Martin Luther King Jr. Week Events at UNC – Asheville

Tuesday, January 17 – Panel Discussion with Members of SNCC

Isaac Coleman and Carol Rogoff, members of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, discuss their work in the civil rights movement and the impact it has had on them. 12:20-1:30 p.m., UNC Asheville’s Highsmith University Union, room 224. Details at (828) 232-5024

Tuesday, January 17 – Iron Ladies of Liberia

Iron Ladies of Liberia profiles Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
and women she appointed to key leadership positions. Free and open to
the public, 8 p.m. UNC Asheville’s Highsmith University Union, room 143.
Details at (828) 251-6585

Thursday, January 19 – Whatever it Takes

Whatever it Takes is a documentary film chronicling the struggles and
triumphs of an innovative public high school in New York City’s South
Bronx. Free and open to the public, 12:30 p.m. Highsmith University
Union, room 143. Details at (828) 251-6585

Thursday, January 19 – Are You Ready to Fix Racism?

(Or are you still pretending it doesn’t exist?) damali ayo, activist and
artist, speaks at 7 p.m. in UNC Asheville’s Lipinsky Auditorium as part
of UNC Asheville’s observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. week. Free
and open to the public. Details online at cesap.unca.edu.