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Desmond Tutu At Lied Jan. 25 Nobel Laureate Is Thompson SpeakerArchbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa, winner of the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize, will be the lecturer at the next E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues. Tutu's address, "Crying in the Wilderness: Struggle for Justice in South Africa," will begin at 3:30 p.m. Jan. 25 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts. It is free and open to the public and is also available live via satellite at College Park in Grand Island and sites throughout Nebraska. The speech will also be available live on EduCable, a service of Nebraska Educational Telecommunications. When he was born, Tutu was given the name "Mpilo," Sotho for "life," because he was a sickly baby, not expected to survive. "That," he has said, "was my first commitment to faith." Tutu's faith in the peaceful destiny of South Africa and his commitment to that destiny earned him the Nobel Peace Prize. For years he served as his country's voice of conscience during its long struggle against apartheid. When that struggle was finally won, he took the first steps, as chairman of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, to minister the ugly wounds it left behind. In 1998, the commission submitted its initial report to President Nelson Mandela, making a significant step in the nation's healing process, as well as an international reminder of the commitment to the pursuit of freedom and justice. Throughout the long years dedicated to reclaiming the dignity of his people, Tutu always saw himself as "a simple pastor, passionately concerned for justice, peace and reconciliation." With his work on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission drawing to a close, he has pledged to continue to speak out for these concerns, not only for his own country, but throughout the world. The 1999-2000 Thompson Forum series will continue Feb. 8 when former Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara will present "Argument Without End: In Search of Answers to the Vietnam Tragedy" with James G. Blight, professor of international relations at Brown University, and Robert K. Brigham, director of the Program in International Relations at Vassar College. The Thompson Forum is a cooperative project of the Cooper Foundation and UNL. Remember! Celebrate! Act! A Day on, Not a Day Off King Day Celebrations Jan. 17 at UnionThe University of Nebraska-Lincoln's celebration of the 2000 Martin Luther King Jr. holiday will be Jan. 17 and will include a daylong series of events under the national theme, "Remember! Celebrate! Act! A Day on, Not a Day Off." King Day activities have been moved to the Nebraska Union. No classes are scheduled that day and all but essential offices will be closed in observance of the holiday. On-campus activities include morning and afternoon programs at the Nebraska Union and the kickoff of a five-day food drive to benefit local charities. Non-perishable food items may be dropped off through Jan. 21 at the ASUN student government offices in the Nebraska Union or at the Student Involvement Office in the Nebraska East Union. The day's events begin at 9 a.m. with a one-hour program featuring a welcome and proclamation from Chancellor James Moeser, a performance by the Lincoln Community Gospel Choir under the direction of Oscar Harriot and other presentations. Nebraska Union events end with a 75-minute performance by The Exchange Project beginning at 2:45 p.m. From 10 a.m. to noon, campus diversity groups will have presentations in the Union. Individuals will also be able to participate in an NAACP Youth Council-sponsored march beginning at 10 a.m. at the Culture Center, 333 N. 14th St., and going to the Capitol Building, where a youth rally in the East Legislative Chambers begins at 10:30. Lunch tickets courtesy of the Chancellor's Office will be available at morning activities and can be redeemed at Nebraska Union vendors between noon and 2 p.m., when programming resumes in the Union Ballroom. The afternoon program begins with a performance by Voice of Destiny, the Lincoln High School youth choir directed by Suzy Schultz, followed at 2:30 by presentation of the chancellor's "Fulfilling the Dream" awards and The Exchange Project performance. The Exchange Project is a collaborative effort of Junebug Productions of New Orleans, Pregones Theater of The Bronx, N.Y., and Roadside Theater of Whitesburg, Ky. |
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