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1 Touhill Circle, St. Louis, Mo. 63121-4400
https://cglink.me/2rA/r382396Ferguson Remembered: Join us for an evening learning about and reflecting on Ferguson and the events of 10 years ago. Sign up for a discussion and reception and take part in an optional guided tour.
"Hear the voices, reflect on the stories, and contemplate the future.”
Featuring:
- Opening performance by the Arianna String Quartet
- Poetry reading by Dr. Jason Vasser-Elong, Assistant Teaching Professor - Pierre Laclede Honors College
- Panel discussion:
• David Dwight, IV (former youth activist, staffed Ferguson Commission, part of inaugural staff of Forward Through Ferguson, former Executive Director and Lead Strategy Catalyst)
• Dr. Duane Foster Martin (Assistant Principal at Mason School of Academic and Cultural Literacy; former Assistant Principal and Instructor at Normandy High School; original cast member of Antigone in Ferguson)
• Michael Brown Sr. & Call Brown (Michael Brown Jr.'s father and stepmother; founders and leaders in Chosen for Change)
• Annissa McCaskill (Executive Director of Forward Through Ferguson)
• (Moderator) Riisa Rawlins, CEO, Community Health Commission of Missouri
- Reception following the event (light appetizers provided)
UMSL Students are invited to participate in an optional guided tour of Ferguson before the discussion. Space is limited.
More information on the bus tour.
This event is sponsored by the Honors College, School of Social Work, College of Nursing, and Department of Music. All UMSL students are invited.
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