Visualizing Protest

VISUALIZING PROTEST is an interactive talk and art making workshop inspired by the Conklin Hall Uprising of 1969. During this workshop, LAUREN O’BRIEN, public historian of African American history and PhD Candidate in American Studies at Rutgers University- NEWARK, will discuss the legacy of PROTEST FLYERS IN CONNECTION TO STUDENT LED ACTIVIST ORGANIZATIONS. Participants will learn about the Conklin Hall Uprising by engaging with PROTEST FLYERS AND PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE UPRISING’s archive and make their own PROTEST FLYERS FOR THEIR ORGANIZATION OR CAUSE. This program is organized with support from ANGELA LAWRENCE, Archivist​, Rutgers University-NEWARK Archives, John Cotton Dana Library. ------------------------- LAUREN O’BRIEN is a public historian interested in the relationship between Black memory, geographies of displacement, and historical trauma. In cultivating her professional practice she strives to seek out opportunities that encourage the interrogation of archival silences and create public platforms that highlight, document, and share the rich and diverse history of African Americans. Utilizing history as a vehicle to facilitate critical dialogues on race, social equity, and peace building, Lauren has worked with several museums and cultural institutions including the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), and the Lower East Side Tenement Museum. She currently is a PhD Candidate in American Studies at Rutgers University- Newark.