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MLK Day Celebration 2021: “No Love Without Justice: No Justice Without Truth”
January 17 - January 18
Sunday, January 17
3:00 p.m. – Community Worship Service with Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, with Glen Guyton: Executive Director of Mennonite Church USA
See more on Guyton at the bottom of this page.
– Zoom link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eISpANAoQj-6dK3TGdmoGw
Monday, January 18
Campus Celebration
7:00 a.m. – Dancing Resilience, with Katie Mansfield: Lead Trainer of STAR at Eastern Mennonite University
See more on Dancing Resilience at the bottom of this page before joining.
– Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/94536195898
10:10 a.m. – Convocation featuring Nyle Fort: Minister, Activist, and Scholar
See more on Fort at the bottom of this page.
– Zoom link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6_VVQW5mSNWOtYsycM-0ZA
11:15 a.m. – Dancing Resilience, with Katie Mansfield
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– Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/94536195898
11:45 a.m. – Talk “The Pandemic, Police Violence, and the Possibility of Transformation,“ with Nyle Fort
See more on this talk at the bottom of this page.
– Zoom link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwuf-mrpj4uGNCgwY6LO9V8Okt74ypSf_3Z
1:00 p.m. – Lecture “The Rebirth of a Nation: Reconstruction After the Civil War,“ with Dr. Jacqueline Walker: Emerita Professor of History, James Madison University
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– Zoom link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwrcOmuqTguGtMZvOYarN2SC36NFU2mQt-X
2:15 p.m. – Presentation “Yes, And: Why Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Matter,” with Dr. Brent Lewis: Associate Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at James Madison University
See more on this presentation at the bottom of this page.
– Zoom link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwvcu2rrDItE9x-W6EEl2MHyopNU4E1-0SL
3:15 p.m. – Lecture “Remembering the Confederacy: A Monumental Debate,” with Dr. Mark Sawin: Professor of History, Eastern Mennonite
University
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– Zoom link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0ufuCgrDMqE9NF99CdpQbJR1C8wcA-aHvG
4:30 p.m. – Bystander Training for Bias and Microaggressions, with Leda Werner: Sexual Violence and Prevention Grant Manager, Eastern Mennonite University, and BJ Bryson, Professor of Social Work at James Madison University
See more on this training below
– Zoom link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0ldeChqz8tHtakktipU9PlwgwORuCP4q0z
7:00 p.m. – Dancing Resilience, with Katie Mansfield
See more on Dancing Resilience
– Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/94536195898
