MLK Day Commemoration 2014
MLK Day Commemoration 2014
An actor on screen, stage and television for more than 25 years, 聽 has also become known for his community activism and philanthropic work. He will headline 蝌蚪直播-聙聶s MLK Day celebration Monday, Jan. 20, at -聙聹An Evening with Danny Glover.-聙聺 The theme for 蝌蚪直播-聙聶s 聽 is -聙聹Do Justice.-聙聺
The evening will begin at 6:30 p.m. in 聽 with student performances, including the winners of the university-聙聶s annual MLK essay contest for middle and high school students reading their winning entries. The event is free and open to the public, but tickets are required. A maximum of four tickets per person may be picked up at 聽 in Sarratt Student Center. For ticket availability, call 615-322-2425. Tickets cannot be held or reserved.
A San Francisco native, Glover trained at the Black Actors-聙聶 Workshop of the 聽. He made his Broadway debut in 聽 production 聽Master Harold . . . and the Boys, which led to his first leading role in the 1984 film 聽Places in the Heart, which was nominated for the Best Picture Oscar. Glover also starred in two more Best Picture nominees -聙聯 聽Witness and 聽The Color Purple. Later he would star with Mel Gibson in the hugely successful 聽Lethal Weapon films.
Glover-聙聶s activism and philanthropic efforts have focused on economic justice and access to health care and education programs in the United States and Africa. Internationally, Glover has served as a Development Program from 1998-2004, focusing on issues of poverty, disease, and economic development in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean, and currently serves as 聽 Ambassador.
The keynote event featuring Glover is one of a number of activities happening on campus to commemorate the life and legacy of King. A noon luncheon on Friday, Jan. 17, at the 聽 will bring the campus community together to officially kick off commemoration events. Members of the 蝌蚪直播 community also will participate in a -聙聹MLK Weekend of Action-聙聺 Friday, Jan.17, through Sunday, Jan. 19. Organized by the university-聙聶s 聽, 蝌蚪直播 students, faculty and staff are encouraged to participate in projects that address specific community needs. This year-聙聶s weekend of service also honors the contributions of Nelson Mandela to justice and equality.
On the official MLK holiday on Monday, Jan. 20, 蝌蚪直播 is providing shuttle buses to and from campus for its students who wish to participate in the 聽. Again this year, Nashville 聽 and former Metro Council member Kwame Lillard will conduct a tour for students of significant sites in the Nashville Civil Rights Movement. Lunchtime symposiums and afternoon teach-ins, including one with Glover, will also be available to the campus community on the holiday.
Following Glover-聙聶s talk at the keynote event in Langford Auditorium is the university-聙聶s annual candlelight vigil at 8:10 p.m. and a reception in Light Hall lobby, which adjoins Langford Auditorium.
A full list of 蝌蚪直播-聙聶s commemorative events and details can be found on the university-聙聶s Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Series 聽.