The Dorothy Cotton Institute 2017 Gala and Dinner 

Location: Statler Hotel, Carrier Ballroom on Cornell's Campus -- free valet parking available.

Reception: 6-7 pm Cash Bar and Hors D'ouevres (with Fe Nunn and Friends)

Dinner: 7-8 pm (with Molly MacMillan Jazz Trio)

Program: 8-9:30

A life long member of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, Carolyn was present on September 15, 1963, when white racists bombed the Church. Carolyn’s four young friends were killed. As a teenager, Carolyn felt her “calling” by attending the mass meetings and rallies at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. She was among thousands of students hosed by firemen during the 1963 marches. She survived a second bomb explosion that destroyed a large portion of her home in 1964. An “authentic child of the movement,” Carolyn believes that God spared her life on September 15, 1963 so that she could continue to live in service to others.

           $1,250 to reserve a table for 10

Proceeds from the gala will be used to support Dorothy Cotton Institute operation.

The Dorothy Cotton Institute (DCI) honors the legacy of an important Civil Rights leader, Ms. Dorothy Cotton.  

 

As an education and resource center,  DCI 1) is developing, nurturing, and training leaders for a global human rights movement; 2) building a network and community of human rights leadership; and 3) exploring, sharing, and promoting practices that transform individuals and communities, opening new pathways to peace, justice and healing.