Mission Possible: Protecting Freedom, Justice, and Democracy in the Spirit of Nonviolence 365
Honor the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during a week-long celebration sponsored by the Office of Diversity & Inclusion & McDonough Center for Leadership and Business.
EVENTS SCHEDULE
Saturday, January 18
MLK Day Celebration
11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Teams Meeting Link
Meeting ID: 237 789 712 513 — Passcode: pD33v82a
Watch live without Q&A participation on ODI's Facebook Page.
11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Educational Program
Alma McDonough Auditorium
- Welcome by Briana Williams ’27 and William Linse ’26
- Remarks from Marietta College Interim President Kathleen Poorman Dougherty
- Presentations by students who participated in the Fall Break Experience Trip to Montgomery, Alabama on Exploring Black Slavery: 1619 through Today
- Musical performance by Karen Walker
- Moment of silence and remembrance
- Keynote: Lynda Blackmon Lowery, Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March
ABOUT THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER: The Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) activists organized Lynda Blackmon Lowery and other area children and teenagers to participate in the civil rights movement. In the front lines of the struggle, the young Lowery marched on "Bloody Sunday" and "Turn Around Tuesday," and is the youngest marcher to walk every step of the successful March from Selma to Montgomery. Lowery was beaten on the Edmund Pettus Bridge on March 7, 1965, that day is now by a more descriptive name, Bloody Sunday. She received a total of 35 stitches in the melee. Mrs. Lowery’s early involvement in the struggle against “Jim Crow”, American apartheid, has been the foundation for her civil and human rights work throughout her life. A much sought after speaker with a compelling personal story of civil rights activism, Mrs. Lowery has presented at conferences across the country.
Monday, January 20
MLK Day of Observance
Tuesday, January 21
National Day of Racial Healing
Saturday, January 18–Saturday, January 25
Click HERE to learn about volunteer opportunities at locations such as Washington County Harvest of Hope, Belpre Area Ministries, GoPacks, and Gospel Mission Food Pantry.
Service Opportunities
Register for service opportunities via the Engage Marietta GivePulse app
Once you download the Givepulse app
- Select “Continue with Single Sign-On”
- Search for “Marietta College”
- Select “Marietta College”
- Sign in with your Marietta College email credentials — same email and password.
- You can stay signed in on the app if you wish.
- You are all set to look for Volunteer Opportunities and sign up for them through the app.
When on the Dashboard on the Engage Marietta App:
- To search for opportunities, you can search by the cause, keyword, location, or date that best fits your interests.
- Click “register” once you have found an opportunity that you would like to sign up for
- If there are multiple dates or shifts, choose the one that works best for you.
Once you have completed your volunteer opportunity:
- You can see a list of volunteer opportunities that you have attended
- You can also click on “add impact” to manually log hours if you volunteered without signing up on the app. Select “add impact” then “time” and enter the number of hours you volunteered.
- You will be asked for a review — give some feedback to your organization.
- Finally, you can select a group to which to add the impact. You can add to any group you choose, including MC DEI or Marietta College in general.
Friday, January 24
MLK Involvement Fair
The Involvement Fair at Marietta College is an opportunity for students to be introduced to all the ways they can engage and get involved on campus and in the community. This year we plan to hold a Spring Involvement Fair which will take place January 24th, 2025 from 3pm-5pm in the Great Room of Andrews Hall.
Reserve a table for your campus organization at THIS LINK on Engage Marietta, then click "Register!" Please act quickly -- space is limited!! What we're looking for:
Showcase the types of products or services your organization provides
Share future volunteer opportunities
Distribute/Pass info to interested students
This is YOUR opportunity to meet with volunteers, tell them about your organization, and the work you do in the community! Tables will be provided for all registered organizations.
If you have questions, please reach out to:
- Dr. Amy Elliott (ace003@marietta.edu); (740) 376-4561 or
- Jason Nulton (jdn001@marietta.edu); (304) 483-0948