BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//New College of Florida - ECPv6.3.4//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:New College of Florida X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.ncf.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for New College of Florida REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221109T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221109T200000 DTSTAMP:20240328T195136 CREATED:20220923T193127Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221109T144632Z UID:14091-1668020400-1668024000@www.ncf.edu SUMMARY:Canceled: A Good Country: An Exploration of Memory and History’s Role in Justice DESCRIPTION:This event has been canceled due to inclement weather.\nSocial justice lawyer-turned-writer and New College alumna Sofia Ali-Khan is the author of A Good Country: My Life in Twelve Towns and the Devastating Battle for a White America. The book grapples with the challenges of American history and makes them current. Written from experiences across America\, as a mom and a Muslim\, A Good Country traces Ali-Khan’s pathway as the child of Pakistani immigrants to the USA through upbringing\, college\, and employment across twelve communities. The book examines the ways history\, recognized or hidden in plain sight\, shapes communities and haunts the stories of America. \nThe presentation moves from the national to the local for a community conversation with Vickie Oldham\, CEO and President of the Sarasota African American Cultural Coalition\, and moderated by Uzi Baram\, Professor of Anthropology at New College and Director of the New College Public Archaeology Lab.  \nThis event is free to attend. RSVP Here\nSofia Ali-Khan\, social justice lawyer turned writer and New College alumna\, recently published A Good Country: My Life in Twelve Towns and the Devastating Battle for a White America. Learn more about Sofia Ali-Khan and A Good Country \nVickie Oldham\nVickie Oldham\, CEO and President of the Sarasota African American Cultural Coalition\, has catalyzed public archaeology and public history in Sarasota/Manatee for two decades. The presentation will describe the steps and the current development of an African American museum/cultural center in Newtown\, the historically Black neighborhoods of Sarasota. \n \nFunding for this presentation was provided by a grant from The Mellon Foundation. URL:https://www.ncf.edu/event/a-good-country-an-exploration-of-memory-and-historys-role-in-justice/ LOCATION:Sainer Pavilion\, 5313 Bay Shore Road\, Sarasota\, FL\, 34243\, United States CATEGORIES:Mellon Community Engagement END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR