Thursday, Jan. 15
7 p.m.

Lecture: "The Influence of the Haitian Revolution on Revolutionary Movements in the 19th and 20th Centuries and Beyond," a talk in conjunction with Martin Luther King Jr. Day by Georges Fouron of the State University of New York at Stonybrook.
Pettengill G52

Friday, Jan. 16

1 p.m.
Read-In: Sponsored annually by Lewiston-Auburn College and Bates in honor of Martin Luther King Jr., faculty, staff, students and members of the community will share a picture book with Martel School students in grades 4-6. To volunteer, email mdeschai@bates.edu or call 207-786-8273.

Sunday, Jan.18

7 p.m.
Service: Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Memorial Service of Worship.
The Rev. James Foster Reese Sr. delivers the sermon "King: The Principal and The Principles." Music by the Deansmen and Subira Gordon '06. This communal spiritual celebration opens the college’s annual observance of MLK’s legacy.
A reception follows at the Multicultural Center.
Bates College Chapel

Monday, Jan. 19        Martin Luther King Jr. Day

In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, classes are canceled and special programming is scheduled throughout the day, emphasizing the theme "The Haitian Revolution: The Bicentennial and Its Legacy." For more information, call 207-786-6400.

9 a.m.
Debate: Students from Bates, Spelman and Morehouse colleges debate the topic, "U.S. Immigration Policy: Cuban Cinderellas, Haitian Stepchild."
Chase Hall Lounge

10:45 a.m.
Keynote address: "Toussaint L'Overture and the Haitian Revolution: Race and Class Questions in the Americas" by Alex Dupuy, professor of sociology and Latin American studies, Wesleyan University, and author of Haiti in the World Economy and Haiti in the New World Order: The Limits of
the Democratic Revolution.
Clifton Daggett Gray Athletic Building

1:15 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m.
Concurrent Workshop Sessions: Academic departments host discussions and speakers on various topics. For a complete workshop schedule, call 207-786-6400 or see Web site.
Pettengill Hall

4:30 p.m.
Panel discussion: "Movement 384." A student group explores life and race on campus.
Chase Hall Lounge, Campus Avenue

7 p.m.
Performance: Featured are Henry Butler, a New Orleans-based pianist and vocalist whose influences range from Franz Schubert to Professor Longhair, and Tabou Combo, a Haitian dance-music band from New York.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall