MLK Week

Lewis & Clark College dedicates a week of service, learning, and action to commemorate the work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other civil rights activists. 

\Our annual MLK Week events will take place from January 15th to January 20th, 2024. Events will include a service project with the Blanchet House, a Do Good Trouble Summit on activism, and a workshop discussing Music as a Tool for Justice. To learn more , please see below or the image.

Do Good Trouble Summit DetailsMusic as a Tool for Justice

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Monday, January 15 from 12:00 - 3:00 p.m., Volunteer Day: Participants can choose between building winter care kits and making sack lunches for The Blanchet House! Note: RSVP required. - The pulling ivy service project has been canceled due to weather.

Saturday, January 20 from 10:00 - 3:00 p.m., Do Good Trouble Summit: This will be a day of learning the history of student activism, gaining activism tools, listening to stories from young activists in the Portland area and a chance to meet others on campus interested in advocacy and social change. RSVP required. ***The summit has been canceled due to weather. Instead, sign up to attend the Do Good Trouble workshop series throughout spring semester.

Saturday, January 20 from 3:30 - 5:00 p.m., Music as a Tool for Justice: Liberty and justice for all? In this conversation, we’ll examine what the word “justice” means and examine how it’s applied in Oregon. With the aid of local and national hip hop music videos and lyrics, we will examine the history of our state, legal anti-Blackness, and resistance movements. *This event has been canceled due to weather. We will reschedule soon, please check back for details. 

Contact andreasayler@lclark.edu with questions.

The 2024 MLK Planning Committee is led by Andrea Sayler (Director of Social Change and Community Involvement) and in partnership with the Office of Equity and Inclusion, Office of Communications, Office of Inclusion and Multicultural Engagement, and Watzek Library.

10 Ways to Celebrate Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

from the Office of Equity and Inclusion:

10 ways of honoring MLK

  1. Watch movies: Blood Diamond, The Ernest Green Story, Selma, When They See Us (show), The Hate You Give.
  2. Listen to podcasts: Seeing White and Code Switch.
  3. Have a conversation about race at school or work.
  4. Check out art by Kehinde Wiley, Kara Walker, and other Black artists.
  5. Research and donate to a racial justice organization.
  6. Listen to powerful music: Tupac Shakur, Nipsey Hussle, Billie Holiday
  7. Read books: Begin Again, How to be an Antiracist, etc.
  8. Go volunteering.
  9. Reflect on your own experiences and think about what you would like to change.
  10. Visit a museum about Black American History.