{"id":121387,"date":"2019-01-15T18:55:49","date_gmt":"2019-01-15T23:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/?p=121387"},"modified":"2021-02-10T09:04:29","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T14:04:29","slug":"video-get-vulnnerable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2019\/01\/15\/video-get-vulnnerable\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: MLK Day at Bates is a chance to &#8216;get vulnerable&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThey cancel classes for a reason,\u201d Britiny Lee \u201919 says of the annual Bates Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance.<\/p>\n<p>The reason is that the observance is packed with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/mlk\/\">full schedule<\/a> of talks, film screenings, performances, and workshops that examine contemporary human issues, from the nation as a whole to right here on campus.<\/p>\n<section class=\"highlight-box \"><\/p>\n<h5>MLK Day Updates<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/mlk\/\">Please check the MLK Day schedule<\/a>\u00a0for weather-related updates.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>This year\u2019s theme, \u201cLifting Every Voice: Intersectionality and Activism,\u201d encourages the community to look at ways racism intersects with other forms of oppression \u2014 and search together for solutions.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #009779;\"><em>Watch Britiny Lee \u201919 explain the variety of events and opportunities to learn at the Bates MLK Day observance.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MLK Day 2019 Preview - &quot;They Cancel Classes for a Reason&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HgC5jwNSReE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Lee, a member of the MLK Day Planning Committee, says the day is a &#8220;great chance for you to go and address issues that aren\u2019t talked about every day but that are problems on this campus, that are problems in this world \u2014 that people are accustomed to brushing over, because it hurts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For others, MLK Day is chance to understand the experiences and challenges that people face due to racism and other forms of oppression.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #009779;\"><i>Watch students Britiny Lee \u201919 and Kyle Larry \u201921, Director of Compensation and Performance Melani McGuire, Assistant Professor of Sociology Michael Rocque, Associate Professor of Philosophy Susan Stark, and Professor of Sociology Emily Kane explain the value of going to MLK Day events.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bates MLK Day 2019 - &quot;Get Vulnerable&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2BLiF1eUoyg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m able to get out of my space\u2014 my white, privileged space\u00a0\u2014 and to be able to learn about issues that people of color are having,&#8221; says Melani McGuire, a member of the MLK Day Planning Committee who is the director of compensation and performance in the Office of Human Resources.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As a white privileged person, we&#8217;re very protected from learning that information. 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