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Martin Luther King Jr., Human Rights Conference
Saturday, January 17, 2004
8:30am - 4pm
Sehome High School
Reflecting on the Dream: A Half Century Later

keynote speaker: Dr. James Banks

Professor James Banks' Biography:
read it on the web

James Banks is a Russell F. Stark University Professor and Director of the Center for Multicultural Education at the University of Washington, Seattle.
Professor Banks serves as a Board member of Children, Youth, and Families of the National Research Council of the Institute of Medicine and the National Academy of Sciences. He is also a member of the National Academy of Education. Professor Banks award winning scholarship and research examines multiculturalism and education. He is the author and editor of 15 books in multicultural education and in social studies education. In addition, Banks has written over 100 articles, contributions to books, and book reviews for professional publications. His teaching "considers the ways in which knowledge related to race and gender has been and is constructed and the implications of the ways in which knowledge is constructed for curriculum reform and teaching."
Following his keynote address, Professor Banks will facilitate a workshop titled:
"Diversity within unity: essential principles for teaching and learning in a multicultural society."

Additional workshops offer participants a variety of engaging breakout sessions related to this year's theme.

Please see conference schedule and workshop sessions listed below

Conference location:
Sehome High School
near Western Washington University
2700 Bill McDonald Parkway
Bellingham, WA
For more information, please contact Damani at 650-4874 or by email

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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

8:30 am - Registration

9:00 am - Keynote Speaker
Dr. James A. Banks
Director of the Center for Multicultural Education at the University of Washington.
An internationally recognized leader in the field of multicultural education, Dr. Banks has also agreed to conduct a two-hour workshop on multicultural curriculum and teaching for educators.
"Diversity within unity: essential principles for teaching and learning in a multicultural society."

Morning Workshops

• Diversity Within Unity: Essential Principles For Teaching in a Multicultural Society
• Legacy of Civil Rights
• Student Youth Activisim
• Economic Polarizaion
• Patriot Act

12:45 - 1 Hour Lunch

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1:45 - Afternoon Workshops

• No Child Left Behind
• Power of Identity

5:00 - Cleanup

CONFERENCE IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL

Sponsors:
•Woodring College
• Whatcom Human Rights Task Force
• Bellingham Public Schools
•Northwest Indian College
• Copy Source
•Moka Joe's
• B.E.A.

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For information about previous conferences
please view: MLK 2001, MLK 2002. MLK 2003