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Freedom Riders: Documentary and Discussion
7:00 PM – South Ballroom, Memorial Union - From May until November 1961, more than 400 black and white Americans risked their lives for simply traveling together on buses and trains as they journeyed through the Deep South. Deliberately violating Jim Crow laws, the Freedom Riders met with bitter racism and mob violence along the way, testing their belief in nonviolent activism. Based on Raymond Arsenault's book, Freedom Riders tells the story of six months that changed America forever. Brian Behnken, associate professor of history, will lead a discussion immediately following the film. Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Series.

Comedy with Tig Notaro
11:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Comedian Tig Notaro began her set at Largo in Los Angeles the day she was diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer with: "Good evening, hello. I have cancer. How are you?" There was nervous laughter, weeping and total silence in the audience. Comedian Louis C. K. tweeted about her performance that night: "In 27 years doing this, I've seen a handful of truly great, masterful standup sets. One was Tig Notaro last night at Largo." After a double mastectomy, the cancer was contained and Notaro is now in remission and feeling well. Her set at Largo, "Tig Notaro: Live," is out on CD. In addition to standup, Notaro has appeared on This American Life and Conan. Notaro was also a writer on the Comedy Central series Inside Amy Schumer and appears in the new film In A World. ISU After Dark

The History of White People: Can A Black Scholar Write About White People? - Nell Irvin Painter
8:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Nell Irvin Painter is the Edwards Professor of American History, Emerita, at Princeton University and author of The History of White People. Her other recent books include Creating Black Americans and Southern History Across the Color Line. Nell Painter earned her doctorate in history from Harvard University and has held fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the American Council of Learned Societies, and the American Antiquarian Society. She has served as president of the Organization of American Historians and the Southern Historical Association. As a public intellectual, Professor Painter is frequently called upon for lectures and interviews on television and film. Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Series.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Legacy Convocation - A Loving Story: Perseverance, Change and Civil Rights
3:30 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Come celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and learn how his global vision of equality for everyone remains relevant today. The program will feature The Loving Story, a documentary about interracial marriage in the United States, followed by a discussion and Q&A led by Natasha Croom, Assistant Professor of Education. The Advancing One Community Awards will also be presented.

The Art of Fermentation - Sandor Ellix Katz
8:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Sandor Ellix Katz is a self-taught fermentation experimentalist. He is the author of Wild Fermentation: The Flavor, Nutrition, and Craft of Live-Culture Foods, which Newsweek has called "the fermenting bible." Katz demystifies the process of this preservation method and shares the history, health benefits and cultural significance of fermentation. He discusses how foods like yoghurt, kefir, kimchi and ginger beer came into existence. Katz is also the author of The Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved: Inside America's Underground Food Movements.

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7:00 PM – Campanile Room, Memorial Union - Environmental Imagination Series. Speaker to be announced.

Ames Community Celebration in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
6:00 PM – Ames Middle School, 3915 Mortensen Road - Celebrate with song, story and birthday cake. An Ames tradition! After sharing birthday cake, the program begins at 6:30 pm and includes a keynote address by Iowa State University Dean of Students Pamela Anthony.

Slavery by Another Name - Documentary & Discussion
7:00 PM – South Ballroom, Memorial Union - In the years following the Civil War, insidious new forms of forced labor emerged in the American South, keeping hundreds of thousands of African Americans in bondage until the onset of World War II. This documentary spans eight decades, from 1865 to 1945, uses archival photographs and dramatic re-enactments, and is filmed on location in Alabama and Georgia. Following this film, Brian Behnken, associate professor of history, will lead a discussion. Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Series.

Let Freedom Ring - Carillon Concert
12:00 PM – Central Campus - A carillon concert in honor of Dr. King. Tin-Shi Tam, carilloneur. Part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Series.

How Local Organizing Can End Global AIDS and Malnutrition - Ken Patterson
7:00 PM – Cardinal Room, Memorial Union - Ken Patterson is Global Grassroots Manager of RESULTS, an organization that works to create long-term solutions to poverty by supporting programs that address its root causes - lack of access to medical care, education, or opportunity to move up the economic ladder. Patterson provides community organizing, advocacy, and legislative support and training to a network of seventy RESULTS chapters around the United States. With the assistance of grassroots advocates and the legislative team, he has helped change U.S. policy and funding levels to improve the lives of the world's poorest people. World AIDS Awareness Week Event