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Program - Evanston

MLK Day of Service

Monday, January 21, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
 Northwestern students and Evanston middle-schoolers (participating in ASG’s annual Eva Jefferson Day program) will engage in a variety of service projects throughout the Chicago area.  Check-in will be at 9:00am in the McCormick auditorium where breakfast will be provided. Morris "Dino" Robinson from Shorefront will be our speaker this year and will speak from 10:00-10:30am. Volunteers will be sent to their sites shortly after and will stay until 2pm.

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Staged Reading of "Race"

Monday, January 21, 2:00 PM
Josephine Louis Theatre
20 Arts Circle Drive 

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet’s critically acclaimed drama follows two lawyers -- one white and one black -- who are defending a wealthy white client accused of raping a black woman. When a new legal assistant is brought into the case, issues of race and gender politics that simmer under the surface of daily life explode into dangerous and complex truths. Presented by the Theatre and Interpretation Center at Northwestern University, this staged reading will be directed by third-year MFA student Erin Murray and will launch Northwestern’s weeklong Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration 2013 on the Evanston campus. General admission is free and open to the public. Advance reservations are recommended. To reserve tickets, visitwww.tic.northwestern.edu or call the Theatre and Interpretation Center box office at (847) 491-7282.

Campus Observance: Candlelight Vigil featuring Napoleon Harris

Monday, January 21, 7:00 PM
Alice Millar Chapel
1870 Sheridan Rd 

Keynote speech given by Northwestern alumnus Napoleon Harris (C '01), the newly elected Illinois State Senator (15thDistrict) and former member of the NU football team and first-round draft pick in the NFL.

Panel Discussion - Northwestern Valuing Veterans

Thursday, January 24, 4:00 PM
Norris Center, Big Ten Room

There will be a panel discussion with the Northwestern University community on how we value veterans. Speakers include those highly educated in the field and those with having a veteran background.

Potential Disclosure: An Interdisciplinary Gallery Talk on the Work of Terry Adkins

Wednesday, January  23, 5:15 PM    
Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art
40 Arts Circle Drive

The art work of Terry Adkins upholds and reimagines the legacies of historical figures such as Martin Luther King, Jr., W. E. B. Du Bois, Ida B. Wells, and Bessie Smith. Hear unique perspectives on Adkins’s work, now on display at the Block, from Jason LaFountain, Terra Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow in American Art, D. Soyini Madison, chair and professor of performance studies; Dan Silverstein, manager of exhibitions and collections at the Block; and Ivy Wilson, professor of English and director of American Studies. 

Harambee

Friday, January 25, 6:30 PM
Norris Center, Louis Room

Join us for this long-standing NU tradition, kicking-off Black History Month with free food, song, dance, and a reflection on African and African American culture. Recipients of the Gardner-Exum scholarship will be announced, and NU’s Black Alumni Association will recognize outstanding faculty, staff, and organizations for their decades of service to Northwestern’s Black community. See you there!

Screening of "Sing Your Song" - Co-Sponsored by CaribNation

Saturday, January 26, 2:00 PM
Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art
40 Arts Circle Drive 

Screening of the documentary focusing on the life of singer, actor and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte. A panel discussion moderated by Medill Professor Lawrence Stuelpnagele will follow.

Campus Observance: Keynote Speaker Harry Belafonte

Monday, January 28, 6:00 PM
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
50 Arts Circle Drive

University-wide observance and keynote address, delivered by Harry Belafonte.