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Mount Vernon Mayor Hosts 'Be the Change' Panel in Honor of MLK Day

Artists, business leaders, and clergy from Mount Vernon will lead a conversation on what Martin Luther King would do.

From the Mount Vernon Mayor's Office: Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas is hosting a panel discussion on “Be The Change” in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Artists, business leaders, and clergy from Mount Vernon will lead a conversation on what Martin Luther King, Jr. would do. How can young activists engage productively? What are the solutions?

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  • WHAT: “Be The Change” Panel
  • WHO: Mayor Richard Thomas; 4 Square Peace Project (Chris Killiebrew, Holly Francis-Merritt, CJ Parchment, Tatiana Rodriguez); Wayne Woodbury – Mount Vernon Youth Bureau; Dwayne Brown – President, Mount Vernon Chamber of Commerce; Pastor Jeffrey Wheeler – Mount Calvery CME The Promise Church
  • WHEN: Saturday, January 14, 2017; 6:00pm to 8:00pm
  • WHERE: Council Chambers, Mount Vernon City Hall, 1 Roosevelt Square North, Mount Vernon, NY10550

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