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The First Annual MIT Martin Luther King, Jr. Inspired Art and Performance Contest
Are you inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr or other civil rights leaders such as Ghandhi, Cesar Chavez and Harvey Milk?
Express yourself by entering your visual art (painting, photography, sculpture, video), performance art (music, song, spoken word, dance, theater) or literary work (poetry, short story, speech) to win cash prizes up to $250.00 each!
This contest is open to all MIT Undergraduates and Graduate Students!
Your entry should be related to or inspired by any of the ideals of Dr. King and/or other civil rights leaders in the past or current human rights activists in the US and the World. These ideals include freedom, justice, peace, equality, civil rights, human rights and/or social justice.
The contest event and performances will be held Wednesday, April 10 7:00 pm in the Wong Auditorium
The visual art will be displayed in the Lobby and performances will begin at 7:00 pm. Following the performances there will be a reception with refreshments and judges will award the prizes.
Deadline to submit your proposal: April 1
Use the entry form below
For more information contact visit the Committee on Race and Diversity website
http://diversity.mit.edu/
or
contact Tobie Weiner iguanatw@mit.edu, 617 253-3649
This contest is sponsored by the MIT Committee on Race and Diversity and the MIT Political Science Department
Please send this out to anyone you think might be interested.
Thanks,
Tobie