For immediate release: Jan. 16, 2007

BLOOMSBURG — Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania will host the 14th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Banquet on Friday, Feb. 2, at 5:30 p.m. in the Kehr Union Ballroom.
The evening will feature a performance, “The Meeting.” The presentation looks at what could have happened if civil rights leaders Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. had met before they were assassinated just three years apart. “The Meeting,” written by Jeff Stetson, portrays the passive resistance used by King and militancy advocated by Malcolm X. The play examines the private and public lives of the individuals as well as the clash of tactics and ideas for the advancement of freedom.

The banquet will also include a presentation of the Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Awards.
The cost of the banquet is $20 per person, $10 for BU students with a meal plan and $13 for BU students without a meal plan. Reservations may be made by calling the Office of Multicultural Affairs at (570) 389-4510. The last day reservations will be accepted is Thursday, Jan. 25. Doors will open at 5 p.m.

Bloomsburg University is one of 14 universities in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. The university serves approximately 8,000 students, offering comprehensive programs of study in the colleges of Professional Studies, Business, Liberal Arts and Science and Technology.