2008 Woodie Awards
Keeping The Dream Alive In 2005
Jill Ferris
Issue date: 1/21/05 Section: News
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"I have a dream that one day my four little children will live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." Nearly 42 years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. proclaimed these words from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. On Monday, they were once more delivered to an audience, this time from a microphone set up in the O'Connor Campus Center.
The Colgate community joined together on Monday to honor the former Civil Rights leader. A full schedule of events was held, beginning at noon with readings from several of King's works, selections included "Letter from Birmingham Jail" and the famous "I Have a Dream" speech.
A series of four interactive workshops were held at 1:00 p. m. and 4:00 p. m. in the afternoon to foster dialogue pertaining to the holiday. Associate Professor of History Charles Peter Banner-Haley's held a workshop entitled "Martin Luther King's Vision for Leadership in the 21st Century," in which he challenged participants to consider our prospects for peace in the future.
"I agree that ignorance is the main problem," sophomore Deanna McKay said. "We can't educate the entire world, so you have to act on a more personal basis and show peace toward others."
Multicultural Coordinator Christine Miller Kelly and Director of the ALANA Cultural Center Jaime Nolan combined efforts to facilitate "The Arts and Activism: Social Justice Theater." Students were broken into groups and, without speaking to one another, were challenged to create snapshots of concepts such as "racism" and "social justice."
Workshop attendees of Assistant Professor of Educational Studies Carolyn Kissane's "The American School 50 Years After Brown: Looking Back to Understand Where We Are Now in 2005," explored the issue of desegregation in America's public schools.
At 4:00 p. m. Student Intern at the Upstate Institute Kia King and Jaime Nolan presented "Peterboro Abolition Hall of Fame: The Importance and Relevance of the Abolitionist Today." There the life and work of abolitionist Gerrit Smith and his influence on the creation of an Abolition Hall of Fame to be opened in March of 2005 was discussed.
The Colgate community joined together on Monday to honor the former Civil Rights leader. A full schedule of events was held, beginning at noon with readings from several of King's works, selections included "Letter from Birmingham Jail" and the famous "I Have a Dream" speech.
A series of four interactive workshops were held at 1:00 p. m. and 4:00 p. m. in the afternoon to foster dialogue pertaining to the holiday. Associate Professor of History Charles Peter Banner-Haley's held a workshop entitled "Martin Luther King's Vision for Leadership in the 21st Century," in which he challenged participants to consider our prospects for peace in the future.
"I agree that ignorance is the main problem," sophomore Deanna McKay said. "We can't educate the entire world, so you have to act on a more personal basis and show peace toward others."
Multicultural Coordinator Christine Miller Kelly and Director of the ALANA Cultural Center Jaime Nolan combined efforts to facilitate "The Arts and Activism: Social Justice Theater." Students were broken into groups and, without speaking to one another, were challenged to create snapshots of concepts such as "racism" and "social justice."
Workshop attendees of Assistant Professor of Educational Studies Carolyn Kissane's "The American School 50 Years After Brown: Looking Back to Understand Where We Are Now in 2005," explored the issue of desegregation in America's public schools.
At 4:00 p. m. Student Intern at the Upstate Institute Kia King and Jaime Nolan presented "Peterboro Abolition Hall of Fame: The Importance and Relevance of the Abolitionist Today." There the life and work of abolitionist Gerrit Smith and his influence on the creation of an Abolition Hall of Fame to be opened in March of 2005 was discussed.