Call for Programs!
All NYU schools, offices, and student organizations are encouraged to host programs during NYU MLK Week 2020 and the month of February. Events should seek to educate and encourage community engagement with various social justice topics. Submit the Call for Programs form to have your event featured on the NYU MLK Week website.
The Call for Programs Submission Deadline was Friday, January 24, 2020. Email us for questions or more information!
Saturday, February 1, 2020
Monday, February 3, 2020
A Chip on Her Shoulder: A Documentary Play about Women in Engineering, composed by Kristin Rose Kelly | MakerSpace Event Room (6 MetroTech Center) | 7:00 p.m.
A Chip On Her Shoulder investigates the experiences of women in engineering and stimulates the conversation of what it means to be a visible and/or invisible identity in the field. It engages directly with engineers through participatory interviews used to create the script and form a collective story of the struggles and accomplishments of women in the field. The play presents both technological and personal issues and accomplishments in the field, tackles discrimination and bias through subversive musical comedy, and celebrates inclusive ideas for the future of Engineering.
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
NYU Steinhardt Graduate Student Organization (GSO) MLK Oratorical Contest | Pless Hall, 1st Floor (82 Wash. Sq E) | 7:00–9:00 p.m.
Honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by performing in this year’s MLK Oratorical Contest. Showcase your talents and compete to win an iPad Mini!
Application Deadline: Monday, January 20 *APPLY NOW!*
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Thursday, February 6, 2020
Saturday, February 8, 2020
MLK Day of Service | Kimmel Center, 4th Fl — E&L Auditorium (60 Wash. Sq S) | 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
For the past several years the Center for Student Life has coordinated service engagements throughout New York in support of NYU MLK Week. This year, we will bring volunteers together in one location to assemble personal care kits for the broader New York City community.
Dr. Peggy Morton, Clinical Associate Professor within the Silver School of Social Work, has worked with the New York Public Library to solidify fieldwork placements for graduate students. In their work, the need for personal care items within the community became apparent.
On February 8th, we will assemble 1,000 personal care kits to distribute to agencies across NYC. We need your help to meet this goal! The day will start with a hot breakfast and an overview of the agencies we will be supporting, followed by care kit assembly.
Other Programs
FEBRUARY 4: Students of Color Career Dialogues, Kick Off Session: People of Color in the Workplace | The Wunsch Building, 2nd Fl (311 Bridge St) | 12:30–2:00 p.m.
Grab pizza and build community with fellow students of color in STEM, as you learn diversity, inclusion, and belonging concepts, such as “code switching” and "microagressions." Through guided conversation and activities, you will be able to share best practices on how to navigate professional norms and expectations for employees of color in internships and jobs. Self-identified African American, Latinx, and Indigenous students interested in STEM careers are highly encouraged to participate!
Hosted by the Wasserman Center for Career Development
FEBRUARY 4: Queen & Slim Film Screening | Kimmel Center, Rm. 802 (60 Wash. Sq S) | Doors: 6:00 p.m.; Showtime: 6:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Queen & Slim Film Screening
Snacks provided. Bring your NYU ID for entry.
Hosted by NYU Program Board
FEBRUARY 5: Lunch 'n Learn: Anti-Semitism and Anti-Black Racism | Bronfman Center for Jewish Life, 5th Fl Board Room (7 E 10th St) | 12:30–2:00 p.m.
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Ever heard that Black people and Jewish people are connected in some strange way, but never understood why? Wanna know more? Join us to explore the relationship between Black and Jewish communities. Bring your curious minds and a hungry stomach, food provided!
Hosted by the The Bronfman Center for Jewish Life at NYU
FEBRUARY 6: Belonging Zone | Global Center for Spiritual Life (GCASL), Rm 461 (238 Thompson St) | 9:30–11:30 a.m.
This workshop helps you identify your own voice, gain new tools to share its power, and participate in difficult conversations with others, to cultivate more belonging, care, and connection for all.
Submit your RSVP to participate today!
Hosted by the Office of Global Spiritual Life
FEBRUARY 7: Faith Zone | Global Center for Spiritual Life (GCASL), Rm 461 (238 Thompson St) | 9:30–11:30 a.m.
Faith Zone Trainings are a resource for students, faculty, and staff at NYU who seek the ability to conduct safe and honest conversations about religion and spirituality.
Submit your RSVP to participate today!
Hosted by the Office of Global Spiritual Life
FEBRUARY 10: Green Zone (beta) Training | Kimmel Center, Rm 405 (60 Wash. Sq S) | 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
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The Office of Sustainability has been developing a Green Zone training as part of the suite of One Zone trainings offered to the NYU community. Join us for a beta test of this training, which examines the social, environmental, and economical dimensions of sustainability through a social justice lens.
This event is open to all NYU students, staff, and faculty. Breakfast will be provided.
Through this training, you will:
- Start to develop an understanding of key concepts and terminology related to sustainability to meaningfully participate in conversations and take actions.
- Discuss and reflect on personal attitudes and behaviors around environmental and social impact and the systems that contribute.
- Begin to move towards environmental and social consciousness.
- Start to develop context-specific concepts and real-world application at NYU and beyond.
- Move towards concrete action
*Please note that by registering for this event, you are agreeing to participate in the pilot of this training. Participants will be asked to provide feedback on their experience after the event.
Register to participate today!
Hosted by the Office of Sustainability
FEBRUARY 11: Designing Your Path as a Change-maker: Pursuing Equity, Inclusion, and Social Impact Through Work | Kimmel Center, 4th Fl — E&L Auditorium (60 Wash. Sq S) | 6:00–8:30 p.m.
Explore career and leadership opportunities that focus on making the world a better place. Hear from NYU alumni and industry leaders from UNICEF, ACLU, Afya foundation, Credit Suisse, Unbendable Media, NYC Service, and more. Gain a better understanding of how to create an impact across a variety of fields of interest and the skills needed to get there.
RSVP today to reserve your seat!
Hosted by the Wasserman Center for Career Development
FEBRUARY 18: Envisioning the Mountaintop: Black and Jewish Dialogue | Bronfman Center for Jewish Life, 1st Fl Lounge (7 E 10th St) | 6:00–7:30 p.m.
"Envisioning the Mountaintop: A Black and Jewish Dialogue” is a conversational, experiential seminar that will bring together undergraduate students to engage in open and honest conversation addressing issues of social identity on a cultural, spiritual, and institutional level co-taught by Robert Taylor Jr. and Sarah Pearl Fried.
Over the course of 10 weeks, the seminar will provide students with a space in which to explore big questions related to race, class, and cultural identity while building meaningful relationships across communal boundaries.
We aim for students to:
- Delve into the historical relationship between the Black community and Jewish community in the United States;
- Foster relationships between the students that would not have been developed otherwise; and
- Create a community that values social justice and solidarity work.
Application Deadline: Thursday, February 6th at 11:59 p.m.
Hosted by The Bronfman Center for Jewish Life at NYU
FEBRUARY 26: She Is Us presents: How to Establish Your Future by Creating Your Own Opportunities | 370 Jay St, 12th Fl | 6:00–8:00 p.m.
She Is Us presents "How to establish your future by creating your own opportunities" in collaboration with the NYU Clive Davis Institute. This panel event will exclusively feature successful womxn of color in the music industry.
Submit your RSVP to attend today!
Hosted by the Clive Davis Instituteof Recorded Music