In the second session of Teach 250: Inspiring a More Perfect Union, join the National Archives Foundation to support civics education in your classroom. Discover how to bring history to life using primary sources, interactive tools, and classroom-ready resources from the National Archives.
Educators are invited to join the Trust for the National Mall, National Park Service and Destination DC to kick off this year's series of Teach 250: Inspiring a More Perfect Union. In this session, we will show you how to use the Gateway to explore the Lockkeeper’s House, as an example of ways teachers can use the platform in their classroom and to prepare for on-site visits.
At 5 p.m. on Memorial Day, Monday, May 26, Taps will be played in unison at eleven memorials and sites of future memorials that honor those who have made the supreme sacrifice in the service of their country.
A live performance of Ashon T. Crawley’s HOMEGOING, an audiovisual memorial about the impact of the AIDS crisis that centers spirituality as a means of honoring fallen Black queer church musicians, led by the artist and Clifton Ross III (Musical Director), James Johnson (Assistant Musical Director), and Abdul Hamid Robinson-Royal (Lead Musician).
Event is open to the public, advanced registration is encouraged to receive updates. This is an all-ages, family friendly event.
Due to forecasted evening thunderstorms on Saturday, September 9, the live outdoor performance of Ashon T. Crawley’s HOMEGOING on the National Mall is being moved inside to the nearby Church of the Epiphany (1317 G St NW, Washington, DC 20005). The free concert performance is 7:30-9pm, with doors opening at 6:45pm. We encourage attendees to follow COVID precautions and guests are encouraged to wear masks for this indoor performance as they see fit.
Please be advised that filming and photography will be occurring at this event site, and that the resulting assets may be used for archival or promotional purposes. Should you wish not to be photographed or recorded, please notify one of the event organizers.
A public dialogue on the National Mall facilitated by artist Tiffany Chung with leaders and organizers focusing on the interconnected stories of diverse diasporic refugee and immigrant communities, alongside a mapping workshop to trace participants’ own roots and routes. Event will be held at Constitution Gardens, near Tiffany Chung’s “For the Living” installation.
Featured guest speakers include:
Arash Azizzada – Afghans For A Better Tomorrow (AFBT)
Meena Javid – Cultural Organizer and Volunteer on behalf of Afghan refugee family resettlement
Helal Massomi – Afghan Policy Advisor for Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services
Lee Pao Xiong – Founding Director of the Center for Hmong Studies and Professor of Hmong Studies and American Government/Political Science at Concordia University
Valerie Plesch – Independent first-generation American-Vietnamese-Argentine photojournalist, documentary photographer, and writer
Maryam Yousufi, Journalist and former Voice of America (VOA) in Afghanistan
Event is open to the public, advanced registration is encouraged to receive updates. Additional information for participants will be made available closer to the date.
Please be advised that filming and photography will be occurring at this event site, and that the resulting assets may be used for archival or promotional purposes. Should you wish not to be photographed or recorded, please notify one of the event organizers.
