On Saturday, January 26, 2008, please join the members of Haverford College and the surrounding communities for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium: Living King's Legacy.

That day from 10:00am – 5:00pm, noted speakers, faculty, staff, students, and community members will be engaged in various ways to better understand the legacy left by the noble civil rights activist. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage closely with twelve dynamic social change agents from across the country who have dedicated their lives to teaching about and eliminating racism, sexism, homophobia, economic injustice, and discrimination based on age, ability, and spirituality/religion. This will surely be an opportunity for members of our community to come together to celebrate, to learn, and to discover ways to be involved in the work that continues to be done around the country and world.

Symposium Schedule

Saturday, January 26, 2008

10:00am
Breakfast Reception, CPGC Cafe
Join other symposium participants for a continental-style breakfast before the days events

10:30am - 11:45am
Opening Convocation: Living King's Legacy, Stokes Auditorium
Welcome by Steve Emerson, President of Haverford College, followed by an opening address by Alexia Salvatierra and reflections by Reverend Nelson Johnson

12:00pm - 12:45pm
Lunch, Dining Center
Symposium participants are welcome to a buffet-style lunch in the Colleges Dining Center.  Please also take a few moments to view the "'Get Off the Dime and Deal': A History of Haverford's Struggle to Diversify" exhibition in the Sunken Lounge of the Dining Center

1:00pm - 2:15pm
Panel Discussion: Working Toward Change, Stokes Auditorium
Panelists include Joyce Johnson, Farah Mokhtareizadeh, and Michael Simmons

2:30pm - 3:45pm
Concurrent Break-out Sessions, Various Locations in Stokes Hall
    The Politics and Economics of Globalization
    Creating the Beloved Community: Peace Building and Social Change
    Crossing the Intersections:  Race, Gender, Class, Sexuality, and Faith
    Building New Social Movements

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Closing Address by Carmen Lane, Stokes Auditorium

Please also visit the Martin Luther King, Jr. exhibit in the Dining Center Sunken Lounge.