Monday, January 15

HCC Closed in Observation of the Federal Holiday Marking Dr. King’s Birthday

Learn more about Dr. King and his leadership of non-violent protest for Civil Rights

• The King Philosophy - NonViolence365
• How did MLK define nonviolence?
• MLK on Nonviolent Resistance
• MLK Protégé Teaches Nonviolence to New Generation
• The Six Principles of Non-Violence – MLK
• History Specials: King Leads the March on Washington
• The King Center for Nonviolent Social Change
   

MLK Jr. Beloved Community Commemorative Service, 10 a.m. - https://youtu.be/zNf9UoNzouw
Ebenezer Baptist Church (Atlanta, GA), sponsored by www.thekingcenter.org
Established in 1968 by Coretta Scott King, the MLK, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change (“The King Center”) reaches over a million people each year with a mission to empower people to create a just, humane, equitable, and peaceful world by applying Dr. King’s nonviolent philosophy and methodology. Participate in this online service in honor of Dr. King’s birthday.

MLK Day of Learning Event - Living the Dream: It Starts with Me, 11 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Franklin County, PA – Chambersburg. Free and open to the public. HCC faculty, staff and students are encouraged to participate. https://www.racialreconciliationfc.org/mlkday

Tuesday, January 16

• Sign-Making: Share your message of nonviolence or social justice on a sign to be carried at the Community Peace Walk on Thursday. Location: Student Center Main Dining.
• National Day of Racial Healing: Reflections throughout the Student Center.
• 1:00pm Lunch & Learn: HCC Graphic Design Student Panel. Hear from our digital student artists who created this year’s MLK Week Poster centered on King’s Six Principles of Nonviolence and discover what inspired their designs. Posters are on display throughout the week. Location: Student Center Main Dining & 182.

Wednesday, January 17

• Sign-Making: Share your message of nonviolence or social justice on a sign to be carried at the Community Peace Walk on Thursday. Location: Student Center Main Dining.
• 11:30am, Lunch & Learn: Understanding King’s Principles of Nonviolence, Rev. Don R. Stevenson, retired United Church of Christ minister and current HCC adjunct instructor in World Religions, Philosophy, and Ethics will share his experience as a college student involved in the Civil Rights movement while providing an overview of the Principles. Location: Student Center Upper Dining Room.

Thursday, January 18

• Sign-Making: Put your message of nonviolence or social justice on a sign to be carried at the Community Peace Walk on Thursday. Location: Student Center Main Dining.
• 12 noon, Lunch & Learn: How to Overcome Our Biases? Walk Boldly Toward Them: Be courageous in learning about unconscious bias with a TEDTalk by Verna Myers, followed by a discussion about what participants can learn from using Harvard’s Implicit Bias Test to increase their own self-awareness. Participants are invited to take the test in advance or during the program. Location: Student Center 141-143.
• 2:30pm, Community Peace Walk: Take an active role in keeping Dr. King’s message of Nonviolence alive by participating in a ½ mile walk through campus beginning at the Student Center (walking time - about 15 minutes – updated due to weather). The walk will conclude back in the Student Center with Dr. Reverend Darin Mency’s dramatic rendition of Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech (about 3:00pm). A message recorded earlier this week from Dr. Bernice King, daughter of the late Dr. King and CEO of The King Center, will be shown in the Student Center for those unable to participate in the Peace Walk. Light refreshments will be served following the program.