Forty Years Gone: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Many Guises of Prejudice

April 3, 2008 | 7-9 pm | Christopher Center Community Room | Valparaiso University

In commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., The Conversations Project is sponsoring a panel discussion and community conversation: Forty Years Gone: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Many Guises of Prejudice.

The event will take place on Thursday, April 3, 2008 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Christopher Center Community Room .  Panelists will start a conversation exploring the history, social dynamics, and impacts of both diversity and prejudice on American society.  Audience members are encouraged to share their own knowledge and experience concerning prejudice and how it affects us all.

The panel will consist of four members of the Valparaiso University faculty. Larry Baas, of Valparaiso’s Department of Political Science, teaches courses in constitutional law and political behavior and directs the Department’s Community Research and Service Center.  Angela Jackson, of the Department of Psychology, is a counseling psychologist with interests in racial identity development models, multicultural education and curriculum, and counselor supervision.  Her courses include abnormal psychology, adulthood and aging and several courses in counseling.  Gregory Jones, of the Department of Theology, is also pastor of Union Community Church (United Church of Christ) in Valparaiso, Indiana.  His courses include “The Church in the World,” “Christian Response to Social Victims,” and “Black Theology and the Black Church.”  Lissa Yogan, of the University's Department of Sociology and Criminology, specializes in looking at how race and gender have shaped human interactions.  Prof. Yogan teaches courses in social stratification, race and ethnicity, gender, social psychology.

The main purpose of the Conversations Project is to promote mutual education, understanding and political reconciliation through dialogue. The intention is to forge connections between Valparaiso University and the wider Valparaiso community. 

All Conversations Project Events are free and open to the public.  The conversation will continue following the event during a reception at which refreshments will be provided. 

This event is funded by the Valparaiso University School of Law and the Project on Civic Reflection.  For further information, visit our Web site,  www.valpo.edu/organization/conversation or contact Professor Jeremy Telman, Valparaiso University School of Law, 219-465-7811 or  Jeremy.Telman@valpo.edu.

UPCOMING CONVERSATIONS

Forty Years Gone: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Many Guises of Prejudice - April 3, 2008

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A 9/11 Commemoration: Remembering the Day, Looking Ahead - September 11, 2006

 

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