vision2020@moscow.com: 1998 WSU MLK Celebration
1998 WSU MLK Celebration
Bill London (london@wsu.edu)
Fri, 09 Jan 1998 06:44:57 -0800
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>KEYNOTE SPEAKER ARUN GANDHI WILL DISCUSS 'NON-VIOLENCE OR NON-EXISTENCE:
>OPTIONS FOR THE 21st CENTURY' DURING WSU MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. JAN. 14
>CELEBRATION IN PULLMAN
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> PULLMAN, Wash.-- "Non-Violence or Non-Existence: Options for the 21st
>Century" is title of the keynote address by Arun Gandhi during the Jan. 14
>Washington State University celebration of the life of Martin Luther King Jr.
> Gandhi's talk will be part of a program beginning at 7 p.m. in the Gladish
>Community Center auditorium in Pullman. The program will be preceded by a
>traditional Unity March of campus and community members starting at 6 p.m.
>on WSU's Glenn Terrell Mall.
> The City of Pullman will provide transportation from Gladish to the
>Students Book Corporation ("Bookie") after the program.
> Sponsored by WSU and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., the program theme is
>"Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi -- Moving Beyond their
Dreams."
> Ebony Ross, WSU student, and Joshua Dyer, Pullman High School student, will
>serve as the program's respective mistress and master of ceremony.
> Program participants will include Gretchen Bataille, WSU provost; Ernestine
>Madison, WSU vice provost for Human Relations and Resources; Mitch Chandler,
>Pullman mayor; and Neil Walker, WSU student body president. Also
>participating will be John GrosVenor, director of Native American Ministries
>for the NW District, Church of the Nazarene. He is a retired Moscow police
>officer.
> Tentatively scheduled during the program will be a vocal solo of "Lift
>Every Voice and Sing," also known as the Black National Anthem, by Maliza
>Lang, 4, a student at the WSU Early Learning Center.
> Performing will be the Pullman High School Swing Choir, directed by
>Theresa Guptil. And, members of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity at WSU will
>present a slide show.
> Gandhi, a Memphis, Tenn., resident, is the grandson of the late Mohandas K.
>"Mahatma" Gandhi, India's spiritual leader. Following in his grandfather's
>footsteps, he has "dedicated his life's work to fostering non-violent
>solutions to serious societal problems," said Marcia Schekel, a member of
>the event's committee.
> Following the program, a reception will be held in Gladish, and Gandhi will
>sign his books, which will be for sale.
> In Memphis, Tenn., Gandhi and his wife, Sunada, direct the nonprofit,
>nonsectarian M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence which they founded. "The
>institute fosters the understanding, application and practice of
>nonviolence," said Schekel.
> Both Rev. King and Mahatma Gandhi practiced and advocated non-violence
>toward the goal of peace among all people. And both died violently at the
>hands of assassins, Gandhi at 79 in 1948 in New Delhi, and King at 39 in
>1968 in Memphis.
> Arun Gandhi is an author and former newspaper reporter. He was born and
>raised in South Africa. In 1946, he traveled to India with his parents and
>lived for 18 months with his grandfather and learned how to deal with his
>anger positively. According to information from the Gandhi Institute, "In
>spite of (Mahatma Gandhi's) preoccupation with India's tumultuous transfer
>of power (from British rule)," Arun learned some "very important lessons in
>nonviolence."
> In related news, WSU Martin Luther King Jr. Distinguished Service Awards
>will be presented during the YWCA of WSU Racial Justice Conference, "Racism
>in Our Community: A Blueprint for Action," to be held Jan. 30 at Pullman
>High School and Jan. 31 at WSU.
> For more information, contact E. Lincoln James, co-chair, WSU MLK 1998
>Celebration Committee, at 509/335-4716 or WSU Multicultural Student Services
>at 509/335-7852.
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>NOTE TO MEDIA: This WSU event takes place on Jan. 14. Jan. 15 is Rev.
>King's actual birthday. WSU and the nation honor King with a holiday on the
>third Monday of January; in 1998 that day is Jan. 19. Spring classes at
>WSU begin on Jan. 12.
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>Carol Hill, Web Manager
>University Relations - News & Information Services
>Washington State University
>Pullman, WA 99164-1040
>509/335-1750 e-mail: hillc@wsu.edu
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