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ROSA PARKS HONORED Alva Bell (left) of the SSCA presents roses to Ms. Parks. (Photos courtesy of Spelman Office of Communications) Mrs. Rosa Parks "My request is that you carry on with dedication and courage .. . and be motivated to get proper trianing and guidance to accept the jobs and opportunities offered. And don’t give up and don’t say the movement is dead.” This was the message passed on to a crowd of students, faculty and staff and visitors from Rosa Parks who was honored at Spelman on February 18 in a special convocation. Known as the “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement,” Mrs. Parks encouraged the crowd to carry on the movement. The fight for equal rights must continue, she said. “My request is that you carry on with dedica tion and courage." Mrs. Parks is remembered for her own courage exemplified when she refused to give up her seat o a white man on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955. During the convocation, Mrs. Parks took part in a panel discus sion with Mayor Young who called her the catalyst that brought a new kind of power to the world. Following the convocation, Mrs. Parks was honored by having a lounge in the living learning center dedicated to her.