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As with many traditions held at the MGH, the annual Martin Luther King, Jr., celebration has become a favorite for many employees. The annual event provides an opportunity to hear the insights of prominent guest speakers who share their views of the legacy of the slain civil rights pioneer. This celebration is organized by the Association of Multicultural Members of Partners (AMMP) with the support of the Multicultural Affairs Office. Dr. S. Allen Counter, (shown below), a well-known and revered educator,
community activist and civic leader, shared the lessons he has learned
from King at this year's presentation. Dr. Counter's address "Shattering
Barriers & Transcending Borders", was held on January 12, 2007,
in the East Garden Room at MGH.
About the speaker Dr. S. Allen Counter is the founding Director of the Harvard Foundation, an agency established by the President and Deans of Harvard University in 1980 to improve intercultural understanding, equality, and peace among students, faculty, and the entire university community. Dr. Counter is also a Professor in the MGH Neurology Department. As a professional explorer, Dr. Counter regularly presents a lecture series at universities and other institutions on his work in scientific exploration. These subjects include his discovery of the Amer-Eskimo children of Arctic explorers Matthew A. Henson and Robert E. Peary in Northwest Greenland as detailed in his book and films entitled, North Pole Legacy: Black, White and Eskimo. Dr. Counter is presently working to establish the first memorial to African-American slaves. He has petitioned the President of the United States for the establishment of the American Slavery Memorial on the historic Washington Mall in D.C. He is currently working on motion picture films based on his books about international exploration and completing new books on intercultural and race relations and on neurobiology.
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