Haitian Heritage Museum: Arts Innovation Talk: Expression of Citizenship

4141 NE 2nd Ave,Miami FL 33137

04 February, 2021

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The Arts Innovations Talks Series: Vibrant Expressions of Citizenship, will explore the story of citizens fighting for "unalienable Rights". In celebration of the Smithsonian traveling exhibit “Voices and Votes” (December 17, 2020 – February 6, 2021), Haitian Heritage Museum invites the community to a series of conversations on the struggles, heartbreaks and triumphs along the journey toward “unalienable Rights” of citizenship. UPDATE: Events are now on Zoom. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86840918341?pwd=VVYrK3NuTTM4M2s3N0Jzak44a1VKZz09 Meeting ID: 868 4091 8341 Password: 562475 Thursday-April 16, 2020 6:00pm DONEYou’ve Come a Long Way Baby? Celebrating 100 years since the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment in the era of #MeToo 100 years since women got the right to vote, issues affecting women have become the hottest topic in civic dialogue. We’ll embrace the history and talk about the future, including how women have experienced these tectonic shifts. Thursday-June 11, 2020 6:00 pm DONE168 Words That Didn’t Change the World: The Condemnation of Slavery Removed from the Declaration of Independence An early draft of the Declaration of Independence actually included a full-throated condemnation of slavery. We’ll take a counter-factual journey on what might be different today if those 168 words had survived. Thursday-August 27, 2020 6:00pm DONE“Over error and oppression:" Citizenship & Journalism in the 2020 election We’re living through historical turbulence in journalism — with the very understanding of fact and reality itself in doubt. We’ll consider what this crisis means for the exercise of our citizenship. Thursday-October 28, 2020 6:00pm DONERespect + Rebellion: The Story of My Voice + Vote We'll articulate America’s founding ideals through stories of our fellow citizens seeking the franchise to vote as told in the pages of Florida's newspapers — as we consider our personal priorities as citizens. Saturday-December 19, 2020 6:00pm Voices + Votes: Democarcy in America Opening Exhibition More than just waging a war of independence, American revolutionaries took a great leap of faith and established a new government based on the sovereignty of the people. It was truly a radical idea that entrusted the power of the nation not in a monarchy but in its citizens. Each generation since continues to question how to form “a more perfect union” around this radical idea. COVID 19 guidlelines will be presented and mask is required for entry. Thursday-February 4, 2020 6:00pm Voices + Votes: Democarcy in America Black History Month Close out Event Partners: Smithsonian Institute- Florida Humanites Council-Haitian Heritage Museum, Miami Dade County Commissioner Joe Martinez, Miami Dade County Commissioner Denis Moss, Culture Builds Florida and FAAHPN, Green Family Foundation, Art of Black and GMCVB All events will take place at the Haitian Heritage Museum in the Miami Design District 4141 NE 2nd Avenue Suite 105C Miami, FL 33137 . For Sponsorship opporutnites : Please contact [email protected]