THIS WEEK'S EVENT & NEWS SUMMARY
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UPC x BSA Present: Free Cyntoia: A Story of Redemption
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Thursday, February 6 | 6-8pm | Old Cabell Hall
Join BSA and UPC this February 6, 2020 from 6PM-8PM at Old Cabell hall to hear the guest speaker Cyntoia Brown speak about her experience overcoming adversity in the US prison system. In her own words, Cyntoia Brown shares the riveting and redemptive story of how she changed her life for the better. Convicted at the age 16 and released 15 years later, Cyntoia’s found hope in spite of her experiences with sex trafficking and a murder conviction that could have incarcerated her for life.
The event will feature poetic performances by Flux Poetry.
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ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT
UPC is committed to accommodating the diverse needs of the student body. If you or someone you know requires an accommodation to fully access this program/event, please contact Kelvin Huynh (kch4dx). For accommodations that may take longer to arrange, please notify us of the request as soon as possible.
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Imagining a New Democracy Summit
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The Imagining a new Democracy Summit is an endeavor to explore new ways for the community and the city to engage one another. For more information regarding dates, times and places, visit their website.
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Black History Month Lecture: Passing In America
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Saturday, February 8 | 2-3pm | Monticello's David M. Rubenstein Visitor Center | Free | Registration >
Two renowned scholars, Lisa Page and Catherine Kerrison, discuss the history of African Americans "crossing over" to white society. Page is co-editor of We Wear The Mask: 15 True Stories of Passing in America and Assistant Professor of English and creative writing director at George Washington University. Kerrison is author of Jefferson's Daughters: Three Sisters, White and Black, in a Young America and a Professor of history at Villanova University.
The program will be moderated by Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Clarence Page.
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Let's Go Explore the Past Through Archaeology
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Saturday, February 8 | 10am-12pm | Monticello | $10-12 | Tickets>
In honor of Black History Month, join archaeologists in Monticello’s Archaeology Lab to discover how the enslaved community lived at Monticello. Kids and their favorite grown-ups will learn about what happens after excavation.
This program is specially designed for children ages 7 - 11, accompanied by an adult. Not appropriate for children under 5.
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The New York Times' 1619 Project (@The Haven)
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Monday, February 17 | 7-8:15pm | The Haven
In August 2019, on the 400th anniversary of the arrival of 20 enslaved Africans to the shores of Virginia, The New York Times published a special issue of the Times Magazine titled “The 1619 Project,” as an invitation to reframe how the United States discusses the role and history of black Americans.
Nikole Hannah-Jones, Times Magazine writer and 2017 MacArthur fellow, will engage in a discussion with her colleague and UVA alumnus Jamelle Bouie as we continue to explore the history of slavery and how it has touched nearly every aspect of contemporary life in our country. The UVA Democracy Initiative hopes this will be an opportunity to continue to acknowledge and understand slavery's origin and legacy, and to take part in an honest dialogue in our community.
Questions? Contact Chrissy Linsinbigler at cl9hw@virginia.edu.
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Examining Equity Through History: Mapping Charlottesville & Albemarle County's Racial Covenants, Infrastructure, and More
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Thursday, February 20 | 7-8:30pm | JABA, 674 Hillsdale Drive
Jordy Yager, a Fellow with the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center, will be giving a special presentation of his Mapping Charlottesville project.
With the help of a team of community volunteers, Jordy has reviewed thousands of local property deeds that contain racial restrictions against African Americans. He is creating a digital map of these covenants and is investigating how they have contributed to racial and economic disparities that exist in our area today. The project is a starting point for shaping more equitable regional policies.
As part of IMCC’s effort to promote racial justice and equity, we hope you’ll come and bring your friends. February 20th , from 7 to 8:30 pm at JABA. Refreshments will be provided.
There is no charge. Donations will be gratefully accepted.
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Capps Lecture with Dr. John M. Perkins | Parting Words on Race & Love
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Saturday, February 22 | 7-9pm | The Rotunda
Long time friend of Theological Horizons and nationally revered civil rights activist from Jackson, MS, Dr. John M. Perkins will be our Capps Lecture speaker on Feb 22, 2020 in the UVa Rotunda. His lecture, "Parting Thoughts on Race and Love" will be free to the public and sponsored by the Project on Lived Theology at UVa, the Department of Religious Studies, and Theological Horizons. Perkins will be joined by Dr. Nathan Walton, a UVa PhD and Executive Director of Charlottesville's Abundant Life Ministries, who will moderate the discussion. We will provide Livestreaming on Grounds and on our website for those who can’t attend. More info of the lecture and surrounding events in the community will be posted here and at: www.theologicalhorizons.org/capps-lecture
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Spotlight on Education: The 400-Year Struggle for Black Equality
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Thursday, February 27 | Virginia Museum of History and Culture
Lifetime Learning is hosting a day at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture and the exhibit Determined: The 400 Year Struggle for Black Equality. Patrice Preston Grimes will focus on the history of African-American schooling in the South before mandated desegregation, and how educational history can inform current schooling policy and practice. Billy K. Cannaday, Jr., will provide an overview of current issues facing African-American students in Virginia schools.
The exhibit, Determined, examines the ways in which the arrival of enslaved Africans in 1619 shaped the United States that we know today. The exhibition is arranged in chronological sections: The Colonial Period; American Revolution through the Civil War; Reconstruction through World War II; and the Civil Rights Movement through today.
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Preserving African American Historic Places Mini-Conference
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Friday, March 6 | 9am-3:30pm | The Lyceum, Alexandria VA
Join us at the Alexandria History Museum at the Lyceum for a one-day conference to provide networking opportunities and tools to help build capacity and strengthen organizations preserving African American historic sites in Virginia.
Building on the success of past programs focused on advocating for African American historic resources, including schools (Rosenwald-funded and otherwise) and cemeteries, this one-day conference will provide attendees with advocacy, documentation and funding tools with time built in for collaboration and networking.
Parking information: A limited number of handicap parking spaces are available at the Lyceum parking lot. For all other attendees the Courthouse Square Parking Garage, located at 228 S. Washington Street, is the closest (2-minute walk) parking option. The Alexandria Amtrak Station and the King Street Metro Station are 1 mile from the Lyceum. City of Alexandria parking map.
General admission is $60 (coffee and lunch included).
Register today!
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Charlottesville, VA - Harambee Family Events is a calendar that highlights African American Cultural Activities in Charlottesville and surrounding areas. The calendar, created and designed by author, award winner, Mr. Alex-Zan, presents countless events from January 2020 - December 2020, will be available on Wednesday, December 18, 2019.
The Harambee (Swahili - All Pull Together) culture events objectives are to inspire and unify area citizens to communicate more effectively and create/maintain a positive environment for change and civility. The calendar also strives to strengthen family relationships and nurture culture awareness, particularly among African Americans who have experienced a lack of inclusion in many area events.
The Harambee Family Event Calendar will be distributed throughout Central VA. - schools, churches, businesses, clubs/organizations and social media to name a few. The calendar sponsors are: (CAT) Charlottesville Area Transit, Wegmans, Blue Ridge Graphics, Carter Myers Automotive, University of Virginia Division for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion & Van Yahres Tree Company.
To view the Harambee Family Event Calendar...Visit Alex-Zan.com
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Youth Ambassadors Program
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ARGENTINA/CHILE, March 19-30, 2020
CARIBBEAN, July 31-August 12, 2020
Will you host a Youth Ambassador? The UVA Center for Politics is in search of host households for the Youth Ambassadors Program for Argentina and Chile March 19-30, 2020, and the Caribbean region July 31- August 12. The Argentina/Chile group will include 13 high school students and two adult mentors and the Caribbean group 18 high school students and two adult mentors. Program participants will be selected from thousands of applicants and while in Charlottesville will focus on enhancing their leadership and civic engagement skills.
Singles, senior citizens, recent graduates, households with children, couples without children…all may serve as a host! Would you host a Youth Ambassador?
Hosts are expected to: • Provide a room with a bed (may share room with host sibling of same gender/age) • Share in each other’s cultures • Include the student in family activities and events • Provide most breakfasts and dinners on weekdays and all meals on the weekends • Provide transportation to UVA at beginning and pick-up at end of each day If you would like to be a host or learn more about this opportunity, please contact Daman Irby at irby@virginia.edu or 434.243.8475.
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Monumental Justice Campaign Call to Action
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August 12, 2017 violence erupted when white supremacists massed to “defend” Charlottesville’s Confederate statues. The Charlottesville City Council voted unanimously to remove the statues, but that action is being blocked by current state laws.
A statewide coalition, Monumental Justice Virginia, is supporting bills by Delegate Sally Hudson (House Bill 1625) and Senator Creigh Deeds (Senate Bill 620) that would give control of our public spaces to local city and county governments. The bill has considerable support, and the Governor has said he would sign the legislation if passed.
Please help get these bills passed:
• Attend meetings of the House & Counties, Cities, Towns& Committee (Fridays at 9:00 am), and/or the Senate & Local Government Committee (Mondays at 9:00 am) to show support for the bill. These are the committees that will hear the bills first, before they can be passed by the House and Senate.. Sign up here to attend and carpool: https://forms.gle/QCEdw4pX1yM963sS9
• Call or write the legislators who sit on those committees to ask for their support, and also thank the legislators who are co-sponsoring the bills. Committee names and legislator contact information are here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/1/d/1noAtsvYSIchFvUonyJwJfXusyKgEd2_F0xchBhJvswg/edit
• Ask friends in other parts of the state to call or write their legislators to express support for passage of HB 1625 and SB 620. To find out who your/their legislators are, go to https://whosmy.virginiageneralassembly.gov .
For more information on Monumental Justice Virginia, visit facebook.com/monumentaljusticeva or its local Charlottesville affiliate, Take ’Em Down Cville: https://www.twitter.com/TakeEmDownCVL
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Like 'Finding the Enslaved Laborers at UVA' on Facebook!
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This page is for Finding the Enslaved laborers who built the University of Virginia. If you have or believed to have enslaved ancestors that lived near and around the University of Virginia please contact us. The area is the city of Charlottesville and the surrounding counties of Albemarle, Louisa, Nelson, Fluvanna, Greene, Buckingham, Orange, and throughout Virginia.
The President’s Commission on Slavery at the University (University of Virginia, Charlottesville) has designed a memorial to the enslaved laborers who built the University. The memorial will be viewed by only the descendants in the fall of 2019. We are looking for descendants of the enslaved workers. If you think you had ancestors who lived near or around the University of Virginia there might be a chance you will connect. We will post names/surnames and other information. If you have any questions, please post or email: enslavedlaborersuva@gmail.com.
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By: Caroline Newman | Original Publication: UVA Today | Published January 2019
The UVA Equity Center’s Community Fellows-in-Residence program brings community leaders to UVA to work on projects addressing racial and economic inequality. (Photos by Dan Addison and Sanjay Suchak, University Communications)
"Beginning this spring, four Charlottesville community leaders will come to Grounds to continue work on their projects addressing racial and economic inequality. The Community Fellows-in-Residence will share their work with University of Virginia students, faculty and staff – all part of the UVA Equity Center’s work to mutually share its resources and power with the local community.
The yearlong fellowships, launched this year, are designed for individuals who have a history of actively working to reduce inequity in the Charlottesville community and have a project that could benefit from access to the University’s support and resources. The program is part of the University’s new Equity Center – formally named the UVA Democracy Initiative Center for the Redress of Inequity Through Community-Engaged Scholarship – which was announced in October to build better relationships between UVA and the Charlottesville community and tangibly redress racial and socioeconomic inequality.
This year’s fellows – Myra Anderson, Libby Edwards-Allbaugh, Tanesha Hudson and Destinee Wright – will spend a year bringing their expertise to UVA and using University resources, including faculty mentors, libraries, office space and other support, to grow their projects. The fellows, who were chosen through an application process, will also speak about their work and meet with students and faculty through various classes and events. Each will receive a stipend and an assigned faculty mentor, and can audit a class each semester..."
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"University of Virginia President Jim Ryan today announced new initiatives to update and contextualize the University’s historic landscape with commemorative markers, portraits and photographs, and new digital tours.
“These additions to our landscape and our tours will help us celebrate agents of change, highlight important parts of our landscape, and tell a more complete story about our university and those who have shaped it,” Ryan said. “These projects will also highlight one constant that links our present to our past: change.”
These projects stem from the Advisory Committee on the Future of the Historic Landscape at UVA, co-chaired by President Emeritus John T. Casteen III and history professor Claudrena Harold, which reported its findings in April 2018. A second committee, the Change Agent Commemoration Advisory Committee, chaired by University Architect Alice Raucher, used that report to develop specific suggestions about subjects or sites for recognition and contextualization..."
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UCARE is a coalition of community and university members, founded with the goal of understanding and addressing racial harms that may be seen in the community and at the university, in areas such as housing, employment, health, education, the justice system, and more. UCARE has connected community and university groups and individuals. We have prompted changes in how UVa understands and represents its history. We have called attention to and prompted action addressing racial disparities in student admissions and faculty recruitment as well as in conditions of workers, including support for a living wage. But we have much more to do; the quest for racial equity is a long ways from being over. We are grateful to Westminster Presbyterian Church for their financial support the last two years. And we are pleased that the W. W. Kellogg Foundation has offered us a grant for two years. Among other items, this will allow UCARE to convene Charlottesville Acts for Racial Equity (CARE). Stay tuned for ways you can be involved in 2018.
If you have community events of interest please email us at ucarestaff@gmail.com.
You will reach UCARE project manager Frank Dukes.
And, as always, if you have ideas for funding sources to support this work, please contact us at that same address.
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Submissions
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Deadline: Every Thursday
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