FEB. 18 UNDERGROUND HISTORY SCREENING @ ECKERD COLLEGE
FILM SCREENING
COMMUNITY CONVERSATION
COMMUNITY CONVERSATION
UNDERGROUND HISTORY
Film Screening and Community Conversation
February 18 from 6:00 – 8:30 pm
6:00: Exploring Local Heritage Fair
7:00: Film screening and panel
Eckerd College/ Miller Auditorium
4200 54th Ave South, St. Petersburg
Presented by the Eckerd College Gulf Scholar Program
Coalition of Students for Indigenous Action
the Inclusive Excel
UNDERGROUND HISTORY
Film Screening and Community Conversation
February 18 from 6:00 – 8:30 pm
6:00: Exploring Local Heritage Fair
7:00: Film screening and panel
Eckerd College/ Miller Auditorium
4200 54th Ave South, St. Petersburg
Presented by the Eckerd College Gulf Scholar Program
Coalition of Students for Indigenous Action
the Inclusive Excellence Committee and
St. Petersburg Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Center
in association with Merfolk Media Alliance
Funding for this screening and discussion program is provided in part through a Florida Humanities Community Project Grant with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities and in partnership with Merfolk Media Alliance. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of Florida Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.
COMMUNITY CONVERSATION
COMMUNITY CONVERSATION
COMMUNITY CONVERSATION
Underground History explores the diverse histories of Tampa Bay and St. Petersburg, from the archeological remnants of ancient Indigenous villages to settlements of freedom seeking people, Cuban fishing ranchos, displaced African American communities, erased cemeteries and historic waterways. Each story reveals a layer of history and how
Underground History explores the diverse histories of Tampa Bay and St. Petersburg, from the archeological remnants of ancient Indigenous villages to settlements of freedom seeking people, Cuban fishing ranchos, displaced African American communities, erased cemeteries and historic waterways. Each story reveals a layer of history and how they are connected. Underground History poses the question, if a community fully acknowledge its past, can it develop a deeper sense of place and a more equitable future?
Panel
Moderator: Beverly Warren, Vice President for Inclusive Excellence, Eckerd College
PRESENTERS
John W. Arthur, Professor Anthropology, USF St. Petersburg / President, Alliance for Weedon Island Archaeological Research and Education (AWIARE)
Uzi Baram, Professor Emeritus New College of Florida
Amanda Hagood, Animal Studies Instructor, Eckerd College and Co-Director, Eckerd Gulf ScholarProgram
Thomas Hallock, Professor of English, Literature & Cultural Studies, University of South Florida St. Petersburg
Gwendolyn Reese, President, African American Heritage Association
St. Petersburg Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Center
Filmmakers
Polita Glynn, Producer/director/writer
Devin Rice, Cinematographer/Editor/Graphics/ Music composer.
LOCAL HERITAGE FAIR
COMMUNITY CONVERSATION
LOCAL HERITAGE FAIR
Prior to the event, there will be an Exploring Local Heritage Fair with cultural, social and historical community resource information tables.
Community Participants Currently Confirmed
Alliance for Weedon Island Archaeological Research and Education (AWIARE)
Back to Angola Festival
Eckerd College Film Society
Florida Humani
Prior to the event, there will be an Exploring Local Heritage Fair with cultural, social and historical community resource information tables.
Community Participants Currently Confirmed
Alliance for Weedon Island Archaeological Research and Education (AWIARE)
Back to Angola Festival
Eckerd College Film Society
Florida Humanities
Latinos Unidos @ Eckerd
RaceWithoutIsm
St. Peterburg Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Center
St. Petersburg Arts Alliance
https://stpeteartsalliance.org
St. Petersburg Black History Tours
https://www.blackhistorybiketour.com
Tampa Bay Chalk Festival