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SUMMARY:Reflections on the Migrant Journey
DESCRIPTION:This panel will feature students who participated in a winter travel course to the Mexico–Arizona border. They will share reflections on their experiences and what they learned. The migrant journey is deeply personal and diverse\, yet many stories reveal common threads across communities. Through their insights\, students will connect these experiences to broader themes of social inequity\, diverse identities\, and Catholic social teaching.
URL:https://www.smcvt.edu/event/reflections-on-the-migrant-journey/
LOCATION:Farrell Room\, Saint Edmund’s Hall
CATEGORIES:Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260121T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260121T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T025021
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260108T214754Z
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SUMMARY:Fireside Chat: The World House - the Interrelatedness of All Things
DESCRIPTION:Fireside Chat: The World House – the Interrelatedness of All Things with Olivier Niyonshuti ’25 and Jeffrey Ayres\, PhD\, Director of the Institute for Global Engagement.\nMr. Niyonshuti\, a native of Rwanda and recent SMC alum\, will share his lived experiences navigating multiple cultures and communities\, exploring how global interconnectedness shapes personal identity\, community responsibility\, and collective action.
URL:https://www.smcvt.edu/event/fireside-chat-the-world-house-the-interrelatedness-of-all-things/
LOCATION:Roy Room\, Dion Family Student Center
CATEGORIES:Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation,Institute for Global Engagement
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260121T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260121T163000
DTSTAMP:20260403T025021
CREATED:20251204T172755Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251204T172755Z
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SUMMARY:The Farm at SMC: Food\, Community\, and Education
DESCRIPTION:The Farm at SMC: Food\, Community\, and Education \nExpanding upon Kristyn Achilich’s “From Chaos to Community: Growing the Vision\, Skill\, and Courage to Care for Our Common Home\,” presentation\, this talk with will hone in on one particular pillar of the Institute for the Environment’s offerings: the Farm. Framing this campus growing space as one that is co-created for and by our community\, we will explore the ways in which the Farm serves our common home (both here on our campus and beyond)\, providing opportunities for place-making\, self-development\, and deep connection.
URL:https://www.smcvt.edu/event/the-farm-at-smc-food-community-and-education/
LOCATION:Institute for the Environment\, Saint Edmund’s Hall
CATEGORIES:Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260119T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260119T183000
DTSTAMP:20260403T025021
CREATED:20251119T164741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251202T161121Z
UID:10002768-1768842000-1768847400@www.smcvt.edu
SUMMARY:MLK Convocation Keynote: Tuning in to Our Communities: Improving Our Collective Sensibilities of Humility\, Care and Relationality
DESCRIPTION:Tuning in to Our Communities: Improving Our Collective Sensibilities of Humility\, Care and Relationality with Bindu Panikkar\, PhD\, Associate Professor\, Rubenstein School of Environment & Natural Resources\, University of Vermont \nHow do we strengthen our relational capabilities centered in care\, humility\, and collective wellbeing? The word humility comes from the Latin root—humus\, earth\, soil\, ground. Humility means being grounded\, being of the earth\, it means an awareness of our place within a larger world. Practicing humility requires recognizing our limitations\, acknowledging our interdependence\, and valuing the contributions and knowledge of others. It is also the willingness to be changed through relational encounters. Humility in relations grounds us\, allowing care\, attentiveness and reciprocity to circulate\, and serves as a powerful antidote to domination\, extraction\, and hierarchy. \nIn this talk\, Dr. Panikkar makes the case that tuning in to our communities requires understanding what divides us and what erodes our collective capabilities of care\, relationality\, and humility. To guard against the theft of relationality\, we must adopt attunement of care\, listening\, repair\, reciprocity\, and attentiveness as practice to rebuild our relational capacities necessary for collective wellbeing in a fractured world.
URL:https://www.smcvt.edu/event/mlk-convocation-keynote-tuning-in-to-our-communities-improving-our-collective-sensibilities-of-humility-care-and-relationality/
LOCATION:Roy Room\, Dion Family Student Center
CATEGORIES:Alumni Events,Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260119T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260119T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T025021
CREATED:20251119T165312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251202T161051Z
UID:10002770-1768840200-1768842000@www.smcvt.edu
SUMMARY:MLK Beloved Community Reception
DESCRIPTION:MLK Beloved Community Reception celebrating local BIPoC-owned caterers
URL:https://www.smcvt.edu/event/mlk-beloved-community-reception/
LOCATION:Archway Lounge\, Dion Family Student Center
CATEGORIES:Alumni Events,Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260119T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260119T162000
DTSTAMP:20260403T025021
CREATED:20251119T164557Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251119T164557Z
UID:10002767-1768836600-1768839600@www.smcvt.edu
SUMMARY:Planting New Seeds: the Journey of the Black Farmer from Sharecropping to Black Farmer Prosperity
DESCRIPTION:Planting New Seeds: the Journey of the Black Farmer from Sharecropping to Black Farmer Prosperity with Dale Bell\, Associate Programs Director\, Comprehensive Community Development\, Edmundite Missions \nThis presentation traces the transformation of Black farmers from the era of sharecropping – where many worked land they did not own under exploitative conditions – to the modern pursuit of land ownership\, agricultural independence\, and economic stability. Grounded in the teachings of Dr. King and the work of the Edmundite Missions\, it examines the challenges Black farmers have historically faced\, including limited access to resources\, discriminatory lending practices\, and generational barriers to ownership. Despite these obstacles\, the narrative emphasizes the resilience\, skill\, and determination of Black agricultural communities as they reclaim their agricultural legacy. New initiatives\, including impact grants\, heirs property workshops\, entrepreneurship training and community programs\, are helping to support and empower Black farmers by expanding access to equipment\, education\, capital\, and land. Through these efforts\, Black farmers are planting new seeds of opportunity – transforming historical hardship into modern prosperity and building a stronger\, more equitable future in agriculture.
URL:https://www.smcvt.edu/event/planting-new-seeds-the-journey-of-the-black-farmer-from-sharecropping-to-black-farmer-prosperity/
LOCATION:Roy Room\, Dion Family Student Center
CATEGORIES:Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260119T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260119T152000
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CREATED:20251119T163418Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251119T163418Z
UID:10002765-1768833000-1768836000@www.smcvt.edu
SUMMARY:“How a House Becomes a Home”: Bringing Community Into Classroom Teaching and Learning Experiences
DESCRIPTION:“How a House Becomes a Home”: Bringing Community Into Classroom Teaching and Learning Experiences with Jolivette Anderson-Douoning\, PhD\, Director\, Institute for Equity & Justice and Hip-hop and Afrobeat artist Edwin Owusu\, M.A.\, Lecturer and Speech & Debate Coach at University of Vermont \nDr. Anderson-Douoning and Mr. Owusu discuss their process for working together across institutions (SMC and UVM) to offer students engagement across disciplines using public speaking\, debate\, and culture education learning labs. Bringing the lived experience into the classroom provides students with opportunities to study history and make history while still in college.
URL:https://www.smcvt.edu/event/how-a-house-becomes-a-home-bringing-community-into-classroom-teaching-and-learning-experiences/
LOCATION:Roy Room\, Dion Family Student Center
CATEGORIES:Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260119T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260119T142000
DTSTAMP:20260403T025021
CREATED:20251119T163115Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251119T163115Z
UID:10002764-1768829400-1768832400@www.smcvt.edu
SUMMARY:From Chaos to Community: Reclaiming the World House in a Divided Age
DESCRIPTION:From Chaos to Community: Reclaiming the World House in a Divided Age with Stephon Boatwright\, PhD\, Assistant Professor\, Political Science & International Relations. \nDr. Boatwright’s talk will explore Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision of the World House as a moral response to the crises of interdependence in an age of renewed nationalism and populism. King foresaw that humanity’s greatest challenge would not be technological but ethical: learning to live together within a shared global home. Today\, as the rhetoric of division grows louder\, his warning feels prophetic. The talk examines how King’s call for cooperation transcends borders and ideologies\, urging the creation of systems of belonging that replace exclusion with justice. Drawing connections between King’s “triple evils” of racism\, materialism\, and militarism and the global inequities of our time\, Dr. Boatwright highlights how fellowship\, not nationalism\, remains the foundation for humanity’s common future.
URL:https://www.smcvt.edu/event/from-chaos-to-community-reclaiming-the-world-house-in-a-divided-age/
LOCATION:Roy Room\, Dion Family Student Center
CATEGORIES:Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260119T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260119T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T025021
CREATED:20251119T164407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251202T161148Z
UID:10002766-1768827600-1768842000@www.smcvt.edu
SUMMARY:MLK Day Creative Space
DESCRIPTION:MLK Day Creative Space – Button making\, shirts\, laser cutting\, and more.
URL:https://www.smcvt.edu/event/mlk-day-creative-space-2/
LOCATION:Creative Design Studio\, Saint Michael's College Dion Student Center
CATEGORIES:Alumni Events,Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260119T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260119T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T025021
CREATED:20251119T165035Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251119T165035Z
UID:10002769-1768827600-1768838400@www.smcvt.edu
SUMMARY:I Am Vermont Too Photo Booth
DESCRIPTION:I Am Vermont Too photo booth with Sha’an Mouliert\, M.Ed.\, Coordinator & Photographer of the I Am Vermont Too photo-story exhibit
URL:https://www.smcvt.edu/event/i-am-vermont-too-photo-booth/
LOCATION:First Floor Lounge\, Dion Family Student Center
CATEGORIES:Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260119T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260119T132000
DTSTAMP:20260403T025021
CREATED:20251119T162726Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251202T161216Z
UID:10002763-1768824900-1768828800@www.smcvt.edu
SUMMARY:MLK Convocation Musical Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Musical Celebration with the Saint Michael’s Gospel Choir directed by Vernita Weller\, M.A.T.\, M.A.R.\, Senior Success Advisor & Parent Liaison and the Vermont Freedom & Unity Chorus directed by Maria Rinaldi ’00\, Web Support Specialist \nIn a world filled with division and hate\, Vermont’s Freedom & Unity Chorus brings people together through the power of music to spread the message of unity\, hope\, and harmony. This chorus with a social conscience takes its message out into the community to perform songs representing the ongoing struggle for racial\, social\, economic\, and environmental justice. From soulful ballads to powerful anthems\, they sing to ignite change and inspire audiences to make the world a more welcoming place to be.
URL:https://www.smcvt.edu/event/mlk-convocation-musical-celebration-2/
LOCATION:Green Mountain Dining Room\, Alliot Student Center
CATEGORIES:Alumni Events,Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260119T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260119T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T025021
CREATED:20251212T144515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T144515Z
UID:10002780-1768822200-1768829400@www.smcvt.edu
SUMMARY:The World House Community Mural with Creative Commons Art Club
DESCRIPTION:All are welcome to contribute to this year’s celebratory mural and help paint the foundational layers of our World House ecosystem.
URL:https://www.smcvt.edu/event/the-world-house-community-mural-with-creative-commons-art-club/
LOCATION:Lobby\, Alliot Student Center
CATEGORIES:Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260119T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260119T115000
DTSTAMP:20260403T025021
CREATED:20251119T161332Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251119T161332Z
UID:10002762-1768820400-1768823400@www.smcvt.edu
SUMMARY:Home Improvement: Building a House for All People in an Environment That Can Sustain All Life
DESCRIPTION:Home Improvement: Building a House for All People in an Environment That Can Sustain All Life with Fr. David Theroux\, SSE\, Vice President\, Edmundite Mission \nDr. King’s image of a “world house” addresses the need to live with each other in nonviolence so that all may thrive\, a world in which the rich care for the poor and the common good of all is valued above the good of the individual or tribe alone\, as opposed to warring with each other such that mutual annihilation takes place. Pope Francis imagines the common good of all and the thriving of all peoples in terms of an environment that can sustain humanity\, providing for humanity a home in which all can live with equal access to the world’s goods. However\, care for the environment is what will provide for all humanity a common home where all can thrive. For Pope Francis\, how we care for the environment demonstrates our care for all people\, rich and poor alike.
URL:https://www.smcvt.edu/event/home-improvement-building-a-house-for-all-people-in-an-environment-that-can-sustain-all-life/
LOCATION:Roy Room\, Dion Family Student Center
CATEGORIES:Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260119T094500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260119T105000
DTSTAMP:20260403T025021
CREATED:20251119T160924Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251119T160924Z
UID:10002761-1768815900-1768819800@www.smcvt.edu
SUMMARY:From Chaos to Community: Growing the Vision\, Skill\, and Courage to Care for Our Common Home
DESCRIPTION:From Chaos to Community: Growing the Vision\, Skill\, and Courage to Care for Our Common Home with Kristyn Achilich\, M.S.\, M.Ed.\, Senior Instructor of Education and Director\, Leahy Institute for the Environment \nDrawing from Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr.’s call to choose “community over chaos” in The World House and Pope Francis’s invitation in Laudato Si’ to care for our common home\, this talk explores how interdependence can become our greatest strength. This presentation invites us to move beyond fear and fragmentation toward collective action—developing the vision\, skills\, and courage to live together justly and sustainably in a world that demands both. Through the work of the Patrick & Marcelle Leahy Institute for the Environment\, Achilich models how vision can become practice\, inviting us all to explore and embrace our shared interdependence.
URL:https://www.smcvt.edu/event/from-chaos-to-community-growing-the-vision-skill-and-courage-to-care-for-our-common-home/
LOCATION:Roy Room\, Dion Family Student Center
CATEGORIES:Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260119T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260119T093500
DTSTAMP:20260403T025021
CREATED:20251119T160553Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251202T161250Z
UID:10002760-1768813200-1768815300@www.smcvt.edu
SUMMARY:MLK Convocation Welcoming Remarks
DESCRIPTION:Welcoming Remarks with Fr. Michael Carter\, SSE; Vernita Weller\, Senior Success Advisor & Parent Liaison; Tide Gully ’27\, President of Diversity Coalition; Dr. Richard Plumb\, SMC President; Dr. Gretchen Galbraith\, Provost.
URL:https://www.smcvt.edu/event/mlk-convocation-welcoming-remarks-2/
LOCATION:Roy Room\, Dion Family Student Center
CATEGORIES:Alumni Events,Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260119T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260119T112000
DTSTAMP:20260403T025021
CREATED:20251204T172645Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251204T172645Z
UID:10002777-1768811400-1768821600@www.smcvt.edu
SUMMARY:Our World House: Social Justice Tabling
DESCRIPTION:Our World House: Social Justice Tabling with Students and Projects from Local High School Groups (Colchester\, Essex\, Rock Point\, South Burlington\, and Winooski)
URL:https://www.smcvt.edu/event/our-world-house-social-justice-tabling/
LOCATION:Dion Family Student Center
CATEGORIES:Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250123T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250123T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T025021
CREATED:20241205T161633Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241205T161936Z
UID:10001253-1737640800-1737646200@www.smcvt.edu
SUMMARY:Beloved Community International Coffee Hour 
DESCRIPTION:Beloved Community International Coffee Hour  \nThursday\, January 23\, 2025\n2 to 3:30 p.m.\nInternational Student Lounge\, Saint Edmund’s Hall \nJoin the Office of International Student and Scholar Services and the Institute for Global Engagement for International Coffee Hour honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. All are welcome for coffee\, pastries\, and conversation \n 
URL:https://www.smcvt.edu/event/beloved-community-international-coffee-hour/
LOCATION:International Student Lounge\, Durick Library
CATEGORIES:Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250123T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250123T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T025021
CREATED:20250109T153226Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250109T153226Z
UID:10001277-1737633600-1737639000@www.smcvt.edu
SUMMARY:Disability Across History and Lived Experience
DESCRIPTION:Disability Across History and Lived Experience \nThursday\, January 23\, at noon\nRoy Room\, Dion Family Student Center \nSefakor G.M.A. Komabu-Pomeyie\, PhD (Director of Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion for UVM’s College of Nursing & Health Sciences & author of I’m Able: a Woman’s Advice for Disability Change Agents)\, & Patrick Standen\, M.A (Instructor of Philosophy at UVM and SMC & author of Disability: The Genealogy of a Concept from Prehistory to Mid-20th Century) will share historical and personal perspectives on disability and efforts to promote disability awareness\, rights\, and justice. Lunch provided. Sponsored by the First-Year Seminar\, Equity Studies\, Education\, and Philosophy programs\, as well as the Office of Accessibility Services.
URL:https://www.smcvt.edu/event/disability-across-history-and-lived-experience/
LOCATION:Roy Room\, Dion Family Student Center
CATEGORIES:Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250122T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250122T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T025021
CREATED:20240828T164234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241205T162236Z
UID:10000527-1737561600-1737568800@www.smcvt.edu
SUMMARY:Radical Empathy: Taking Action/Bridging Divides - Annual Sutherland Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:Radical Empathy: Taking Action/Bridging Divides\nAnnual Sutherland Lecture Series  \nWednesday\, January 22\n4 p.m.\nRecital Hall\, McCarthy Arts Center \nTerri Givens is a Professor of Political Science at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. She was the Provost’s Advisor on the Strategy to Address Anti-Black Racism at McGill University from 2021-2024\, where she supported the provost’s offices work to increase the hiring of and support for Black faculty\, staff and students. She is formerly the CEO of the Center for Higher Education Leadership and has worked with a variety of colleges\, universities and ed tech companies on issues related to innovation and excellence in higher education. As the author of the book “Radical Empathy: Finding a Path to Bridging Racial Divides\,” she is a sought after consultant and speaker on issues related to leadership and inclusion. She has more than 30 years of experience in higher education\, politics\, international affairs\, and nonprofits. She is an accomplished speaker and uses her platform to develop leaders with an understanding of the importance of diversity and inclusion\, while encouraging personal growth through empathy. \nTerri is the author/editor of books and articles on immigration policy\, European politics and right-wing politics. Her most recent published books are Radical Empathy: Finding a Path to Bridging Racial Divides\, from Policy Press and The Roots of Racism: The Politics of White Supremacy in the US and Europe\, published by Bristol University Press. Her book\, Reckoning: Creating Positive Change through Radical Empathy is forthcoming in 2025.
URL:https://www.smcvt.edu/event/annual-sutherland-lecture-series-radical-empathy-taking-action-bridging-divides/
LOCATION:Recital Hall\, McCarthy Arts Center
CATEGORIES:Academic Affairs,Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250122T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250122T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T025021
CREATED:20241206T164220Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250701T122943Z
UID:10001267-1737556200-1737559800@www.smcvt.edu
SUMMARY:Radicalize Your Wardrobe
DESCRIPTION:Radicalize Your Wardrobe \nWednesday\, January 22\n2:30 to 3:30 p.m.\nFirst Floor Lounge\, Alliot Student Center \nScreenprinting with Prof. Becca Gurney’s Silkscreen Printmaking class. Screenprint your own Radical Empathy shirt. Shirts are available (while supplies last) or bring your own piece of clothing to silkscreen print this year’s design. 
URL:https://www.smcvt.edu/event/radicalize-your-wardrobe/
LOCATION:First Floor Lounge\, Dion Family Student Center
CATEGORIES:Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250121T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250121T183000
DTSTAMP:20260403T025021
CREATED:20241205T193813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241205T193813Z
UID:10001264-1737480600-1737484200@www.smcvt.edu
SUMMARY:MLK Convocation Social Hour
DESCRIPTION:MLK Convocation Social Hour \nTuesday\, January 21\n5:30 to 6:30 p.m.\nArchway Lounge\, Dion Family Student Center \nMLK Social Hour with food from BIPOC-owned businesses 
URL:https://www.smcvt.edu/event/mlk-convocation-social-hour/
LOCATION:Archway Lounge\, Dion Family Student Center
CATEGORIES:Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250121T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250121T173000
DTSTAMP:20260403T025021
CREATED:20241205T193434Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241210T182750Z
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SUMMARY:MLK Convocation Keynote - "Martin Luther King\, Jr.\, Yesterday and Today: Walk Together Children\, Don’t Ya Get Weary"
DESCRIPTION:MLK Convocation Keynote – “Martin Luther King\, Jr.\, Yesterday and Today: Walk Together Children\, Don’t Ya Get Weary” \nRev. Dr. Shaun Whitehead \nTuesday\, January 21\n4 to 5:30 p.m.\nRoy Room\, Dion Family Student Center \nKeynote with Rev. Dr. Shaun Whitehead\, University Chaplain\, Saint Lawrence University
URL:https://www.smcvt.edu/event/mlk-convocation-keynote-rev-dr-shaun-whitehead/
LOCATION:Roy Room\, Dion Family Student Center
CATEGORIES:Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250121T144500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250121T155000
DTSTAMP:20260403T025021
CREATED:20241205T192919Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241206T161542Z
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SUMMARY:Sending Sisterhood: Building Benevolent Beloved Communities through the United States Postal System
DESCRIPTION:Sending Sisterhood: Building Benevolent Beloved Communities through the United States Postal System \nTuesday\, January 21\n2:45 to 3:50 p.m.\nRoy Room\, Dion Family Student Center \nSending Sisterhood: Building Benevolent Beloved Communities through the United States Postal System with Pamela N. Walker\, PhD\, Assistant Professor of History\, University of Vermont   \nDr. Walker’s talk will discuss the new yet hidden in plain sight story of women’s social movement participation during the 1960s through the Mississippi Box Project. The project unfolded through the U.S. postal service\, an overlooked government service that was a contentious site in the battle for civil rights. The project allowed ordinary Black women in Mississippi and white women in New England to forge unique relationships and participate in the Civil Rights Movement through the exchange of food\, clothing\, medicine\, letters\, and movement information. By the end of the decade\, more than six thousand individuals traded goods and letters through the postal system across the Mason-Dixon. Creating their own imperfect beloved communities through the postal service – most without ever meeting in person – Black and white women worked together to literally and figuratively feed the Civil Rights Movement.  
URL:https://www.smcvt.edu/event/sending-sisterhood-building-benevolent-beloved-communities-through-the-united-states-postal-system/
LOCATION:Roy Room\, Dion Family Student Center
CATEGORIES:Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250121T134500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250121T143500
DTSTAMP:20260403T025021
CREATED:20250109T152921Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250109T152921Z
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SUMMARY:What does it mean to be a Vermonter?
DESCRIPTION:What does it mean to be a Vermonter? \nTuesday\, January 21\, at 1:45 p.m.\nRoy Room\, Dion Family Student Center \nSha’an Mouliert\, M.Ed will share her experiences as an educator\, grassroots organizer\, artist\, and member of Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom’s Building the Beloved Community leadership team\, while living in the Northeast Kingdom for over 40 years.
URL:https://www.smcvt.edu/event/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-vermonter/
LOCATION:Roy Room\, Dion Family Student Center
CATEGORIES:Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation,MLK Society
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250121T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250121T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T025021
CREATED:20241205T190510Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241205T190510Z
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SUMMARY:MLK Day Creative Space 
DESCRIPTION:MLK Day Creative Space  \nTuesday\, January 21\n1 to 5 p.m.\nMakerSpace \nMLK Day Creative Space – Button making\, shirts\, laser cutting\, and more.  
URL:https://www.smcvt.edu/event/mlk-day-creative-space/
LOCATION:Creative Design Studio\, Saint Michael's College Dion Student Center
CATEGORIES:Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250121T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250121T131500
DTSTAMP:20260403T025021
CREATED:20241205T165859Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241205T165859Z
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SUMMARY:MLK Convocation Musical Celebration
DESCRIPTION:MLK Convocation Musical Celebration \nTuesday\, January 21\n12 to 1:15 p.m.\nGreen Mountain Dining Room\, Alliot Student Center \nMusical Celebration with the Saint Michael’s Gospel Choir directed by Vernita Weller\, Student Success Advisor.
URL:https://www.smcvt.edu/event/mlk-convocation-musical-celebration/
LOCATION:Green Mountain Dining Room\, Alliot Student Center
CATEGORIES:Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250121T111000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250121T235000
DTSTAMP:20260403T025021
CREATED:20241205T165251Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241206T161403Z
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SUMMARY:A Conversation with International Students: Perspectives of Life on Campus and in an Uncertain World
DESCRIPTION:A Conversation with International Students: Perspectives of Life on Campus and in an Uncertain World \nTuesday\, January 21\n11:10 to 11:50 a.m.\nRoy Room\, Dion Family Student Center \nA Conversation with International Students: Perspectives of Life on Campus and in an Uncertain World with International Students from Saint Michael’s College and Representatives from the Institute for Global Engagement  \nIn 1967 Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. gave what\, at the time\, was considered a controversial speech—Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break the Silence—at the Riverside Church in New York City.  This speech was seen as a call not just for the United States to get out of Vietnam\, but for getting out of a “certain frame of mind\, of a way of thinking about ourselves and about the world.”  Please join SMC International Students from various countries and undergraduate and graduate levels as they discuss the intricacies of studying away from home\, sharing their perspectives and experiences of life on campus and in an uncertain world. 
URL:https://www.smcvt.edu/event/a-conversation-with-international-students-perspectives-of-life-on-campus-and-in-an-uncertain-world/
LOCATION:Roy Room\, Dion Family Student Center
CATEGORIES:Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250121T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250121T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T025021
CREATED:20241205T164854Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241206T164937Z
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SUMMARY:Beloved Community and Non-Violence 365 (The King Center)
DESCRIPTION:Beloved Community and Non-Violence 365 (The King Center)  \nTuesday\, January 21\n10:15 to 11 a.m.\nRoy Room\, Dion Family Student Center \nBeloved Community and Non-Violence 365 (The King Center) with Vernita Weller\, Student Success Advisor  “Rev. Dr. King’s philosophy of non-violence was based on the inspiration of Jesus Christ and the methodology of Mohandas K. Gandhi (King Center).” Non-Violence 365\, the King Center initiative\, encourages us as individuals to commit to live out King’s philosophy of non-violence every day resulting in the emergence of the Beloved Community. We will examine and discuss the 6 tenets promoted by the King Center and the Saint Michael’s College Beloved Community Statements. 
URL:https://www.smcvt.edu/event/beloved-community-and-non-violence-365-the-king-center/
LOCATION:Roy Room\, Dion Family Student Center
CATEGORIES:Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250121T092500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250121T100500
DTSTAMP:20260403T025021
CREATED:20241205T164416Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241205T164416Z
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SUMMARY:Who Counted as "the People" in the U.S. Constitution? Our Founding Fathers' Ideas about Race\, Gender\, & Citizenship in 1787
DESCRIPTION:Who Counted as “the People” in the U.S. Constitution? Our Founding Fathers’ Ideas about Race\, Gender\, & Citizenship in 1787  \nTuesday\, January 21\n9″25 to 10:05 a.m.\nRoy Room\, Dion Family Student Center \nWho Counted as “the People” in the U.S. Constitution? Our Founding Fathers’ Ideas about Race\, Gender\, & Citizenship in 1787 with Alexandra Garrett\, Assistant Professor\, SMC History Dept.  \nThis talk will do a deep dive into who\, exactly\, the Founding Fathers conceived as “counting” in the political body of a new country called United States. The answers may surprise you! Dr. Garrett will give the historical background of where and why white people\, Black people\, indigenous people\, and immigrants appeared in our country’s founding document\, and connect our past to our current unequal society. 
URL:https://www.smcvt.edu/event/who-counted-as-the-people-in-the-u-s-constitution-our-founding-fathers-ideas-about-race-gender-citizenship-in-1787/
LOCATION:Roy Room\, Dion Family Student Center
CATEGORIES:Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250121T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250121T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T025021
CREATED:20241220T143507Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241220T143507Z
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SUMMARY:Post Election - Moving Forward Together - Gallery Walk
DESCRIPTION:Post Election – Moving Forward Together – Gallery Walk \nTuesday\, January 21\, at 9 a.m.\nSecond Floor\, Dion Family Student Center \nOnce all the campaigning and voting is over\, we are left to process the results and prepare for the newly elected to take office. When these results aren’t what we hoped for\, the prevailing narrative that we are divided can feel true and the future can seem less hopeful. There is another option– we can seek understanding and move forward together as a nation. Faculty\, staff\, & students are invited to the gallery walk to quietly reflect on questions such as: What do the outcomes of the election mean to you and your community? How are you planning to move forward? What is your experience interacting or staying connected to others you care about who feel differently about the election? What common ground solutions would you like to explore regardless of election results? \nProfessors\, if you would like to have your class participate in the gallery walk\, please sign up using the link (https://tinyurl.com/3djswwbw). There will be journals and pens available in the Farrell Room. \nSponsored by Be Well\, Bergeron Counseling\, and the Institute for Equity & Justice.
URL:https://www.smcvt.edu/event/post-election-moving-forward-together-gallery-walk-2/
LOCATION:Second Floor\, Dion Family Student Center
CATEGORIES:Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation,Be Well,Bergeron Wellness Center,Institute for Equity and Justice
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