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MLK Day: Bates explores non-violent activism past, present and future
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 3:09 pm
In case you think that all the heavy lifting in the cause of social justice is over and done with, the Rev. James Lawson has news for you. "I am absolutely convinced" that the 21st century will be the time for a social justice movement that overshadows the transformative campaigns of the previous century, Lawson told a Bates College audience gathered on Jan. 17 to celebrate the life and work of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
2011 King Day events include debate, performance
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 1:42 pm
Here’s a detailed schedule of events for the 2011 Martin Luther King…
Influential figures in older, newer civil rights struggles offer MLK keynotes
Monday, January 3, 2011 4:44 pm
One of them described by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. as "the greatest teacher of nonviolence in America," leaders representing two generations of social activism offer keynote addresses during the 2011 Martin Luther King Jr. Day observances at Bates College on Monday, Jan. 17.