UPDATED: Bernie Sanders talk rescheduled for April 19

UPDATED March 22: The talk has been officially rescheduled for April 19 at 8 p.m. No new tickets will be issued for the event, but tickets already issued will be honored. 

The public conversation with the Rev. William Barber and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, originally scheduled for Jan. 19 was being postponed because of "the likelihood of votes in the United States Senate that will require Sen. Sanders to remain in Washington." 

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is coming to Duke for a public forum with Rev. William J. Barber II.

Moderated by Duke Chapel Dean Luke A. Powery, the discussion is called “The Enduring Challenge of a Moral Economy: 50 Years After Dr. King Challenged Racism, Poverty, and Militarism.” 

“The public conversation is part of Duke’s 2018 Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration and Duke Chapel’s Bridge Panel series, which seeks to connect people from disparate walks of life in order to discover shared pathways toward the beloved community of God,” noted the Duke Today release.

Barber helped create the "Moral Monday" movement to respond to actions by the North Carolina General Assembly. He is currently co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, which seeks to address racism, poverty and ecological harm. He is also a graduate of Duke Divinity School. 

Sanders, an Independent Senator from Vermont, rose to national prominence during the 2016 elections by challenging Hillary Clinton in the Democratic presidential primary. He has also served as mayor of Burlington, V.T. and a member of the House of Representatives.

The 8 p.m. talk is open to the public and free, but tickets are required. They are available at the Duke University Box Office starting Jan. 11 for students and to the public Jan. 12.