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NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2013 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2013 KAY THEATRE Observing the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, the symposium will be both commemorative and forward-looking. Hosted by the Clarice Smith Center, in partnership with the UMD School of Public Policy and the UMD School of Public Health, the symposium is the launch of e National Civil War Project at the Center. With the Civil War as the genesis of the Civil Rights Movement in this country, scholarly presentations and stimulating artistic experiences will examine issues of the Civil War through the lens of our nation’s civil rights struggles. 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 civil rights issues that reveal the important — but often hidden — inequalities of our time. roughout the symposium, visual journalist Ellen Lovelidge will capture salient points using artistic interpretation. Able to see ideas from an innovative perspective and present them to audiences with a combination of words and pictures, Lovelidge’s work will allow symposium attendees to interpret and embrace new concepts. e pieces created as part of the symposium will be displayed in the lobby, and samples will be available to attendees as artistic documentation of their experience.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2013 . 6–9PM
6PM
Opening reception
7PM
Keynote: Why the March on Washington Still Resonates Today Julian Bond, speaker Introduced by UMD student Jazz Lewis
Fifty years ago, and 100 years following the Civil War, more than 250,000 people gathered on the National Mall in Washington DC to mount a peaceful protest for jobs and freedom for African Americans. One of the largest rallies for human rights in our history, it fueled support for the Civil Rights Movement and led to the passage of legislation that transformed our nation. Civil rights leader and activist Julian Bond was at the March and has devoted his career to fighting for human equality. 8:30PM
Creative framing Liz Lerman, choreographer, speaker, MacArthur fellow Vincent omas, choreographer, dancer and educator
What does change look like today? Are our actions relevant? How do we keep ourselves going? What feeds us? Our bodies are both a source of knowledge and a tool for inquiry. Liz Lerman and Vincent omas, experts on embodied learning, will draw on participants’ observations, experiences and ideas about the issues addressed in the symposium, and then reflect on and synthesize what’s happening and what might be possible. Requiring only curiosity, expect to engage, witness, listen, imagine and make art together. FREE . To RSVP visit claricesmithcenter.umd.edu/well-being-nation National Symposium presented by the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center in partnership with the UMD School of Public Policy and Maryland Center for Health Equity at UMD School of Public Health.
CONTINUED NEXT PAGE From left to right: March on Washington photo by Warren K. Leffler. Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. U.S. News & World Report Magazine Collection; Julian Bond; Liz Lerman by Mike Ciesielski
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