Inside Duke Medicine
Events continue as MLK Day arrives
posted January 19th, 2009
Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
A full listing of university-wide MLK events is at: http://mlk.duke.edu/
Some featured events are listed below. For more information, call 681-3149.
Jan. 20: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Presidential inauguration, live streaming in Duke Raleigh Hospital Cafe.
Jan. 20: 5 p.m. Candlelight vigil, Durham Regional Hospital main lobby. A reflection and tribute to MLK. Open to the public. Free admission and parking. Details: 470-4278
Jan. 21: 12-1 p.m. Conversations on Dr. King with Walter Davenport at Duke Raleigh Hospital in the Cardinal & Dogwood Rooms.
Jan. 21 / 8:30-9:30 a.m. Prayer breakfast: “The Dream is Still Alive” with speaker Charles Johnson, M.D., the first African American on faculty at Duke University Medical Center. Durham Regional Hospital Auditorium. Free admission and parking. Details: 470-4278
Jan. 21 / 12-1 p.m. Diversity Matters Lunch & Learn, a panel discussion about diversity led by Judy Seidenstein, Duke Office of Institutional Equity. Durham Regional Hospital’s First Level Classroom. Free admission and parking. Details: 470-4278
Jan. 21 / 5-10 p.m. MLK Million Meals Service. Join in celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by assembling meals to be sent to people suffering from severe hunger around the world. First Shift: 5:30-7:30 p.m.; Second Shift: 8-10 p.m. Transportation will be provided. Meet in front of the bus stop near the Chapel, West Campus. Event location: NCCU Walker Complex, 1801 Fayetteville St., Durham. Details: 684-4377
Jan. 23 / 7 p.m. Musical Extravaganza Celebration of MLK. Performances by the DRH Choir and community talent. Durham Regional Hospital’s Auditorium. Free admission and parking. Details: 470-4278