Let Freedom Ring

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9th Annual Let Freedom ring in a grey and green design

Join us for our 9th annual Let Freedom Ring featuring keynote speaker Nickesia Gordon!

MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 2026  |  10:30 AM–1:00 PM

Program: 10:30 AM-11:30 AM  |  Ingle Auditorium

Reception: 11:30 AM-1:00 PM  |  Fireside Lounge and 1829 Room

Film Screening: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM | MOSAIC Center

Let Freedom Ring honors the life of Nobel Peace Prize winner and civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Our keynote speaker will be Associate Professor Nickesia Gordon in the School of Communication, College of Liberal Arts at RIT. Gordon’s research focuses on communication and gender, race and nationality as well as communication for social change. She earned her BA at the University of the West Indies (Jamaica); her MA from Clark University and her Ph.D. from Howard University. Her talk will focus on how love is a key component of Dr. King’s philosophy of freedom and non-violence.

After our morning keynote, employees and RIT students are welcome to join us for a reception and dialogue. For those interested, a film screening of The American Revolution by Ken Burns will take place in MOSAIC Center (SAU 2510) and a book club led by Professor Eben Levey will examine Silencing the Past by Michel-Rolph Trouillot (location TBD).

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Contact
Mei Qi
mxqddi@rit.edu
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When and Where
January 19, 2026
10:30 am - 1:00 pm
Room/Location: Ingle Auditorium & Fireside Lounge
Who

This is an RIT Only Event

Interpreter Requested?

Yes