West campus news Releases Archive
"March on West" kicks off Martin Luther King Jr. events at ASU's West campus
Jan. 12, 2005
A Valley tradition continues Jan. 19 as more than 500 local elementary school children gather at ASU's West campus to reenact a civil rights march and hear Charles St. Clair's rendition of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. St. Clair, a faculty member in the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, has presented the historic speech annually since 1991.
The "March on West" event, Wednesday, Jan. 19, beginning at 10 a.m., is one of three public events commemorating the Martin Luther King Jr. legacy and civil rights week at ASU's West campus, Jan. 19-22.
These events at ASU's West campus give the community the chance to commemorate the legacy of Dr. King and the civil rights movement and to celebrate the diversity embodied on the ASU West campus.
International Food Fair: Jan. 20
An International Food Fair will be held on Jan. 20 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. with faculty, staff and students from all over the world providing dishes and recipes from their home countries. Entertainment also includes open-mic poetry auditions for a Jan. 22 Poetry Jam.
West Side Poetry Jam: Jan. 22
ASU's Interdisciplinary Arts and Performance Department presents a gathering of the Valley's best poets performing their original works in the popular and unique Def Jam poetry style at 7:30 p.m. Thought-provoking, funny, hip, and often deeply serious, this performance genre is recommended for mature audiences. Tickets are $10 general, $5 students. Information: (602) 543-2787.
Events noted above are held on ASU's West campus, 4701 W. Thunderbird Road in Phoenix. Information on all Martin Luther King Jr. events as well as Black History Month events at ASU is available online at: www.asu.edu/mlk.
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