MLK Jr. Celebration 2026
Beyond the Dream: Social Justice and Ecological Consciousness
“It really boils down to this, that all life is interrelated. We are caught in an
inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects
one directly, affects all indirectly.”
— Martin Luther King Jr., “A Christmas Sermon on Peace,” 1967
Sunday. Jan 18
7:00 p.m.
Martin Chapel (Seminary Building)
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MLK Hymn Sing |
Monday, Jan. 19
9:45 a.m.
University Commons Indoor Track |
Unity March |
10 a.m.
Lehman Auditorium |
Speak Out |
10:15 a.m.
Lehman Auditorium |
Convocation with Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò |
Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown University and a fellow at the
Climate and Community Institute. He is the author of the critically acclaimed books Elite Capture and Reconsidering Reparations, a contributor to Greta Thunberg’s The Climate Book, and a past recipient of a Marguerite Casey Freedom Scholar fellowship. Táíwò’s public philosophy, including articles exploring intersections of climate justice
and colonialism, has been featured in The Guardian, The New Yorker, The New Republic, The Nation, Boston Review, Dissent, Al Jazeera, Foreign Policy, Hammer & Hope (where he is a member of the Editorial Team). His writings have been translated into Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, Italian,
and Korean, among other languages.
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11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Northlawn Cafeteria
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Soul Food Lunch |
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11:20 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.
Thomas Plaza
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Rededication of the EMU Peace Pole |
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11:30 - 1:00 p.m.
University Commons 211/212
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"Skin Sabbath" Soap Making Session with Simone McKelvey
*Limited space must click here to register for this acitvity
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11:30 - 1:00 p.m.
University Commons UC 177
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"Fire Cider" with Kinfolk Farm
*Limited space must click here to register for this acitvity
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1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
University Commons UC 170 Mainstage Theater
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Q&A with Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò
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2:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
University Commons Student Union
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World Climate Simulation lead by Levi Myers
*Limited space must click here to register for this acitvity
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2:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
University Commons 211/212
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"Skin Sabbath" Soap Making Session with Simone McKelvey
*Limited space must click here to register for this acitvity
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2:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
University Commons UC 177
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"Fire Cider" with Kinfolk Farm
*Limited space must click here to register for this acitvity
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