MLK Peace And Social Justice Summit Sunday In Bucks County

WARMINSTER, PA —In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's federal holiday Monday, Bucks and Montgomery counties are presenting the 11th annual MLK Peace and Social Justice Summit.

The summit will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, at William Tennent High School on 333 Centennial Road in Warminster.

The summit, sponsored by the Peace Center, will focus on the topic "Finding Common Ground." The emcee will be musician and educator Stephen J. Tyson Jr. and the keynote speaker is Trey Carlisle of Music in Common.

"Given what we have experienced over the past couple of years and the challenges we continue to face in public education, I believe we need common ground more than ever," Centennial Schools Superintendent Dana Bedden told Patch Wednesday.

" In 1947 Dr. King wrote about the Purpose of Education, where he asserted, 'Education must enable one to sift and weigh evidence, to discern the true from the false, the real from the unreal, and the facts from the fiction. We must remember that intelligence is not enough. Intelligence plus character—that is the goal of true education,'" Bedden said.

"Demonstrating character plus intelligence and being able to sift and weigh evidence, decern the true from the false, the real from the unreal, and facts from fiction will help us find common ground," the superintendent said.

Registration is required. Click here to register.

The event is open to 9th-and-12th-grade students and "mature" 7th and 8th graders.

The summit will feature:

• Inspirational speakers
• Student-led stories of their own experiences, conversations on race, discrimination and intolerance
• Workshops for students, educators and parents
• Available resources to support students and communities
• Refreshments

For more information, call 215-750-7220.

A play honoring King will be coming to West Chester next month. Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center is bringing "The Mountaintop" to the stage in February.