Civic Season | Flag Day
2022-06-12 12:30 - 14:30 (America/Chicago) | Chicago History Museum, 1601 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL, 60614, United States
In the United States, Flag Day is celebrated on June 14. This date commemorates the adoption of the US flag on June 14, 1777, by resolution of the Second Continental Congress. Join the Chicago History Museum for an afternoon of flag-related activities.
The event begins with a panel discussion, moderated by author and Chicago Sun-Times editorial board member Lee Bey, with artists and historians on flags as symbols of freedom and unification, as well as Cook County’s new flag design. Activities include a chance to design your own banner, a display of items from our collection that have rallied people together, and giveaways from American Heritage Chocolate.

An Afternoon of Civic Engagement
2022-06-12 13:00 (Pacific/Niue) | Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, 200 Water Street, Yorktown, VA, 23690, United States
AN AFTERNOON OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, American Revolution Museum at Yorktown, 1-5 p.m.: Programs designed for teens and young adults will feature art, live music and performances by spoken-word artists from Teens With Purpose (TWP)-The Youth Movement and singers from the I Am Me Initiative Foundation. Free themed “paint-and-take” workshops for teens and young adults led by artist Lisa Reid-Williamson are available at 1:30-2:45 p.m. and 3-4:30 p.m. with advance registration.

HistoryMiami Gallery Tour: We the People
2022-06-12 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | HistoryMiami, 101 W Flagler Street, Miami, FL, 33130, United States
The United States is a country founded by the people for the people, but who are the people? Throughout history, the answer to that question has changed.

Join HistoryMiami for a civics and U.S. history-themed tour to learn how the government operates on a local, state, and federal levels and the role of the individual in each. Participants will investigate the history and relationship between these three governing bodies and how their operations impact our everyday life and community.

Civic Season Picnic
2022-06-12 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Phoenix) | Wyoming State Museum, 2301 Central Avenue, Cheyenne, WY, 82002, United States
Join the Wyoming State Museum for a Civic Season Kick-Off Picnic on June 12! Enjoy food and conversation with other young people, then participate in a variety of facilitated activities that will help inspire your 2022 civic engagement!

Civic Season Picnic
2022-06-12 13:00 - 15:00 UTC | Wyoming State Museum, United States

The Situation Room: Washington's Cabinet
2022-06-12 13:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | George Washington’s Mount Vernon, 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, Mount Vernon, VA, 22121, United States
Step back in time to 1790s Philadelphia with our roleplaying experience, the Situation Room. During this 75-minute game, the actions you take will decide the fate of our young nation. Player roles include George Washington, his cabinet, foreign diplomats and delegations, members of Congress, and the press. Collectively, you will be faced with domestic and international crises and will work together to decide a course of action. Sign up as a group or individually to play with others. Ticket includes game play at the Washington Library and a grounds pass to historic Mount Vernon.

The Situation Room: Washington's Cabinet
2022-06-12 13:00 - 17:00 UTC | George Washington’s Mount Vernon, United States

FUTURES Tour: Democracy
2022-06-12 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Smithsonian Arts + Industries Building, 900 Jefferson Dr SW Washington, DC 20560 United States, Washington, DC, 20560, United States
Celebrate Civic Season with an exploration of democratic FUTURES. Join us for a guided tour highlighting visions of community and inclusivity. We all have a part to play. What if kids had the right to vote? What if everyone had equal and affordable access to the internet and life saving medicine? How can we build creative, sustainable alternatives for communities affected by climate change? Join us and consider what role you play in shaping the future you want!

Queer History Conference
2022-06-12 17:00 - 2022-06-15 17:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | GLBT Historical Society, 4127 18th Street , San Francisco, CA, 94114, United States
Cohosted by the GLBT Historical Society and San Francisco State University, this conference will look back at 500 years of LGBTQ history in the U.S. Join the conference University campus – or look for the panels that will be available via Zoom. Be part of discovering and uplifting the lived experiences of LBGTQ individuals, past and present.

Announcing the Winners of the 5th Annual Civvys Awards
2022-06-12 17:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | Bridge Alliance, 979 Crescent Ave NE, Atlanta, GA, 30309, United States
In its fifth year the American Civic Collaboration Awards (Civvys) continues to highlight outstanding initiatives working to collaborate across divides at the national, local and youth levels.
From the inception of the awards, we have emphasized the need to celebrate the people and initiatives that leverage collaboration and creativity to strengthen communities, heal partisan divides, and invigorate American democracy. Our winners in previous years have exemplified what it means to embrace diverse perspectives and make a difference.
Please join us to kick off the Civic Season by celebrating the partnerships that strengthen America. In Atlanta, GA at the Atlanta History Center Midtown, we will announce winners in the National, Local and Youth categories as well as the Committee’s Choice Awards. Attend in person or view the livestream!

Feast of Reason: Civic Season Launch Event
2022-06-12 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Monticello, 1050 Monticello Loop, Charlottesville, VA, 22902, United States
Created in the spirit of Jeffersonian dinners known for stunning food and sparkling conversations, Feast of Reason is a new card game that promotes civic conversation with friends and family over takeout, cocktails, or a homecooked meal. From the beginning, the United States has been a work in progress, shaped by the many people who pitch in to help us live up to the ideals of the Declaration of Independence. Your conversations are part of that story!
We’re kicking off the Civic Season with a Feast of Reason celebration at the Monticello’s David M. Rubenstein Visitor Center. Experience the best of Charlottesville’s vibrant culinary scene with a variety of gourmet food trucks. Sample and learn the history behind Monticello’s new flagship Mountain Ale, crafted by Blue Mountain Brewery. Enjoy delicious American Heritage Chocolate samples and visit the renowned Shop at Monticello to explore a curated selection of garden gifts, books and more.

Drag Trivia: Civics Edition
2022-06-12 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, 200 Water Street, Yorktown, VA, 23690, United States
June 12: DRAG TRIVIA: CIVICS EDITION, American Revolution Museum at Yorktown, 6-8 p.m.:
Discover fascinating tidbits about American history and how to be a good citizen during an evening of learning and laughter with Williamsburg’s popular Trivia Night drag queen, Aria Ova’here. Program is designed for ages 21 and up, with a cash bar and food available for purchase. Free event with pre-registration required.

Feast of Reason: Civic Season Launch Event
2022-06-12 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | Monticello, United States

Changemakers: A History Slam
2022-06-12 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Revolutionary Spaces, 310 Washington Street, Boston, 02108, United States
“Party at Old South Meeting House!”
– Benjamin Franklin
(probably)
Join Revolutionary Spaces for its first-ever History Slam – a night full of raucous history presentations (we dare you!), music, drinks, and snacks… and a little friendly competition!
Are you a historian or student of history (or just like talking about history, ‘cause that is totally cool, too)? Sign up to rock it out onstage!
We challenge our historians to up their game for the prize of an adoring crowd and bottle of a fine, fine nightcap. The gauntlet: a bombastic, five minute talk with ten slides, showcasing an American Changemaker under the age of 30. The audience will exercise their civic responsibility and vote for their favorite historian or hero.
Of course, it’s not a real party without somebody playing a guitar (“Anyway, here’s ‘The Liberty Song’”), so come for the history and stay for the music. Beer, soda, and excellent snacks will also be available. When else do you get to party in an 18th century meeting house?
Visit www.revolutionaryspaces.org to learn more! Sign up to throw your name in the ring, or just straight up RSVP to hang out and have a good time.

Changemakers: A History Slam
2022-06-12 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Revolutionary Spaces, United States

Book Talk: Bo Seo on "Good Arguments"
2022-06-13 13:00 - 14:00 (Pacific/Niue) | Better Arguments Project, United States
Join the Better Arguments Project for a conversation with Bo Seo, author of the upcoming book “Good Arguments: How Debate Teaches Us to Listen and Be Heard.” In this conversation, Seo will share his experience as an immigrant and how debate helped him thrive in an unfamiliar culture and reveal the timeless secrets of effective communication and persuasion that make for a fulfilling life, successful career, and effective global citizenship.
Bo Seo is a two-time world champion debater and former coach of the Australian national debating team and the Harvard College Debating Union. One of the most recognized figures in the global debate community, he has won both the World Schools Debating Championship and the World University Debating Championship. Seo has written for The New York Times, The Atlantic, CNN, and many other outlets. Seo graduated from Harvard University and received a master’s degree in public policy from Tsinghua University. He is currently a Juris Doctor candidate at Harvard Law School.
The Better Arguments Project is a partnership between the Aspen Institute Citizenship and American Identity Program, Facing History and Ourselves, and Allstate.

Talk Show: Women Artists and Silversmiths
2022-06-14 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | National Museum of Women in the Arts, United States
The National Museum of Women in the Arts’s (NMWA) monthly talk show connects viewers to the museum and its mission to champion women artists. On this episode, Virginia Treanor, NMWA associate curator, and Adrienne L. Gayoso, senior educator, are joined by Brittany Luberda, assistant curator of decorative arts at the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA). They will discuss NMWA’s long-term loan of silver objects to the BMA as well as the realities of women silversmiths in late 18th- and early 19th-century London.
About Brittany Luberda
Brittany Luberda is the assistant curator of decorative arts at the BMA, where she curates the American and European collection of objects and furniture. Prior to joining the BMA, Brittany held decorative arts curatorial positions at the Saint Louis Art Museum and the Frick. Luberda is working on two reinstallations of Europe Art 1400–1800 and American Art Colonialism through the 1960s at the BMA. She is the decorative arts curator for the upcoming traveling exhibition Renaissance Woman (tentative title), which explores European women artists in all media from the Renaissance through circa 1800, including works on loan from NMWA.
Image: Mary Ann Croswell, George III child’s rattle, 1808; Silver with coral, 5 3/8 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Silver collection assembled by Nancy Valentine, purchased with funds donated by Mr. and Mrs. Oliver R. Grace and family; Photo by Lee Stalsworth

CIRCLE Growing Voters Event
2022-06-14 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), https://hopin.com/events/tufts-circle/registration, MA, United States
How do we develop the next generation of voters and expand the electorate? Join the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), the nation’s leading, nonpartisan applied research institute on youth voting, as we present a new paradigm to guide the work of preparing young people for electoral participation: CIRCLE Growing Voters. Based on exclusive, rigorous research, our framework serves as a guide for every institution and community to help grow voters, with actionable recommendations for educators, organizers, policymakers, journalists, funders, families, young leaders, and more. Only by working together can we close voting gaps, expand the electorate, and support a more equitable and representative American democracy.
Join us on June 14 at 2:00 p.m. for a special virtual event as we release a groundbreaking new report and introduce the CIRCLE Growing Voters framework. We’ll present an overview of the research in the report, feature a panel of young voters, and hear from experts in various fields about how they’re working to put into practice the principles of CIRCLE Growing Voters. We’ll also share additional opportunities to learn about this work in the coming weeks and months.

Silenced Voices: Reclaiming Our History by Preserving Slave Houses
2022-06-14 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Colonial Williamsburg, 301 S. Nassau St., Williamsburg, VA, 23185, United States
Jobie Hill is a preservation architect, who launched the project “Saving Slave Houses” in 2012 to ensure that slave dwellings and their history were not lost forever. This illustrated lecture will highlight ongoing slave house research, fieldwork efforts, and new methods of interpretation. Today’s preservation project stakeholders now include the voices of diverse groups. These changes have helped to empower historically excluded communities and preserve irreplaceable historic and cultural resources that are quickly disappearing and being forgotten.

How Race and Sports Shaped Charlottesville, VA
2022-06-14 19:00 (Pacific/Niue) | Albermarle Charlottesville Historical Society, VA, United States
The Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society has launched a major oral history project called “Race & Sports: Athletics and Desegregation in Central Virginia.” This project seeks to collect and preserve the memories of those involved in Central Virginia public school sports during the period of Massive Resistance and desegregation. We are building a database of interviews with Black and White student athletes, cheerleaders, school administrators, teachers, coaches, local leaders, and parents who share their stories of that tumultuous time. Did athletics help to build relationships and understandings across the color line? Or did the “team” only exist on the field of play? Please join us on June 14, 2022 at 7pm for an update on this ongoing project and hear from two participants who will share some of the stories we have documented.

Deliberation on the Electoral College and Its Alternatives
2022-06-15 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Deliberations.US, MI, United States
Deliberations. US is a non-partisan organization dedicated to reinvigorating our democracy through fostering civic engagement and learning among America’s college students. By engaging America’s youth in fact-based, nonpartisan and balanced deliberations, we’ll foster informed opinions, advance communication and critical thinking skills, reveal common ground, and bring democracy back to the people.
Please join our online deliberation on the Electoral College to discuss -with people of differing views- the questions raised about how we elect our president, and how it might be different! To do so sign up for Kazm, our free online video chat platform, and then select a deliberation event in which to participate. After registering for a deliberation event, you will be sent an email with a link to the event and a brief survey on the Electoral College with some short videos to watch prior to the event embedded. At the time of the deliberation event, you will enter a Deliberations.US room in Kazm for an hour-long discussion on the Electoral College. The deliberation is organized into sections that first introduce the Electoral College then examine three potential reforms of the Electoral College. Our deliberations can accommodate any number of participants and through breakout rooms allow all participants the opportunity to speak, listen, and learn from people of diverse views and backgrounds. At the end, we will collect the participants views again.

Play for Democracy! How to raise better citizens with play
2022-06-16 17:00 (Pacific/Niue) | The History Co:Lab, MA, United States
This webinar, hosted by play experts Education for Sharing and The History Co:Lab, will offer fun and engaging techniques for young parents and educators to nurture the civic capabilities of the kids in their care through play. This will be a very interactive and lively webinar with the goal of providing participants with concrete tools and inspirations to bring joy, connection and creativity and civic agency into their lives!

Gentle Thursday@Localmotion
2022-06-16 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | Three Rivers Museum, 220 Elgin, Muskogee, OK, 74401, United States
Gentle Thursday@Localmotion is a festival on the Depot Green in Downtown Muskogee that is designed to engage young people and their families in civics investigations. On the Depot Green people can play lawn games, enjoy food trucks, and live music while also participating in voting simulation and chalk-the-block type activities. An art show highlighting the questions, “What does America mean to you,” “How do you show your patriotism,” “Why should we vote,” or “How do you engage with our democracy?” will be held at a coffee bar located at the Green. People’s Choice art awards will be given at the end of the evening. We will also have a special exhibit at Three Rivers Museum.

Gentle Thursday@Localmotion
2022-06-16 17:00 - 19:00 UTC | Three Rivers Museum, United States

Juneteenth Keynote Lecture and Gospel Music Performance
2022-06-16 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Missouri History Museum, 5700 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis , 63112, United States
Join Bill Doggett as he presents a multimedia keynote address about the life of his father, Reverend Dr. John N. Doggett Jr., a beloved and critical leader who worked tirelessly for civil rights.

National Museum of Women in the Arts Book Club
2022-06-16 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | National Museum of Women in the Arts, DC, United States
Join us for a dynamic live reading of Saida Agostini’s poetry collection STUNT (2020), a reimagining of the life of Nellie Jackson, an early twentieth century brothel owner, freedom fighter, and entrepreneur.
Literary maven Lisa Pegram will lead the reading, which will also feature Agostini and performing artists Holly Bass, Dehejia Maat, Maryam Fatima Foye, and Melani Douglass. The reading will be followed by a conversation with the author about the book and its themes, and then a Q&A session. Images from NMWA’s collection that represent themes from STUNT will also be interspersed throughout the program.
This book discussion series, presented by the museum‘s public programs and Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center teams.
About STUNT:
What does it mean to know the interior lives of Black women? STUNT imagines scenes from the life of Nellie Jackson. Born in 1902, Miss Nellie ran a brothel in Natchez, Mississippi for sixty years until her death in 1990. A freedom fighter and entrepreneur who spied on the KKK and supported civil rights activists, Nellie Jackson is a legend that troubles our notions of Black narratives and histories. By turns jubilant, sensual and violent, STUNT imagines Nellie as a woman who revels in her Blackness, power and creation.

Virtual Book Club - Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge
2022-06-16 18:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | New Jersey Historical Commission, NJ, United States
Join us for a virtual book club discussing the book “Never Caught: The Washingtons’ Relentless Pursuit of their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge” by Erica Armstrong Dunbar. Ona Judge, an enslaved woman in George Washington’s household, escaped to find freedom in New England. She was pursued by an intense manhunt led by Washington. Come and discuss the story of Ona Judge and the larger themes of resilience, strength, and humanity commemorated throughout Juneteenth. The event is sponsored by the Newark Public Library and New Jersey Historical Society.
You can access “Never Caught” at your local library or for purchase in your local bookstore or online. The book’s publisher Simon and Schuster offers the publication as free eBook if you sign-up for their mailing list online.

Women in Jazz: On and Off the Stage
2022-06-16 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, United States
The multifaceted field of jazz provides a wide range of opportunities for creative expression. Often overlooked, the contributions of women have and continue to have a dynamic impact on jazz. As jazz performers, educators, artists, producers, and directors, women have struggled for equal recognition.
They get their due in a lecture-concert presentation featuring Charlie Young, Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks artistic director and professor of jazz studies at Howard University. Young highlights the contributions of some of the leading women in jazz as the SJMO performs music they’ve made famous: pianist, composer, and writer Marian McPartland (“Ambiance”); pianist, composer, and band leader Toshiko Akiyoshi (“March of the Tadpoles)”; and saxophonist, arranger, and educator (and SJMO member) Leigh Pilzer (“East Coast Andy”).

Justice Talks
2022-06-17 00:00 (America/New_York) | Sing Sing Prison Museum, United States
Create action steps towards ​envisioning a more equitable future with our bi-monthly webinar series.
Join the June conversation, “Gender Identity Respect, Dignity, and Safety in NY Prisons” on June 17. We will be looking at Senate Bill S6677A, which ensures gender identity respect, dignity, and safety in prisons. This panel discussion will feature the bill’s sponsor, Senator Julia Salazar, and a representative from the NYCLU who helped craft this bill as well as individuals who have directly experienced the lack of respect and danger of the system as it currently functions.

Explore the Arts: Drum Circles facilitated by Bongo Boy Music School
2022-06-17 11:00 UTC | Conner Prairie, 13400 Allisonville Road, Fishers, 46038, United States
Bongo Boy Music School will facilitate 6 drum circles for guests of all ages at Conner Prairie. No experience necessary! Drums are provided by Bongo Boy Music School. Space is limited and drum circles begin at 11am, 11:30am, 12pm, 12:30pm, 1pm and 1:30pm. Each drum circle will last approx. 15 minutes. This is a hands-on experience. Come share your groove!
This program is FREE with Admission to Conner Prairie!
