Tri-Co Peace Week

From The Daily Gazette :

 

Friday, April 4th, marks the beginning of Tri-Co Peace Week 2008. The week intentionally coincides with this 40th year anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination and Rwandan Genocide Remembrance Day on the 6th, to emblemize the promotion themes of peace and non-violence across the Tri-Co community.

 

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The annual week of peace-related lectures, screenings, and events has evolved since its founding by senior Brandon Wolff seven years ago. Wolff created the idea as a high school freshman troubled by the recent Columbine event. The realization that "kids my age can be violent towards other kids," he said, decided to be proactive and promote his own dream of peace. After winning a competition that prompted students to encourage non-violence in new and unique ways, Brandon's materialized his vision of a peace festival, which has come to incorporate the entire Bucks County school district and adjoining groups.

 

http://www.peaceweek.org/tri-co/index.php