{"481251":{"#nid":"481251","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Campus MLK Celebration to Focus on \u0027Courage to Lead\u0027","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EThis year\u2019s commemoration of the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. includes an ambitious slate of events organized by faculty, staff, and students. It also celebrates the life of Julian Bond, who gave the 2015 Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture at Georgia Tech. He died on Aug. 15, 2015.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p3\u0022\u003EThis year, Jeff Johnson, a D.C.-based award-winning journalist, social activist, and political commentator, will speak on the topic of \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.calendar.gatech.edu\/event\/467771\u0022\u003E\u201cUnclaimed Legacy: Who Will Lead the Next Social Movement?\u201d\u003C\/a\u003E The lecture will take place on Jan. 13 at 3 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p3\u0022\u003EMore events are listed below. For a full overview, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.c.gatech.edu\/mlk\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ewww.c.gatech.edu\/mlk\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.calendar.gatech.edu\/event\/467871\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECampuswide Student Celebration\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EJan. 14, 7 p.m., Student Center Ballroom\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cem\u003EStudent speeches, cultural performances, and a candlelighting ceremony. Reception to follow.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFocus Program\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJan. 14\u201317, Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFocus is one of the nation\u2019s premier programs for raising awareness of graduate education. It is designed to attract the brightest underrepresented minority students and encourage them to pursue graduate degrees at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.calendar.gatech.edu\/event\/467881\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EArts@Tech Presents Roger Guenveur Smith: Rodney King\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E Jan. 15\u201316, 8 p.m. (each night), Ferst Center for the Arts\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cem\u003EHistory, poetry, and tragedy collide when Roger Guenveur Smith tackles the thorny odyssey of Rodney King. More information at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.arts.gatech.edu\/ferstcenter\u0022\u003Ewww.arts.gatech.edu\/ferstcenter\u003C\/a\u003E. Discounts available for faculty and staff.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p3\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.calendar.gatech.edu\/event\/467891\u0022\u003EMLK Day of Service\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003EJan. 18, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cem\u003EParticipants will serve in teams and engage in service projects with Metro Atlanta community partners. To register, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.engage.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewww.engage.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p3\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.calendar.gatech.edu\/event\/467901\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMLK Commemorative Service\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJan. 18, 10 a.m., Ebenezer Baptist Church\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESponsored by The King Center, this annual church service is an ecumenical endeavor, engaging members of various religious traditions and state, national, and international governments. This year, 20 spaces will be available to the Georgia Tech community through the MLK Day of Service program. Visit\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.engage.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ewww.engage.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;to register. If you are not able to register through Georgia Tech, the event is open to the public.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.calendar.gatech.edu\/event\/467911\u0022\u003EMLK \u201cSunday\u201d Supper\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003C\/strong\u003EJan. 21, 6 to 8 p.m., Bill Moore Student Success Center, President\u2019s Suite\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cem\u003ECome together over a meal to engage in meaningful dialogue about the 2016 MLK Celebration events, King\u2019s legacy, and the courage to lead. To register, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.engage.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewww.engage.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.calendar.gatech.edu\/event\/467921\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Art of Civil Disobedience\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EJan. 27, 6 to 8 p.m., Press Room A, Student Success Center\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cem\u003EStudents will learn how to express their desire for social justice through the arts and have the opportunity to create their own work to make an impact for their cause.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.calendar.gatech.edu\/event\/467931\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECourage to Lead: Student Panel\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJan. 28, 6 to 8 p.m., Press Room B, Student Success Center\u003Cbr \/\u003EStudents will hear from peers who have advocated for their own social justice causes.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis year\u2019s commemoration of the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. includes an ambitious slate of events organized by faculty, staff, and students.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"This year\u2019s commemoration of the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. includes an ambitious slate of events organized by faculty, staff, and students."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2016-01-04 12:24:52","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:20:20","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-01-04T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2016-01-04T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"481281":{"id":"481281","type":"image","title":"MLK Celebration 2016","body":null,"created":"1451937600","gmt_created":"2016-01-04 20:00:00","changed":"1475895234","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:54","alt":"MLK Celebration 2016","file":{"fid":"204212","name":"mlk_graphic_2016_0.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/mlk_graphic_2016_0_0.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/mlk_graphic_2016_0_0.png","mime":"image\/png","size":432810,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/mlk_graphic_2016_0_0.png?itok=T60oktpL"}}},"media_ids":["481281"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/diversity.gatech.edu\/","title":"Office of Institute Diversity"},{"url":"http:\/\/c.gatech.edu\/mlk","title":"MLK Celebration 2016"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"736","name":"diversity"},{"id":"9171","name":"institute diversity"},{"id":"10810","name":"MLK"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:annette.filliat@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EAnnette Filliat\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInstitute Diversity\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}