Hello...Will any of these forums be available online? I am a Richmond VA
native living in Kansas and I would love to hear the forum..Unfortunately,
I cannot attend, of course.
Thank you.
Shirley Cox Schroeder
On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 9:41 AM, Remembering Slavery, Resistance and
Freedom Project <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> January 1, 2013 will be the 150th Anniversary of the issuing of the
> Emancipation Proclamation. The Remembering Slavery, Resistance, and Freedom
> Project, a partnership of the Virginia General Assembly Martin Luther King,
> Jr. Memorial Commission, the College of William & Mary, and the Virginia
> Foundation for the Humanities, aims to identify regionally-appropriate ways
> of commemorating this Sesquicentennial. These commemorations will honor the
> rich and complex lives, contributions, and sacrifices of enslaved and free
> Africans and African Americans, and will be designed to attract a broad
> audience of Virginians and visitors to the Commonwealth. We seek to
> highlight cemeteries of enslaved persons, buildings they constructed, and
> stories of resistance. For more information on the Project, please visit
> our Facebook page: (http://www.facebook.com/rsrfp
> ) and our website (http://wmpeople.wm.edu/site/page/remembering).
>
> Regional public forums are being held throughout Virginia to learn how
> communities wants to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation
> Proclamation. While the Project will learn from and be informed by all
> Virginia residents who participate in the meetings, we are committed to a
> community-engaged, descendant community-led model. We will foreground the
> themes, stories and programs identified by the African descended community
> to commemorate their ancestors’ emancipation.
>
> Flyers for the meetings are available on our website, please share! Our
> upcoming meetings include:
>
> Public forum for the Coastal region
> When: Saturday, April 21
> Time: 10 AM - 12 NOON
> Where: The Newsome House
> 2803 Oak Avenue, Newport News, VA 23607
> RSVP/Contact: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or
> 757-221-7889<tel:757-221-7889>
>
> Public forum #1 for the Central region
> When: Sunday, April 22
> Time: 3 PM - 5PM
> Where: Valentine Richmond History Center
> 1015 East Clay Street, Richmond, VA 23219
>
> Public forum #2 for the Central region
> When: Sunday, April 29
> Time: 3 PM - 5 PM
> Where: The Elegba Folklore Society
> 101 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23219
> RSVP/Contact: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or (804) 814
> 8350<tel:%28804%29%20814%208350>
>
> Public forum #2 for the Northern region
> When: Saturday, May 5
> Time: 10 AM – 12 Noon
> Where: The Afro-American Historical Association of Fauquier County
> 4243 Loudoun Avenue
> The Plains, Virginia 20198
> RSVP/ Contact: Karen Hughes White (540) 253-7488<tel:%28540%29%20253-7488>
> or [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]><mailto:
> [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
>
>
> We invite members of the listserv to attend a meeting in your region and
> to forward the meeting information to people who may be interested.
>
> If you cannot attend a meeting, please contact us with any opinions
> regarding important cemeteries and sites that should be commemorated, or
> any themes you might consider important. Additionally, we would be happy
> to work with groups like historical societies, museums, and educational and
> religious organizations host a public meeting, if they are so interested.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Remembering Slavery, Resistance, and Freedom Project
> Dr. Michael Blakey, Director
> Autumn Barrett, Assistant Director
> Shea Winsett, Project Manager
> Ashley Atkins, Project Research Coordinator
> Brittany Brown, Project Research Assistant
> Ellen Chapman, Project Research Assistant
> Alex Comacho, Project Assistant
>
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