Fatimah Halim
Written by Floyd Alvin Galloway
In June of 1964 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke to a crowd of 8,000 people at Arizona State University’s Goodwin Stadium – one month before signing of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964. Invited by a local NAACP chapter and other religious institutions, Dr. King delivered, “Religious Witness for Human Dignity,” during the warm summer night. Dr. King fought for the human dignity of African Americans, poor and humanity to end the Vietnam War. The civil rights leader’s vision has been celebrated by ASU for 30 years. This year ASU has several activities slated across the Valley to celebrate King and those working words into action. One event will be the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast Celebration on Jan. 21, where the Servant-Leadership awards will be presented.
The recipient of the 2016 Community Servant-Leadership award is Fatimah Halim. Halim is an artist born into a family of writers, storytellers and musicians. She has garnered success as a Special Events Coordinator, professional performance artist, pop vocalist, ethnic dancer, and inspirational author and speaker. She is also the designer, facilitator, and author of Rites of Passage Programs for Phoenix area youth. This commitment to youth has driven her passion for over 20 years. Her dedication to promoting the development of women and girls is also evident in the Journey Home Program: An Arts Experience for Incarcerated Women; in her latest book, “Blueprint for Womanhood: A Rites of Passage Handbook for Growing Girls. In Zhenzhou, China, she was a guest of the Shanghai Women’s Federation, where she presented a workshop on her Rites of Passage Program at Sias International University.
“I’m humbled. It’s a blessing to be able to o work that I do and have the opportunities that I have to serve my people,” noted Halim of the award. “It’s also a blessing to be recognized for this work. But the honor doesn’t belong to me alone. It belongs to the families, the girls, the women, and to the sisters who work tirelessly and dedicatedly with me from year to year. So it’s a collective honor.”
Halim’s background in Economic Development includes working with the City of Phoenix Economic Development Department where she was responsible for the overall marketing and promotion of citywide economic development programs and activities impacting thousands of small businesses and advocacy organizations annually. A retired City of Phoenix employee, Halim created and produced major cultural festivals and events to enhance the cultural image of Phoenix on a national level.
Jasmine Anglen
The recipient of the 2016 Student Servant-Leadership award is Jasmine Anglen. She is the founder and president of the nonprofit, All Walks Project, an organization geared to provide rehabilitation programs to survivors of sex trafficking in Arizona. Under Anglen’s leadership, the program received the Edson Student Entrepreneurship Initiative Award of $10,000 and is set to expand nationally. Anglen is a Finance and Management dual-major at Barrett, The Honors College and the W.P. Carey School of Business and is set to graduate spring 2016.
As a Changemaker Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist, Anglen was selected as one of the most promising and effective student social
entrepreneurs at ASU. Other honors include; Undergraduate Student Leader of the Year Finalist, Social Venture Partners Fast Student
Pitch Winner, Clinton Global Initiative University Delegate, W.P. Carey Business School Student Leader of the Year Finalist,
Craig and Barbara Barrett Scholar, National Merit Scholar, Flinn Foundation Scholar, American Legion Auxiliary Scholar, Bests Buy Service and Leadership Recipient and Alpha Gamma DeltaFoundation Scholar.
Anglen’s community service is also evident in several other projects, such as organizing nearly a dozen university-wide service projects
at ASU, volunteering at an orphanage in Romania, and her fundraising efforts for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
and the American Cancer Society. Anglen has served as a business consultant for small businesses through the Innovations Advancement Clinic and as the President of the Entrepreneurs@ASU club where she worked with novice, student entrepreneurs. She has interned with several startups and is enthusiastic about continuing to help entrepreneurs succeed in business. She
hopes to one day run an incubator or accelerator program for
startups.
The mission of the ASU Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee is to celebrate the legacy and the tenets set forth by Dr. King and his life examples of servant leadership. Servant leadership is a practical philosophy, which supports people who choose to serve first, and then lead as a way of expanding service to individuals and institution. Servant leadership encourages collaboration, trust, foresight, listening and the ethical use of power and empowerment. The ASU Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee encourages the continuation of Dr. King’s legacy all year long.
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast Celebration is January 21, 2016 7 AM to 9AM. For community members, students, winners of the poster-essay contest and their parents, teachers and principals. By invitation. Information: 480-965-5566.
Tempe Campus
MLK Student Rally and Student Organization Fair January 21, 2016 11:30 AM to 1 PM
On North Stage MU and Hayden Lawn. Come celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. and servant leadership. We will take you on a journey of what it means to be a servant leader through 10 characteristics, we will also share inspirational words of our country’s servant leaders and introduce the 2016 Servant-Leadership awardee.
Polytechnic Campus
Peace Luncheon February 10, 2016 11 AM to 1 PM at the Polytechnic Student Union Ballrooms
The Polytechnic campus in conjunction with the Council of Religious Advisors (Poly CORA) and Educational Outreach and Student Services (EOSS) is holding the 10th annual Peace Luncheon in honor of Martin Luther King’s birthday and Black History Month. It’s a celebration where different faith groups come together to talk about how faith and beliefs help to attain peace on a local, national and global level. RSVP’s are required and you can send yours to wadell.blackwell@asu.edu