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The Legacy of Peace-builders: King, a Queen, and a "Servant"
January 16, 5:30pm - 7:30pmManoa Campus, East-West Center, Hawai'i Imin Conference Center, Jefferson Hall
Presentation on the contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; Queen Lili'uokalani; and Mahatma Gandhi, and their commitment to non-violent social change.
This program is held in recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Jan. 15), the anniversary of the overthrow of the Hawaiian Monarchy (Jan. 17), and the year-long 100th anniversary celebration of Mahatma Gandhi’s ‘Satyagraha’ movement of non-violent resistance in the pursuit of truth.
Featured Speakers:
Andre Wooten, leading Civil Rights attorney, vice president of the African American Lawyers Association of Hawaii, and advocate for social justice
Lynette Hi‘ilani Cruz, assistant professor of Anthropology at HPU, EWC alumna, and chair of Ka Lei Maile Ali‘i Hawaiian Civic Club
Steve Kūhiō Vogeler, East-West Center degree fellow, Ph.D. candidate and lecturer in Political Science, and scholar of non-violent social change
Co-sponsored by: East-West Center; Friends of the East-West Center; Pacific and Asian Affairs Council; Matsunaga Institute for Peace; Hawai‘i Institute for Human Rights; and the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Coalition — Hawai'i.
$12 Admission, RSVP by Jan. 10, (No-shows and cancellations after RSVP deadline will be billed) Call: 944-7111 / email: ewcinfo@eastwestcenter.org / Send checks payable to: East-West Center and mail to: EWC Office of External Affairs, 1601 East-West Road, Honolulu, HI 96848.
More Information
Floren Elman-Singh, 944-7193, http://www.eastwestcenter.org/stored/misc/legacy.pdf
| Tuesday, January 16 | |
| 12:00pm | Linguistics Seminar St John Auditorium, Room 11 |
| 12:00pm | EWC Research Program Seminar East-West Center |
| 12:30pm | UH Department of Medicine Grand Rounds Queen's Conference Center (510 S. Beretania Street) 2nd Floor Lobby |
| 5:30pm | The Legacy of Peace-builders: King, a Queen, and a "Servant" East-West Center, Hawai'i Imin Conference Center, Jefferson Hall |
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