Subject: Sign Up Now for MLK Service Day this Saturday

From: Caltech Directory <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 16:22:59 -0800

Sign Up Now for MLK Service Day this Saturday

What better way to honor the memory of Dr. King 
and the things he stood for than through service 
to our local community.  Wrap up Dr. Martin 
Luther King, Jr. Week with a day of Community 
Service!  Join our group from Caltech on 
Saturday, as we join a national movement of 
service in memory of Dr. King, making a tangible 
difference in our local community.  There are 
several options to choose from.  Transportation, 
meals, and t-shirts provided.

MLK Service Day - Please RANK your choice (only 
rank those projects you would be willing to do). 
Placement will be determined as space allows.

_____   Rebuilding Together, Pasadena:  8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Volunteers with Rebuilding Together will join an 
effort to fix up the home and yard of a local 
resident who has been unable to do it alone. 
Typically tasks have included: yard work, 
painting, or minor construction work.  An on site 
coordinator will direct our work.

_____   Chancellor Place:  2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Just off campus seniors reside at Chancellor 
Place, an assisted living residence, often with 
few visitors and opportunities to get out.  Join 
our group to help brighten some days through 
games, serving snacks, and simple conversation.

_____   Union Station Homeless Shelter:  5:45 PM - 9:15 PM

Help prepare and serve a dinner to those staying 
in Union Station, Pasadena's local homeless 
shelter.  If you like to work in the kitchen and 
enjoy mingling in service this might be the 
project for you.

Send your reply with your ranked choices to 
<mailto:[email-masked]>[email-masked]  Sign 
Ups requested by the end of the day Wednesday, 
Jan. 17

A Complete list of MLK Week Events follows, 
including a features Breakfast (Citrus Café) and 
Lunch (Athenaeum) Events - RSVP Required

Wednesday, January 17, 9:00 AM - Citrus Café

The Civil Rights Movement Today

A Breakfast Program with Author and Activist Eric Mann

RSVP Required at 
<http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=522563084903>http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=522563084903

Friday, January 19, Noon - Athenaeum

"Civil Rights: Why Should Scientists Care?"

Keynote Lunch with Dr. John Slaughter

RSVP Required at 
<http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=522563084903>http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=522563084903

More details below on these and other programs 
for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration 
Week:

Tuesday, January 16, Noon - San Pasqual Mall

MLK Week Resource Table

Stop by our table just outside Chandler and the 
Red Door Café to view video of Dr. King's most 
famous speech, "I Have a Dream", from the 1963 
March on Washington.  The nine minute speech will 
be repeated throughout the lunch hour.  The table 
display and handouts will also include materials 
on the week and some materials on Albert 
Einstein's perspective on civil rights.

Wednesday, January 17, 9:00 AM - Citrus Café

The Civil Rights Movement Today

A Breakfast Program with Author and Activist Eric Mann

RSVP Required at 
<http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=522563084903>http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=522563084903

To commemorate the life and work of MLK, Jr., we 
have invited Civil Rights organizer, historian, 
teacher, writer and film-maker, Eric Mann to 
campus.  His recent books on Katrina's Legacy and 
the World Conference on Racism demonstrate his 
commitment to the cause.  Join us as Mr. Mann 
shares his experiences with us and challenges our 
views on the Civil Rights Movement, past and 
present.

Eric Mann joined the Civil Rights movement in the 
1960's and through this involvement found his 
purpose in life.  Since the 1960's, Mr. Mann has 
been a major force and master strategist who has 
been involved in a number of campaigns including: 
The Congress of Racial Equality Trailways 
Boycott, The Bus Riders Union's Fight Transit 
Racism Campaign, The World Conference on Racism, 
and The Work Summit on Sustainable Development.

His latest books are Katrina's Legacy:  White 
Racism and Black Reconstruction in New Orleans 
and the Gulf Coast (2006) and Dispatches from 
Durban: Firsthand Commentaries on the World 
Conference Against Racism, and Post-September 11 
Movement Strategies (2002).   Both books will be 
available for purchase at this program, with Mr. 
Mann signing books after his talk.

Eric Mann is currently director of the 
Labor/Community Strategy Center, a nationally 
recognized "think tank/act tank", whose goal is 
to create a revitalized, coherent, multiracial, 
progressive movement challenging both major 
political parties.

Thursday, January 18, Noon - Caltech Y Lounge

Documentary: Bringing Down a Dictator

Video and Lunch - No RSVP Required

This film documents the defeat of Yugoslav 
President Slobodan Milosevic in October, 2000, 
not by force of arms, as many had predicted, but 
by an ingenious nonviolent strategy and massive 
civil disobedience led by a grassroots student 
movement named Otpor! (Serbian for "resistance"). 
Come see how tactics used by Dr. King and 
American students in the Civil Rights Movement 
were used on the international scene.  This 
documentary is part of the Reel People, Real 
World Series sponsored by the Cultural 
Programming Group.

Friday, January 19, Noon - Athenaeum

"Civil Rights: Why Should Scientists Care?"

Keynote Lunch with Dr. John Slaughter

RSVP Required at 
<http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=522563084903>http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=522563084903

A former director of the National Science 
Foundation, president of Occidental College in 
Los Angeles and chancellor at the University of 
Maryland, College Park, Dr. Slaughter has a long 
and distinguished background as a leader in the 
education, engineering and the scientific 
communities. He is a member of the National 
Academy of Engineering, where he has served on 
the Committee on Minorities in Engineering, 
chaired its Action Forum on Engineering Workforce 
Diversity, and is a current member of the NAE 
Council. Dr. Slaughter is also a fellow of the 
American Association for the Advancement of 
Science, the Institute of Electrical and 
Electronic Engineers (IEEE), the American Academy 
of Arts and Sciences and the Tau Beta Pi Honorary 
Engineering Society. In 1993, he was named to the 
American Society for Engineering Education Hall 
of Fame, and in 2001 was named an Eminent Member 
of the Eta Kappa Nu Society, the honorary society 
of electrical engineering. He currently serves as 
President and CEO of the National Action Council 
for Minorities in Engineering.

Dr. Slaughter earned a Ph.D. in engineering 
science from the University of California, San 
Diego; an M.S. in engineering from the University 
of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and a B.S. in 
electrical engineering from Kansas State 
University. He holds honorary degrees from more 
than 25 institutions.

Winner of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National 
Award in 1997 and UCLA's Medal of Excellence in 
1989, Dr. Slaughter was also honored with the 
first "U.S. Black Engineer of the Year" award in 
1987 and the Arthur M. Bueche Award from the NAE 
in 2004.

Saturday, January 20, TBA - The Caltech Y

MLK Service Project

Sign up required to 
<mailto:[email-masked]>[email-masked] 
or at the Caltech Y

Join us in this nation wide effort to transform 
Dr. King's teachings into a day of service - to 
make a tangible difference in our community. 
Transportation, meals, and t-shirts provided.

Tuesday, January 23, 7:30 PM - LGBTQ Lending 
Library (2nd Floor, Center for Student Services)

Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin

Video Screening

He was there at most of the important events of 
the Civil Rights Movement - but always in the 
backgroundŠ one of the most controversial figures 
of the Civil Rights Movement, one of the first 
Freedom Riders, advisor to Martin Luther King Jr. 
and A. Philip Randolph, primary organizer of the 
1963 March on WashingtonŠ all from behind the 
scenes - Bayard Rustin was denied his place in 
the limelight for one reason, he was gay. 
Brother Outsider highlights his legacy as well as 
the challenges he faced as one of the most 
influential architects of non-violent resistance 
in the Civil Rights movement.

More information on cultural programming is 
available at: 
<http://www.cpg.caltech.edu>www.cpg.caltech.edu

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