The Meaning of Martin Luther King, Jr. Today

A community event to honor Dr. King and the MLK holiday, convened by the USF Institute for Nonviolence & Social Justice and community partners

Please join us for a special community event at which we will rededicate ourselves to Dr. King’s vision of nonviolence, justice, moral leadership, and the creation of the Beloved Community. Members of the extended USF family will share their thoughts and feelings about Dr. King’s message and its relevance today:

John P. Fitzgibbons, S.J., Interim President, University of San Francisco 

Donal Godfrey, S. J, University Chaplain

Dr. Belinda Hernandez-Arriaga, Director, Masters In Counseling MFT Program, USF School of Education; Founder and Chief Executive Director of Ayudando Latinos A Soñar (ALAS)

Professor Bill Ong Hing, Director of the Immigration Clinic, USF School of Law

Dr. Sabrina Kwist, Associate Vice Provost for Antiracism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Silena Layne, Faithful Fools Program Director/Community Steward, USF alumna

Professor Ronald Sundstrom, USF Philosophy Department and African American
Studies

Professor James Taylor, USF Politics Department

Each panelist will briefly share thoughts and feelings for the occasion, and then we will open up the conversation to everyone who joins us.