Casady-Mercy-Youth LEAD OKC MLK Day Rebuilding Together Team
EXPRESSIONS OF APPRECIATION
Thank you so much for giving us the opportunity to serve our community especially on MLK Jr. Day. Our services that day is the epitome of Martin Luther King's ideology when he preached, "An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity." Helping Mrs. Johnson allowed our youth to grow a bit taller, feel better, and understand a whole lot more. B. J., Mercy School
------------------------ On behalf of the Casady/Mercy/ Youth LEAD OKC MLK Day Team thank you for the opportunity provided to students to serve on January 21, National Day of Service. Mrs. Johnson was kind, welcoming, loving, and flexible. She inspired our kids to the point that one student decided on his own, to get a gift for Mrs. Johnson. Hunter and a group of Casady juniors and seniors presented Mrs. Johnson with a vacuum cleaner purchased at a Home Depot errand for cleaning supplies.
Mrs. Johnson worked closely throughout the day with the sorting team and was complementary of the experience. As we concluded our time at her home, Mrs. Johnson stated how grateful she was for the enthusiasm demonstrated by everyone who worked at her house. The challenges we faced were solved by quick problem solvers and the leadership of actions taken changed according to the need of the moment.
A quick reviewed by Jonathan at 4:00 PM let us conclude that we had done what you needed on the first day of work at Mrs. Johnson's house. Once you complete winterizing her home, please let us know if there is anything else we can do to help her finalize details to a safer, warmer, and drier home.
The Casady YAC will be reflecting MLK Day service day this coming Friday. Jim Bonfiglio and I reflected our experience this year and he brought to our attention a path to explore to a sustainable relationship on MLK Day with Rebuilding Together for teens 14-15 years old- our freshmen and sophomores. We look forward to a "reflective tea time" to explore Rebuilding Together interest in an ongoing relationship on MLK Day and what the cost implications will be to get a house again.
Thank you for allowing us the opportunity to serve, learn, and build relationships with our Oklahoma City community. C.C. Casady School
Rebuilding Together OKC is helping to repair a targeted neighborhood during the National Rebuilding Together CapacityCorps MLK Work Week.
As the event continues through Sunday, Rebuilding Together CapacityCorps members are gathered from across the country to help rebuild an Oklahoma City neighborhood, according to a news release.
Casady High School junior Ayman Paracha, 16, paints a bedroom ceiling as students from Mercy School and Casady School help repair a home in northeast Oklahoma City on Monday.
This weekend of service, celebrating Inauguration Day and Dr. King, was a great reminder that we each have a leadership role to play in setting the course for our nation. Let us know what you did this weekend - and what you plan to do all year long, as we rededicate ourselves to Dr. King's dream. Connect with Points of Light on Facebook and on Twitter at #2013MLKDay or at info@pointsoflight.org.
Chapel speaker UD, Friday January 18, 2013 Mrs. Joyce Henderson
Joyce Henderson is a retired teacher and administrator who taught generations of students in Oklahoma City Public Schools. She was the first principal of Classen School of Advanced Studies, which opened in 1994 and is ranked as one of the nation’s top public schools. She also served as an administrator at Harding Middle School, Emerson Alternative High School, Northeast High School and Star Spencer High School and currently serves as an educational consultant at Douglas High School.
Before her retirement in 2006, Henderson served as the district’s executive director of school and community services. She began her teaching career at the now-closed Dunjee High School, where she was once a student of teacher-turned-civil-rights-activist Clara Luper. At Luper’s invitation, Henderson attended the 1963 civil rights march in Washington D.C. where she heard Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Mrs. Henderson will be attending President Obama's inaguration in Washington D. C.
A LEGACY OF SERVICE
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College counselors and admissions directors crowded a hotel conference room on Thursday afternoon, many sitting on the floor for want of enough chairs, as William Fitzsimmons, dean of admissions at Harvard, joined in a discussion on “The Ideal High School Graduate.”
Mr. Fitzsimmons was speaking on a panel as part of the College Board’s annual conference in New York City. “I’m not sure Harvard has figured out what the ideal student is,” he said, clearly disappointing some cramped audience members. “But public service is a baseline. We’re trying to find people who make others around them better.”
Mr. Fitzsimmons called successful applicants to Harvard “good all-arounders – academically, extracurricularly and personally,” and he stressed the importance of demonstrating humanity and three-dimensionality in one’s college application. “I want to know, what is it this person does beside chew gum and produce good grades or scores?”
He warned against the superficiality of charismatic dispositions. “Charisma isn’t everything,” he said. “It actually makes a difference to have substance. And those quiet people can be incredibly easy to miss in college admissions, but they can be brilliant and wear incredibly well over the long haul.”
What is the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service?Takes place each year on the third Monday in January, the MLK Day of Service is the only federal holiday observed as a national day of service – a "day on, not a day off." It calls for Americans from all walks of life to work together to provide solutions to our most pressing national problems.
Why Serve on MLK Day of Service?
The MLK Day of Service is a way to transform Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life and teachings into community action that helps solve social problems. That service may meet a tangible need, or it may meet a need of the spirit. http://mlkday.gov/about/serveonkingday.php.MLK LEGACY OF SERVICEVIDEOS:http://mlkday.gov/promote/videos.php
MLK DAY NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE 2013:REBUILDING TOGETHER WORK DAY: http://www.rebuildingtogetherokc.org/ Goal:Honor MLK, Jr. Service Legacy and the memory of Robbie Johnson and Jeannine Rainbolt by making a home safer for an Oklahoma family. Fun, Food, and Friends with a purpose: Making a day off, a day on service and building relationships.
Casady School teens and faculty will start refurbishing a home on MLK Day in collaboration with Youth LEAD OKC and Mercy School Institute students and faculty. No skill needed. Age requirement: 14 YEARS OLD. Before the work day volunteers must: a. Complete online application http://rtokc.civicore.com/index.php?section=volunteerApplication&action=newTeam's name: Casady/Mercy MLK Day b. Complete release/permissions. Request forms via e-mail from Carmen Clay, Director of Service-Learning @ clayc@casady.org, 405-520-1325
Work Day Schedule and Details :
8:00 Breakfast @ Woods. Welcome by YAC (You-nite ACommunity)
8:30-9:30 Work Assignments:Packing, cleaning, moving furniture, sorting, and painting
12:00 Lunch @ Douglas Recreation Center, 900 Frederick J. Douglas Dr. OKC, 73117. Contact Person, Anneta Burden( 424-4212). Mrs. Michelle Tompkins arranges meal @ Center.
1:00 – 3:00? Work Continues on site until job is completed or different locations as needed. Buses return to chapel parking lot after work day is completed. Snacks and drinks provided. Update: Job completed at 4:30 PM. Some students left @2:30 PM due to appointments.
Transportation: Buses: Mr. Jacques Lampin, Mr. Jim Bonfiglio. Suburbans: Mrs. Clay, and Mr. Philipson.
GROUPS OF 5 OR LESS DO NOT NEED RESERVATIONS Morning Shift: 9-12, Afternoon Shift: 1-4. MINORS NEED TO BE WITH AN ADULT TO VOLUNTEER
1. Ask to sign-in for service-learning hours. At the end of your shift you will receive a paper with your hours. Age requirement: 8 years old or older.
2. Go to Volunteer Center in the second floor. Complete volunteer application.
3. Wait for volunteer coordinator to assign tasks. Enjoy your volunteer experience.
INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS OF OKLAHOMA GALLERY
MLK DAY COLLABORATIVE ART VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said: "Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart."
On January 21, 2013 from 12 to 5 p.m. Individual Artists of Oklahoma (IAO) is partnering with the Oklahoma City Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Coalition, the Respect Diversity Foundation (RDF) and the Paramount Theater Space to celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. at the IAO Gallery, located at 706 W Sheridan in Oklahoma City. IAO is inviting visual artists of all media to assist attendees in creating a collaborative art piece that will be on display celebrating diversity at the 12th annual Respect Diversity Arts Exhibition in April 2013.
The mission of RDF is to teach tolerance and respect for all people. IAO's mission is committed to sustaining and encouraging emerging and established artists in all media who are intellectually and aesthetically provocative or experimental in subject matter or technique. IAO is also inviting performance artists of all genres to perform in celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. that day. To join IAO as an artist in "articulating the inaudible language of the heart" this year please contact IAO Gallery at 405-232-6060.
The Schedule:
12pm-12:30pm IAO Gallery
Oklahoma Artists: Alicia Rodell-Mixed Media, Garrett Young-Pen and Ink, Kendall Brown-Solar Photography, Barby Osborn-Pastels, Home Base Studios-Film Local Visual Artists will be on hand to assist attendees in creating their own polaroid size art piece that will be combined with photos of attendees "flashing the peace sign" and ultimately be sewn together with multi-colored thread and displayed at the Respect Diversity Foundation's Art Exhibition April 2013. Home Base Studios will be filming attendees reciting lines from Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have A Dream Speech" that will also premiere alongside footage from the day's events at the Respect Diversity Foundation's Art Exhibition April 2013.
The film of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have A Dream Speech" will be shown during this time within the IAO Gallery.
Michael Korenblit is co-author of UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN, the true story of love and survival in the Holocaust. In his presentation, Mike takes his audiences on a journey through time to Hrubieszow, Poland, during the late 1930s and 1940s. He relates the stories of two families and the impact of World War II on their lives.
Gwen Mukes: Growing up in segregated Oklahoma in the 40s and 50s, Gwen witnessed many forms of discrimination and was aware of atrocities committed to African Americans at a young age. As one of the original Civil Rights’ Sit-Inners in Oklahoma City to desegregate public accommodations (August1958), she, along with the other 13 members of the NAACP Youth Chapter, was thrust into history. This experience began her lifelong quest for equal treatment for all, to learn more about her people’s history and history of other cultures, and to help others to appreciate different cultures in our society. 1:00pm-1:30pm IAO Gallery
Albert Gray Eagle is a noted flute artist and performer who is skilled in the craft of making traditional flutes along with regional forms of creative writing. Residencies with Gray Eagle may include the art of flute making and playing of the instrument while building on an understanding of history relevant to the Native American.
Dwe Williams from Ebony Voices is a storytelling unit of Rhythmically Speaking that incorporates music and womanly style in the telling of stories from the perspective of women. Women who have been birthin' and burpin' and buildin' a bold new body of people as they redefine the boundaries of their time. They deal with a wide array of issues and themes real and imagined, projected in song and story.
1:30pm-2:30pm The Paramount, OKC
Film: "A Call to Conscience"Tavis Smiley takes a comprehensive look at Martin Luther King, Jr.'s fight to put an end to the Vietnam war, and the impact his legacy continues to make among peace activists throughout the world
2:30pm-3:00pm Attendees and artists will be invited to design signs promoting peace and diversity to hold during the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Parade in downtown Oklahoma City.
3:00pm-5:00pm Attendees are invited to join the parade in downtown Oklahoma City.
*All art materials are provided free of charge, and the day's events are also free of charge.
MLK EVENTS AROUND OKC
The Parade:The 2013 Martin Luther King Jr. Parade begins at 2 p.m. from the corner of Broadway Avenue and NW 7th, proceeding along Broadway to Sheridan. There will be grandstands at NW 5th and Broadway Avenue. The theme for 2013 parade is “Challenges Beyond The Dream.”For more information on the parade or to be involved, call coordinators Winard Brown at (405) 410-7740 or R.L. Doyle at (405)413-4372.
The Prayer Breakfast:The 16th annual Midwest City Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast at the Reed Conference Center near Rose State College will begin at 7:00 a.m. on Monday, January 21st. Organizers expect between 400-500 people will enjoy breakfast followed by speeches and music. Cost to attend the Breakfast is $10. Go early!
The Silent March:The traditional silent march, in the style of the early civil rights movement marches, will begin about 9 a.m. on Monday, January 21st, following a program at the Freedom Center. The march will move from the Freedom Center to the Oklahoma History Center on N. Laird in time for the Bell Ringing.
The Bell Ringing:At 11 a.m. on Monday the 21st, there will be a ringing of Oklahoma's replica of the Liberty Bell in front of the Oklahoma History Center.
The MLK Jr. Holiday Coalition Program:The annual program from the Martin Luther King Jr. Coalition of Oklahoma City features the "I Have a Dream" speech. Keynote speaker for 2013 is TBA. The program takes place at St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral on NW 7th from noon until the parade begins at 2 p.m.
2015: Make a Day On Service of a Day Off from School @ the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma The Casady Day of Service 2015 is a collaboration between the Casady Service Learning Program, the Casady YAC (Youth Acting in the Community) and the Youth LEAD OKCasady (Leaders Engaging Across Differences) . The big difference this year is that the day is being organized and facilitated by teens for teens, Adults and children welcome, Disney attire competition at breaks.
Casady students and community partners will volunteer at the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma on January 19, from 9:00 - 4:00. The Casady Service-Learning Program continues to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and servant leaders from Casady and Heritage Hall (Rivals on the field, partners in service) who have passed and inspired us with their example: Mr. Arnel Gil, Dr. Robert Woolsey, Dr. Robbie Johnson, Mrs. Jeannie Rainbolt, Mr. Anthony Shadid, and Mr. Colby Sartin.
2014: A Day at the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma. Organized by a collaboration between the Casady Service-Learning Director , the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma Volunteer Coordinator and the Respect Diversity Foundation Bureau of Speakers. Packing and sorting food, participation in Food Simulation and historical tour of the facility. YAC Senior chairs leading recruitment of volunteer efforts. Collaboration with Casady MD, Religious Education Classes and LD Director. Invited to participate: YLOKC, Boys and Girls Club, Interfaith Alliance of Oklahoma, Mercy School Institute. and Heritage Hall High School. Casady Service-Learning MLK Day honors the memory of Mr. Arnel Gil, Dr. Robert Woolsey, Dr. Robbie Johnson, Mrs. Jeannie Rainbolt, Mr. Anthony Shadid, and Mr. Colby Sartin. 2013:Rebuilding Together: Preparing a home for AmeriCorps painting team; sorting household items, cleaning up exterior. 54 volunteers from Casady, Mercy School, Casady YAC and Youth Lead OKC. Rebuilding Together Youth Board, Casady Cyclone, Project Chair. Casady Service-Learning MLK Day honored the memory of Dr. Robbie Johnson, Mrs. Jeannine Rainbolt, Dr. Robert Woolsey and Mr. Anthony Shadid. 2012:100 Care Packages sent to Oklahoma soldiers in Afghanistan purchased with proceeds from sale of scarves knitted by Casady Cyclones students and faculty. YAC senior Chair Project. Casady Service-Learning MLK Day honored the memory of Dr. Robbie Johnson and Mrs. Jeannie Rainbolt.
2011:Framing a Habitat Home that STUCO and YAC helped build. STUCO board leadership in fundraising, sport teams volunteered to frame the house. Casady Service-Learning MLK Day honored the memory of Dr. Robbie Johnson and Mrs. Jeannie Rainbolt.
2010:Framing a Habitat Home, Sports teams and coaches required to serve on a day off from school. YAC MLK Day Project chair led by basketball team member. 84 volunteers. YAC provided Green Team Training at Casady School. First year Casady YAC included other divisions on MLK Day activities. Reading for the Blind and Snacks for Boys and Girls Club were opportunities provided on campus for MD and LD students. YAC senior, junior and sophomore chairs facilitated projects. The Casady Service-Learning Program MLK Day honored the memory of Dr. Robbie Johnson and Mrs. Jeannie Rainbolt
2009:Basketball team refurbished a home for Rebuilding Together. YAC senior chair organized, connected, and led the effort. Project was a result of a Skills for Action, Independent Study Course requirement to provide a service project on MLK Day. YAC senior chair was the manager of the basketball team. The Casady Service-Learning Program MLK Day honored the memory of Dr. Robbie Johnson
2008:Rebuilding Together Home refurbished by a small team of YAC students. Leadership of YAC junior chair. The Casady Service-Learning Program MLK Day honored the memory of Dr. Robbie Johnson
2007:1,000 grant from the Points of Light Foundation sponsored a service fair at the North Side YMCA on MLK Day. The opportunity was cancelled due to inclement weather and the fair was taken to Boys and Girls Club the week after SPC in February. The Casady Service-Learning Program MLK Day honored the memory of Dr. Robbie Johnson.
2006:MLK Day at the Food Bank and Dr. Robbie Johnson Golf Tournament. Led by YAC student to honor the memory of her uncle and his legacy of service
2005: MLK Day at the Food Bank: Cyclones and Charges, Rivals in the Field, Partners in Service. Honoring the service legacy of Charger, Dr. Robbie Johnson and uncle of Cyclone Brittany Johnson.
Casady-Mercy-Youth LEAD OKC MLK Day Rebuilding Together Team
MLK DAY 2013 WORK DAY WITH REBUILDING TOGETHER EXPRESSIONS OF APPRECIATION
Thank you so much for giving us the opportunity to serve our community especially on MLK Jr. Day. Our services that day is the epitome of Martin Luther King's ideology when he preached, "An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity." Helping Mrs. Johnson allowed our youth to grow a bit taller, feel better, and understand a whole lot more. B. J., Mercy School
------------------------ On behalf of the Casady/Mercy/ Youth LEAD OKC MLK Day Team thank you for the opportunity provided to students to serve on January 21, National Day of Service. Mrs. Johnson was kind, welcoming, loving, and flexible. She inspired our kids to the point that one student decided on his own, to get a gift for Mrs. Johnson. Hunter and a group of Casady juniors and seniors presented Mrs. Johnson with a vacuum cleaner purchased at a Home Depot errand for cleaning supplies.
Mrs. Johnson worked closely throughout the day with the sorting team and was complementary of the experience. As we concluded our time at her home, Mrs. Johnson stated how grateful she was for the enthusiasm demonstrated by everyone who worked at her house. The challenges we faced were solved by quick problem solvers and the leadership of actions taken changed according to the need of the moment.
A quick reviewed by Jonathan at 4:00 PM let us conclude that we had done what you needed on the first day of work at Mrs. Johnson's house. Once you complete winterizing her home, please let us know if there is anything else we can do to help her finalize details to a safer, warmer, and drier home.
The Casady YAC will be reflecting MLK Day service day this coming Friday. Jim Bonfiglio and I reflected our experience this year and he brought to our attention a path to explore to a sustainable relationship on MLK Day with Rebuilding Together for teens 14-15 years old- our freshmen and sophomores. We look forward to a "reflective tea time" to explore Rebuilding Together interest in an ongoing relationship on MLK Day and what the cost implications will be to get a house again.
Thank you for allowing us the opportunity to serve, learn, and build relationships with our Oklahoma City community. C.C. Casady School
Rebuilding Together OKC is helping to repair a targeted neighborhood during the National Rebuilding Together CapacityCorps MLK Work Week.
As the event continues through Sunday, Rebuilding Together CapacityCorps members are gathered from across the country to help rebuild an Oklahoma City neighborhood, according to a news release.
Casady High School junior Ayman Paracha, 16, paints a bedroom ceiling as students from Mercy School and Casady School help repair a home in northeast Oklahoma City on Monday.
This weekend of service, celebrating Inauguration Day and Dr. King, was a great reminder that we each have a leadership role to play in setting the course for our nation. Let us know what you did this weekend - and what you plan to do all year long, as we rededicate ourselves to Dr. King's dream. Connect with Points of Light on Facebook and on Twitter at #2013MLKDay or at info@pointsoflight.org.
What is the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service?Takes place each year on the third Monday in January, the MLK Day of Service is the only federal holiday observed as a national day of service – a "day on, not a day off." It calls for Americans from all walks of life to work together to provide solutions to our most pressing national problems.
Why Serve on MLK Day of Service?
The MLK Day of Service is a way to transform Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life and teachings into community action that helps solve social problems. That service may meet a tangible need, or it may meet a need of the spirit. http://mlkday.gov/about/serveonkingday.php.MLK LEGACY OF SERVICEVIDEOS:http://mlkday.gov/promote/videos.php
MLK DAY NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE 2013:REBUILDING TOGETHER WORK DAY: http://www.rebuildingtogetherokc.org/ Goal:Honor MLK, Jr. Service Legacy and the memory of Robbie Johnson and Jeannine Rainbolt by making a home safer for an Oklahoma family. Fun, Food, and Friends with a purpose: Making a day off, a day on service and building relationships.
Casady School teens and faculty will start refurbishing a home on MLK Day in collaboration with Youth LEAD OKC and Mercy School Institute students and faculty. No skill needed. Age requirement: 14 YEARS OLD. Before the work day volunteers must: a. Complete online application http://rtokc.civicore.com/index.php?section=volunteerApplication&action=newTeam's name: Casady/Mercy MLK Day b. Complete release/permissions. Request forms via e-mail from Carmen Clay, Director of Service-Learning @ clayc@casady.org, 405-520-1325
Work Day Schedule and Details :
8:00 Breakfast @ Woods. Welcome by YAC (You-nite ACommunity)
8:30-9:30 Work Assignments:Packing, cleaning, moving furniture, sorting, and painting
12:00 Lunch @ Douglas Recreation Center, 900 Frederick J. Douglas Dr. OKC, 73117. Contact Person, Anneta Burden( 424-4212). Mrs. Michelle Tompkins arranges meal @ Center.
1:00 – 3:00? Work Continues on site until job is completed or different locations as needed. Buses return to chapel parking lot after work day is completed. Snacks and drinks provided. Update: Job completed at 4:30 PM. Some students left @2:30 PM due to appointments.
Transportation: Buses: Mr. Jacques Lampin, Mr. Jim Bonfiglio. Suburbans: Mrs. Clay, and Mr. Philipson.
GROUPS OF 5 OR LESS DO NOT NEED RESERVATIONS Morning Shift: 9-12, Afternoon Shift: 1-4. MINORS NEED TO BE WITH AN ADULT TO VOLUNTEER
1. Ask to sign-in for service-learning hours. At the end of your shift you will receive a paper with your hours. Age requirement: 8 years old or older.
2. Go to Volunteer Center in the second floor. Complete volunteer application.
3. Wait for volunteer coordinator to assign tasks. Enjoy your volunteer experience.
INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS OF OKLAHOMA GALLERY
MLK DAY COLLABORATIVE ART VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said: "Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart."
On January 21, 2013 from 12 to 5 p.m. Individual Artists of Oklahoma (IAO) is partnering with the Oklahoma City Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Coalition, the Respect Diversity Foundation (RDF) and the Paramount Theater Space to celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. at the IAO Gallery, located at 706 W Sheridan in Oklahoma City. IAO is inviting visual artists of all media to assist attendees in creating a collaborative art piece that will be on display celebrating diversity at the 12th annual Respect Diversity Arts Exhibition in April 2013.
The mission of RDF is to teach tolerance and respect for all people. IAO's mission is committed to sustaining and encouraging emerging and established artists in all media who are intellectually and aesthetically provocative or experimental in subject matter or technique. IAO is also inviting performance artists of all genres to perform in celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. that day. To join IAO as an artist in "articulating the inaudible language of the heart" this year please contact IAO Gallery at 405-232-6060.
The Schedule:
12pm-12:30pm IAO Gallery
Oklahoma Artists: Alicia Rodell-Mixed Media, Garrett Young-Pen and Ink, Kendall Brown-Solar Photography, Barby Osborn-Pastels, Home Base Studios-Film Local Visual Artists will be on hand to assist attendees in creating their own polaroid size art piece that will be combined with photos of attendees "flashing the peace sign" and ultimately be sewn together with multi-colored thread and displayed at the Respect Diversity Foundation's Art Exhibition April 2013. Home Base Studios will be filming attendees reciting lines from Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have A Dream Speech" that will also premiere alongside footage from the day's events at the Respect Diversity Foundation's Art Exhibition April 2013.
The film of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have A Dream Speech" will be shown during this time within the IAO Gallery.
Michael Korenblit is co-author of UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN, the true story of love and survival in the Holocaust. In his presentation, Mike takes his audiences on a journey through time to Hrubieszow, Poland, during the late 1930s and 1940s. He relates the stories of two families and the impact of World War II on their lives.
Gwen Mukes: Growing up in segregated Oklahoma in the 40s and 50s, Gwen witnessed many forms of discrimination and was aware of atrocities committed to African Americans at a young age. As one of the original Civil Rights’ Sit-Inners in Oklahoma City to desegregate public accommodations (August1958), she, along with the other 13 members of the NAACP Youth Chapter, was thrust into history. This experience began her lifelong quest for equal treatment for all, to learn more about her people’s history and history of other cultures, and to help others to appreciate different cultures in our society. 1:00pm-1:30pm IAO Gallery
Albert Gray Eagle is a noted flute artist and performer who is skilled in the craft of making traditional flutes along with regional forms of creative writing. Residencies with Gray Eagle may include the art of flute making and playing of the instrument while building on an understanding of history relevant to the Native American.
Dwe Williams from Ebony Voices is a storytelling unit of Rhythmically Speaking that incorporates music and womanly style in the telling of stories from the perspective of women. Women who have been birthin' and burpin' and buildin' a bold new body of people as they redefine the boundaries of their time. They deal with a wide array of issues and themes real and imagined, projected in song and story.
1:30pm-2:30pm The Paramount, OKC
Film: "A Call to Conscience"Tavis Smiley takes a comprehensive look at Martin Luther King, Jr.'s fight to put an end to the Vietnam war, and the impact his legacy continues to make among peace activists throughout the world
2:30pm-3:00pm Attendees and artists will be invited to design signs promoting peace and diversity to hold during the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Parade in downtown Oklahoma City.
3:00pm-5:00pm Attendees are invited to join the parade in downtown Oklahoma City.
*All art materials are provided free of charge, and the day's events are also free of charge.
MLK EVENTS AROUND OKC
The Parade:The 2013 Martin Luther King Jr. Parade begins at 2 p.m. from the corner of Broadway Avenue and NW 7th, proceeding along Broadway to Sheridan. There will be grandstands at NW 5th and Broadway Avenue. The theme for 2013 parade is “Challenges Beyond The Dream.”For more information on the parade or to be involved, call coordinators Winard Brown at (405) 410-7740 or R.L. Doyle at (405)413-4372.
The Prayer Breakfast:The 16th annual Midwest City Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast at the Reed Conference Center near Rose State College will begin at 7:00 a.m. on Monday, January 21st. Organizers expect between 400-500 people will enjoy breakfast followed by speeches and music. Cost to attend the Breakfast is $10. Go early!
The Silent March:The traditional silent march, in the style of the early civil rights movement marches, will begin about 9 a.m. on Monday, January 21st, following a program at the Freedom Center. The march will move from the Freedom Center to the Oklahoma History Center on N. Laird in time for the Bell Ringing.
The Bell Ringing:At 11 a.m. on Monday the 21st, there will be a ringing of Oklahoma's replica of the Liberty Bell in front of the Oklahoma History Center.
The MLK Jr. Holiday Coalition Program:The annual program from the Martin Luther King Jr. Coalition of Oklahoma City features the "I Have a Dream" speech. Keynote speaker for 2013 is TBA. The program takes place at St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral on NW 7th from noon until the parade begins at 2 p.m.
