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March 15: The Letter from Birmingham Jail (6:30 to 8 p.m. in Hoover Academic Building room 105.)

Dr. Scott Finnie is a Martin Luther King scholar and senior faculty member in Eastern Washington University’s Africana Education Program and Department of History. He directs EWU's Africana Studies program, and the its race and cultural studies program. He has received more than 20 awards for excellence in teaching, leadership, civil rights and mentoring, and he has studied Dr. King’s life and work in depth.

This is the keynote address of George Fox’s 2022 John Woolman Peacemaking Forum, named for the 18th-century American Quaker who called attention to the evils of slavery. Established in 1986, the annual forum is committed to articulating peacemaking issues to the local community and to inspire attendees to diligently pursue peace.

The presentation will focus on how King’s leadership changed the Civil Rights Movement and how his peacemaking principles still apply to our world today. The event will be preceded by a Steinfeldt Peace Scholars Symposium from 6 to 6:30 p.m. in the Hoover lobby, where current upperclass students committed to peace studies will exhibit their projects.

The event is being sponsored by George Fox’s Center for Peace and Justice, which is also providing refreshments.