The 30th anniversary of the annual Martin Luther King Jr. March for Humanity will be celebrated Thursday at Shippensburg University.
The theme of this year’s march is “America has spoken: We will not go back.” Before students pick up their signs and march across campus, there will be a rally held in SU’s Old Main Chapel at 3:30 p.m. to commemorate King and discuss the message behind the event.
This year’s rally will feature keynote speaker Julianne Malveaux, an economist, author, commentator and president emerita of Bennett College for Women.
The African American Organization has sponsored the march throughout the last three decades and stands by the notion that it is a “people’s march,” welcoming anyone from the public who is interested in the cause. The organization’s goal is to unite students, community members or anyone else willing to get involved under the notion of inclusion for all.
Event attendees will march from Old Main Chapel to the Ceddia Union Building where they will be welcomed with light refreshments. This year, “augments of reality” will be introduced, featuring pictures of King that will seemingly come to life with the use of technology.
The event is open to students and faculty, as well as the entire Shippensburg community.
Anyone with additional questions can contact Kapri Brown at klbrown@ship.edu
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