THE 29TH ANNUAL

PRESENTED BY FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY

January 17 – 21, 2017 • sga.fsu.edu/mlk_week

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Monday Martin Luther King, Jr. Wednesday Market Wednesday MLK Week Celebration Dare to Dream Festival 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM • Oglesby Union Courtyard 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM • Cascades Park Join us as we continue to Unfold the Dream at Market Wednesday through 16 The event will follow the annual Martin Luther King, Jr., memorial 18 an interactive quest! There will be several stations, each of which will involve march that happens each year in Tallahassee. The festival will allow specific activities such as trivia wheel, social media check-in, and more. the community to gather in fellowship while celebrating the life and Participation can be completed as a RSO or as an individual. Successful legacy of the Civil Rights Movement leader and peace activist, Dr. participation will make you or your RSO eligible for prizes! As always, we’ll Martin Luther King, Jr. It is a way to celebrate his dream and inspire have a DJ as well as special performances from various student organizations. others to pursue their own dreams. Hosted by the MLK Week Celebration Committee & SOAR Board Hosted by the Martin Luther King Dare to Dream Association, Inc., Tallahassee Downtown Improvement Authority, Cumulus Wednesday The Untold Story: Re-Envisioning Broadcasting, The City of Tallahassee, and CRA. the Chapters of Our Past Doors: 6:00 PM • Event: 6:30 PM Tuesday Dinner Dialogue 18 Florida State University Ballrooms 5:30 PM Hosted by the six Student Government Agencies, “The Untold Story: Re MLK Dinner Dialogue will provide students, faculty, staff, and Tallahassee Envisioning the Chapters of our Past” is an artistic showcase with a variety of 17 community members the opportunity to interact with Marc Lamont multi-sensory experiences in the forms of music, spoken word, visual art, film, Hill, the 2017 MLK Celebration keynote speaker. Students, faculty, dance, and other forms of creative expression. The artistic pieces will focus on staff, and community members will share a meal as well as dialogue re envisioning events and people surrounding the social movements of our amongst each other. past and how they relate to issues our respective communities face today. Hosted by the Student Government Association Agencies If you are interested in submitting an online form, please do so here: http://bit.ly/2gPxX6p Thursday MLK High School Scholars Hosted by Seminole Torchbearers and the Center for Leadership & Social Change. As a part of the FSU MLK Celebration Week, The Center for Leadership Tuesday 19 & Social Change welcomes Leon County high school students to be recognized as “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholars”. Selected students An Evening with from Leon County high schools will join facilitators from FSU, FAMU, Marc Lamont Hill and TCC for a half day full of dialogue and sharing of experiences. 17 Hosted by the Florida State University Police Department and Doors 6:00 PM • Event 7:00 PM The Center for Leadership and Social Change Ruby Diamond Concert Hall Thursday Community Policing FREE for everyone 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM • Globe Auditorium (priority admission given to FSU students with valid ID) Join the FSU Police Department and local law enforcement leaders from 19 our community for an interactive and fun workshop on how to positively ALL Ages engage with law enforcement officers and to learn about community policing. Hosted by the Florida State University Police Department Dr. Marc Lamont Hill is one of the leading intellectual voices in the country. Thursday MLK Block Party He is currently the host of BET News and a political contributor 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM • Courtyard Commons for CNN. He is the former host of the nationally syndicated You are cordially invited to attend the MLK Block Party! There will be television show Our World With Black Enterprise and the snacks, games and opportunities for you to learn about resources inaugural host of Huff Post Live, as well as a former political 19 available to the FSU community. The Conversation Couch, hosted contributor to Channel. An award-winning journalist, by Project Conversation will also be there to discuss current events. Dr. Hill has received numerous prestigious awards from the National Association of Black Journalists, GLAAD, and the Hosted by the Center for Leadership & Social Change, Center for International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. Global Engagement, Askew Student Life Center and University Housing Trained as an anthropologist of education, Dr. Hill holds a Loving Ph.D. (with distinction) from the University of . Thursday January 19 Student Life Cinema at the Askew Student Life Center His research focuses on the intersections between culture, 7:15 & 10:15 PM politics, and education. Admission is FREE for All Hosted by the Golden Tribe Lecture Series and MLK Friday The story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple, whose January 20 Week Celebration Committee. For more information 7:15 PM challenge of their anti-miscegenation arrest for their marriage in Virginia about ticketing policies, please visit goldentribe.fsu.edu. led to a legal battle that would end at the US Supreme Court. Saturday Hosted by the MLK Week Celebration Committee and the January 21 Student Life Cinema 7:15 & 10:15 PM

All events are free and open to all FSU students and the public unless otherwise stated. This is available in an alternative format upon request.