{"id":145151,"date":"2023-02-01T12:39:16","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T19:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=145151"},"modified":"2023-02-02T15:19:23","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T22:19:23","slug":"upcoming-events-to-celebrate-black-history-month-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=145151","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming events to celebrate Black History Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/clyde-mosaic-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-131634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/clyde-mosaic-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/clyde-mosaic-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/clyde-mosaic-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/clyde-mosaic-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mlc.uccs.edu\/event\/8477030\">MLK Days of Service and Action<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Friday, Feb. 3: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>8:30-11 a.m.:<\/strong> Cool Science &#8220;Screaming Balloons,&#8221; Monument Academy at 1150 Village Ridge Point, Monument, CO 80132<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>10 a.m.-2 p.m.<\/strong>: Service Opportunity &#8211; Volunteer with ReStore, ReStore South at 411 South Wahsatch Ave.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.:<\/strong> Restorative Dialogue Circle, University Center 122<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>3:30-5 p.m.:<\/strong> Service Opportunity &#8211; Site Projects at the Family Development Center, UCCS Family Development Center<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>6-7 p.m.:<\/strong> Social Movements History and Action: Anti-Oppressive Practices, University Center 124<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mlc.uccs.edu\/event\/8830102\">Black History Month Trivia Night<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Thursday, Feb. 2 from 7 &#8211; 9 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join Student Life for a Trivia Night celebrating Black History Month!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mlc.uccs.edu\/event\/8804854\">Creative Activism Workshop<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Monday, Feb. 6 from 3 &#8211; 6 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Kraemer Family Library will be celebrating Black History Month with a workshop tribute to the 60th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.&#8217;s &#8220;I Have a Dream,&#8221; speech at the March on Washington in 1963.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brief presentation and discussion in EPC 237, followed by zine making, collage building, and resource sharing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">EPC 237 in the Library. Snacks provided!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mlc.uccs.edu\/event\/8757467\">Black History Month Kickoff<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tuesday, Feb. 7 from 5 &#8211; 8 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join MOSAIC for the start of National Black History Month! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/T8eB5q6wdP\">\u201cI Am Not My Hair\u201d Dialogue on the CROWN Act<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Thursday, Feb. 23&nbsp;from 6 &#8211; 8 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Description: The CROWN Act, which stands for \u201cCreating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair,\u201d is a law that prohibit race-based hair discrimination, which is the denial of employment and educational opportunities because of hair texture or protective styles including braids, locs, twists or bantu knots. 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