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January 15, 2010
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MLK Week Event Calendar
I Have a Need
January 18
McGarvey Commons - 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
I Have a Need is a visitation of King's "I Have a Dream"
speech, but featuring the options of Behrend students re
garding their position as so-called ethnic, racial, sexual or
gender "minority"l"majority" and what they "need" in
order to be successful. The presentation includes music by
vocal ensemble Harbor Light. (Performance at 12)
The Challenges Faced by the
Students We Serve: Working
with Students with Disabilities
January 22
McGarvey Commons, Noon - 1:15 p.m.
A Panel Discussion Led by:
Michelle Brown (Coordinator of Disability Services), Sue
Daley (Staff Psychologist), and Andy Herrera (Director of
Educational Equity Programs)
Willie Baptist
Re-igniting MLK Jr.'s Poor People's Campaign
Smith Chapel - 5:30 p.m
ThilowtstitrfAA Dinner and Discussion Session at 610 p.m.
Willie BOHM lt a formerly homeless fathei who came out of the Watts upris
ings, the Black Student Movement of Los Angeles, CA riots in 1965. With 40
years of experience as an organizer, Willie has worked with the United Steel
workers, the National Union of the Homeless, the Kensington Welfare Rights
Union, the National Welfare Rights Union, the Poor People's Economic
Human Rights Campaign, and many other networks. Willie currently serves
as Scholar-in-Residence and Coordinator of the Poverty Scholars Program at the Poverty Initiative, an organi
zation led by the poor and the dedicated to end poverty.
Political Debate, Domestic and
World Affairs: Campus' Young
Democrats and Republicans
January 21
Bruno's Cafe, 7:00 p.m.
Moderated by the President
of the Political Science Society, rep
resentatives from each group will
discuss various issues including:
Afghanistan,
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and government's role, gay rights,
gun control, and health care,
among others. Refreshments will
be served.