“Eminent Domain/Displaced”
Please RSVP to attend any (or all) of these events by following this link.
The Griot Museum of Black History in collaboration with the Center for the Humanities presents Eminent Domain/Displaced.
Friday, October 6
6:30–8:30 pm: Opening Reception/Gallery Talk with artist Matt Rahner
Saturday, October 7
10:30 am–12:00 pm: We Lived Here: A Community Panel
Speakers
Sheila Rendon, displaced St. Louis Place resident
Charlesetta Taylor, displaced St. Louis Place resident
Ameena Powell, displaced Wendell-Phillips resident
Vivian Gibson, spoken word artist and former Mill Creek resident
Ruth Marie Johnson-Edmonds, displaced Mill Creek resident
Patricia Lee, Associate Professor, Saint Louis University Law School and legal expert on eminent domain process in St. Louis
Moderator
Margaret Garb, Professor of History, Washington University
12:00–1:00 pm: Lunch (provided; please RSVP to reserve a lunch)
1:00–3:30 pm: Imagining Our Domain
An interactive, family friendly, hands-on community engagement workshop where participants are encouraged to explore the history and current conditions of St. Louis Place and brainstorm ideas for the neighborhood’s future, moderated by Andrew Hurley, professor of history at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, and Lois Conley, founder of the Griot Museum
3:30–4:00 pm: Closing Remarks: Where do we go from here?
Presented with support from:
The Missouri Humanities Council, Regional Arts Commission, Missouri Arts Council, Saint Louis Art Museum, and University of Missouri Departments of History and Museum Studies