2011 Gandhi-King Conference

2011 Gandhi-King Conference starts today: Livestreaming plenary speakers!

The 2011 Gandhi-King Conference starts today at Christian Brothers University in Memphis, Tennessee. FOR national staff Mark Johnson, Shauen Pearce, and Ivan Boothe are attending the conference, along with fellows Ricky Anywar from Uganda and Abel Learwellie from Liberia, and FOR National Council members Bill Northrup (Nashville TN), Mark Meade (Louisville KY), and former chairperson Paul Dekar (Dundee ON, Canada).

You do not want to miss this amazing opportunity to learn, network, inspire, and take action. Can’t make it for the whole weekend? One day-only rates of $20 are available this year! Can’t attend at all? The conference will livestream the plenary sessions!

We have some of the best speakers this year to date:

Dolores Huerta, co-founder of United Farm Workers of America

Dr. Clayborne Carson, civil rights activist and scholar and Director of the King Center at Stanford University

Nipun Mehta and Pancho Ramos-Stierle, international human rights activists and members of Charity Focus

David Bacon, international photojournalist and activist

Plus special musical guest, David Rovics, and hundreds of presentations and workshops to choose from.

We are very excited to announce that we will be streaming our keynote and plenary speakers live over the internet. So if you can’t make it down to the conference you don’t have to miss out! Click here to go to the streaming site.

There are also several events associated with the conference that are FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC:

Friday 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Film Screening: Little Town of Bethlehem in the University Theater at Christian Brothers University. The screening will be followed by a discussion with the Director, Jim Hanon, Grammy award winning artist Kirk Whalum, who did the film’s score, and Robin Salant of Indie Memphis.

Sunday 12:30p.m. Closing Ceremony at National Civil Rights Museum, 450 Mulberry St. Please join us for a closing ceremony at the National Civil Rights Museum. We will lay a wreath at the site of Dr. King’s assassination and say a prayer for peace. Grammy award winning performance artist Kirk Whalum will provide music.

A full schedule of the weekend with descriptions of all workshops and presentations is available at: www.gandhikingconference.org/schedule

It’s not too late to register! Local rates are available, and you can register on site in the Canale Arena at Christian Brothers University.

See you over the weekend!!