Social Movement Histories in Practice: Oral History, Political Education, & Art
Friday, April 12 * 11:00am - 4:30pm E.T.
CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies
25 West 43rd Street, 18th floor, New York, NY 10036 (map)
(Entrance on 43rd Street between 5th and 6th Aves )
Join us at CUNY’s School of Labor & Urban Studies on Friday, April 12 for a day of conversations focused on how movement histories can be shared and used in social justice work through oral history, political education, and art. We will also consider how social movements have occasioned new historical understandings, in part by building counter archives and narratives. Conference participants include artists, historians, and social movement organizers.
This conference is co-organized by the Murphy Institute and Student & Community Affairs at CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies and Fordham University.
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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE:
11:00am - 11:15am: Welcome
11:15am - 12:30pm: Oral History Roundtable
How can oral history projects contribute to historical understanding and support movement building?
12:30pm - 1:30pm: Lunch (food and drink will be served)
1:30–2:45pm: Political Education Roundtable
What is your approach to using movement history in political education?
3:00pm - 4:15pm: Art Roundtable
What role do artists and cultural workers play in movement building and our understanding of movement histories?
4:15pm - 4:30pm: Closing
