Keynote Speaker: Christopher Edley, Jr, author, Dean of UC Berkeley School of Law, and former member of the US Commission on Civil Rights. Edley, joined Boalt Hall as Dean and Professor of Law in 2004 after 23 years as a Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. He is the first African-American dean to lead a top-ranked US law school. Edley was co-founder of the Harvard Civil Rights Project, a renowned multidisciplinary research and policy think tank focused on issues of racial justice. His lecture topic will address "The Future of the Civil Rights Movement".

The event is free and open to the public. Held at Goddard Auditorium, Carpenter Hall, on the campus of Earlham College. For more information, call (765)983-1317.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Commission presents Dr. Charles Robinson,
Director of African American Studies, University of Arkansas, speaking about "Education: Is it a Right? Who is Responsible?". The event will be held at the Holiday Inn and Conference Center, 5501 National Road East and costs $10/person. For more information, call (765) 973-8534.

Richmond resident Matt Guynn is a part of a activist-oriented training network called Training for Change. Last week, he was in Philadelphia for a training at TFC, and his group was called up by a radio journalist from the show "Weekend America," looking for a group of nonviolent activists to be interviewed for their MLK-focused show, broadcast on January 13th. You can listen to the segment from the Weekend America website.  continue reading »