Eighth graders from Lima North Middle School will present "The More I Understand, The More I Accept," Tuesday, Jan. 19 at 11 a.m. in Founders Hall as part of Bluffton University's Forum series. The forum is free and open to the public.

The presentation will be given by the 22-member class of the Lima Arts Magnet program, which is based at Lima North Middle School. The class is in the process of developing a readers' theatre series that focuses on societal struggles with racism, prejudice, tolerance and acceptance.

They will also be presenting a series of 12 commercially-produced posters that focus on the same subjects. This project was premiered Nov. 17 at the Allen County Museum.

In addition to the morning Forum, an evening event featuring Addie Banks, a member of the Executive Board of Mennonite Church USA, will be held at 7 p.m. in Yoder Recital Hall.

Banks is a member of Kings of Glory Tabernacle in Bronx, N.Y. which is part of Lancaster Mennonite Conference. She also serves on the board for the Anabaptist Peace Center in Washington D.C. The Forum is free and open to the public.