TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama, along with Stillman College and Shelton State Community College, will host the Realizing the Dream-Martin Luther King Jr. 2005 Distinguished Lecture Series featuring guest speaker Dr. K.P.S. Kamath.

Kamath, a physician and presenter focusing on civil rights, will speak at each of the three campuses. His seminars will focus on the philosophies of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi and how to apply them in everyday life.

The Tuscaloosa lecture schedule featuring Kamath includes:

-Thursday, Sept. 29, UA campus, 107 Shelby Hall, 1:30-3 p.m., “The Philosophy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhi, and its Relationship to the Development of Consumer Activism in India.” Refreshments will be served.

-Friday, Sept. 30, Shelton State Community College, 8:30-10 a.m., breakfast session, D rooms, “Nonviolent Techniques in the 21st Century.”

-Friday, Sept. 30, Stillman College, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Stinson Auditorium, interactive workshop on “Nonviolent Techniques in Social Reform.” Refreshments will be served.