The College annually embarks upon an intentionally focused series of events in honor of the distinctive legacies of racial justice activists Coretta Scott King and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Each year, departments across the College embrace our interconnectedness and seek to encourage and foster racial healing, justice and reconciliation through these initiatives. Our 2023 events are intended to educate, encourage and uplift others in our work towards cultivating racial healing and building community solidarity. We continue to focus on challenging anti-Blackness, anti-Semitism and all forms of oppression that perpetuate racial and social inequities.
Along with the events of this week, LITS has collected a range of resources in the MLK/CSK Week of Racial Justice and Reconciliation Library Guide, and in the Anti-Racism Library Guide, where you can find further anti-racism readings, an eBook Visual Browse shelf, and a Day of Racial Healing Kanopy playlist.
Sun, Jan 30, 2022 11am to 12:30pm
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once stated, “Love is one of the pinnacle parts of the Christian faith. There is another side called justice, and justice is really love in calculation." Guided by his...
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Mon, Jan 31, 2022 9am to 11am
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In the 1700s, a small number of Jews came to America, struggling to hold fast to their faith and heritage while becoming part of the emerging nation. Though they fought in the American Revolution,...
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Mon, Jan 31, 2022 11am to 12pm
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When ten-year-old Elliott asks his 90-year-old great-grandfather, Jack, about the number tattooed on his arm, he sparks an intimate conversation about Jack’s life that spans happy memories of...
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Mon, Jan 31, 2022 12pm to 2pm
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In the hot and deadly summer of 1964, the nation could not turn away from Mississippi. Over 10 memorable weeks known as Freedom Summer, more than 700 student volunteers joined with organizers and...
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Mon, Jan 31, 2022 3pm to 4pm
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In this 30-minute session, you will learn five ways to confront antisemitism in daily life. This session will: - Prepare you to broach difficult conversations strategically and...
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Mon, Jan 31, 2022 4pm to 6pm
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Please watch "The Black-Jewish Alliance of the 1950’s/60’s & Fight for Racial Justice Today" on YouTube. Learn how the past can inform the fight for racial justice today. Join The Vilna Shul,...
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Mon, Jan 31, 2022 6pm to 7:15pm
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Please watch "ADL's Never Is Now 2021 | Confronting Anti-Black Racism to Fight Antisemitism" on YouTube. The fights against anti-Black racism and antisemitism are closely linked, especially given...
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Mon, Jan 31, 2022 8pm to 9pm
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An obsessive genealogist and descendent of one of the most prominent Jewish families since the American Revolution, Blanche Moses firmly believed her maternal ancestors were Sephardic grandees. Yet...
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Tue, Mar 29, 2022
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Sybrina Fulton lost her seventeen-year old son, Trayvon Martin and was instantly thrust into the spotlight as a grieving mother whose son's tragic murder would challenge the soul of a nation. Her...
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Mon, Jan 16, 2023
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A Day On, Not A Day Off A collaboration with the Office of Community-Based Learning. National Public Recognition of the Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Volunteer in your local community...
Tue, Jan 17, 2023 9am to 11am
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This year, the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is collaborating with Maria Salgado Cartagena, Director of Community-Based Learning, who is known as the “Latinx People’s Historian and...
Tue, Jan 17, 2023 7pm
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TUNE IN TO MSNBC AND NOTICIAS TELEMUNDO On Jan 17, tune in at 10 pm EST for a live MSNBC town hall from New Orleans. Noticias Telemundo will stream a Spanish-language townhall at 7 pm EST. Read...
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Tue, Jan 17, 2023 7pm to 8:30pm
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Tomiko Jenkins, LCSW will lead a series of healing circles for alum, students, faculty or staff that would like to gather for deep reflection and restorative practices. This particular session is...
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Wed, Jan 18, 2023 8am to 4:30pm
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As part of the ongoing series of events in honor of the distinctive legacies of racial justice activists Coretta Scott King and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Mount Holyoke College Presents an...
Wed, Jan 18, 2023 7pm to 8:30pm
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In this virtual panel, Ysabel Garcia, a Brown woman in her 20’s, Tanisha Arena, a Black woman in her 40’s, and JAC Patrissi, a white woman in her 50’s will share the key elements to authentic...
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Wed, Jan 25, 2023 6:30pm to 8pm
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Join poet and performing artist, Lynnette Johnson, for a reading of her original poems on love, justice, parenting, and friendships. In this space, we will look deeper at the concepts of...
Thu, Jan 26, 2023 7pm to 8:30pm
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Mount Holyoke College welcomes Heather McGhee in conversation with Interim President, Beverly Daniel Tatum for our annual MHC Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration on Thursday, January 26 at 7 pm...
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Fri, Jan 27, 2023 12pm to 1:30pm
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Coretta Scott King embodied how one can live a revolutionary life up until death, IF you allow your politics to transform you. For this lunch and learn, we invite the audience to think about...
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Sun, Jan 29, 2023 12pm to 2pm
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Let Freedom Ring: A Christian Service in Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once stated, “Love is one of the pinnacle parts of the Christian faith. There is another...
