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SUMMARY:Youth Activism: Raise Your Voice  A Smithsonian Affiliations Virtual Scholar Talk
DESCRIPTION:Join Smithsonian Affiliations and Museum of Miami in collaboration with the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) and the National Civil Rights Museum\, a Smithsonian Affiliate\, will present a discussion of youth activism with community engagement leaders OnRaé Watkins\, Dr. Noelle Trent\, and Dylan Baca\, with a special recorded performance from Edrick Trotter\, a Washington\, D.C. sixth grader from Statesman College Preparatory Academy for Boys. Ami Temarantz\, Cultural Interpreter Lead at NMAI\, will also an overview of educational resources available from the museum. \nThe involvement of youth in causes like climate justice\, racial and gender equality\, LGBTQ rights\, and economic change continues to rise across the world. But this is not a new phenomenon. Youth have been involved in activism throughout history. From youth activism during the Civil Rights Movement to the role of activism in advocating for Indigenous Peoples and marginalized populations\, speakers will explore different ways youth activism has changed the world in the past and how it continues to make history today. \n\n\nThis interactive program is particularly relevant for educators of all types and K-12 audiences and will offer resources and opportunities for students to engage in activism in their own communities. \n\n\nFree with Registration. REGISTER HERE \n\n\nModerator \n\n OnRaé Watkins\, Programming + Community Engagement Lead\, Smithsonian’s Arts & Industries Building Education Coordinator for the Smithsonian’s Our Shared Future: Reckoning with Our Racial Past initiative \n\n\nOnRaé LaTeal Watkins is a creative arts education consultant and public programs specialist with nine years of experience in out-of-school programming. As the former Senior Manager of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden’s digital art studio for teens\, ARTLAB+\, she supports the Smithsonian’s efforts to offer racially inclusive and diverse programs. Ms. Watkins is currently serving as the Programming and Community Engagement Lead for the Smithsonian’s Arts and Industries Building and as the Education Coordinator for the Institution’s Our Shared Future: Reckoning with Our Racial Past initiative. She is also the founder of two DC-based grassroots programs rooted in the arts\, technology\, and racial and gender equity\, including the  Black Girls Handgames Project\, and Freedom Futures Collective. \nPanelists \n\nNoelle Trent\, Ph.D.\, Director of Interpretation\, Collections\, and Education National Civil Rights Museum\, Memphis\, TN \nDr. Noelle Trent is the Director of Interpretation\, Collections & Education at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis\, where she oversees its permanent and traveling exhibitions\, “The Infant team (Cottontail & Duckling classes combined)\, wanted to reach and connect with the Parents Association. After many family meetings with our infant families\, the general consensus seems to be they would like the opportunity to meet their child’s educators informally outside of the Smithsonian museum prior to reopening. Of course taking social distancing and safety measure in place. The educators reached out to the administrative team\, wondering how to navigate this in the best way\, and were told to touch basis with you in regards to that. If you have any insight or information to help us we would greatly appreciate it.” collections’ donations and acquisitions\, educational programming and initiatives\, and collaborations with a variety of partners. In her role\, she has presented internationally at the European Solidarity Center in Gdansk\, Poland\, and at high schools in Warsaw and Sopot\, Poland. In 2018\, she curated an exhibition and planned the activities for the museum’s commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Dr. King’s assassination\, MLK50. \nDr. Trent is an accomplished public historian and has worked with several noted organizations \, including the National Park Service\, the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site\, and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture where she contributed to the exhibition Defending Freedom\, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation 1876 – 1968. Dr. Trent has appeared in print and broadcast outlets around the world\, including The New York Times\, The Commercial Appeal\, The Today Show\, CSPAN\, and CBS.She is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Howard University\, where she also earned a doctorate in American history. \n\nDylan Baca\, High School Senior\, Student Activist\, President of the Board of the Indigenous Peoples’ Initiative \n\n\n Dylan Baca is a member of the White Mountain Apache tribe and through his cheii\, he is Navajo. He currently resides in the White Mountains of Arizona where he is a senior at Blue Ridge High School. Mr. Baca is a strong advocate for social change and is committed to eliminating social inequities. Two years ago\, he started the Indigenous Peoples’ Initiative\, an organization that provides accurate messaging about Indigenous Peoples to  ensure that lawmakers and others can make educated policy decisions\, and advocates and lobbies for marginalized populations.. Through the establishment of Indigenous Peoples’ Day\, he believes that his organization could provide a platform to provide accurate and non-stereotypical imagery of Indigenous Peoples. \n\n\n In  2019\, Mr. Baca served as chairman of the Arizona Governor’s Youth Commission Human Trafficking Prevention Committee\, and currently serves as a student advisor to Arizona Superintendent of Public instruction\, Kathy Hoffman and as Board Member to the White Mountain Democrats. In his spare time\, he enjoys playing golf and spending time with his family and friends. \n\n \nPresented by Smithsonian Affiliations\, in collaboration with the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI)\, the National Civil Rights Museum\, and Smithsonian Affiliate organizations across the country. \nImages (left to right): Handwritten poster from the 2017 Women’s March on Washington. Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. T-shirt worn by Rahiel Tesfamariam at a protest commemorating Michael Brown. Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture\, Gift of Rahiel Tesfamariam.
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SUMMARY:Via Zoom! Celebrate Historic Downtown Virtual Tour with Dr. George
DESCRIPTION:Museum Members: $5\, Non-Members: $15\nRegister for Zoom instructions\nJoin Museum of Miami in celebrating the City of Miami’s upcoming 125th birthday. Incorporated on July 28th\, 1896\, Dr. George will highlight the history of this city through stories of Downtown Miami. View downtown scenes and notable landmarks along with vintage photographs of Dr. George and early tourgoers as you learn about the ever-changing history of this metropolitan city. \nZoom presentation will feature a lecture by Dr. George accompanied with a visual presentation of contemporary and archival images. \nThe recording of the program will be available for registered participants to view on-demand for up to one-week should you miss the live program. Please note there are no refunds or exchanges. \n  \nREGISTER\n  \n\nFeatured Speaker:\nDr. Paul George\, Resident Historian\nFor over three decades\, Museum of Miami’s Resident Historian Dr. Paul S. George has toured his way to local\, national\, and international acclaim with his continuing series of historic tours. Through walking\, coach\, and boat tour experiences\, Dr. George has welcomed tour participants on a memorable journey of South Florida through its historic neighborhoods\, landmarks\, and sites. As a Miami native\, author\, and former college professor\, Dr. George has gained fame for his uncanny ability to recall the most impressive details about the people and places that make South Florida so unique. \n\nAccessibility\nTo request materials in accessible format\, sign language interpreters\, and/or any disability accommodation\, please contact Hana Squires\, Accessibility Coordinator\, at accessibility@museumofmiami.org or call (305) 375-1621 at least two weeks in advance of your visit to initiate your request. TTY users may also call 711 (Florida Relay Service). \n  \n \n \n  \nASL interpretation and live captioning are available for this program with support from the Batchelor Foundation. \n\nImage: Dr. George with tour group\, 1980s. Robert Parente\, photographer.\n\nRelease\nBy attending this program\, you consent to interview(s)\, photography\, audio recording\, video recording and its/their release\, publication\, exhibition\, or reproduction to be used for news\, web casts\, promotional purposes\, telecasts\, advertising\, inclusion on web sites\, or any other purpose by Museum of Miami (MM) and its affiliates and representatives. You release Museum of Miami (MM) its officers and employees\, and each and all persons involved from any liability connected with the taking\, recording\, digitizing\, or publication of interviews\, photographs\, computer images\, video and/or or sound recordings. By entering the premises\, you waive all rights you may have to any claims for payment or royalties in connection with any exhibition\, streaming\, webcasting\, televising\, or other publication of these materials\, regardless of the purpose or sponsoring of such exhibiting\, broadcasting\, webcasting\, or other publication irrespective of whether a fee for admission or sponsorship is charged. You also waive any right to inspect or approve any photo\, video\, or audio recording taken by Museum of Miami (MM) or the person or entity designated to do so by Museum of Miami (MM) You have been fully informed of your consent\, waiver of liability\, and release before entering the premise.
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