Announcement posted by request.
--Moderator, NYHIST-L
>>> Lori Quigley <[log in to unmask]> 3/23/2011 2:44 PM >>>
Please Share Information on the Annual Underground Railroad Educator's
Workshop (see attached registration flier) and the 10th Conference on
the Underground Railroad Movement.
Conference Website: http://ugrworkshop.com/?page_id=802
Friday, April 8
8:30am-3pm: Educator Workshop
Speakers:
Charles Reitz, PhD - Douglass, Marx, Greeley, and the German 48ers
Alan Singer, PhD - Abolitionists and Slavery in NY
G.E. Washington, PhD - Intersection of Art, History, and Student
Empowerment
Kathryn Sheehan - Troy’s Relationship with the Underground Railroad
To be held at Rensselaer County Historical Society - 57 2nd St., Troy,
NY 12180
7pm-9pm: Opening Address and Reception
Performers:
Kim and Reggie Harris
Speaker:
Robin Blackburn - The International Struggle to End Slavery & the Slave
Trade & Ramifications Today
To be held in Bush Memorial at Russell Sage College, 65 First St.,
Troy, NY 12180
Saturday, April 9
8:15am-5:45pm: Workshops, Exhibits, Vendors, and more
Speakers:
Franklin Knight, PhD - Of Slavery & Abolition: Perspectives from the
World of the Slaves
Tony Burroughs - Heritage Preservation through Genealogical Research
MaryNell Morgan, PhD - Heritage Preservation through Music
Miki Conn - Heritage Preservation through Storytelling
8:15am - - - Registration Opens (Buchman Pavilion)
9:00am - - - Welcome, Keynote (Bush Memorial)
10:30am - - - Workshop Session 1 (Gurley & Education Bldg.)
11:45am - - - Lunch (The Agie / Multi-Purpose Room)
1:00pm - - - Keynote Panel (Bush Memorial)
2:15pm - - - Workshop Session 2 (Gurley & Education Bldg.)
3:45pm - - - Workshop Session 3 (Gurley & Education Bldg.)
5:15pm - - - Closing (Bush Memorial)
All daytime programming to be held at Russell Sage College - 65 First
St., Troy, NY 12180
6:30pm-8pm: Art Exhibit, Reception and Award Ceremony
Reception to be held at Rensselaer County Historical Society - 57 2nd
St., Troy, NY 12180
Sunday, April 10
2pm-5pm: Culture Through an African Lens
Performers:
Eshu Bumpus; Peter, Paul & George; Hamilton Hill Arts Center; Garland
Nelson & MaryNell Morgan
7pm-9:30pm: Culture Through an African Lens
Performers:
Magpie, Sparky & Rhonda Rucker, Graham & Barbara Dean
To be held in Bush Memorial at Russell Sage College, 65 First St.,
Troy, NY 12180
Lori V. Quigley, Ph.D.
Dean, School of Education
Professor of Education
The Sage Colleges
Troy Campus
45 Ferry Street, Frear House 8
Troy, New York 12180
518-244-2326 (Dean's Office)
518-244-4571 (fax)
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