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SPIRITUAL AWARENESS WEEK CLOSES INTERNATIONAL NON-VIOLENCE CAMPAIGN WITH FOCUS ON GANDHI AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES

Atlanta, March 21, 2000 - Spiritual Awareness Week at Morehouse College - March 26 through April 2 - will close the 64-day "A Season for Nonviolence," an international campaign that was designed to promote nonviolent community change, healing and empowerment. In addition to a week of religious lectures, representing a variety of denominations and faiths, the week will feature a discussion by the Rev. Jesse Jackson on the murder of Amadou Diallo, who was shot by New York police outside his apartment a year ago. The week will also include two sermons by the Rev. Dr. Michael Beckwith of Agape International Center of Truth of Los Angeles, and feature 100 members of its 150-voice choir. Honorary degrees will be conferred on Mahatma Gandhi and Kasturbai, his wife.

"Science and Spirituality: A Global Awakening" is the theme of Spiritual Awareness Week Schedule. The schedule includes:

Sunday, March 26
11 a.m. Sunday Worship Service
Rev. Dr. Matthew V. Johnson, author of "The Bible, Science and Theology,"
Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel

6 p.m. Pentecostal Millennium Service
Rev. Wiley Jackson, Gospel Tabernacle and Mass Choirs, and Pastor Liston Page Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel

Monday, March 27
N oon Lecture
"Connecting Agape and Science," Dr. Stephen Post, Case Western Reserve University
Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel

5 p.m. Interaction
"Healing, Science and Visioning"
Hale Makua, Chief Kahuna of the Hawaiian Islands
Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel

7 p.m. Lecture
"Science, Spirituality, Medicine, Healing and Ancient Africa," Dr. Charles S. Finch III.
Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel

Tuesday, March 28
11 a.m. Freshman Assembly
"God, Soul and Quantum Physics: A Presentation Exploring the Relationship between Science, Spirituality, and Ancient Wisdom," by Dr. Fred Alan Wolf.
Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel

7 p.m. Film
"A Force More Powerful: A Century of Nonviolent Conflict," narrated by Ben Kingsley, explores nonviolent conflict on three continents: Africa, India, and the United States.
Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel

Wednesday, March 29
7 p.m. Panel Discussion
"Prayer and Distant Healing," moderated by Dr. Charles S. Finch III. Panelists include: Dr. Jody Iodice, Dr. Del Kiernan-Lewis, Dr. Fred Alan Wolf, and the Rev. Dr. Michael Beckwith.
Sale Hall Chapel

Thursday, March 30
11 a.m. Crown Forum
Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel

1 p.m. Luncheon
"The Spirit of Gandhi," featuring Arun Gandhi, the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and the Rev. Jesse Jackson.
Kilgore Campus Center

Thursday, March 30
3 p.m. Discussion
The Rev. Jesse Jackson will discuss the Amadou Diallo murder and trial.
Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel

Saturday, April 1
7 p.m. Concert
The 100-member Agape International Choir of Los Angeles
Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel

Sunday, April 2
10:30 a.m. "Millennium Sunday Convocation"
Rev. Dr. Michael Beckwith will deliver the sermon, the Agape International Choir will perform, and honorary degrees will be conferred on Mahatma Gandhi and Kasturbai Gandhi
Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel.

One of the most distinguished institutions of higher education, Morehouse College is the nation's only historically black, private liberal arts college for men. Founded in 1867, the College enrolls approximately 3,000 students and confers bachelor's degrees on more black men than any other institution in the world. In addition to offering 36 majors in the humanities, natural and social sciences, Morehouse provides a number of programs and activities to enhance its challenging liberal arts program, including the Leadership Center at Morehouse College, the Morehouse Research Institute, and the Andrew Young Center for International Affairs.

Prominent alumni include Martin Luther King Jr., Nobel Peace Prize laureate and civil rights leader; Rev. Howard Thurman, internationally known theologian and author; Dr. Louis Sullivan, president of the Morehouse School of Medicine; Maynard H. Jackson, president of Jackson Securities and the first African-American mayor of Atlanta; M. William Howard Jr., president of the New York Theological Seminary; and Thomas Kilgore Jr., pastor emeritus of Second Baptist Church, Los Angeles, CA.

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