The Martin Luther King, Jr., Day of Commemoration – featuring Mitchell S. Jackson

Tuesday, January 23, 2018
5:30 PM 7:30 PM 17:30 19:30

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Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at 5:30pm to 7:30pm

The Other America II
Jackson's keynote address, "The Other America II” builds off King’s 1967 speech, “The Other America.”

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This annual commemoration event brings the Cornell campus and Ithaca communities together through a series of events centered on the service, activism, and legacy of Dr. King.

This year’s keynote speaker is award-winning author and filmmaker of "The Residue Years" and a prominent advocate for criminal justice reform, Mitchell S. Jackson. He is a faculty member at New York University, in addition to being a fellow with TED, the Lannan Foundation, and the BreadLoaf Conference.

Free, open to the public, accessible.

RSVP encouraged: https://goo.gl/FUSw35

Bring your book to be signed by the author.

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Co-sponsored by: Office of Academic Initiatives (OADI), Cornell United Religious Work (CURW), Latina/o Studies Program (LSP), Cornell Prison Education Program (CPEP), Greater Ithaca Activities Center (GIAC), Multicultural Resource Center (MRC), Student and Campus Life (SCL)