THIS IS ONLY A SPACE HOLDER FOR IVY'S WELCOME MESSAGE
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee at the University of Arizona welcomes you to learn and celebrate the legacy and the tenets set forth by Dr. King. His life examples of servant leadership is a testament to our commitment to serve with compassion, integrity, and inclusion. This weeklong program expands our service as an institution to collaborate, build trust, and listen to our community. as a way of expanding service to individuals and institutions. The Committee encourages the continuation of Dr. King’s legacy all year long by exploring resource for racial healing and justice. The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee at the University of Arizona welcomes you to learn and celebrate the legacy and the tenets set forth by Dr. King. His life examples of servant leadership is a testament to our commitment to serve with compassion, integrity, and inclusion. This weeklong program expands our service as an institution to collaborate, build trust, and listen to our community. as a way of expanding service to individuals and institutions. The Committee encourages the continuation of Dr. King’s legacy all year long by exploring resource for racial healing and justice.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
1/16/22 - Sunday Festival & March – UA Mall
March: 1PM – 2PM
Festival: 3PM-5PM
1/17/22 - Monday City of Tucson MLK March
Encourage UA Community to support the Tucson MLK Committee Activities
UofA Day of Service 10AM-5PM
1/18/22 Tuesday Sunrise Blessing /Truth & Racial Healing Transformation Center Lunch
Wednesday Diversity Film Series & Pre-Symposium Event
FOR MORE INFORATION - VISIT (INSERT FILM SERIES WEBSITE)Thursday Diversity Symposium Day 1 – Open to UA Grad Students, Staff, and Faculty
Friday Diversity Symposium Day 2 - Open to UA Grad Students, Staff, and Faculty
About Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (needs to be updated)
Martin Luther King Jr. was born at noon Tuesday, January 15, 1929, at the family home, 501 Auburn Avenue, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Charles Johnson was the attending physician. Martin Luther King Jr., was the first son and second child born to the Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr., and Alberta Williams King. Other children born to the Kings were Christine King Farris and the late Reverend Alfred Daniel Williams King. Martin Luther King's maternal grandparents were the Reverend Adam Daniel Williams, second pastor of Ebenezer Baptist, and Jenny Parks Williams. His paternal grandparents, James Albert and Delia King, were sharecroppers on a farm in Stockbridge, Georgia.