95 per person.
MLK Opening Concert
Sat 1.17 | 6:30-8PM
RISD Library | 15 Westminster St.
Join the celebration, feel the spirit,
and embrace the joy! Join us as we
kick off our 2015 MLK Celebration
Series with music and community.
Free and open to the public.
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JAN
MLK Day of Service
Mon 1.19 | 8:30AM-2:30PM
MLK Elementary School
35 Camp St. | Providence
RISD and the Mt. Hope Learning
Center partner to celebrate the life
and teachings of Dr. King. Engage
children in arts, crafts, and special
activities. To volunteer contact
CommunityService@risd.edu.
Martin, Ella, and Cesar:
Learning through Social
Movement Leadership
Mon 1.19 | 6PM-7:30PM
Tap Room | 4th Floor Memorial Hall
Dinner: 6-6:30PM
Session: 6:30-7:30PM
RSVP - LEADS@risd.edu
Camilo Viveiros, a longtime
community organizer and trainer,
will share different leadership styles,
highlighting examples from movement
leaders including Martin Luther King
Jr, Ella Baker and Cesar Chavez.
Participants will compare and reflect
on what they can learn from various
forms of leadership including servant
leadership, feminist leadership, and
interdependent leadership.
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26
JAN
Rhythm & Change:
A Danny Glover Film Series
Lecture: Tim Wise
Movie: Black Power Mixtape
Fri 1.23 | 8PM
Chace Auditorium | 20 North Main St.
Using a curated selection of films
produced by Danny Glover, join us in
exploring the intersections of social
change, the arts, and reflection.
Free and open to the public.
24
JAN
A continuation of
Rhythm & Change
Movie: Trouble the Water
Sat 1.24 | 3PM
Chace Auditorium | 20 North Main St.
25
JAN
A Continuation of
Rhythm & Change
Movie: Soundtrack for a Revolution
Sun 1.25 | 3PM
Chace Center | 20 North Main St.
Faculty panel discussion
Sun 1.25 | 5PM
Chace Center | 20 North Main St.
Participate in discussing the Rhythm
& Change film series, social change,
and the arts.
Mon 1.26 | 7PM
Chace Center | 20 North Main St.
Internationally renowned writer
(White Like Me) and educator, Tim
Wise will argue that responsible
leaders must address their
individual biases and tackle the
dangers of un-recognized
privilege. Participants will leave
this lecture with both strategies
for creating greater equity
throughout their organization and
an understanding of how this
work will foster stronger communities, and create more successful solutions to organizational
problems. For ticket information
go to risd.edu/mlk.
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Keynote: Danny Glover
Wed 1.28 | 7PM
RISD Auditorium | 17 Canal St.
Simulcast | Chace Center
With a portfolio of work grounded
in community advancement and
socially responsible art making,
internationally acclaimed actor,
producer and humanitarian Danny
Glover embodies the impact creative
endeavor can have in advancing
democracy and equity. His life-long
commitment to humanitarian
projects including advocacy for
economic justice, universal access
to health care, and education have
had profound impacts. Mr. Glover will
speak on “Creativity and Democracy:
Social Change Through the Arts.”
For ticket information go to
risd.edu/mlk.
For more information and credits please visit risd.edu/mlk or call The Office of Intercultural Student Engagement at 401-277-4957
MLK Opening Celebration Dinner
Celebration Service Learning Inspiration
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JAN
MLK
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