January 8, 2016
Join the University of Chicago as we honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and reflect on our collective responsibility to work towards a more equitable society.
Monday, January 11, 2016, 6 p.m.
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
5850 South Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637
Van Jones, CNN Contributor and Author, will offer the keynote address. The program also features a conversation with special guest Nikki Giovanni, Poet and Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech University, and Theaster Gates, Professor in the Department of Visual Arts and the College and Director of Arts + Public Life.
Free and open to the public. Doors open at 5:00pm, and the program starts at 6:00pm. American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation will be available.
A community reception will be held in Ida Noyes Hall immediately following the celebration. For more information visit the MLK Celebration website.
