Events Calendar
Date / Time
Event Details
September 5, 2013
Civil War to Civil Rights: The Well-Being of a Nation
Location: multiple locations
Details: Observing the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, this symposium will be both commemorative and forward-looking.
Hosted by the Clarice Smith Center in partnership with the UMD School of Public Health and the UMD School of Public Policy, the symposium will be comprised of scholarly presentations and stimulating theatrical performances.
It will place the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in its historic context, both as the culmination of the struggle since the Emancipation Proclamation and as the stage-setting for a new generation of struggles to resolve the important but often hidden inequalities of our time.
Thursday, September 5, 2013 . 6PM
Van Munching Atrium, Van Munching Hall, UMD School of Public Policy- 6PM Opening Reception
- 7PM Why the March on Washington Still Resonates Today, a keynote by Julian Bond
- 8:30PM Artist-led reflection by Liz Lerman and Vincent Thomas
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2013 . 10AM 5:30PM
Kay Theatre, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
- 10AM Artist-led reflection by Liz Lerman and Vincent Thomas
- 10:30AM Jobs and Freedom: How Far Have We Come?, brief presentations by Perla Guerrero, Stephen Thomas, Kalima Young, Darius Graham, Howard Smead, Cedric Harmon and Andy Shallal
- 12:30PM A roundtable discussion with UMD student activists, led by Truman Scholar Mohammad Zia
- 2PM Rights, Equality and the American Dream, a roundtable conversation with Kojo Nnamdi and The Rev. Dr. Joanne Braxton, College of William and Mary; Judith Browne Dianis, Advancement Project; Peter Edelman, Georgetown University Law Center; The Rev. Dr. Christine Wiley, Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ
- 3:30PM Artist-led reflection by Liz Lerman and Vincent Thomas
- 4PM Still Marching: The Work That Lies Ahead, a keynote by Marian Wright Edelman
- 4:45PM Call to action by Touré
September 6, 2013
Civil War to Civil Rights: The Well-Being of a Nation
Location: multiple locations
Details: Observing the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, this symposium will be both commemorative and forward-looking.
Hosted by the Clarice Smith Center in partnership with the UMD School of Public Health and the UMD School of Public Policy, the symposium will be comprised of scholarly presentations and stimulating theatrical performances.
It will place the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in its historic context, both as the culmination of the struggle since the Emancipation Proclamation and as the stage-setting for a new generation of struggles to resolve the important but often hidden inequalities of our time.
Thursday, September 5, 2013 . 6PM
Van Munching Atrium, Van Munching Hall, UMD School of Public Policy- 6PM Opening Reception
- 7PM Why the March on Washington Still Resonates Today, a keynote by Julian Bond
- 8:30PM Artist-led reflection by Liz Lerman and Vincent Thomas
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2013 . 10AM 5:30PM
Kay Theatre, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
- 10AM Artist-led reflection by Liz Lerman and Vincent Thomas
- 10:30AM Jobs and Freedom: How Far Have We Come?, brief presentations by Perla Guerrero, Stephen Thomas, Kalima Young, Darius Graham, Howard Smead, Cedric Harmon and Andy Shallal
- 12:30PM A roundtable discussion with UMD student activists, led by Truman Scholar Mohammad Zia
- 2PM Rights, Equality and the American Dream, a roundtable conversation with Kojo Nnamdi and The Rev. Dr. Joanne Braxton, College of William and Mary; Judith Browne Dianis, Advancement Project; Peter Edelman, Georgetown University Law Center; The Rev. Dr. Christine Wiley, Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ
- 3:30PM Artist-led reflection by Liz Lerman and Vincent Thomas
- 4PM Still Marching: The Work That Lies Ahead, a keynote by Marian Wright Edelman
- 4:45PM Call to action by Touré
