Sponsored by the Ruth J. Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery & Justice Thursday, May 8, 2025, 10am to 6pm REGISTER HERE A virtual conference organized as part of the Simmons Center’s MA in Public Humanities course "Decolonization of Museums: Nations, Museums, Anti Colonialism and the Contemporary Moment." Decolonization, which sets out to change … Continue reading Brown University Event | Complete Disorder: Resistance and Refusal to Colonial Legacy in the Arts and Humanities on 5/8/25
Revolutionary Spaces Events: “Bounty” film on Indigenous resilience showing daily at the Old State House
Hosted by Revolutionary Spaces in collaboration with Upstander Project Showing daily at the Old State House starting July 1 GET TICKETS Bounty captures Penobscot families reading and reacting to bounty proclamations that incentivized the scalping of Indigenous people. Filmed in the Old State House, where many of these laws were signed, the film confronts the brutal … Continue reading Revolutionary Spaces Events: “Bounty” film on Indigenous resilience showing daily at the Old State House
Historic Hudson Valley Webinars for Teachers | Teaching Northern Slavery, March 5-19
The Education Department at Historic Hudson Valley will host a series of webinars in March in which teachers from across the country will share experiences and strategies for teaching the history of Northern Slavery. Educators will learn tangible skills to use with their students as well as receive flexible lesson plans for a variety of … Continue reading Historic Hudson Valley Webinars for Teachers | Teaching Northern Slavery, March 5-19
Call to Action | Survey about the Official Seal and Motto of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Contribute to the creation of a more inclusive state symbol In 2021, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker created a Special Commission to review and recommend changes to the Massachusetts state seal and motto. Researchers from the University of Massachusetts Boston are currently conducting a survey to learn about residents' understanding of the current state seal and … Continue reading Call to Action | Survey about the Official Seal and Motto of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Partnership of Historic Bostons Event | Occupying Massachusetts on 2/21
Hosted by Partnership of Historic Bostons Tuesday, February 21, from 7-8:30pm on Zoom Register here What do we see when we look at the land around us? A school, a farm, a freeway? Or a land where Native people had lived for thousands of years when English colonists arrived in 1630? How do we understand … Continue reading Partnership of Historic Bostons Event | Occupying Massachusetts on 2/21