VANCOUVER – Washington State University Vancouver officials invite the community to participate in its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on Mon., Jan. 18 in the Firstenburg Student Commons.
The event is free and open to the public. Parking is also free. Light refreshments and lunch will be served. Children under 16 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. RSVP tohttp://events.vancouver.wsu.edu/node/750.
The Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service honors King's legacy of service and coincides with thousands of service projects taking place around the country on the same day. The day's events will focus on the theme "Creating a Stronger Community: Building Coalitions and Empowering Allies."
Guests are invited to participate in workshops including: How to be an Ally to the Black Community, LGBTQ and Allies 101, and Women in Leadership. Diana Pei Wu, executive director of Portland Jobs with Justice, will deliver the keynote at lunchtime. Wu was born to immigrant parents from China and Taiwan, and grew up in Stamford, Conn. At age 15, Wu organized fellow Chinese students in a march to protest the 1989 massacre at Tiananmen Square. Since then Wu has worked on international human rights, housing, gentrification, immigrant rights, youth organization, labor, LGBTQA rights, environmental justice and climate justice.
As part of the event, WSU Vancouver will collect new hygiene and non-perishable food items for the Free Clinic of Southwest Washington and Martha's Pantry. Bring donations to the event or drop them off in the Student Services Center by Jan. 15.
WSU Vancouver is located at 14204 N.E. Salmon Creek Ave. in Vancouver, east of the 134th Street exit from either I-5 or I-205, or via C-TRAN bus service.
