Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday, January 21, 2019

Find-a-Fact Bulletin Board Scavenger Hunt All day, January 21st – Across Campus This year for MLK Day and as a kick off to Black History Month, departments across campus are working to highlight the contributions of people of color through all aspects of our collective history. With this scavenger hunt activity, bulletin board displays will be available to view on MLK Day, and those interested in participating in the scavenger hunt will have the opportunity to view the displays, vote on their favorites, and turn in completed participation forms that day. Completed forms will be entered into a drawing for a prize to be awarded at the MLK Dinner.

“How are you Moving the Dream Forward?” 10:30 AM-11:30 AM, Simon Center Lobby Stop by the Simon Center Lobby and share how you are moving the dream forward in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Grab a cup of coffee and a donut as well! Your dreams will be displayed in the Simon Center Great Room for the kick off dinner that evening.

NEC Gives Back 11:30 AM-1:00 PM, Simon Center Pub Join us to put together kits for the Concord Coalition to End Homelessness and make fleece tie blankets for Project Linus, two amazing o rganizations in New Hampshire. Plus, we’re also collecting donations for the NH SPCA! Drop your donations off at the Simon Center or the Charter Coffeehouse to see if we can collect 50 pounds in donations in ONE day for this organization! Film & Popcorn Noon, Mainstage Theatre Showing the film Selma- Based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches led by James Bevel, Hosea Williams, Martin Luther King Jr., and John Lewis, this 2014 historical drama film had four Golden Globe nominations.

Activities Fair 1:00-3:00 PM, Lyons Center Check out the student organizations as well as many other organizations in the area during this welcome back activities fair. New to campus? Get involved! Ready to shake things up and develop your leadership skills? We’re ready to help you! And, as always, we’ll have food! Film & Food 1:00 PM, CEI Room 110 Showing the film Loving, a 2016 British-American biographical romantic drama film which tells the story of Richard and Mildred Loving, the plaintiffs in the 1967 U.S. Supreme Court decision Loving v. Virginia, which invalidated state laws prohibiting interracial marriage.

MLK Dinner 5:00 PM, Simon Center Great Room Join us for the first Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration dinner honoring his legacy and the legacy of other champions of the civil rights movement through fellowship, dance, and inspiring words. Guest speaker will be NEC alum Deo Mwano and the Rising Stars Dance Team will perform.