MLK Commemoration 2011

Reflecting on the vision and Christian ministry of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. for the purpose of encouraging and cultivating a deeper commitment to be God's agents of justice, peace and reconciliation.

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Monday - January 16, 2012

Dr. King Community Engagement Day

In celebrating Dr. King's life, come engage our local community through a day of service. Join hundreds of other volunteers throughout the Capital Region to take action at project sites throughout the city. This day is a unique opportunity to meet Harrisburg residents and community leaders by serving together. For more information or to register, contact the Agape Center at (717) 796-1800 Ext. 7255.

• Location: Harrisburg, PA (Vehicles will depart from Messiah College, Grantham, PA.)
• Time: TBA (All day)
• More Information: http://www.messiah.edu/external_programs/agape/local_service/MLKDay.html
• Register: http://www.messiah.edu/external_programs/agape/local_service/MLKDayRegistrationForm.html

Common Chapel
"My Journey with the Civil Rights Movement"

• Join us for this musical event! Ms. Rutha Harris will share her journey with the civil rights movement through the music of the movement. Ms. Harris joined the Albany Movement and the Original Freedom Singers, traveling over 50,000 miles singing for the cause of freedom and raising funds for the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee. Along with Dr. King, she was jailed four times during the Albany, Georgia Movement in 1961-1962.

  Brubaker Auditorium, 7:00–8:00 p.m.