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SUMMARY:The Black Joy Project
DESCRIPTION:Running from February 2 through December 1\, 2024\, the Black Joy Project aims to make an unprecedented celebration of Black JOY visible in our communities and museum spaces. The project celebrates the beauty\, joy\, and resilience of Black women and girls and their lived experiences during COVID-19 and the social unrest after the brutal deaths of George Floyd\, Breonna Taylor\, and others. During 2024\, public events will carry the project’s themes into performances\, workshops\, talks\, and other programs with an exciting variety of artists and experts. The project will grow and build joy throughout the year. \nThroughout the run of the project\, the community can expect events that underscore resilience and healing through food\, performance\, crafting\, music\, and much more. Conversations around self-care and cooking lead into wellness activities and programs encouraging participants to add to the project’s museum display. Programs include a Black business expo (February) to connect local Black business owners with the community and to discuss ideas around growing Black wealth; a multi-day workshop (June) for community members to create their own Book of Life\, inspired by PBS’s hit TV show Finding Your Roots; and a back to school evening (August) for students to learn about and receive materials to incorporate the Samaritan’s Eight Dimensions of Wellness(external link). \nAbout the Curators\nDr. Ruby Mendenhall is a professor in Sociology and African American Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is the Associate Dean for Diversity and Democratization of Health Innovation of the Carle Illinois College of Medicine. Her research looks at how gun violence affects Black mothers’ mental and physical health. She is currently directing the Nobel Project\, which provides students from marginalized groups unprecedented access to experiences and mentors in science\, technology\, engineering\, art\, and math. She recently trained close to 50 high school and young adults to be Community Health Workers and Citizen/Community Scientists. She is also developing Wellness Stores/Spaces in schools and other locations in communities. \nFlorence Adibu is a Research Scientist at Carle Illinois College of Medicine. She infuses her work with a deep understanding of intercultural learning\, Afrofuturism\, and community healing. She inspires students to become Global Ambassadors\, passionately addressing the intersection of innovation\, inequity\, and knowledge. Florence is a vocal advocate for Black women and girls\, leveraging oral storytelling to speak truth to power in her teaching and writing. \nSupported by:\n\nDr. Allan C. and Marlene S. Campbell Endowment Fund\nRichard J. and Barbara S. Faletti Gallery of African Cultures Fund\nDonald W. and Dorothy Berkey White Endowment Fund\nNorman E. Whitten Spurlock Graduate Assistant Fund\nSpurlock Museum Educational Endowment Fund\nSpurlock Museum Guild Museum Fund\nGirls Like Me Inc.\nCarle Illinois College of Medicine\nPresident’s Initiative to Celebrate the Impact of the Arts and Humanities\nNational Science Foundation\nIllinois Arts Council Agency
URL:https://ccafricanamericanheritage.org/event/the-black-joy-project/
LOCATION:Spurlock Museum\, 600 S. Gregory\, Urbana\, IL
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SUMMARY:Mobile Museum of Tolerance
DESCRIPTION:The purpose of the Mobile Museum of Tolerance (MMOT) is to inspire people of all ages and backgrounds to promote human dignity by empowering them to raise their voices to combat anti-Semitism\, bullying\, racism\, hate and intolerance. The first-of-its-kind in the United States\, the MMOT is a free traveling mobile education center\, utilizing innovative technology and interactive lessons to bring a message of tolerance directly to communities across the state of Illinois. \nUnlike a traditional museum\, the MMOT does not have physical artifacts or traditional exhibits. Each workshop is between 40-45 minutes long. Three of the workshops – The Story of Anne Frank\, Civil Rights\, and Ordinary People – use a “trigger film” about the Holocaust or Civil Rights Movement to teach the history of those time periods and how people were dehumanized based on their race and/or religion. The Educator then facilitates a dialogue as to modern-day examples of fighting for civil rights\, the roles of upstanders and bystanders\, and how students must take an active role in preventing hate and promoting tolerance in their communities. \nOur Digital Media Literacy workshop\, Combat Hate\, utilizes tablet computers and teach students how to identify and analyze propaganda and harmful media. The goal of MMOT’s workshops is for participants to see the humanity in others and to leave the workshop with an action step to make a positive difference in their community.
URL:https://ccafricanamericanheritage.org/event/mobile-museum-of-tolerance/
LOCATION:Lincoln Square Mall\, 201 Lincoln Square\, Urbana\, IL\, 61801
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