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The Women Who Stood Behind, Mentored, and Challenged Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (JW1H24)

Jan Willis, PhD

January 13, 2024

Online Program Online

10:00 am Jan 13 - 12:00 pm Jan 14, 2024 PDT

Date and Time Details:
Saturday, January 13, 2024
10:00am - 12:00pm US Pacific Time

Online via Zoom

Contact: Spirit Rock Registration
registration@spiritrock.org

  • Benefactor – $108.00
  • Sustainer – $75.00
  • Base – $50.00
  • Mudita/Karuna Scholarship – $25.00
  • People of Color Scholarship – $25.00

Cancellation Policy - Online: Drop-ins, Daylongs, Multiday Programs (1-3 days), Family Programs/Series, CEC fees:

  • NO REFUNDS
  • Open Credit, or Donation to Spirit Rock = if cancel by midnight, the day prior to program start (Pacific Time)
  • No Open Credit = if cancel day of the program, or beyond

Registration closes at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on January 13, 2024. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. A recording* will be available following the program.


Open to: Everyone

Description:
This talk and presentation will use speech- and musical clips as well as images to highlight four Black women activists—Mrs. Alberta Williams King, Rosa Parks, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Ella Baker—who assisted, guided and, at times, challenged Dr. King during the Civil Rights Campaigns in Atlanta, Montgomery, and beyond. These remarkable women exemplified the bodhisattva principles of courage, resilience, compassion, and wisdom.

Online Only: We are offering this program online via Zoom for you to join us remotely.

Sliding Scale: Our sliding scale options for this program include financial support for our teachers. Please consider paying at the highest rate that you can afford: your generosity supports the teachers as well as Spirit Rock, staff, and your fellow practitioners.

Benefactor – $108
Sustainer – $75
Base – $50
Scholarship Rate (BIPOC, M/K) – $25

All are welcome! No one will be turned away for lack of funds as space allows. For more information, please email Registration@spiritrock.org.

*Recording Note: You will have ~90 days from the original program date to view the program. If you would like access to the recording, you must register by the deadline above. The recording will be available in ~10 days after the program.

Cancellation Policy – Online: Drop-ins, Daylongs, Multiday Programs (1-3 days), Family Programs/Series, CEC fees:

  • NO REFUNDS
  • Open Credit, or Donation to Spirit Rock = if cancel by midnight, the day prior to program start (Pacific Time)
  • No Open Credit = if cancel day of the program, or beyond

About the Teacher

Jan Willis, PhD

Jan Willis (BA and MA in Philosophy from Cornell University; PhD in Indic and Buddhist Studies from Columbia University) is Professor of Religion Emerita at Wesleyan University. She has studied with Tibetan Buddhists in India, Nepal, Switzerland, and the U.S. for five decades, and has taught courses in Buddhism for over 45 years. She is […]

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