1st Annual
Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
January 1982
Cat Cavern, Putnam University Center, Willamette University
Third World Students Organization
Willamette University College of Law
2nd Annual
Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
January 1983
Cat Cavern, Putnam University Center, Willamette University
Third World Students Organization
Willamette University College of Law
3rd Annual
Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
January 1984
Cat Cavern, Putnam University Center, Willamette University
Celebration of Humanity: Continuing the Dream
Featured Speaker
Margaret Carter
Oregon State House of Representatives
Musical Performance
New Song Vocal Band
Third World Students Organization
Willamette University College of Law
4th Annual
Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
January 1985
Cat Cavern, Putnam University Center, Willamette University
Celebration of Humanity II
Featured Speaker
Avel Gordley
South Africa Project, AFSC
Keynote Address
Kay Toran
Director of Affirmative Action, State of Oregon
Musical Performance
Goldie Irby
Third World Students Organization
Willamette University College of Law
5th Annual
Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
January 1986
Cat Cavern, Putnam University Center, Willamette University
Celebration of Humanity III: Continuing the Struggle
Featured Speaker
Jim Hill
Oregon State House of Representatives
Third World Students Organization
Willamette University College of Law
6th Annual
Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
January 23, 1987
Cat Cavern, Putnam University Center, Willamette University
Featured Speaker
Rocky Barilla
Oregon State House of Representatives
Keynote Speaker
Margaret Carter
Oregon State House of Representatives
Musical Performance
New Song Vocal Band
Third World Students Organization
Willamette University College of Law
Intercultural Affairs Coordinators: Hilda & Jonathan
7th Annual
Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
January 22, 1988
Cat Cavern, Putnam University Center, Willamette University
Living the Dream: Let Freedom Ring!
Featuring
Walt Furnace
Alaska State House of Representatives
Musical Performance
D.C. Ensemble
Portland, Oregon
Third World Students Organization
Willamette University College of Law
Intercultural Affairs Coordinator: Kathy Gorospe
8th Annual
Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
January 20, 1989
Cat Cavern, Putnam University Center, Willamette University
Living the Dream in Contemporary Times
Featuring
Ralph David Abernathy
Former President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Musical Performance
DC Ensemble
Third World Students Organization
Willamette University College of Law
Intercultural Affairs Coordinator: Kathy Gorospe
9th Annual
Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
January 27, 1990
Cat Cavern, Putnam University Center, Willamette University
Featuring
Reverend Dr. T. Larry Kirkland
Brookins Community African Methodist Episcopal Church
Los Angeles, California
Third World Students Organization
Willamette University College of Law
Intercultural Affairs Coordinator: Koua Vang
10th Annual
Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
January 26, 1991
Cat Cavern, Putnam University Center, Willamette University
Featuring
Charles Jordan
Director, Portland 快活视频s and Recreation
Musical Performance
D.C. Ensemble
Dramatic Readings
Various
Third World Students Organization
Willamette University College of Law
Event Coordinator: Melanie Sayuri Ono
11th Annual
Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
January 23, 1992
Smith Auditorium, Willamette University
Educating Our Children Is the Key to Tomorrow
Featuring
Tim Seidle
Regional Director, I Have A Dream Foundation
Musical Performance
Martin Luther King Choir
Portland, Oregon
Dramatical Performance
The Meeting: a play depicting an imaginary meeting between Martin Luther King and Malcolm X
Jefferson High School
Multi-Cultural Law Students Association
Willamette University College of Law
Event Coordinators: Melanie Sayuri Ono & Lisa Vogt
12th Annual
Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
January 23, 1993
Smith Auditorium, Willamette University
A Time for Rededication
Featuring
Margaret Carter
Oregon State House of Representatives
Multi-Cultural Law Students Association
Willamette University College of Law
Event Coordinators: Tina Hill & Nicole Morgado
13th Annual
Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
January 20, 1994
Smith Auditorium, Willamette University
The March Continues: Individual Commitment to a Diverse Culture
Featuring
Dr. Benjamin Hooks
Multi-Cultural Law Students Association
Willamette University College of Law
Event Coordinators: Lydia Lim & Scott Kozuma
14th Annual
Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
February 2, 1995
Room 201, Willamette University College of Law
Featuring
Cruz Reynoso
Multi-Cultural Law Students Association
Willamette University College of Law
Event Coordinator: ___
15th Annual
Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
January 25, 1996
Smith Auditorium, Willamette University
The Dream Refined: What Does It Mean Today?
Featuring
Arnette Hubbard
Chicago Board of Election Commissioners
Multi-Cultural Law Students Association
Willamette University College of Law
Event Chairpersons: Nelson C. Fraley II & Tracy Fay Kobayashi
16th Annual
Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
January 31, 1997
Smith Auditorium, Willamette University
Civil Rights: Then and Now, Where Do We Go From Here?
Featuring
Julian Bond
Professor of History
University of Virginia
Multi-Cultural Law Students Association
Willamette University College of Law
Event Chairperson: Elan Consuella Lambert
17th Annual
Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
January 30, 1998
Restoring Hope: From Dr. King to the New Millenium
Featuring
Cornel West
Professor of Afro-American Studies and Philosophy of Religion
Harvard University
Multi-Cultural Law Students Association
Willamette University College of Law
Event Chairperson: David Giles
18th Annual
Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
February 5, 1999
Cat Cavern, Putnam University Center, Willamette University
Justice in the New Millenium: Color, Culture and the Courts
Featuring
Angela Oh
California Trial Attorney and Civil Rights Activist
Multicultural Law Students Association
Willamette University College of Law
Event Chairperson: Laura Underwood
19th Annual
Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
January 21, 2000
Smith Auditorium, Willamette University
Passages of Martin Luther King
Featuring
Clayborne Carson
Stanford professor, civil rights historian, director of the King Papers Project, and senior advisor for the PBS series "Eyes on the Prize"
Multicultural Law Students Association
Willamette University College of Law
Event Chairperson: Liani Jeanheh Reeves
20th Annual
Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
January 19, 2001
Smith Auditorium, Willamette University
Gospel Choirs: Psalms of Survival in an Alien Land Called Home
Featuring
Derrick Bell
Visiting Professor, New York University Law School
Multicultural Law Students Association
Willamette University College of Law
Event Chairperson: Rory Ann Kaneshiro
Event Co-Chairperson: Matthew S. Fitzgerald