当下的急迫性
正义的对话
博士主旨演讲. 帕特里斯·巴克纳·杰克逊
坚持正义的承诺
超越混乱与牧师. 格温多林韦伯
由迈克尔·宫崎骏执导
Each year the Wooster campus community takes time to engage in meaningful exploration and dialogue about issues that connect with 牧师. 马丁·路德·金.’s work and vision on matters relating to civil rights and social justice, 激进主义, 责任, 和参与.

Dr. 马丁·路德·金. 1967年4月4日在河滨教堂的演讲中
今年, 马丁·路德·金委员会选定了这个主题, “现在非常紧迫。,“因为ag体育下载这个世界的现状. We are a generation that has lived through events that people always say are once in a lifetime. 但不幸的是,这句话比以往任何时候都更频繁地出现. 从内乱到贫困. 从缺乏教育到流行病. 是时候采取行动了. Dr. 金并不是这场运动中唯一的参与者. ag体育下载需要一个马丁和一个马尔科姆. ag体育下载需要雪莉·奇泽姆和安吉拉·戴维斯. ag体育下载需要一个梅加·埃弗斯和一个罗莎·帕克斯. 这些人都明白ag体育下载国家采取行动的紧迫性. 话虽如此, the committee believed that in order to reignite the fire in our community, ag体育下载需要举办一个为期一周的纪念活动. King and ourselves as members of this world who need to remain in the urgency of now.
活动时间表
日期 | Time | 事件 | 演讲者 | 主题 | 位置 |
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1月16日星期一 | 12:00 pm | 视频开始 | ag体育客户端下载.edu/mlk | ||
晚上7:00服务* | 全国有色人种协进会马丁·路德·金纪念日庆典 | 主题:牧师. 格温多林韦伯 | 第一长老会教堂,621学院大街.,ag体育客户端下载 | ||
1月17日,星期二 | 上午11时至下午12时 | 正义对话* * | 牧师. 格温多林韦伯 | 超越混沌(YouTube链接) | 高尔特演奏厅 |
1月18日星期三 | 上午11时至下午12时 | 正义对话* * | Dr. 迈克尔Miyawaki,社会学和人类学助理教授 | 愤怒转化为行动(YouTube链接) | 高尔特演奏厅 |
1月19日星期四 | 上午11时至下午12时 | 正义对话* * | 2022 National Teacher of the Year 库尔特·拉塞尔94年 (panel moderated by Dr. 赖安·欧扎尔,教育学客座教授) | 坚持正义(直播) | 高尔特演奏厅 |
1月20日,星期五 | 上午8时至9时30分 | 祈祷早餐会上 | 西敏寺教堂,E派恩街353号.,ag体育客户端下载 | ||
上午11时至下午12时30分 | 主题演讲 | Dr. 帕特里斯·巴克纳·杰克逊 | 时局紧迫(直播) | McGaw教堂 | |
下午3点至5点 | 公民参与博览会 | 劳瑞中心的小巷 |
*马丁·路德·金征文比赛得奖者于晚上7点举行服务
演讲者是

帕特里斯·巴克纳·杰克逊
Dr. 帕特里斯·巴克纳·杰克逊在她的社区里,人们称她为博士. PBJ, disrupts burnout by refreshing the hearts and equipping the hands of overworked, 低估”heart-workers,“那些心怀目标的成功人士.
Dr. PBJ is an educator of almost 25 years and an Executive Coach for more than 10 years. 她拥有教育管理博士学位, 曾在高校担任行政领导职务, and facilitates leadership training as a faculty member for the Center for Creative Leadership. 杰克逊在多个层次的高等教育中工作过, from student assistant to President’s Cabinet and is the recipient of several professional awards and accolades.
杰克逊创立了EduCare培训咨询公司, 有限责任公司出于一个目的倾注到那些倾注了那么多的人身上. Much of her work is specifically focused on equipping and refreshing educators. 富有同情心的工作有一个很高的代价:你的思想, body, spirit and relationships may be in distress as you serve the needs of others. Jackson leads her community to serve well without paying an ultimate price.
目前,博士. PBJ是“颠覆性职业倦怠”播客的创建者和主持人, and is the founder and facilitator of the EduCare Women’s Leadership Academy.

迈克尔Miyawaki
Dr. 迈克尔·H. Miyawaki他是社会学助理教授,持有B.A. 毕业于宾夕法尼亚大学(University of Pennsylvania).A. 和Ph值.D. 福德汉姆大学社会学专业. He teaches courses in research methods, race and ethnicity, and social inequality. 他的研究兴趣是种族和民族, 尤其是在身份形成方面, 分类系统, 和不平等, 也适用于拉丁裔和多种族人口.

瑞安Ozar
Dr. 瑞安Ozar is a visiting assistant professor of education at ag体育客户端下载 where he teaches courses on adolescent to young adult teaching methods, 内容区阅读, 课堂管理是社会正义, 全球教育. 他的研究兴趣集中在教育哲学方面, 从实践经验中学习, 以及公正教育. 不在教室的时候, 你可能会看到他在遛狗, 参加校园即兴表演, 或者和家人一起吃冰淇淋.

库尔特·拉塞尔94年
25年的教学经验, Kurt Russell ’94 was first inspired to become a teacher in middle school, 他遇到了他的第一个黑人男老师. 现在是2022年全国年度教师, he plans to advocate for classrooms to better reflect the students within them — from a curriculum that reflects their backgrounds and identities to a more diverse teaching profession.
科特在奥柏林的奥柏林高中教历史, 俄亥俄州, where he was born and raised; his classes include African American history, 他从20世纪90年代末开始教这门课, 和种族, 性别与压迫, 他发展了一个阶级. He also serves as faculty advisor for the student-led Black Student Union, whose work has led to positive impacts for students across racial groups.
除了他的课堂和课外任务, 库尔特是学校篮球代表队的主教练. 他认为篮球是课堂的延伸, and a place where young people can learn about working together and how to handle both adversity and success.
Kurt holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in history and a minor in Black studies from the College of Wooster and a Master of Education in curriculum and instruction from Ashland University. He continues to take courses in child development at Oakland City University.
He was previously recognized as teacher of the year by the Oberlin Heritage Center and the Oberlin chapter of the NAACP, and as Lorain County Basketball Association Coach of the Year and the Northeast 俄亥俄州 Coach of the Year.
科特和妻子唐娜住在奥柏林. 他们有两个成年的儿子,Kurt Junior (KJ)和Korey. 库尔特喜欢阅读非小说类书籍和旅行.
罗素被评为年度全国教师
牧师. 格温多林韦伯
牧师. 格温多林·库克·韦伯, Pastor at God’s 人 United For A Better World Church, is a native of Birmingham, Ala. 韦伯是一个可爱女儿的母亲, 三个孩子的祖母, 三胞胎的曾祖母, 三个长得一模一样的漂亮女孩, one great grandson and counselor to all young people through her ministry. 韦伯表示,她认为分娩的乐趣是巨大的, but nothing in her life has compared to the greatness of her life with Jesus Christ. Even at a young age, she was always fighting for, defending, protecting and serving the downtrodden. 作为一名原始的民权步兵, 1963年入狱并领导其他人的学生领袖, 在伯明翰, 阿拉巴马州, 她现在也是, 基督的步兵. She has been ministering all her life, and was licensed and ordained into God’s Ministry in 1999. She is the current Pastor of the God’s 人 United for a Better World Church.
牧师. Webb attended the University of 阿拉巴马州 at Birmingham, Jefferson State Community College. She graduated from the Birmingham Police Academy as the second black female officer and served many years obtaining the rank of Detective. During her tenure on the police force, Webb met and married the late 牧师. (Lt.比利D. Webb; their union lasted 23 years until his demise in 1998. Civic affiliations include being an original Foot Soldier for Civil Rights that earned her the prestigious “I Have A Dream” Award, 马丁·路德·金, Jr. 自由奖, Civil Rights Legends 2011 Black Achievers Regions Financial Corporation, 以及其他众多奖项和职位. 韦伯并没有停止为民权而战. 她是Foot Soldiers International Inc .的创始人兼首席执行官.她是Sisters informed Sisters Inc .的创始人兼首席执行官. 除了, she earned the status of an Outstanding Young Woman of America and served on the Jefferson County Judicial Commission for six years, 市长的缉毒小组, 以及州长儿童虐待和忽视问题特别工作组. Webb is featured in an outstanding documentary that won an Academy Award, “伟大的时代,孩子们的进行曲.韦伯被选为来自伯明翰的优秀步兵, 阿拉巴马州, 还有其他四位代表, from other parts of 阿拉巴马州 as President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama’s special guest for Black History Month 2015. Webb is still traveling all over the country, “Teaching Non-Violence.”