Celebration of MLK Jr. at EMU: "Radical Truth-telling"
Celebration of MLK Jr. at EMU: "Radical Truth-telling"
Eastern Mennonite University will host the eighth annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Sunday, Jan. 19, and Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. This year’s MLK Day is themed “Radical Truth-telling” and centers around the words of a 1947 essay written by King while at Morehouse College: “Education must enable one to sift and weigh evidence, to discern the true from the false, the real from the unreal, and the facts from the fiction.”
Monday’s activities include a 9:45 a.m. Unity March from University Commons, a 10 a.m. Speak Out at Lehman Auditorium, and a 10:15 a.m. Convocation featuring Jodie Geddes MA ’16. Geddes, co-author of The Little Book of Racial Healing, advocate for racial healing and justice, and international speaker on restorative justice, will deliver a talk on “Radical Truth-telling.”
Other events on Monday include a soul food lunch at Northlawn Cafeteria, circle processes facilitated by the Center for Justice & Peacebuilding, a Black hair care and free cuts event, and a session on the history of Harrisonburg’s Ida Mae Francis Guest House. This last event, hosted by Professor Mark Sawin, is from 1:30-3 p.m. in University Commons 176.
A three-part “Resistance and Rest” workshop, hosted by Geddes, will be held from 3-5 p.m. in the Studio Theater. The workshop will engage in journaling, meditation and therapeutic processes.