On December 1, 1955 Mrs. Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to relinquish her seat on a bus to a white passenger. This act of Civil Disobedience set the stage for the modern Civil Rights Movement and she eventually became known as the Mother of the Civil Rights Movement. Rosa Parks died on Oct 24, 2005. You are invited to a program to honor Mrs. Rosa Louise McCauley Parks and her lifetime of work as a Civil Rights activist. *'Standing on the Shoulders of Our Sisters'* *Honoring Mrs. Rosa Parks* * * *Thursday, December 1, 2005*** *1 ? 3 O'clock* *Ira Allen Chapel* * * /Sponsored by the office of Multicultural Affairs/ /Contact Willi Coleman or Sally Wales via e-mail/ /or 656-8818/ -- Lindsey B Carfagna Arts, Culture, and Education Committee Coordinator -UVM Program Board Founder and President -SAFE: Student Athletes For Equity [log in to unmask] 412-848-8588 "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." -Martin Luther King Jr.