Press Releases 1-28-2012
REVISED PRESS RELEASE for REVISED EVENT
For immediate release - January 28, 2012
CONTACT: Julie Carran, Westchester Martin Luther King, Jr. Institute for Nonviolence 914-949-6555 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (cell phone 914-522-3793)
WHAT: Half-day youth conference on “Accountability” for students of middle school and high school age
WHEN: Saturday, February 4, 2012 from 9:30 AM to 12:00 noon
WHERE: Reid Castle, Manhattanville College, 2900 Purchase Street, Purchase, New York
WHO: Westchester Martin Luther King, Jr. Institute for Nonviolence,
and Duchesne Center for Religion and Social Justice, Manhattanville College
BIG APPLE PLAYBACK THEATRE JOINS
WESTCHESTER MARTIN LUTHER KING INSTITUTE FOR
“ACCOUNTABILITY,” A CONFERENCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE,
LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONALS AND OTHER CONCERNED ADULTS
On Saturday morning, February 4 at Manhattanville College, the Westchester Martin Luther King, Jr. Institute for Nonviolence will present its annual youth conference, with this year’s theme “Accountability.” The event for middle school and high school age youth, invited law enforcement professionals and other adults will include information on community members’ rights under the law, and discussion of our responsibilities to ourselves and to others.
Big Apple Playback Theatre, a New York City-based improvisational group, will elicit the opinions and experiences of participants, then bring their true stories to life. Attendees will then have the chance for reflection and dialogue about relationships between communities and law enforcement officers. To close the day, H.I.P H.O.P (Highly Intelligent People Healing Our Planet) will entertain with their original creations.
Young people (between the ages of 11 and 18) from throughout the county are invited to attend with their group leaders, parents or caregivers, as are other adults who have an interest in the future of our youth. Approximately 150 are expected to participate, including groups from community centers, churches, schools and homeless shelters. The conference will address the questions:
- How can each of us hold ourselves accountable for our actions and our preconceptions about others?
- How can we hold each other accountable in respectful ways?
The Martin Luther King Institute is guided by Dr. King’s faith in nonviolence and his vision that we can build communities that resolve differences fairly and respectfully, in ways that seek “justice without violence.” This thirteenth annual conference in the series Ending Violence, Building Hope: Nonviolence for Social Change takes place from 9:30 AM to 12:00 noon in Reid Castle at Manhattanville College, 2900 Purchase Street, Purchase, NY. Juice, coffee and light snacks will be provided. A $5 donation is requested, but no one will be turned away. The event is sponsored by the Westchester Martin Luther King, Jr. Institute for Nonviolence and the Duchesne Center for Religion and Social Justice at Manhattanville College, and supported by community groups throughout Westchester County. For information contact (914) 949-6555 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .