PITTSBURGH has made the news for being the site of the worst
antisemitic attack in the history of the United States. But it was
also the site of one of the greatest interfaith, cross-community
responses to violence. What can our community and the rest of the
country learn from this example? How do we focus the lens on the
problems that persist across identity groups in a city that has shown
itself to be stronger than hate? On April 5, 2020, join us at the
August Wilson African American Cultural Center for a day to turn
memory and learning into action. The day will include sessions
featuring leaders in education, media, faith, and government, followed
by a powerful vigil ceremony in honor of Genocide Awareness Month. To
celebrate and activate our renewed commitment to honor the victims of
violent hatred by looking out for one another, we will host a
concluding reception featuring game-changing organizations with which
you can immediately take action. Join us as we remember humanity at
its worst to demonstrate what Pittsburgh and the United States can be
at their best.
Hosted by the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh, this summit will be the
official launch of the annual #TogetherWeRemember campaign, a national
series of events in Holocaust museums, communities, and schools across
the country dedicated to bridging the gap between awareness and action
in the fight against hate.
SUMMIT SCHEDULE & AGENDA
1:00 PM – 2:45 PM: BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN EDUCATION AND ACTION: A
WORKSHOP FOR EDUCATORS
NICK HABERMAN, founder of the LIGHT Education Initiative and
“2019-2020 USHMM Museum Teacher Fellow” will lead a professional
development training for educators. The training will focus on the
USHMM Guidelines for teaching the Holocaust, along with LIGHT and
#TogetherWeRemember’s unique co-curricular pedagogy to apply the
lessons of the Holocaust to build resilience and responsiveness to
hate in schools, communities, and on social media.
3:00 PM – 4:45 PM: BUILDING LOCAL RESILIENCE TO HATE AND
POLARIZATION: A WORKSHOP FOR COMMUNITY LEADERS
NICHOLE ARGO BEN-ITZHAK and LAURA LIVINGSTON from Project Over Zero
will lead an action-oriented workshop that provides leaders with a
forum for reflection and learning on the twin dynamics of hate and
polarization – and what leaders can do about them. The workshop will
incorporate insights from peace-building to neuroscience to social
psychology and will give leaders the opportunity to use these tools
and their own community knowledge to push back against growing
division and hate. Participants will engage in deep reflection and
conversation around these topics and then use these insights to create
concrete actions, programs, and strategies for addressing division in
the Greater Pittsburgh community.
4:45 PM – 5:30 PM: COMMUNITY ACTION LAB I + REFRESHMENTS
Enjoy complimentary refreshments while meeting with diverse leaders
and community organizations with which you can collaborate and take
action.
5:30 PM – 6:45 PM: #TOGETHERWEREMEMBER VIGIL CEREMONY
Take part in an interactive, action-oriented vigil program featuring
dynamic speakers, performers, and several meaningful surprises. The
program will include a name-reading ceremony honoring victims,
survivors, and upstanders to identity-based violence throughout
history and conclude with a powerful town-hall style dialogue on the
meaning of “never again” and ways we can take action to make it a
reality.
Featured speakers include: DR. NICHOLE ARGO BEN-ITZHAK from Project
Over Zero; SUSAN BRO from the Heather Heyer Foundation; DR. DAVID FREY
from the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at West Point, DR.
HEVAL KELLI a Kurdish-American refugee who epitomizes the American
Dream, EMMAI ALAQUIVA, an Emmy-award winning filmmaker, and others to
be announced.
6:45 PM – 8:00 PM: COMMUNITY ACTION LAB II + REFRESHMENTS
Enjoy heavy hors d’oeuvres while meeting with diverse leaders and
community organizations with which you can collaborate and take
action.
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