MLK Ceremony Leads Off Manchester Values, Ideas And The Arts Series
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NORTH MANCHESTER – Manchester University's Values, Ideas and the Arts series has a robust schedule for the spring semester, starting with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Remembrance and Rededication Ceremony.
The ceremony is 7 p.m. Feb. 1. King spoke at Manchester on Feb. 1, 1968, his last speech on a college campus before he was slain. The Manchester community gathers at this time each year to reflect on King's life, according to a Manchester University news release.
At the ceremony, Timothy Lake of Wabash College will explore what King identified as America's triple-evils: militarism, racism and poverty.
"Why America Might Go to Hell" was the title of what would have been King's next sermon, but he was assassinated before it was completed. Lake will explore that subject and connect it with King's passion for social justice.
The ceremony presentation will be livestreamed at www.facebook.com/Manchs-terUniv.
Other presentations are at 11 a.m. Monday's in Cordier Auditorium on the North Manchester campus, unless otherwise noted. All except the "Spaces" concert are free and open to the public. Masks and social distancing are required.Other presentations will also be livestreamed on the Manchester Facebook page. Check the schedule at www.manchester.edu/academics/VIA for updates.
• Feb. 7 - "Mindfulness and Impacts on Mental Well-Being" by Jon Walker, a retired physician from Modestly Mindful is our speaker. This will also be livestreamed on Facebook.
• Feb. 14 - "How Did the Taliban Get the Holy Grail?" Janina Traxler, professor emerita of French and English at Manchester, will speak about the legend of the Holy Grail as it is treated in popular culture.
• Feb. 21 - "I Never Give Up: Reflections on Volunteering at a Juvenile Prison" by faculty member Stacy Erickson-Pesetski. She will share reflections on her four summers leading a Shakespeare class at Logansport Juvenile Correctional Facility.
• Feb. 28 - "Meant for So Much More" is the topic of President Dave McFadden's spring convocation.
• March 7 - "Race and Racism, Historical and Current Experiences." A panel of alumni and current students of color will talk about their experiences and perspectives.
• March 14 - "PeaceTech: Engineering to Change the World" by Zia Haque will look at how we can think about peace and train young peacebuilders and peace engineers in a digital age.
• April 4 - "Manchester and the United Nations: The Legacy of Andrew Cordier." Manchester seniors Christopher Carroll and Omar Gadzhiev will discuss the United Nations and Manchester's historical relationship with the institution.
• April 11 - In "CommuniKate: Artalive," Kate Billingsley offers a comic performance portraying a young American moving to Spain, using improvisation and cultural anecdotes.
