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SUMMARY:Day of Unity and Healing – a Celebration and Remembrance of African American Spirit and Culture
DESCRIPTION:Join Historic Sotterley for our Day of Unity and Healing – a Celebration and Remembrance of African American Spirit and Culture. On August 20\, 2022\, we will remember\, honor\, and celebrate African American history\, culture\, and heritage. This all-day event remembers those that perished on the transatlantic voyage aboard the Generous Jenny\, honors our ancestral connections and celebrates the strength\, resilience\, and courage we find inside ourselves today. This will be a day of gospel music\, spoken word performances\, and living history experiences. As a UNESCO Site of Memory for Routes of Enslaved Peoples\, Historic Sotterley will not only commemorate our shared past\, allowing us to remember and memorialize our history\, but bring us together to celebrate our vision for a future of racial unity and hope. All are welcome\, and mark your calendars for a truly amazing event. \n  \nDay of Unity and Healing will occur rain or shine! We will have some tents to protect guests\, but recommend a rain jacket or umbrella for moving between areas if the forecast is looking rainy on Saturday. \n  \nThis event is made possible by the generous support of Richard and Julia Moe\, Baldwin Briscoe & Steinmetz\, PNC Bank\, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation through the National Endowment for the Humanities’ American Rescue Plan Humanities Grantmaking for Organizations. \n  \nIf you’re participating in this event\, please use the hashtag #DayofUnity2022 to post pictures and thoughts from the day on Facebook\, Instagram and LinkedIn! \n  \nSchedule\nRemembrance Ceremony @ 10:00 am\nWelcome Janice Briscoe\, Historic Sotterley Board of Trustee President\, Sotterley Descendent \nIntroduction of MC Janice Walthour\, Interim President\, NAACP – Nancy Easterling\, Executive Director\, Historic Sotterley \nPiscataway Clan Tribe Land Acknowledgement\, Francis Gray\, Piscataway Conoy Tribal Chair \nNative American Water Blessing and Thanksgiving Prayer – Janel Turner\, Native American Women Warriors \nCall to Prayer/Shofar – Josh Grossman \nBlessing – Liz Mildenstein\, Congregation Sha’are Shalom President \nFirst Missionary Baptist Church Men’s Chorus \nAfrican American Ancestral Libation Ceremony – Janice Curtis Green\, Commissioner on the Maryland Commission of African American History and Culture\, American Griot as Harriet Tubman \nPrayer for Descendants connected to Historic Sites – Reverend Dante Eubanks\, New Covenant Christian Worship Center\, Pastor\, Sotterley Descendent \nMiddle Passage Poem (by Robert Hayden) Travis Mitchell\, Senior Vice-President Chief Content Officer\, Maryland Public Television \nMiddle Passage Project – Ann Cobb\, Executive Director\, Middle Passage Port Marker’s Project \nSotterley’s Journey to becoming a site of Remembrance – Jeanne Pirtle \nFirst Missionary Baptist Church Men’s Chorus \nRelease of flowers by children at Creekside \nSpoken Word by Zenobia Dyson\, Founder\, Spoken Colors Evangelism Ministry \nPrayer for Racial Unity – Dr. Wilson Morales\, Encounter Christian Center Lead Pastor \nNew Covenant House of Prayer Children’s Worship Ministry \nDedication @ the Slave Cabin @ 11:30 am\nWelcome Janice Briscoe\, Historic Sotterley Board of Trustee President\, Sotterley Descendent \nIntroduction Nancy Easterling\, Executive Director\, Historic Sotterley \nPrayer and Reflection -Dr. Francine Dove – Hawkins\, \nHarriet Tubman Narrative – Janice Curtis Green\, Commissioner on the Maryland Commission of African American History and Culture\, American Griot \nSt Peter Claver Gospel Choir Worship Ministry \nDedication of Benches -Gwendoline Bankins\, Historic Secretary Board of Trustees\, Sotterley Descendent \nComments and Remarks: Nancy Easterling\, Janice Briscoe\, Dr. Martina P. Callum\, M.D.\, Sotterley Descendant \nAfrican Libation for those who were enslaved – Dr. Francine Dove- Hawkins \nCommunity opportunity to pour libations for their ancestors \nSt Peter Claver Gospel Choir worship selection to move up Rolling Road to main level \nAfternoon break 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm\nFood Truck \nManor House – Open House Tours \nLiving History Experience (North Gatehouse/Schoolhouse) \nColonial Revival Garden Talks \nLand\, Lives and Labor Exhibit (Corn Crib) \nWaterman and Tobacco Farming Exhibit (Pavilion) \nAfrican American Quilt Displays (Barn) \nCommunity Partners (Barn) \nCreative Expressions (Barn) \nStone Legacy Art Project – Painting Project for Children (Near Visitor Center) \nVisitor Center/Museum Store Open \nMedStar St. Mary’s Health Connections \nSt. Mary’s County Health Department Outreach \nCelebration of the African American Spirit and Culture @ 2:30 pm\n2:15 pm to 2:30 pm Southern Maryland Community Mass Choir \nWelcome – Janice Briscoe\, Historic Sotterley Board of Trustee President\, Sotterley Descendent \nIntroduction of Afternoon MC\, Maya Davis\, Director of the Riversdale House Museum – Nancy Easterling\, Executive Director\, Historic Sotterley \nSotterley’s Story – Donald Barber\, Historic Sotterley Board Trustee\, Sotterley Descendant \nPrayer – Gwendoline Bankins\, Historic Secretary Board of Trustees\, Sotterley Descendent \nThe African American Spirit – Janice Curtis Green\, Commissioner on the Maryland Commission of African American History and Culture\, American Griot as Harriet Tubman \nThe journey endured by our enslaved ancestors – Jerome Spears\, Sotterley Descendant \nRinging of the Bell by pre-arranged Descendant Family Groups \nLift Every Voice – Southern Maryland Community Mass Choir \nKeynote Speaker – Maryland State Senator Michael Jackson \nCall to Action Education/History – Dr. Tuajuanda Jordan\, President\, St Mary’s College of Maryland \nAncestry Call to Action – Angela Wilson\, Sotterley Descendant \nImportance of accuracy and verification of facts with ancestry – Dante Eubanks\, Sotterley Descendant \nWhat it means to be involved as a Descendant at an Historic Site -Gwendoline Bankins \nIntroduction of “Sotterley: Talking and Walking Common Ground” – Merideth Taylor\, Film Writer/Director\, former member Historic Sotterley Board of Trustees \nFilm Premiere – “Sotterley: Talking and Walking Common Ground” \nInvitation to give voice to our enslaved ancestors through Roll call (community) \nWinners of Creative Expressions Contest announced \nSouthern Maryland Community Mass Choir worship selections \nClosing Remarks – Nancy Easterling \nPrayer – Pastor Wesley Mackall\, Lead Pastors of Love Temple Church \n  \nCreative Expressions Contest\nAs a part of this event\, we will be holding a Creative Expressions Contest to honor the themes of the day. \nWinners of the contest will receive a cash prize\, and all submitted work will be on loan for a year to be displayed at Historic Sotterley and any libraries or galleries we partner with. Artists will be notified of public exhibits of their work\, and the art will be returned to them at the end of the year. There is no entry fee for submission. See below for requirements\, themes\, and categories. \nFor questions or details on submitting your work\, please contact Gwen Bankins at msgwen623@gmail.com \nRequirements:  \n\nAll artwork or creative expressions must be original\nA completed packet of required forms must be turned in with submission\nArtists under 18 years of age may enter\, but a parent or legal guardian must sign a release form\nNo offensive\, derogatory\, disparaging\, or inappropriate references to any group or person\nNo unlawful material or content in violation of state or local law\nNo third-party advertisements\, logos\, slogans\, trademarks\, or characters\n\nThemes:  \n\nFrom Slavery to Freedom\nThe link between slavery and racism\nSouthern Maryland and the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade\nThe Underground Railroad\nTobacco Farming and Southern Maryland\nRacial Unity\nOvercoming Racial Injustice\n\nCategories: \n\nWritten Essay\, Spoken Word\, or Poetry\nDrawings\, Paintings\, Posters\, Storyboards\nPhotographs (Photo release required)\nMixed Media (Digital) / Multi-media / performance art\nWoodwork\, Sculptures (weight not to exceed 20 lbs)
URL:https://sotterley.org/event/day-of-unity-and-healing-a-celebration-and-remembrance-of-african-american-spirit-and-culture/
LOCATION:Historic Sotterley\, 44300 Sotterley Lane\, Hollywood\, MD\, 20636\, United States
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