January 21–28 | Davis Family Library Atrium
Social Entrepreneurship and Social Justice

Poster, book, and video display on the theme Social Entrepreneurship and Social Justice coordinated by the Middlebury Center for Social Entrepreneurship (MCSE) and the Volunteer Service Organization (VSO).

Friday, January 18 | 9-11pm | 51 Main at the Bridge
Verbal Onslaught

UMOJA presents a Pan-Africanist multi-arts collaborative performance and open mic featuring Middlebury students performing poetry, a cappella, dance, and theatre. Closing the gap between Africa and its diaspora, we will celebrate the lives and work of Maya Angelou, Marcus Garvey, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, Wangari Maathai, and Kwame Nkrumah.

Saturday, January 19 | 11am – 3pm | Various local community locations
Make It a Day On, Not a Day Off! Martin Luther King Day of Service

Middlebury College faculty, staff, and students are invited to participate in community service projects to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.  To register email Ashley Calkins in the Center for Education in Action, jcalkins@middlebury.edu

Monday, January 21 | 7:30pm | Davis Family Library to Mead Chapel
Martin Luther King Day Candle Vigil and Peace Walk

Join us for a Candle Vigil and Peace Walk in remembrance and reflection of Dr. King. We will meet on the steps of the Davis Family Library and then follow the historic Storrs Path to Mead Chapel for the MLK Celebration Concert. Coordinated by the Volunteer Service Organization.

Monday, January 21 | 8–10pm | Mead Chapel
Martin Luther King Day Celebration Concert: Let Freedom Sing!

A celebration of the American Negro Spiritual and the words of Dr. Martin Luther King featuring the Middlebury College MLK Spiritual Choir, Alexander Twilight Artist in Residence François Clemmons, Middlebury College student dancers and actors, and other guest artists.

Tuesday, January 22 | 5:30-7pm | Freeman International Center Annex
Bread for the Journey

We will begin in candlelight with a brief service of evening prayer in the Christian tradition, led by Chaplain Laurie Jordan. This week's service will focus attention on the prophetic tradition, the biblical foundation that inspires concern for human dignity and the work for social justice. We will share a simple family-style meal together following the service. No RSVP necessary. Please join us and bring a friend. 

Wednesday, January 23 | 4:30–6pm | Carr Hall Lounge
Martin Luther King Jr. Remembrance Watch-in

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr., the Center for the Comparative Study of Race and Ethnicity Student Advisory Board will host a video screening and discussion highlighting the work of MLK keynote speaker, Majora Carter, at the intersections of environmental justice, race and ethnicity, and community.

Friday, January 25 | 7:30pm | Mead Chapel
Martin Luther King Jr. Keynote Address

Eco-entrepreneur Majora Carter will give the 2013 Martin Luther King Jr. Keynote Address as part of this year's Middlebury Center for Social Entrepreneurship Symposium on Social Entrepreneurship and Social Justice. 

Majora Carter hosts the Peabody Award winning public-radio series, the Promised Land. She has a long list of awards and honorary degrees, including a MacArthur “genius” Fellowship. She founded and led Sustainable South Bronx, from 2001 to 2008—when few were talking about “sustainability”; and even fewer, in places like the South Bronx. By 2003, Majora coined the term: “Green The Ghetto” as she pioneered one of the nation’s first urban green-collar job training & placement systems, and spearheaded legislation that fueled demand for those jobs. Since 2008, her consulting company, Majora Carter Group (MCG), has exported climate adaptation, urban revitalization, and leadership development strategies for business, government, foundations, universities, and economically under-performing communities.