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Local News I Baldwin Bulletin Thursday, January 18,2018 | B1 SOUTHER* CHRIST* immHir cawi* 1 x \ i'S"A >.• ’ v 1 1 .I - % .ji - W'fml ||j 1 *»' i The March, which kicked off the series of events, started at Huley Park. DILLON R. JOHNSTONE/Contributor Citizens march in Dr DILLON R. JOHNSTONE/Contributor Organizers and marchers stopped by the Peace Monument outside of the Baldwin County Courthouse for readings of Dr. Martin Luther King's work. DILLON R. JOHNSTONE Contributor C itizens from Baldwin County and neighboring areas gathered to march in solidarity, remembrance and to celebrate the progress of social change in the community on Monday Jan. 15. Following the march, there was time for discussion and prayer addressing the struggles of those in need. Approximately 200 commu nity members took part in the events for the day. Quinton T. Howell, Vice President of the local Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) believes the 2018 celebrations accomplished something remarkable. “The march was not only symbolic, but was a real oppor tunity for community members to address issues of the present,” said Howell. “It just put a smile on my face to see a diverse community coming together for the love of their fellow man, equality and justice. It’s hard to describe what that feels like, and it’s an experience all Americans should have.” Marchers began their walk at Huley Park, and made their way to Flagg Chapel Baptist Church. They stopped at locations including the Baldwin County Peace Monument for readings of King’s work by local Baldwin County School District students. Matt Roessing, legal studies lecturer at the University of Georgia reflected on some of those more somber moments of the day. “Listening to excerpts from ‘The Other America’ and the speeches read on past marches, it’s sad and stunning that they might have been written yesterday,” he said. “I’m grateful to the SCLC and other commu nity groups for keeping Dr. King’s words in the public square, and I’m optimistic that, through their example, Americans can change both their hearts and their habits.” George Hogan, president of the local SCLC said the program, which followed at the church, was “one of the best we ever had.” “The guest speaker was inspirational and dynamic, and I think that description encom passes the entire event,” he said. One particular highlight of the day was a solo vocal performance by local resident Tasha Andrews. Baldwin County became her home during the time she has King's honor . ' T i~; '•CBEfe-V—iipji fj L B, |l ; J ,, 'lira HH? . J.)'" 'VC;, 1 1 L. JjBK . j c * lJ ~ H) " 1 , , DILLON R. JOHNSTONE/Contributor Approximately 200 citizens marched from Huley Park to Flagg Chapel Baptist Church to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Day. spent giving her life to Jesus. “Mrs. Cynthia Edwards, President of the NAACP asked me to sing,” Andrews said. “This was my first time attending the MLK Day remembrance and celebration of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and I must say, the reflections of his achieve ments, standing up in the face of injustice, and one who fought for equality so that someone such as myself can have the right to equal treatment regardless of one’s race makes me thankful.” According to the King Center, based in Atlanta “the King Holiday celebrates Dr. King’s global vision of the world house, a world whose people and nations had triumphed over poverty, racism, war and violence. The holiday celebrates his vision of ecumenical soli darity, his insistence that all faiths had something meaningful to contribute to building the beloved community.” For those who marched, Jan. 15 was a way to continue meeting King’s vision of ecumenical solidarity. PAPA revives Witness for the Prosecution When the Plaza Alliance for the Performing Arts (PAPA) presents Agatha Christie’s compelling drama Witness for the Prosecution in the main courtroom of the Putnam County Courthouse on February 8,10,15,16 and 17, those who were part of the Eatonton theater-going community in the 1980s may experience the feeling of having been there before. Indeed, PAPA performed a version of the play in 1983 in this same courtroom. In a commemorative way, this revival of Witness for the Prosecution marks and celebrates the 1978 founding and incorporation of PAPA, then the Putnam Alliance for the Performing Arts, 40 years ago this year. For newcomers arriving Margaret Morris Plaza Arts Center in Eatonton around that time, PAPA was the organi zation to join. The mission then as now focused on providing the performing arts to Eatonton and to the broader community. Whether a theater produc tion for children or for SEE PAPA » B4 CONTRIBUTED Jennifer Deaton portrays Romaine, the wife of the defendant, being questioned by the judge in this photo from the 1983 production of PAPA's play.
