{"74110":{"#nid":"74110","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Evers-Williams to Deliver MLK Jr. Lecture","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDrawing upon the energy of the campus community, the Office of Institute Diversity, the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, the Division of Student Affairs and Government and Community Relations are co-sponsoring a series of events in honor of the civil rights movement and Martin Luther King Jr. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech MLK Celebration begins Wednesday, Jan. 11, with a keynote address from Myrlie Evers-Williams, former chairperson of the NAACP and widow of well-known civil rights activist Medgar Evers. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cDiversity is both one of Georgia Tech\u2019s greatest assets and one of the major priorities identified in our 25-year strategic plan,\u201d said Archie Ervin, vice president for Institute Diversity. \u201cIt is our hope that events such as these will spark discussion and renew enthusiasm for building the kind of society Dr. King hoped to see. Through our patience and persistence, we will form a community that exemplifies the best in all of us \u2014 our intellectual pursuits, our diversity of thought and our personal integrity.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis year\u2019s programming is centered on the theme \u201cThe Dream and The Journey Continue.\u201d The celebration will include a campus-wide gathering featuring student speeches and a candle-lighting ceremony, and a campus day of service. Other events include a viewing of the PBS documentary \u201cFreedom Riders,\u201d a feature-length film about the 1960s civil rights activists who challenged segregation in the southern United States. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information about the individual events, call the Office of Diversity Programs at 404-894-2561 or visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.diversity.gatech.edu\/MLK-celebration\u0022\u003Ewww.diversity.gatech.edu\/MLK-celebration\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDrawing upon the energy of the campus community, the Office of Institute Diversity, the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, the Division of Student Affairs and Government and Community Relations are co-sponsoring a series of events in honor of the civil rights movement and Martin Luther King Jr.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Drawing upon the energy of the campus community, the Office of Institute Diversity, the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, the Division of Student Affairs and Government and Community Relations are co-sponsoring a series of events in honor of the ci"}],"uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2011-12-14 12:12:10","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:10:50","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-12-12T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2011-12-12T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"74111":{"id":"74111","type":"image","title":"MLK Jr. Celebration","body":null,"created":"1449178046","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:27:26","changed":"1475894686","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:44:46","alt":"MLK Jr. Celebration","file":{"fid":"193771","name":"b12c2626-mlk-postcard_revised.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/b12c2626-mlk-postcard_revised_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/b12c2626-mlk-postcard_revised_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":120429,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/b12c2626-mlk-postcard_revised_0.jpg?itok=duSPB30d"}}},"media_ids":["74111"],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1216","name":"Division of Student Affairs"},{"id":"15363","name":"Government and Community Relations"},{"id":"1616","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"15361","name":"Martin Luther King Jr."},{"id":"15364","name":"Myrlie Evers-Williams"},{"id":"14159","name":"office of diversity programs"},{"id":"15362","name":"Office of Institute Diversity"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOffice of Diversity Programs\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-2561\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}