MLK Celebration Week 2025

Every year, members of the Augustana University community join together for a series of events that celebrates three aspects of the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. — faith, advocacy and service.

This year, Augustana centered its programming around a quote from Martin Luther King Jr.'s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” in April 1963, which read, "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly.”

Hosted by several Augustana offices and student organizations, the following is a schedule of events planned for the week of Monday, Jan. 20, on the university’s campus:

Tuesday, Jan. 21
11 a.m. | Peace Walk | Wagoner Student Street, Morrison Commons

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Interfaith Chai & Chat: “Praying With Your Feet” | Interfaith Reflection Room, Morrison Commons

4 p.m. | Civil Rights Forum | Back Alley, Morrison Commons

Wednesday, Jan. 22
11:45 a.m. | Chapel Service | Chapel of Reconciliation

4-8 p.m. | SALT Service Project: Tie Blankets | Back Alley, Morrison Commons

Thursday, Jan. 23
11:45 a.m. | A Reading: “Letter From Birmingham Jail” | Siverson Lounge, Morrison Commons

4-5:30 p.m. | Desserts & Discussion of the Film A Time for Burning | Madsen Social Science Center, Room 201