Alabama State University April 3, 2017 ASU's National Center to Host Annual Graetz Symposium The National Center for the Study of Civil Rights and African-American Culture at Alabama State University will host its annual Robert and Jean E. Graetz Symposium on Race and Reconciliation on April 13 from 9:30 a.m. to noon. The event will be held at the National Center, 1345 Carter Hill Rd. It is free and open to the public. The event will bring together coalitions representing various marginalized groups. i.e Native Americans, Hispanics, African-Americans, etc. to discuss the challenges that impact their particular group. The event will feature key speakers from each group and a panel discussion regarding ways to form cooperative partnerships to achieve a central goal. "We hope to bring groups together that work with various ethnic groups who have been deprived of their rightful place in our society," Rev. Robert Graetz said. "We hope that they will become a stronger economic and political voice in our society." The National Center for the Study of Civil Rights and African-American Culture established the Robert and Jean Graetz Symposium on Human Rights and Reconciliation on the campus of Alabama State University in honor of long-time human rights activists, Rev. Robert and Mrs. Jean Graetz. The couple has worked tirelessly to advance the cause of human rights in our community and around the world. The symposium is designed to stimulate action-oriented citizens to work toward reconciliation while examining factors that divide ethnic groups. Its focus is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s dream of a "Beloved Community." For more information, contact Anneshia Hardy at 334-229-8568 or ahardy@alasu.edu<mailto:ahardy@alasu.edu>. SANDRA M. PHOENIX HBCU Library Alliance Executive Director Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library 111 James P. Brawley Drive SW Atlanta, GA 30314 404-978-2118 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org/ sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org%3cmailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org>> Honor the ancestors, honor the children. Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/