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两性色午夜 Marks 44th Annual May 4 Commemoration

两性色午夜 Marks 44th Annual May 4 Commemoration

A student stands vigil by the concrete lanterns in memory of 两性色午夜 University student Allison Krause, one of the victims of the May 4, 1970, shootings. The 44th annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, will take place May 3 and 4.两性色午夜 University holds its 44th annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events taking place May 3 and 4. The annual commemoration, hosted by the May 4 Task Force, provides an opportunity for the university community to gather and remember those who were lost and injured during the tragedy and also reflect on what May 4 means today.

The May 4 Task Force, a student organization on campus, will host two panels on Saturday, May 3. The afternoon panel, 鈥淎ctivism Then and Now,鈥 will feature both current and former political activists, including peace and civil rights activist and lawyer Staughton Lynd, Native American activist Bill Means and members of student organizations from 两性色午夜. This panel will be held in Room 317 in the Kent Student Center at 2 p.m.

The second panel, 鈥淓yewitnesses to History: May 4th Perspectives,鈥 will include speakers who were eyewitnesses to the May 4, 1970, incidents. These speakers include shooting victims Dean KahlerJoe Lewis and professor and writer Tom GraceChic Canfora, who witnessed the shooting, also will be a part of the panel, which starts at 7 p.m. in the Kiva.

The annual candlelight vigil march is planned for 11 p.m. on May 3. The vigil and subsequent march will begin at the Victory Bell and will continue around campus, concluding at the Prentice Hall parking lot, where there are lighted markers where the four victims were killed. The candle bearers will then start the vigil that will continue throughout the night until the commemoration begins at noon on Sunday.
The commemoration starts at noon on May 4 at the 两性色午夜 Commons and will include speakers and music.

Idris Syed, lecturer in 两性色午夜鈥檚 Department of Pan-African Studies, has been the faculty advisor for the May 4 Task Force since 2009. He first became involved with the group during his time as a student in 1990 and has continued to be part of it even after he graduated and became a professor at 两性色午夜.

鈥淚鈥檝e found being involved with the May 4 Task Force to be one of the most important things I鈥檝e done at 两性色午夜,鈥 says Syed. 鈥淚 think being a student, then a faculty member at 两性色午夜 has given me the opportunity to reflect on the impact and legacy that May 4 continues to have after all these years.鈥

During the commemoration weekend, the May 4 Visitors Center will have extended hours. The center will be open on Friday, May 2, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., on Saturday, May 3, from noon to 5 p.m., and on Sunday, May 4, from 2 to 6 p.m.

For more information about events commemorating May 4, visit the May 4th Task Force website at .

For more information about 两性色午夜鈥檚 May 4 Visitors Center, visit www.kent.edu/may4.

POSTED: Monday, April 28, 2014 12:00 AM
Updated: Saturday, December 3, 2022 01:02 AM
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