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 Anthony Sims, a spoken word artist of
the group Commoners & Kings, electrifies the audience in Bauman auditorium during cultural celebration week. Past EventsFebruary 8-9, 2008 - Black Boy Wood-Mar Auditorium - 7:30 p.m. Broadway Actor Charles Holt will performed a one-person play the autobiographical story of Richard Wright's stirring book Black Boy.What was life like in the Jim Crow South of the United States as an African American boy in 1908? What were the hardships one has had to overcome? In what way was a person buoyed by hope, pride, and dignity? Those questions were answered among a host of others during George Fox University's presentation of Black Boy. Presented in recognition of Black History Month, the play was performed by Charles Holt. Charles has been performing Black Boy for the last seven years throughout the United States. Charles Holt Productions ConnectionsFirst Monday of each month 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Cap & Gown Room
Concert SeriesWatoto African American Heritage Celebration with the Ugandan Children's Choir Aguamiel Salsa Band Joshua Chavez African Children's Choir Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration WeekJan. 8In Remembrance of Martin (film), 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 5-6 p.m., Bruin Den Jan. 10
Thursday, January 17 - MLK Event for 2008: Portland State University Guest Speaker: Marian Wright Edelman Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund, has been an advocate for disadvantaged Americans her entire professional life. Under her leadership, the Children's Defense Fund has become the nation's strongest voice for children and families. Edelman began her career in the mid-'60s when, as the first black woman admitted to the Mississippi Bar, she directed the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund office in Jackson, Miss. In 1968, she was counsel for the Poor People's Campaign that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. organized. She has received more than 100 honorary degrees and many awards, including the 2000 Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Robert F. Kennedy Lifetime Achievement Award. Main event performances by the Highland Chair When: Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008 Week of January 21 - Martin Luther King Week School is out Monday, January 21, giving you a chance to serve and volunteer Tuesday, January 22 Wednesday, January 23 Thursday, January 24 Friday, January 25 Cultural Celebration WeekOctober 30-November 3, 2006 Cultural Fair in the EHS Atrium from 3-5 pm on Tuesday (Oct. 31st) Awesome Chapels!
Friday Night: Hang out at the Mosaic House Does Race Matter to God?Thursday, March 9, 6:45-7:45 p.m., Hoover 104 The panel will include Steve Sherwood (Assistant Professor of Religion), who will answer questions about this social issue and discuss what God commands us to do cross-culturally. Students of color also will participate and share their views on what it's like to be a minority on the George Fox campus. Underlying Current: A Night of Multicultural WorshipTBA (Spring '06) Student Congress on Racial Reconciliation (SCORR)Feb. 10-11; Biola University http://www.biola.edu/studentlife/scorr/ Broken WallsFeb. 24 Broken Walls is a group of Native Americans whose mission is to break walls of division through worship and a message that brings healing to the brokenhearted. Visiting ChurchesSpring 2006A chance to visit churches of differing ethnicities April 10, "Everyone has a story," Hoover Lobby, 7 p.m. April 14, Julianne Johnson and Friends, a benefit for Act Six ConnectionsFirst Monday of each month 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Cap and Gown Room
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