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MLK CONFERENCE 2001
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January 2001
MARTIN LUTHER KING
HUMAN RIGHTS CONFERENCE

SATURDAY - 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
January 13, 2001
Whatcom Community College Heiner Center

Conference is Free and Open to All
To request a disability accommodation, please call 360-733-2233. TTY users may call the State Relay System at 800-833-6388

Keynote speaker: Mark Trahant
"Diversity: A Context for Journalism"
Mr. Trahant is the Chairman of the Robert C. Maynard Institue for Journalism

WORKSHOPS

HISTORY OF RACISM IN WHATCOM COUNTY

  • Darrell Hillaire, Lummi Indian Business Council
  • Becky Diaz, President ,Whatcom Hispanic Organization
  • Chris Friday, History Professor, WWU
  • Michael Tinhey, BSAN
  • Erin Riggins, Moderator

PEOPLE OF COLOR SPEAK OUT ABOUT HOMOPHOBIA AND RACISM

  • Sorrell Joshua, Moderator
  • Representatives from Just-Us, PFLAG, and Brown Pride

FERNDALE RESPONDS TO HATE

  • Members of Ferndale Diversity Coalition

UNPACKING WHITE PRIVILEGE WORKSHOP

  • Lisa Fox-Hillaire, WHRTF Chair
  • Vernon Damani Johnson, NCHD Chair

RAP Pages: The Human Race, Hip Hop and White Supremacy

  • Sponsored by R.A.C.E. Youth Group

CLOSING: BECOMING AN ALLY

  • Keynote and Facilitator: Clyde Ford

Childcare will be FREE in the WCC Childcare Facility. Space is limited.
Pre-registration recommended - 360-733-2233.

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OTHER EVENTS

"WHEN I GROW UP, I'M GOING TO GET SOME BIG WORDS"

A play about the Civil Rights Movement, with music by the Kulshan Chorus.
Jan 12th,2001 - 7 PM
Central Lutheran Church, 925 N Forest Street
Bellingham, Washington
Requested donation - $5

MLK Youth-led MARCH

A march celebrating diversity in Whatcom County, paying tribute to the legacy of Dr. King, and recognizing youth activists in the area.
Jan 15,2001 - 9-11 am
Ferndale High School Parking lot to Ferndale City Hall.
FREE

Sponsored by:
Whatcom Human Rights Task Force
WWU Ethnic Student Center and
Whatcom Community College Student Program Board

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