NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE
What is the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service? Takes place each year on the third Monday in January, the MLK Day of Service is the only federal holiday observed as a national day of service – a "day on, not a day off." It calls for Americans from all walks of life to work together to provide solutions to our most pressing national problems.
Why Serve on MLK Day of Service?
MLK DAY NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE 2013: REBUILDING TOGETHER WORK DAY: http://www.rebuildingtogetherokc.org/
Goal: Honor MLK, Jr. Service Legacy and the memory of Robbie Johnson and Jeannine Rainbolt by making a home safer for an Oklahoma family. Fun, Food, and Friends with a purpose: Making a day off, a day on service and building relationships.
Casady School teens and faculty will start refurbishing a home on MLK Day in collaboration with Youth LEAD OKC and Mercy School Institute students and faculty. No skill needed. Age requirement: 14 YEARS OLD.
Before the work day volunteers must:
a. Complete online application http://rtokc.civicore.com/index.php?section=volunteerApplication&action=new Team's name: Casady/Mercy MLK Day
b. Complete release/permissions. Request forms via e-mail from Carmen Clay, Director of Service-Learning @ clayc@casady.org, 405-520-1325
Work Day Schedule and Details :
8:00 Breakfast @ Woods. Welcome by YAC (You-nite A Community)
8:30-9:30 Work Assignments: Packing, cleaning, moving furniture, sorting, and painting
12:00 Lunch @ Douglas Recreation Center, 900 Frederick J. Douglas Dr. OKC, 73117. Contact Person, Anneta Burden ( 424-4212). Mrs. Michelle Tompkins arranges meal @ Center.
1:00 – 3:00? Work Continues on site until job is completed or different locations as needed. Buses return to chapel parking lot after work day is completed. Snacks and drinks provided. Update: Job completed at 4:30 PM. Some students left @2:30 PM due to appointments.
Transportation: Buses: Mr. Jacques Lampin, Mr. Jim Bonfiglio. Suburbans: Mrs. Clay, and Mr. Philipson.
Memories of CASADY'S MLK DAY 2012
GROUPS OF 5 OR LESS DO NOT NEED RESERVATIONS
Morning Shift: 9-12, Afternoon Shift: 1-4. MINORS NEED TO BE WITH AN ADULT TO VOLUNTEER
1. Ask to sign-in for service-learning hours. At the end of your shift you will receive a paper with your hours. Age requirement: 8 years old or older.
2. Go to Volunteer Center in the second floor. Complete volunteer application.
3. Wait for volunteer coordinator to assign tasks. Enjoy your volunteer experience.
INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS OF OKLAHOMA GALLERY
MLK DAY COLLABORATIVE ART VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said: "Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart."
On January 21, 2013 from 12 to 5 p.m. Individual Artists of Oklahoma (IAO) is partnering with the Oklahoma City Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Coalition, the Respect Diversity Foundation (RDF) and the Paramount Theater Space to celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. at the IAO Gallery, located at 706 W Sheridan in Oklahoma City. IAO is inviting visual artists of all media to assist attendees in creating a collaborative art piece that will be on display celebrating diversity at the 12th annual Respect Diversity Arts Exhibition in April 2013.
The mission of RDF is to teach tolerance and respect for all people. IAO's mission is committed to sustaining and encouraging emerging and established artists in all media who are intellectually and aesthetically provocative or experimental in subject matter or technique.
IAO is also inviting performance artists of all genres to perform in celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. that day. To join IAO as an artist in "articulating the inaudible language of the heart" this year please contact IAO Gallery at 405-232-6060.
The Schedule:
Oklahoma Artists:
Alicia Rodell-Mixed Media, Garrett
Young-Pen and Ink,
Kendall
Brown-Solar Photography,
Barby Osborn-Pastels, Home Base
Studios-Film Local Visual Artists
will be on hand to assist attendees in creating their own polaroid size art
piece that will be combined with photos of attendees "flashing the peace sign"
and ultimately be sewn together with multi-colored thread and displayed at the
Respect Diversity Foundation's Art Exhibition April 2013. Home Base Studios will
be filming attendees reciting lines from Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have A
Dream Speech" that will also premiere alongside footage from the day's events at
the Respect Diversity Foundation's Art Exhibition April 2013.
The film of Martin
Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have A Dream Speech" will be shown during this time within
the IAO Gallery.
12:30pm-1:00pm IAO
Gallery
Michael Korenblit is
co-author of UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN, the true story of love and survival in the
Holocaust. In his presentation, Mike takes his audiences on a journey through
time to Hrubieszow, Poland, during the late 1930s and 1940s. He relates the
stories of two families and the impact of World War II on their
lives.
Gwen Mukes: Growing
up in segregated Oklahoma in the 40s and 50s, Gwen witnessed many forms of
discrimination and was aware of atrocities committed to African Americans at a
young age. As one of the original Civil Rights’ Sit-Inners in Oklahoma City to
desegregate public accommodations (August1958), she, along with the other 13
members of the NAACP Youth Chapter, was thrust into history. This experience
began her lifelong quest for equal treatment for all, to learn more about her
people’s history and history of other cultures, and to help others to appreciate
different cultures in our society.
1:00pm-1:30pm IAO
Gallery
Albert Gray Eagle is
a noted flute artist and performer who is skilled in the craft of making
traditional flutes along with regional forms of creative writing. Residencies
with Gray Eagle may include the art of flute making and playing of the
instrument while building on an understanding of history relevant to the Native
American.
Dwe Williams from
Ebony Voices is a storytelling unit of Rhythmically Speaking that incorporates
music and womanly style in the telling of stories from the perspective of women.
Women who have been birthin' and burpin' and buildin' a bold new body of people
as they redefine the boundaries of their time. They deal with a wide array of
issues and themes real and imagined, projected in song and story.
1:30pm-2:30pm
The Paramount,
OKC
Film: "A Call to
Conscience" Tavis Smiley takes a
comprehensive look at Martin Luther King, Jr.'s fight to put an end to the
Vietnam war, and the impact his legacy continues to make among peace activists
throughout the world
2:30pm-3:00pm
Attendees and
artists will be invited to design signs promoting peace and diversity to hold
during the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Parade in downtown Oklahoma City.
3:00pm-5:00pm
Attendees are
invited to join the parade in downtown Oklahoma
City.
*All art materials
are provided free of charge, and the day's events are also free of
charge.
MLK EVENTS AROUND OKC
The Parade:The 2013 Martin Luther King Jr. Parade begins at 2 p.m. from the corner
of Broadway Avenue and NW 7th, proceeding along Broadway to Sheridan. There will
be grandstands at NW 5th and Broadway Avenue. The theme for 2013 parade is
“Challenges Beyond The Dream.” For more information on the parade or to
be involved, call coordinators Winard Brown at (405) 410-7740 or R.L. Doyle at
(405)413-4372.
The Prayer Breakfast:The 16th annual Midwest City Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast
at the Reed Conference Center near Rose State College will begin at 7:00 a.m. on
Monday, January 21st. Organizers expect between 400-500 people will enjoy
breakfast followed by speeches and music. Cost to attend the Breakfast is $10. Go early!
The Silent March:The traditional silent march, in the style of the early civil rights
movement marches, will begin about 9 a.m. on Monday, January 21st, following a
program at the Freedom Center. The march will move from the Freedom Center to
the Oklahoma History Center
on N. Laird in time for the Bell Ringing.
The Bell Ringing:At 11 a.m. on Monday the 21st, there will be a ringing of Oklahoma's
replica of the Liberty Bell in front of the Oklahoma History
Center.
The MLK Jr. Holiday Coalition Program:The annual program from the Martin Luther King Jr. Coalition of Oklahoma
City features the "I Have a Dream" speech. Keynote speaker for 2013 is TBA. The
program takes place at St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral on NW 7th from noon until
the parade begins at 2 p.m.
