Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Celebration
Join us for our annual MLK Celebration with a week of healing and honoring the legacy of Dr. King.
Presented by the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Guided Sound Bath
Tuesday, January 21
In conjunction with the National Day of Racial Healing, please join us for a Guided Sound Bath. This is a restorative healing space allowing time to pause, reset, realign, and go within to assist in the effort for meaningful engagement in the book discussion, keynote address, and continue working for equitable outcomes.
This opportunity is open to Clark College students, staff, and faculty.
• Session 1: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
• Session 2: 12 (noon) – 1:00 p.m.
Gaiser Hall, GHL 213
Space is limited please register by emailing mgolder@clark.edu
Book Discussion and Author Keynote Address
Join us as we continue to honor the National Day of Racial Healing in the exploration of the book Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal.
Book Discussion
Wednesday, January 22
Join us in discussing Bettina Love's book in advance of her keynote address. A limited supply of books are available for purchase in the Bookstore, $19.50 each
10:00 –11:30 a.m.
Penguin Union Building PUB 161, Clark College
Keynote: We Gon’Be Alright, But That Ain’t Alright: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom
Thursday, January 23
Dr. Love’s talk will discuss the struggles and the possibilities of committing ourselves to an abolitionist goal of educational freedom, as opposed to reform, and moving beyond what she calls the educational survival complex. Abolitionist Teaching is built on the creativity, imagination, boldness, ingenuity, and rebellious spirit and methods of abolitionists to demand and fight for an educational system where all students are thriving, not simply surviving.
Author and Keynote speaker Dr. Bettina L. Love talks about her latest book.
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Gaiser Student Center, Clark College
About Dr. Bettina L. Love
Recognized by the Kennedy Center as one of the Next 50 Leaders shaping a more inclusive and compassionate future, Dr. Love is a transformative voice in education and social justice.
Her latest book, Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal, is a New York Times Bestseller, a winner of the Stowe Prize for Literary Activism, and a finalist for the LA Times Book Award.
Dr. Love actively contributes to its mission of nurturing and empowering educators and parents committed to combating injustice within their educational institutions and communities.
Books will be available in the Clark College Bookstore.
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