Martin Luther King Jr Celebration: Changing the Narrative, Continuing the Dream
Posted: January 11, 2023
Tuesday, Jan. 17, 6:30 p.m.
Student Center 160
Refreshments will be provided. RSVP on ConnectSU.
2023 marks 60 years since the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where Dr. King gave his famous “I Have a Dream Speech.” Join the Office of Multicultural Affairs for an important conversation about what it looks like today to continue the work of fulfilling Dr. King’s Dream in our local context. Refreshments will be provided!
This year’s keynote speakers are local artist Hiawatha D., whose painting 10:22 AM, is held in the Chapel of St. Ignatius here on SU’s campus, and Veronica Very, founder of Wonder of Women International and the WOW Gallery, based in downtown Seattle. As a couple and as individuals, they are deeply committed to creating space for healing, education, and liberation for Black people and use their work such as the “Dear Sista, I See You” Healing Art Exhibition to celebrate the community and change narratives of trauma to narratives of celebration and empowerment.