Tribute to peace set Jan. 30

An event Jan. 30 at the Bellevue Regional Library will commemorate Mahatma Gandhi’s and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s contribution toward bringing peace and non-violence to the world.

January 22, 2011 4:22 pm

An event Jan. 30 at the Bellevue Regional Library will commemorate Mahatma Gandhi’s and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s contribution toward bringing peace and non-violence to the world.

At 2 p.m. celebration will feature a keynote address by Rev. Dr. Samuel McKinney, civil rights leader and pastor emeritus of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Seattle.

At 4 p.m. U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott will honor the donors of the Gandhi memorial statue and unveil the donor plaque.

A candlelight vigil for peace at the Gandhi Memorial Statue will follow.

The library is located at 1111 110th Ave. NE.