Beloved Community Conversation Series: Racism
Hosted by MLK CenterJoin the MLK Center for the scond program in its four-part Beloved Community Conversations Series. Gather with artists, scholars, and community activists to explore the topic of racism, one of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “triple evils.”
Event Details
The Martin Luther King Center is partnering with Butler University’s Desmond Tutu Peace Lab to present the Beloved Community Conversations Series. The conversations in the four-part series will focus on the “triple evils” identified by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (poverty, racism, and militarism) along with environmental degradation. Each conversation will offer an artistic performance by a poet or spoken-word artist followed by a panel discussion featuring the artist as well as scholars, community activists, and individuals with lived experiences pertinent to the theme. Following the panel, a facilitated community conversation will explore how the topics align with Dr. King’s principles of nonviolence and contribute to building the Beloved Community.
The April 10 conversation, the second in the series, centers on racism. Poet, playwright, and educator Tasha Jones is the featured artist, and panelists are Dr. Brooke Harris Garad (assistant professor of education, Butler University), Dr. Su-Mei Ooi (associate professor of political science, Butler University), Dr. Corey Reed (assistant professor of philosophy, Butler University), and Rev. Shea Thompson (organizer, Black Church Coalition).
No RSVP is necessary.
For more information, contact the MLK Center at 317.923.4581 or info@MLKCenterIndy.org.
This program received support from an Indiana Humanities INcommon Grant.