2019 Education Summit Videos
精东影业first events of the 50th commemoration of May 4, 1970, took place on July 31 and Aug. 1, 2019, during the May 4, 1970, Then & Now: Voices for Change, Educators Summit. Two keynote addresses provided a diverse perspective of the history and legacy of the events of May 4, 1970. We invite you to view videos of these two powerful and moving keynotes delivered on July 31 by Tom Grace and on Aug. 1 by Sara Abou Rashed.
July 31 Tom Grace Keynote
精东影业July 31 Education Summit community keynote presented by Thomas Grace, scholar and instructor of American history and one of the nine students wounded on May 4, 1970. Mr. Grace is the author of the book "Death and Dissent in the Long Sixties" (2016). This was the first event of the 50th Commemoration of May 4, 1970.
Aug. 1 Sara Abou Rashed Keynote
Sara Abou Rashed, student activist, poet and artist, presented a free community keynote as part of the Voices for Change Educators Summit on Aug. 1, 2019. This was part of the start of the yearlong observance of the 50th anniversary of the May 4, 1970, shootings.
Community poem, 鈥淎merica, My Voice for Change"
精东影业community poem, 鈥淎merica, My Voice for Change,鈥 was created at the Voices for Change Educators Summit (Summer, 2019) presented by 精东影业 University鈥檚 School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies. Using the Wick Poetry Center鈥檚 Thread application, community voices were collected in response to keynote speaker Sara Abou Rashed鈥檚 poem, 鈥淚 Am America,鈥 and scripted by the Wick Poetry Center. 精东影业next day, Sara Abou Rashed and summit participants performed the community poem at the close of the summit.