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Dr. Robert Bullard will speak on
January 19
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UNC Asheville will celebrate the life and work
of Martin Luther King Jr. with a series of special events January
18-21. Although classes will not be in session on Martin Luther King
Jr. Day, student volunteers will turn their day off into “A Day On,”
by contributing a four hours of service to community organizations
on January 18. Other events include documentary screenings, a panel
discussion and a keynote address by Robert Bullard, who is widely
considered the father of environmental justice.
• Students will lead a unity service, “Celebrating King’s Faith and
Dream Through Song, Word and Art,” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19, in
UNC Asheville’s Highsmith University Union Grotto. Interfaith
service will focus on students' expression of their faith via dance,
song, scripture reading, multimedia and spoken word in regards to
King's faith, dream and impact. The event is free and open to the
public.
• Bullard will deliver a keynote address at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan.
20, in UNC Asheville’s Lipinsky Auditorium. Bullard is the Edmund
Asa Ware Distinguished Professor of Sociology and director of the
Environmental Justice Resource Center at Clark Atlanta University.
He has written 15 books on issues from environmental racism to
sustainable development. Bullard was featured in CNN’s “People You
Should Know.” In 2008, he was named one of the 13 “Environmental
Leaders of the Century” by Newsweek. A limited number of tickets for
the general public will be available for $5 at the door.
• A panel discussion on diverse faith traditions and the
environmental movement will be held at 12:25 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21,
in UNC Asheville’s Highsmith University Union Mountain Suites. The
event is free and open to the public.
• A screening of “Let’s Get Real,” a short documentary about
advocates, bystanders, bullies and victims will be held 4:30
Thursday, Jan. 21, in UNC Asheville’s Highsmith University Union
room 104. The documentary includes interviews with both bullies and
those being bullied, and examines some of the causes of bullying,
such as racial or religious differences and perceived sexual
orientation. The event is free and open to the public.
• “The Renewal Project,” a documentary on the religious
environmental movement, will be shown at 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21,
in the Highsmith University Union Grotto. “The Renewal Project”
examines environmental activists from Christian, Jewish, Buddhist
and Muslim traditions, who combat global warming and mountaintop
removal, and who work to promote food security, environmental
justice, recycling and land preservation. The event is free and open
to the public.
For more information, contact UNC Asheville’s Intercultural Center
at 828/251-6585.
