By Mariam Williams
On October 15, 2018, Tarana Burke posted the following message to Twitter:
…A year ago today I thought my world was falling apart. I woke up to find out that the hashtag #metoo had gone viral
Thinking Partners Meeting 10.09.2018
Note: To make information on our website easier to find, we’ve moved meeting summaries to our blog and deleted the “Discover” page. You’ll find all Thinking Partner meeting summaries under the “Project Updates,” “Meeting Summaries,” and “What We’ve Learned” categories.…
Seeking Experts to Open Doors
By Mariam Williams
In September, several members of the Chronicling Resistance steering committee attended the Annual Meeting of the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance. There we heard a keynote address from Nina Simon, Executive Director of the Santa Cruz Museum of …
The Philadelphia Region: Resisting Since 1688
By Laura Blanchard
Resistance takes many forms and embraces many topics.
In the Philadelphia region, resistance began with a protest against slavery in 1688 and continues to this day. Our ancestors and our neighbors could be found on the front …