12th Annual MLK Teen And Peace Summit Set In Warminster

WARMINSTER, PA —With the federal holiday on Monday, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be honored at the 12th annual MLK Teen Peace and Social Justice Summit one day earlier.

The summit honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. takes place at 4 p.m. Sunday at William Tennent High School at 333 Centennial Rd.

The emcee for the afternoon will be author and international keynote speaker Harry Jones III.

The event is free and open to the public. Click here to register

The program serves 9th through 12th grade students (and mature 7th and 8th graders), but is open with sessions for educators, parents, and all members of the community.

The goal of the program is to provide a forum for student discussion on difficult issues and how best to reflect, respond, and manage those issues following the ideologies of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Organizers said this year’s Planning Committee is going to build on the success of previous years with an Art and Creative Expression Showcase, where creative and passionate high school students can participate in this meaningful experience, sharing original and unpublished works of poetry and prose, dance, music, and/or art.

The program will begin with an introduction of the theme we are sharing with the King Center:

“Mission Possible: Protecting Freedom, Justice, and Democracy in the Spirit of NonViolence365. Students and the community will gather together in the auditorium to discuss the theme and share the art created by some of our youth. Then, participants will then convene in smaller groups with facilitators for open and safe dialogue. They will listen to each other, and then share what each can do to build bridges and support those who are marginalized in their school or community. The perspectives of the youth this year should be enlightening to us all."

The event will end with pizza for all students.

The event is a partnership of civic and religious organizations and includes school districts from throughout Bucks County.

They include the: Bucks County Commissioners, Jack and Jill (Bucks County Chapter), The Peace Center, NAACP, Second Baptist Church of Doylestown, Temple Judea of Bucks County, The Rainbow Room, The Links, Inc. (Bucks County Chapter), Trinity Episcopal Church, Human Relations Council of Bucks County, Wegmans, Wawa and the YWCA of Bucks County.