Dear Editor,

We, as leaders and advisers to NIU campus religious organizations and as leaders of community religious organizations, encourage members of the DeKalb-Sycamore community to join the march this Thursday, January 17, in honor of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

The march begins at Stevenson Tower North Residence Hall at 4 p.m. winding its way to the MLK Commons and continuing into the Holmes Student Center for a short program.

Visitors participating in the march who require parking should park in the two lots west of Stevenson Towers. Officially, these lots are “P” and “PF” and there should be no ticketing between the hours of 3-6 p.m. only.

We also support New Hope Baptist Church’s annual MLK Commemoration. It will be held Monday, Jan. 21, at the DeKalb High School. A reception will begin at 6 p.m., followed by a program at 7 p.m. The program, including readings of essays, should last about one hour.

As the new semester begins at NIU, we believe one powerful and healing response to the events surrounding the closure of NIU during the December finals week is to show our collective solidarity to the tenets of Dr. King’s life work—to act for justice, peace and reconciliation. Join us.

Rev. Karen Herbst-Kim, Presbyterian Campus Ministry at NIU
Rev. Rita M. Root, Federated Church, Sycamore
Efrain Avila, Jr., United Methodist (Wesley Foundation) at NIU
Rev. Wendy A. Witt, United Methodist Church, Cortland
Dawn E. Jones, United Campus Ministries/Canterbury Episcopal at NIU
Rev. Dwight Gorbold, Baptist Campus Ministry (Judson) at NIU
Jeff Hecht, Hillel Jewish Student Organization at NIU
Avi Bass, Hillel Jewish Student Organization at NIU
Fr. Godwin Asuquo, Newman Catholic Center at NIU
Katherine Wright, Orthodox Christian Fellowship at NIU
Brent Batiste, Campus Crusade for Christ at NIU
Rev. Mary G. McKinney, Mayfield Congregational UCC, Sycamore
Rev. Marty Marks, Lutheran Student Fellowship (Refuge) at NIU
Christopher Zillman, DeKalb Church of Christ
Tom May, Campus Missions International at NIU
Rev. Diane Dardon, Lutheran Campus Ministry (ELCA) at NIU
Rev. Judy Harris, First Congregational United Church of Christ, DeKalb

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