Hood MLK Day, Bileski

 The Wish Tree, filled with wishes written down on paper leaves by members of the Hood community on Monday, January 18, 2016. The tree is part of Hood College's Martin Luther King Jr. Day event, and the leaves are to be burned later as part of the Transcendental Flames  Ceremony  

Students and faculty speak with each other at the end of the Write for Rights event on Monday, January 18, 2016 in the Whitaker Campus Commons. Participants are writing letters through an Amnesty International Program to contact political prisoners around the world. 

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Hood College Dean of the Chapel Rev. Beth O'Malley is interviewed by WHAG reporter Jordan Lindsay on Monday January 18, 2016. Pictured behind Rev. O'Malley are 200 letters written by Hood College Students as part of the Write for Rights event held in the Whitaker Campus Commons on the campus of Hood College. 

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A Hood College student records Sonia Sanchez, a guest speaker for the school's Martin Luther King Jr. Day event in Hodson Auditorium on Monday, January 18, 2016. Sanchez is an African-American poet and read excerpts of her poetry and spoke for peace in her lecture. 

A Frederick community member asks poet Sonia Sanchez, a guest speaker for Hood College's Martin Luther King Jr. Day event in Hodson Auditorium on Monday, January 18, 2016, her opinions on how to gain peace in Philadelphia. Sanchez spoke of finding peace between the citizens and police force in the city. 

Poet Sonia Sanchez, a guest speaker for Hood College's Martin Luther King Jr. Day event on Monday, January 18, 2016,  reads excerpts from her poetry book in Hodson Auditorium. The poet included different sounds and gestures in her reading. 

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Students attend Hood College's Colloquium 2016  in Tatem Hall on Thursday, January 14. Works of both faculty and students from Hood College as well as Frederick Community College, Goucher College, and Stevenson University were on display.

The Impossible Dreams reception was held at Hood College's Tatem Hall on Thursday, January 14.  A group of students discuss the works presented by faculty and student artists from Hood College, Frederick Community College, Goucher College, and Stevenson University.

Sailor Faye Cuddington mingles with fellow attendees at the Colloquium Spring 2016 reception held in Tatem Hall on the Hood College Campus on Thursday, January 14.  She made her way about the exhibit which shared works created by students and faculty from Hood College, Frederick Community College, Goucher College, and Stevenson University.

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President Chapdelaine and student write letters for Hood College's Martin Luther King Jr. "Write for Rights" campaign in Whitaker on January, 18 2016. These letters help change lives around the world and generates influence on government officials. 

Major Carter, one of two speakers, lectures in Hodson Auditorium, Rosenstock Hall, about the "Department of Home(town) Security" on January, 18 2016.  

Major Carter, one of two speakers, lectures in Hodson Auditorium, Rosenstock Hall, about the "Department of Home(town) Security" on January, 18 2016.

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Major Carter, one of two guest speakers at hood College's Martin Luther King Jr. Day event,
speaks with a group of students in a break out session in Rosenstock Hall on Monday, January, 18
2016. Carter is an urban revitalization strategist who also gave a lecture on community revitalization and community development.

Hood College students throw pieces of paper leaves with wishes written on them into a fire pit Monday evening,  January 18, 2016. The burning of the leaves was part of a native American ritual that allows the wishes written on the paper to be lifted into air.

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Sonia Sanchez, author and professor, speaks about her experiences through life and  shares some her poems to the students and faculty of Hood College on January 18, 2016 for the Matin Luther King Jr. Day event.

Hood Students completing a survey as a part of the final event for the Martin Luther  King Jr. Day celebration.

Sonia Sanchez, the final guest speaker for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day event, gives her last words to the Hood College student body during a Q&A in the Hodson Auditorium on January 18, 2016.

Transcendent Flames & MLK Day Coverage

I don't think the photographing would be a problem. 

At 9pm we will have a patio fireplace set up close to the peace pole.  We will burn logs and have a standard fire.  The paper leaves (wishes) will be harvested from the trees inside the building and fed into the fire through a slot at the top of the chimney.  The leaves burning are physically being transformed from paper into smoke, symbolically releasing them and adding energy through transformation.  

There will be 3 table set up close to the doors leading into the building. These tables will have hot chocolate, smores bars, brownies, and hot fudge.  There will also be a speaker set up to play music.  

We will say a few words at the beginning to get the ceremony started, and then burn the leaves throughout the hour long event.

Hope that helps.

-Travis