Some of the great MLK observances coming up in St Louis. Check it out. Compiled by some of my friends in the womens group on race relations. Dear WGRR* members, It’s Dr King’s birthday tomorrow & a newish year still. As you navigate the weeks & months that lie ahead, remember the gifts & power each of us has to make a difference—& the impact we can have by reaching out, by witnessing & other actions across racial & other divides that occur in small as well as large ways. This Sister Picks includes a dozen events. Many thanks to Carmen Dence, Denise Ward-Brown Janice Thomas, Mary Seager, Melody Goodman, & Pat Cox for their suggestions. Another Sister Picks will come out next week, so please forward events & online info resources that WGRR members should know about. With resolve, Evelyn, Kim, & Pat *WGRR=Women’s Group on Race Relations in St Louis, a network of like-minded women from all walks of life founded in 2009 with the mission to knit St Louis as a welcoming community for all to call home. EVENTS SPONSORED BY OTHERS that are consonant with the WGRR mission from Carmen Dence: 1)Tomorrow morning! Thur, Jan 15th, 9:30-10:30 am, free. Nnenna Freelon: “The Heart and Soul of Diversity”—a talk on diversity. Jazz musician Nnenna Freelon will give a one-hour interactive talk about the benefits and challenges of creating a diverse environment. Location: Holden Auditorium, Washington University School of Medicine. [see also item #3 for Nnenna Freelon’s performance on Friday evening.] from Janice Thomas: 2) Thur, Jan 15th, 7 pm, free. St. Louis—An Illustrated Timeline,” an author event with Carol Shepley. Ever wonder about the essential history of St. Louis? Local historian Carol Shepley moves beyond the founding of a city on the banks of the Mississippi to tell the lesser-known stories of St. Louis from its early development to today--stories of racial struggle, political corruption and progress, art and music, sports victories and defeats, and ordinary people living extraordinary lives in our endlessly fascinating city. Location: Auditorium, St. Louis County Library Headquarters, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd, 63131-3598. Ph: 314-994-3300. Link: slcl.org from Pat Cox: 3) Fri, Jan 16th, 7 pm, free but a ticket is needed. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Celebration. Come to the St Louis Art Museum (SLAM) for a remembrance of the Selma-to-Montgomery March on its 50th anniversary through music, photographs, and key note speakers to see that the dreams of the 1965 march still have relevance today. Location: Farrell Auditorium, SLAM, Forest Park. All events in the Farrell Auditorium, including free events, require tickets; tickets can reserved in person at the Museum’s information centers. (Tickets can also be obtained through MetroTix at metrotix or 314-534-1111—such tickets or reservations incur a service charge.) NOTE FROM PAT: MANY THANKS TO RENEE FRANKLIN OF SLAM (& a WGRR member), WHO HAS SET ASIDE 10 TICKETS FOR WGRR MEMBERS) EMAIL PAT TO SIGN UP FOR A TICKET BY NOON ON FRIDAY THE 16TH. from Carmen Dence: 4) Fri, Jan 16th, 8 pm, see Edison website for ticket prices. Nnenna Freelon: The Clothesline Muse explores the clothesline as a metaphor of the African-American community lifeline. The clothesline was a place to meet, to work, to socialize, and to share traditions and common struggles. Inspired by the seemingly small act of hand washing, drying, folding and ironing, the project uses music, dance, text and visual art to celebrate the role played by African-American washerwomen in history and society. Six time Grammy-nominated vocalist Nnenna Freelon is a driving force and featured artist in this newly-created, multi-disciplinary theatrical production. Location: Edison Theatre, 6445 Forsyth Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63130 (Washington University Danforth Campus). Link to info about the production: theclotheslinemuse Tickets: https://edison.wustl.edu Recommended reading: Cooking in Other Womens™ Kitchens: Domestic Workers in the South, 1865-1960, by Rebecca Sharpless from Pat Cox: 5) Sat, Jan 17th, 8 am-1 pm, free. 2015 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Health Fair and Luncheon. Nature/Health and Wellness. For description of activities, see online announcement. Location: Saint Louis Union Station, 1820 Market Street 63103. Registration Fee:Free event, but $3 parking. Pre-registration online at eventbrite or call 314-692-5642. Do check out the link: heart.org/HEARTORG/Affiliate/Dr-Martin-Luther-King-Jr-Health-Fair-Luncheon_UCM_470054_Event.jsp from Melody Goodman: 6) Sat, Jan 17th, 9 am-noon. Honor Dr. King with the Dr. MLK Drive It’s More Than Just a Street’ Cleanup, sponsored by Myrtle Hilliard Davis Comprehensive Health Centers, 5471 Dr MLK Drive, 63112. All are welcome! Call 314-367-5820 x2314 or x2298 to get involved. 9-10 am-Registration, Food, Refreshments 10-11 am-Welcome & Cleanup of Dr MLK Drive from Union Blvd to Hodiamont Ave 11-noon Social Gathering & Tours from Denise Ward-Brown & Pat Cox: 7) Sat, Jan 17th, all day, free. Celebration & Commemoration of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Missouri History Museum. 10 am on-MLK Family Celebration. Join us to learn about and celebrate the achievements of Martin Luther King Jr. The first 200 kids to arrive at the Museum will receive an MLK storybook to take home. Enjoy hot cocoa and light refreshments. “ Link: mohistory.org/node/10253 1 pm-Screening of the documentary Jim Crow to Barack Obama. This film explores intergenerational conversations that uncover how issues of race and racism have changed in the US throughout the last 100 years. Link: mohistory.org/node/10266 NOTE FROM E, K, & P: THIS IS ANOTHER CHANCE TO SEE THIS AMAZING FILM, DIRECTED & PRODUCED BY ST. LOUISAN DENISE WARD-BROWN (also a WGRR member)—Back in October 2014, the WGRR partnered with MO Hist to show the film, followed by an inter-generational discussion. 2 pm-Dr King, Michael Brown, #Ferguson, and the Future of America. Kevin Powell & the Missouri History Museum invite you to a very special Dr King Holiday Weekend Event. ”Six months after holding a town hall on the recent unrest that plagued Ferguson, Missouri, Kevin Powell, activist, writer, and president & cofounder of BK Nation, returns to the Missouri History Museum to reflect on Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and the protests that Michael Brown’s death prompted. An interactive community conversation follows.”Link: mohistory.org/node/10254 8) Sun, Jan 18th, 3 pm, free. I May Not Get There with You: A Multimedia MLK Commemoration. ”Join us for the final run of I May Not Get There with You, a multimedia production focusing on speeches and moments in the last year of Martin Luther King Jr.’s life. Musical and poetic performances provide context for those moments as an actor gives voice to King’s most prophetic speeches.Location: Lee Auditorium, Missouri History Museum. Link: mohistory.org/node/10255 from Mary Seager: 9) Mon, Jan 19, 2015, 9 am-5 pm (come at any point), free. Let Freedom Ring,” a daylong community reading of King’s writing, speeches & sermons. “In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, Christ Church Cathedral is the hosting the sixth annual “Let Freedom Ring” -- a daylong community reading of his writings, sermons and speeches on Monday, January 20, 2014 - from the very pulpit where Dr. King preached in 1964. The Nave of the Cathedral (13th street between Olive and Locust, next to the Central Library) will be open from 9 am through 5 pm for the reading, which will be accompanied by a visual display of pictures of the civil rights leader. The public is invited both to come and listen and also to take part in the reading. There is no admission charge. Location: 1210 Locust Street, 63103. Please address all questions to the Very Rev. Mike Kinman at [email protected] or 314.348.6453. You can download an event flier here. The Facebook event page for Let Freedom Ring is https://facebook/events/420104221474082/ 10) Mon, Jan 19th, 10 am, free. Dr Martin Luther King, Jr Holiday Observance, with Dr Lani Guinier. Come join the University of Missouri- St. Louis and the St. Louis community to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. KMOV St. Louis, News4 Anchor, Andre Hepkins, will be the master of ceremonies. The Bennett Boskey Professor of Law and first African-American female tenured professor at Harvard Law School, Lani Guinier, will be our guest speaker. Dr. Guinier is a prophetic voice for issues of racial justice, gender equity, and democratic transformation. Musical guests will be renowned, Chris & Kyle with True Spirit. There will also be a dramatic performance by the UMSL Theater Department entitled, Maya Angelous Abundant Hope. Children ages 5 to 11 are invited to participate in a special program directed by the Kappa Delta PI International Honor Society in Education which will run concurrently with the Dr. King Holiday Celebration. Parents may drop off their children at the MLK Children’s Program in the lobby of the Blanche M.Touhill Performing Arts Center as early as 9:30 a.m. on the day of the event. However, please be aware that participation is limited and will be offered on a “first come, first served” basis. Location: Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center, Univ of Missouri, St. Louis, One University Blvd, 63121. Contact: Kathleen Falcon Ph: 314-516-5695, Email: umsl.edu/services/oeo/news.html Link: touhill.org/events/detail/dr-martin-luther-king-jr-holiday-observance-2015 Additional link: umsl.edu/campus-calendar/2015/01/umsl-dr.-king-holiday-celebration.html 11) Mon, Jan 19th, 4 pm, free. “From Selma to Ferguson: On Being Faithful to the Moment.” Ambassador Charles Stith is the guest speaker for the Office of Diversity Programs’ annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration lecture. Prior to assuming his present position as the Director of the African Presidential Archives and Research Center at Boston University, Charles Stith, appointed by President Clinton, served as Ambassador of the United States to the United Republic of Tanzania in the traumatic period after the August 1998 bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam. Under his leadership, the Embassy was restored to stability and set a new standard for U.S. Embassies promoting American Trade and investment in Africa. Location: Eric P. Newman Center at Washington University School of Medicine, 320 S. Euclid Avenue. To RSVP, please call the Office of Diversity Programs 314-362-6854 or email at [email protected]. Link: medschooldiversity.wustl.edu/calendar/2014/2015-martin-luther-king-jr-celebration-lecture/ 12) Mon, Jan 19th, 7-8:30 pm, free. Rev Martin Luther King, Jr, Commemoration. Law School Professor Kimberly Norwood will be the faculty keynote speaker at WUSTL’s 2015 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration, addressing skin color bias in the 21st century and drawing from her recent book, Color Matters. Location: Graham Chapel, Washington Univ, Danforth Campus.
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