Martin Luther King, Jr. March and Days of Dialogue

The roots of MLK DOD can be traced to “The ‘Days of Dialogue’ Town Hall Meetings: Bolder Actions”, published in 2002 by the University of Wyoming Division of Student Affairs:

"The United Nations declared 2001 ‘The Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations’ to encourage shared values of freedom, tolerance and nonviolence among the world’s peoples. In January 2002, the UW Division of Student Affairs introduced ‘Days of Dialogue’, a weeklong, campuswide celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s ideals and values. Events of the week included the largest Wyoming candlelight march, a community dinner with guest speakers addressing the importance of Dr. King’s message to Wyoming, a brown bag lunch series on issues of diversity, an armband campaign to recognize the need for faculty diversity, an essay campaign with Albany County schools and a multicultural dance."

"In conjunction with this celebration, Student Affairs also hosted a series of town meetings, providing four ethnic populations an opportunity to discuss what it means to be a minority at UW, in Laramie and in Wyoming. The hope for these ‘Building the Dream Dialogues’ was that the information gathered would help university community members better address minority issues and concerns."