9:00 a.m., Monday, January 16, 2012

“Everybody can be great because everybody can serve.”
—Martin Luther King Jr.

What better way to honor Dr. King’s legacy than by serving the community. This year the annual celebration will include a “Day of Greatness,” modeled after King’s example. A Day of Greatness includes poster making in the SUB Hatch Ballroom, 9-11 a.m., and a march down Capitol Blvd., ending with a rally on the statehouse steps featuring Boise State students as the guest speakers.

When the rally concludes, several nonprofit organizations will be on hand to offer volunteering opportunities for afternoon participation. Depending on your schedule, you can participate the entire day, or maybe you only have time for the march. It doesn’t matter, because there’s enough going on all day to get involved. What does matter is that you get out and do something. Make a difference.  Serve your community.

Tim Wise to Speak at Celebration

The MLK Living Legacy Committee is pleased to announce the keynote speaker for the 2012 MLK Human Rights Celebration is Tim Wise. Tim Wise is among the most prominent anti-racist writers and educators in the United States. Recently named one of “25 Visionaries Who are Changing Your World,” by Utne Reader, Wise has spoken in 49 states, on over 600 college campuses, and to community groups across the nation.

The keynote address will be held in the Jordan Ballroom on the second floor of the Student Union Building on January 23, 2012 at 7:00pm. The address is free and open to the public.

Poet to Perform at Celebration

Roger Bonair-Agard, a veteran of the spoken-word scene and a two-time National Poetry Slam Champion, will appear at Boise State during the 2012 MLK Human Rights Celebration.

Roger moved to the United States from his native Trinidad and Tobago in 1987. Intending to begin university and eventually pursue law, Roger found himself instead exploring the seediest sides of New York City life. From Harlem to Brooklyn to Washington Heights, his poems explore the intersection between his twenty plus years as an immigrant in America and the Trinidad from which he came.

Bonair-Agard will perform Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 7:00pm.  The performance will be in the Hatch Ballroom on the second floor of the Student Union Building.