It looks like the collection of papers about the University of Michigan I donated to the Bentley Historical Library is now listed in Mirlyn. The small collection includes a variety of papers I collected doing activism, writing for the Michigan Daily, conducting private FOIAs, and in the process of writing my thesis. I’ve also uploaded […]
Back In DC
I just got back into D.C. and am catching up on email and other business. I just heard about this event tomorrow at the National Archives — a conversation between the head of the archives and the director of the Smithsonian’s new museum of African American History and Culture: Washington, DC…On Tuesday, December 13, 2005, […]
‘Wellstone!’ Screening in D.C. Tommorrow
Tomorrow (12/8) there’s a screening of a documentary about the life of the late U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone, “Wellstone!,” here in Washington as part of the Washington Jewish Film Festival. The screening is at 1529 16th St. NW and tickets (available online) cost $10. (If you can’t make it, the DVD is $20)
Studying Political Organizing and Activism
I got this email about a class being offered at the University of Michigan Residential College next semster on community organizing. The course is being taught by RC Seniors Sarah Barcus and Ryan Bates and supervised by Professor Helen Fox. Here’s the description: RCIDIV 351 Section 5 Community Organizing: Theory and Praxis Instructors: RC Seniors […]
Gordon Hall
I have never heard of it before. Apparently it’s owned by the University of Michigan, and its future is uncertain: The 9,900-square-foot, 22-room mansion was built by the founder of the village, Judge Samuel Dexter, a former U-M regent and noted abolitionist. Historians say slaves seeking freedom entered through a trap door on the veranda […]
Woodson House Update
I got this over a neighborhood listserv about the Carter G. Woodson house: Carter G. Woodson National Historic Site — Presented by the National Park Service, which took ownership of Dr. Woodson’s home at 1538 9th St. intends to open it up as a National Historic Site in the next 5 to 10 years. The […]
Examining the Wal-Mart Economy
For my work I am helping to develop the online education programs for a new youth leadership development initiative of People For the American Way called Young People For. We’re calling it a “Progressive Online Academy” and we are currently recruiting for the fall course. It is a 6-week course titled “Examining the Wal-Mart Economy” […]