BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//MA250 - ECPv6.5.1.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://massachusetts250.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for MA250 REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250228 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250324 DTSTAMP:20260426T162801 CREATED:20241212T190823Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250128T202438Z UID:10000298-1740700800-1742774399@massachusetts250.org SUMMARY:Concord250 Event: Where We Belong\, New England Premiere! DESCRIPTION:For MA250 The Umbrella has programmed two events – a stage company production and an exhibit – to celebrate and amplify voices that have not historically been a part of the revolution story…which is in line with the celebration goals of the 250 plans. \nAn indigenous theatre-maker journeys across geographic borders\, personal history\, and Cultural legacies in search of a place to belong. \nIn 2015\, Mohegan theatre-maker Madeline Sayet traveled to England to pursue a PhD in Shakespeare\, echoing the path her ancestors took in the 1700’s and leading to a remarkable journey of self-discovery. This ground-breaking\, one-woman event weaves together humor\, searing insight\, and the timeless power of story-telling\, to explore the importance of honoring our roots and the universal quest for belonging/where we belong. \nFollowing its acclaimed tour\, developed in partnership with Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company in association with The Folger Shakespeare Library\, with performances at Seattle Rep\, Chicago’s Goodman Theatre\, New York’s Public Theater\, and more\, The Umbrella is proud to present the play’s New England Premiere in a new production. \nUmbrella Arts\, Black Box Theater \nBy Madeline Sayet\, Directed by Tara Moses \nRuns February 28- March 23\, 2025 URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/concord250-event-where-we-belong-new-england-premiere/ LOCATION:umbrella arts center\, Stow Street\, Concord\, Massachusetts\, 01742\, United States CATEGORIES:Drama,Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://massachusetts250.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Concord250LOGO-main-2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Concord250":MAILTO:pollyconcord250@gmail.com GEO:42.4567162;-71.3503 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=umbrella arts center Stow Street Concord Massachusetts 01742 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Stow Street:geo:-71.3503,42.4567162 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250312T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250312T140000 DTSTAMP:20260426T162801 CREATED:20250227T192927Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250227T192927Z UID:10001047-1741784400-1741788000@massachusetts250.org SUMMARY:Religion and Black Abolitionism in the Era of the American Revolution DESCRIPTION:In January 1773\, Massachusetts slaves submitted the first of four petitions that decade to the legislature of the colony requesting their release from bondage. Around the same time writers such as Phillis Wheatley and Caesar Sarter began to attack both slavery and the slave trade in print. \nMany scholars have discussed these individual writers and the petitioning campaign of Boston’s blacks as an example of the ways in which subordinate groups used the rhetoric of Revolution to advance their own claims. In this talk\, Dr. Christopher Cameron\, Professor of History\, locates the origins of their political thought even further back in puritan religious ideology. \nJoin us for this talk to learn more about the advent of black petitioning and other forms of antislavery writing in the colony\, which represented the beginning of the organized abolitionist movement in America. \nThis event is free and open to all\, but registration is required via this link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/6117391807240/WN_hjLHntc4RTmPMrQZv3hv5Q. \nAfter registering\, you will receive an email with information about attending the webinar. \nEmail any questions to programs@14beacon.org. \nThis event is part of our Religion of Revolution lecture series\, sponsored by New England’s Hidden Histories. \nThe Congregational Library & Archives newest digital exhibition\, “Religion of Revolution: Congregational Voices on Liberty\,” is free to visit anytime at https://congregationallibrary.quartexcollections.com/online-exhibits/revolution. \nSPEAKER BIO \nDr. Christopher Cameron is Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He was the founding president of the African American Intellectual History Society and currently serves as the founding secretary of the Black Humanist Studies Association. Cameron received his BA in History from Keene State College and his MA and PhD in American History from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Cameron is the author of “To Plead Our Own Cause: African Americans in Massachusetts and The Making of the Antislavery Movement” and “Black Freethinkers: A History of African American Secularism.” URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/religion-and-black-abolitionism-in-the-era-of-the-american-revolution/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Black History,Event,Speakers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://massachusetts250.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/RBACarouselC.png ORGANIZER;CN="Congregational Library &%3B Archives":MAILTO:programs@14beacon.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR