We are pleased to present a week of events to celebrate Howard Zinn’s 100th birthday that include a:

Events are free, online, and open to the public. Register online at zinnedproject.org/howard-zinn-centennial-week-events.

Read about other events and commemorations at Howard Zinn at 100.

In legislatures across the country, Republican lawmakers are introducing bills to curtail what educators in public schools and universities can say and teach about racism and sexism. It is also worth reminding ourselves — and our students — of other times in U.S. history when powerful politicians manufactured threats and whipped up fear to neutralize progressive challenges to the status quo — the McCarthy Era being a well-known high watermark of state repression. In this session, participants will experience a mixer lesson that can be used in grade 7+ classrooms.

Facilitated by Ursula Wolfe-Rocca and Jesse Hagopian, Zinn Education Project Writers and Organizers. Introduction to the primary documents from Tamiment Library by Michael Koncewicz, Michael Nash Archivist & Ewen Center Program Coordinator

Hosted by Dave Zirin, sports historian, and Jesse Hagopian, Zinn Education Project Writer and Organizer

At the 1970 Society of American Archivists Conference, Howard Zinn urged archivists to “take the trouble to compile a whole new world of documentary material, about the lives, desires, needs, of ordinary people." His paper, subsequently published in Midwestern Archivist as “Secrecy, Archives, and the Public Interest," is often cited by those in the field who’s work includes methods to humanize the archive with a praxis of anti-racist and anti-colonialist methods. While Zinn was not alone in that charge, he pierced through conventional, professional standards, inspiring archivists still today.

The panelists will highlight efforts to humanize the archives. The audience will discuss questions in small groups and contribute to a living document to build on the surge of activities undertaken in 2020 to highlight obscured histories and seek ways to improve public and private archives.

Presenters include: