Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, Big 10 Rooms

Community was extremely important to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. During his short lifetime of 39 years, he
came to understand and appreciate the interrelatedness of all humanity. Dr. King would repeatedly say in
speeches and writings that, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are all caught in an
inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly affects all
indirectly.”

Along with a wonderful dinner and an inspiring keynote speaker, the event will also feature remarks from
MSU’s Interim President Dr. Teresa Woodruff and MSU’s Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion,
Dr. Jabbar Bennett, and several artistic performances.

About the Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Blaire Morseau (Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of
Religious Studies at Michigan State University where she is also Affiliate Faculty in American Indian and
Indigenous Studies. She recently released an edited volume featuring the collection of antique birch bark
books written by nineteenth century Potawatomi author Simon Pokagon titled, As Sacred to Us: Simon
Pokagon’s Birch Bark Stories in their Contexts, published by MSU Press. Her research interests are in
Indigenous science fiction and futurisms, traditional cultural and ecological knowledge, digital heritage, and
Native counter-mapping.

Sponsored by: Residence Halls Association Michigan State University; Office for Institutional Diversity and Inclusion; Residence Education and Housing Services; Student Life & Engagement; Michigan State University