Martin Luther King/ Black History Month Events at KSC

Tuesday, January 27

The KSC Campus Commission for Diversity and Multiculturalism, the Office of Diversity and Multiculturalism, and Common Ground will sponsor “The ‘Dream’: The Relevance of Martin Luther King Today,” on Tuesday, January 27, at 7:30 p.m., in the Student Center. Steve Chase, founding director of Antioch University New England’s Environmental Advocacy and Organizing Program, will give the keynote speech; Evelyn Harris, formally of Sweet Honey in the Rock, will discuss the significance of music in the Civil Rights movement and offer a musical interlude; and Jay Cook and Steve Leicach will provide celebratory drumming. This event is free and open to the public.

Thursday, January 29

The KSC Campus Commission on Diversity and Multiculturalism is sponsoring a trip for faculty, staff, and students to UNH’s 19th Annual MLK Commemorative Address, “Education or Incarceration: The Future of Democracy,” by Angela Davis. Free transportation from Keene to UNH will be provided (depart from Keene at 4 p.m.). To sign up, please contact Kim Schmidl-Gagne at 8-2768 or kgagne@keene.edu before 9 a.m. on Monday, January 26.

Saturday, February 7

The KSC Student Center, the Campus Commission on Diversity and Multiculturalism, the Office of Diversity and Multiculturalism, and Common Ground will sponsor a performance for Black History Month, The Meeting, on Saturday, February 7.

This drama by Jeff Stetson takes place in a secluded room in the Hotel Theresa in Harlem, where Malcolm X is headquartered before his fateful appearance at the Audubon Ballroom. He has requested a secret meeting with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who is also in New York.

The show will start at 2 p.m. in the Mabel Brown Room, Student Center, and will be followed by a discussion. This event is free and open to the public.

For more information about these events, please contact Kim Schmidl-Gagne at 8-2768 or kgagne@keene.edu.