The Woodbridge Campus of Northern Virginia Community Collige is holding an event entitled “Unsung Heroes: Understanding our Past to Prepare for the Future”. The event will take place on Monday, February 29th from 11 am – 1:30 pm in the Black Box Theatre in the Arts and Sciences (WAS) building. Click here for the message received by the president of our NAACP unit.
As stated in the message, the College is seeking 4-6 panel members who have one of three backgrounds – or a combination of both: (1) an individual who was actively involved supporting the Civil Rights Movement and/or in creating policy change during the Civil Rights Movement; (2) an individual who has a wide knowledge of the historical context of events that led up to the Civil Rights movement; or (3) an individual who is actively involved today in policy related matters that specifically impact people of color.
The goal of the panel discussion is to have the NOVA Woodbridge students become knowledgeable of the issues and policies that lead up to the Civil Rights Movement. In addition, we hope that the panel discussion will make students more cognizant of similar issues that are happening in today’s society and give the students ideas on how they can get involved with these issues to create positive change.
The panel will be moderated by a faculty/staff member and there will be a short Q & A session with students and other members in the audience.
In addition to requested President Brower participation, the College requested that he inform them of anyone who would be a great panelist. Please contact president Brower if you or someone you know can be a great panelist.