We hope you will plan to attend "Making Good Trouble: Voting Rights" on October 20th. Topics will include:
Politics, Elections, Media
Voting Rights of Formerly Incarcerated
Redistricting
Stay tuned for details and registration information!
TEACHING DIFFICULT HISTORY
WHAT'S HAPPENING AT SANKOFA PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS
Roberto Lugo: The Village Potter - Grounds For Sculpture
Back to exhibitions On View May 22, 2022 - January 8, 2023 Location In 2022, GFS will present an exhibition of work by ceramicist, performance artist, and educator, Roberto Lugo in the Museum building. Lugo is a master of ceramics creating...
Conceived through a partnership with The Color Network, Grounds For Sculpture presents an exhibition titled Fragile: Earth opening in May 2022. The Color Network's mission is to aid in the advancement of people of color in the ceramic arts. Their ...
Dreams of Freedom: The Threads that Hold Us Together
On Saturday August 6, a traveling exhibit of quilts and mixed media celebrating the life and contributions of American hero Harriet Tubman will open in the Crozier House at Pennsbury Manor. Dreams of Freedom: The Threads That Hold Us Together was organized by the Sankofa Artisans Guild (SAG) and includes quilts and mixed media submitted by artists and crafters from around the country.
2022 Indigenous Peoples' Day Curriculum Teach-In - Teaching for Change
The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) and Teaching for Change will host an online teach-in with a keynote speaker and interactive workshops. Workshops will feature classroom resources from the NMAI's online education portal Native Knowledge 360° and the Zinn Education Project. The teach-in will be held online via Zoom.
Government " Public Works " Cultural & Heritage Check out our list of participating sites! This year, join us for a Special Experience on the Courthouse Green in Somerville... The First Oval Office Project presented by Step inside a replica of George Washington's Revolutionary War Tent!
The Sankofa Collaborative helps people learn about, understand, and discuss African American history in schools, museums, libraries, civic groups, and other settings.
Sankofa, a word from the Twi language of Ghana, translates to "go back and get it." It is often depicted by a bird with its body facing forward and its head turned back, holding a precious egg. This and other Sankofa symbols remind us of the importance of learning from the past.
