Concordia Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Jan 14, 2009


FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
JORDAN SING, Student Government president
sgapres@cord.edu
ERIC RUNESTAD, Cultural Events and Music Organizations director
(218) 299-4366
AMY KELLY, Media Relations director
(218) 299-3642

CONCORDIA CELEBRATES MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY

    In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Concordia College welcomes Arthur Romano in a series of lectures and workshops. He will speak on “Moving a Mountain: Dr. Martin Luther King’s Ideal of the Beloved Community” at 8 p.m., Monday, Jan. 19 in the Knutson Center Centrum.
    Romano founded Youth for Peace, an Internet-based program that for young people to share inspiration and information related to their own community projects and has collaborated with various organizations, including the Gandhi-King Season for Nonviolence. He is a certified Kingian nonviolence trainer through the Association of Kingian Nonviolence Educators and Trainers. Romano holds degrees in philosophy, political science and conflict resolution and is currently a World Peace Scholar in England.

    The following is a list of the day’s activities all located in the Knutson Center Centrum:

o 8:30 a.m.—Dr. Martin Luther King and Nonviolence-Exploring a Hidden History, Arthur Romano
   
o 9:50 a.m.—Memorial Worship Service

o 10:30 a.m.—Dr. Martin Luther King’s Opposition to War-Connecting the Local to the Global, Arthur Romano

o 1:20 p.m.— Experiential Diversity Session, TOCAR

o 2:40 p.m.—The Civil Rights Revolution in Historical Perspective, Dr. Eric Burin, associate professor of history, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, N.D.

o 8 p.m.—Moving a Mountain: Dr. Martin Luther King’s Ideal of the Beloved Community, Arthur Romano
   
    All activities are free and open to the public. Romano’s appearance is sponsored by the Student Government Association, Intercultural Affairs and Cultural Events. For additional information, contact Jordan Sing, Student Government president at sgapres@cord.edu.

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