Finding Freedom: Dr. King’s Push for Us to Expand Our Universe of Obligation

Youth have been at the forefront of some of the most pivotal moments in US history, and our democracy needs their voices more than ever. Since 1997 Facing History has brought together Memphis-area students from public, charter, independent, and religious schools to explore what it means to be an upstander. Facing History student leaders take those lessons to their schools as well as host larger community events called "teach-ins" where they facilitate intergenerational learning experiences for the wider community. 

Please join us for an interactive and inspiring evening hosted by the Facing History Student Leaders. Guided by these student leaders, we will explore how Dr. King’s blueprint for living peacefully with one another, The Beloved Community, pushes us to expand our Universe of Obligation, a term sociologist Helen Fein coined to describe the circle of individuals and groups within a society “toward whom obligations are owed, to whom rules apply, and whose injuries call for amends.”

Upon registration, you will receive logistical information for this event.