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CATEGORIES:Arts
CATEGORIES:Black History
CATEGORIES:Black History Museum
CATEGORIES:Film
CATEGORIES:Museums
CATEGORIES:Old & Historic Alexandria
DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend
 ar/Detail.aspx?si=57785\n\nThe Alexandria Community Remembrance Project (
 ACRP) will debut a documentary film titled Resolved: Never Again that bri
 ngs a fresh perspective to the history of the United States.  In Resolved
 : Never Again\, filmmaker Robin Hamilton explores the port city's involve
 ment in slavery and the domestic slave trade until the Civil War\, an era
  followed by decades of racial terror when the lynchings of Joseph McCoy 
 and Benjamin Thomas took place. The evening opens at 5:30 with a Fundrais
 ing Reception\, the film begins at 7 p.m. followed by a panel discussion 
 that will end at 8:30 p.m. \n\nThe film also captures the impact of the E
 qual Justice Initiative's Remembrance Movement on our community from expo
 sing these uncomfortable truths\, to honoring the lives and deaths of Jos
 eph McCoy and Benjamin Thomas with historic markers\, a soil collection a
 nd a pilgrimage by nearly 200 community members and high school students 
 to Montgomery\, Ala. to deliver the sacred soil to the National Memorial 
 for Peace and Justice. \n\nInterviews with Mayor Justin Wilson\, former P
 olice Chief Don Hayes and Sheriff Sean Casey bring out the importance of 
 acknowledging and taking responsibility for the past actions and inaction
 s of their counterparts as we move toward reconciling. Another feature of
  the film focuses on descendants of Joseph McCoy\, and how their family l
 earned about their connection to this history and to Alexandria. Debra Wh
 ite\, a spokesperson for the McCoy family\, talks about joining Alexandri
 ans to engage with this history to join together for a better future. \n\
 nSee below for details and ticket prices.\n \nAttend the film and panel d
 iscussion\, doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets $10\n\nMeet Robin Hamilton\, 
 Founder and Principal of ARound Robin Productions\, and many of those who
  are featured in the film at a Fundraising Reception prior to the debut w
 hile enjoying spirits and appetizers\, get preferred seating for the scre
 ening and panel discussion\, as well as a promotional poster signed by Ro
 bin Hamilton. Reception begins at 5:30 p.m. Tickets $100\n\nExperience th
 e Fundraising Reception with those featured in the film and Robin Hamilto
 n\, spirits and appetizers\, receive a signed promotional poster\, prefer
 red seating for the screening and panel discussion\, as well as reserved 
 parking near the event entrance. Evening events begin at 5:30 p.m. Ticket
 s $250\n\nThe Alexandria Community Remembrance Project (ACRP) is a city-w
 ide initiative dedicated to helping Alexandria understand its history of 
 racial terror hate crimes and to work toward creating a welcoming communi
 ty bound by equity and inclusion. The ACRP is part of the African America
 n History Division. \n\n\n\nLocation: George Washington Masonic Memorial\
 nFees: $10 - $250\n\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Arts\, Black Hist
 ory\, Black History Museum\, Film\, Museums\, Old & Historic Alexandria\n
 \nWeb resources:\n\nPurchase tickets here\nhttps://crm.bloomerang.co/Host
 edDonation?ApiKey=pub_85748919-f16e-11ec-be05-02d341daa68d&WidgetId=10312
 705\n
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LOCATION:George Washington Masonic Memorial
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:ACRP Documentary Film Debut
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:To verify info please see <a href="https://ap
 ps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=57785">https://apps.alexandri
 ava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=57785</a><br />\n<br />The Alexandria Com
 munity Remembrance Project (ACRP) will debut a documentary film titled Re
 solved: Never Again that brings a fresh perspective to the history of the
  United States.  In Resolved: Never Again\, filmmaker Robin Hamilton expl
 ores the port city?s involvement in slavery and the domestic slave trade 
 until the Civil War\, an era followed by decades of racial terror when th
 e lynchings of Joseph McCoy and Benjamin Thomas took place. The evening o
 pens at 5:30 with a Fundraising Reception\, the film begins at 7 p.m. fol
 lowed by a panel discussion that will end at 8:30 p.m. \n<br />\n<br />Th
 e film also captures the impact of the Equal Justice Initiative?s Remembr
 ance Movement on our community from exposing these uncomfortable truths\,
  to honoring the lives and deaths of Joseph McCoy and Benjamin Thomas wit
 h historic markers\, a soil collection and a pilgrimage by nearly 200 com
 munity members and high school students to Montgomery\, Ala. to deliver t
 he sacred soil to the National Memorial for Peace and Justice. \n<br />\n
 <br />Interviews with Mayor Justin Wilson\, former Police Chief Don Hayes
  and Sheriff Sean Casey bring out the importance of acknowledging and tak
 ing responsibility for the past actions and inactions of their counterpar
 ts as we move toward reconciling. Another feature of the film focuses on 
 descendants of Joseph McCoy\, and how their family learned about their co
 nnection to this history and to Alexandria. Debra White\, a spokesperson 
 for the McCoy family\, talks about joining Alexandrians to engage with th
 is history to join together for a better future. \n<br />\n<br />See belo
 w for details and ticket prices.\n<br /> \n<br />Attend the film and pane
 l discussion\, doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets $10\n<br />\n<br />Meet Ro
 bin Hamilton\, Founder and Principal of ARound Robin Productions\, and ma
 ny of those who are featured in the film at a Fundraising Reception prior
  to the debut while enjoying spirits and appetizers\, get preferred seati
 ng for the screening and panel discussion\, as well as a promotional post
 er signed by Robin Hamilton. Reception begins at 5:30 p.m. Tickets $100\n
 <br />\n<br />Experience the Fundraising Reception with those featured in
  the film and Robin Hamilton\, spirits and appetizers\, receive a signed 
 promotional poster\, preferred seating for the screening and panel discus
 sion\, as well as reserved parking near the event entrance. Evening event
 s begin at 5:30 p.m. Tickets $250\n<br />\n<br />The Alexandria Community
  Remembrance Project (ACRP) is a city-wide initiative dedicated to helpin
 g Alexandria understand its history of racial terror hate crimes and to w
 ork toward creating a welcoming community bound by equity and inclusion. 
 The ACRP is part of the African American History Division. \n<br />\n<br 
 />\n<br />\n<br />Location: George Washington Masonic Memorial\n<br />Fee
 s: $10 - $250\n<br />\n<br />Audience: Anyone may attend\n<br />Tags: Art
 s\, Black History\, Black History Museum\, Film\, Museums\, Old &amp\; Hi
 storic Alexandria<br>\n<a href="https://crm.bloomerang.co/HostedDonation?
 ApiKey=pub_85748919-f16e-11ec-be05-02d341daa68d&amp\;WidgetId=10312705">P
 urchase tickets here</a><br>\n
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