Each year since 2015, Heartland Conservation Alliance gathers the Kansas City community for the MLK, Jr. Nature Walk focused on environmental justice with a keynote speaker at the Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Center.
This event encourages listening, reflection, and honoring the powerful words of Dr. King. Nature serves as a place of peacefulness, awe, and inspiration, making it the perfect setting to resonate with Dr. King’s timeless messages.
Join members of the Rockhurst Community for this event:
- 9:30am: gather at Arrupe Circle to depart via van
- 9:45am: Check-in, registration, and refreshments at the Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Center
- 10:00 – 11:00 am: Plenary opening and keynote address at the Cultural Center
- 11:00 – 12:00 pm: Nature walk from the Cultural Center along Brush Creek
- 12:15pm: return to campus
In addition to registering for the event with this Engage RU link, please register your attendance with Heartland Conservation Alliance with THIS link. The walk is approximately 2.5 miles long.
“We have flown the air like birds and swum the sea like fishes, but have yet to learn the simple act of walking the earth like brothers.”
~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
