ACRP Offers a Seat at the Table to All Events into 2024

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ACRP Offers a Seat at the Table to All Events into 2024

For Immediate Release: October 23, 2023
Contact : Audrey Davis, 703.746.4356

Starting on October 26, the Alexandria Community Remembrance Project is offering multiple opportunities for residents to come together in small groups and build relationships while discussing issues important for establishing a foundation for transformational justice to take place. Please mark the following dates down in your calendars and join us.

Meaningful Conversations About Racism – and What to Do About It

Before the pandemic, Paul Glist and Selena Orona organized meetings with community members at Alexandria’s Black History Museum to explore and celebrate the diversity of cultures and people living in our area. Based on the Bahá’í belief that we are all connected and part of one human family, the conversations confronted attitudes and behaviors that divide people while seeking remedies to bring people together. “Each month, we will host respectful, honest, and thoughtful conversations on race relations, social justice, and more,” Glist said.

This series is sponsored by the Alexandria Bahá’í Community, Alexandria Black History Museum, and the Alexandria Community Remembrance Project. All will be held at the Alexandria Black History Museum at 902 Wythe Street. Registration is not required for these free conversations however space is limited.

  • Thursday, October 26, 2023, 7-9 PM: The Hispanic Experience & Anti-Latino Bias
  • Thursday, November 16, 2023, 7-9 PM: African Americans and Indigenous Peoples: A Shared Humanity
  • Thursday, December 14, 2023, 7-9 PM: The Resurgence of Antisemitism
  • Thursday, January 25, 2024, 7-9 PM: The Asian American Experience
  • Thursday, February 29, 2024, 7-9 PM: Welcoming the Stranger: An Interfaith Perspective on Immigration and Refugees
  • Thursday, March 28, 2024, 7-9 PM: Social Change from the Grassroots Up

Tables of Conscience Fundraisers

Tables of Conscience fundraisers were established to raise money for scholarships in the names of Joseph McCoy and Benjamin Thomas, lynched in Alexandria in 1897 and 1899. These book/issue themed dinner parties, hosted in the homes of ACRP members, provide an opportunity to discuss a social justice themed book while getting to know fellow ACRP members better. Choose the book you wish to read and discuss then buy a ticket for $125 – 100% of the proceeds will go toward the scholarships. Tickets are limited.  

One of the dinners has already sold out so please purchase tickets sooner rather than later. Read more here.

About the Office of Historic Alexandria (OHA): The Office of Historic Alexandria preserves and shares the past to enrich the present and inspire the future. OHA shares these stories through museums and landscapes as well as tours, exhibitions, and a variety of public programs. Museums include the Alexandria Archaeology Museum, Alexandria Black History Museum, Alexandria’s History Museum at the Lyceum, Fort Ward Museum & Historic Site, Freedom House Museum, Friendship Firehouse Museum, Gadsby’s Tavern Museum, and the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum. Additional spaces including the African American Heritage Park, Archives and Records Center, Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery, Murray-Dick-Fawcett House, Lloyd House, and Union Station collectively tell the story of the City. Urban archaeology also plays an active role in uncovering and interpreting Alexandria’s history, recovering artifacts before they are lost to construction. OHA enhances the quality of life for City residents and visitors and is a partner in the City’s equity and inclusion initiatives. For more information about the Office of Historic Alexandria, visit alexandriava.gov/Historic.

For reasonable disability accommodation, contact historicalexandria@alexandriava.gov or 703.746.4554, Virginia Relay 711.