On Thursday, Feb. 20 and Friday, Feb. 21, the UF Center for Women’s Studies and Gender Research presents a feminist anthropology symposium “Feminist Publics, Current Engagements: Gender, Culture, Society 40 Years Later.” The events will be held in Ustler Hall, made possible by generous support from the Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere. […]
On Monday, Feb. 10, Professors Dr. Ortiz, Amy Ongiri and Zoharah Simmons will present a public panel at 6:00 p.m., “X-Man: The Story of Malcolm X.” The event will take place in the Reitz Union’s Rion Ballroom is co-sponsored by Islam on Campus and the Black Student Union. History tends to shed a negative light […]
On Friday, February 14, the documentary charting the triumphant struggle of Pilsen-based activist Leila Mendez will be shown as part of Gainesville’s environmental film festival, Cinema Verde. This screening is being co-sponsored by Gainesville Loves Mountains, The Samuel Proctor Oral History Program, the Beltram Peace Center, and Gainesville’s Interfaith Alliance for Immigrant Justice. View the trailer online. RSVP on […]
Gainesville, FL— On January 22, 2014, George A. Smathers Libraries and the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program will release the first round in a series of oral history interviews with civil rights veterans of the Mississippi freedom movement for UF’s week of celebration surrounding Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The collection, “The Mississippi Freedom Project,” […]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Veterans for Peace will host its 27th Annual Winter Solstice Celebration on Saturday, Dec. 21, at 8 P.M. at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 4225 N.W. 34th St. The event will feature music from Cherokee Peace Chant, Drums of Peace, A Choir of Heavenly Semi-Angels, John Chambers, Lauren Robinson and Marissa Vario, Quartermoon, […]
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Join SPOHP’ers sharing oral histories from veterans of the civil rights movement in the Mississippi Delta, December 4 at the CMC at 6:00 p.m.
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Join the SPOHP team for a panel discussion of the book and new movie adaptation, “12 Years a Slave,” on December 3, 2013 in Pugh Hall.
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On Sunday, November 10 at 4 p.m., the Gainesville Community Band directed by Gerald Poe will present a Veterans Day concert at First Presbyterian Church in Gainesville. Included on this program are patriotic songs including The Star Spangled Banner, America the Beautiful, Armed Forces Salute, and marches by John Philip Sousa. The Band was founded […]
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At 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday, November 6, come to meet Ruby A. Beaulieu and David Narcomey with the Florida American Indian Movement organization and see an excerpt from the PBS documentary, “Alcatraz is not an Island,” illustrating the Native American Occupation at Alcatraz Federal Prison during the late 1960s. This documentary examines the personal sacrifices, […]
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October 22, 2013, “Stetson Kennedy: Re-Imagining Justice in the 21st Century” By Emily Nyren, Intern Alumni and Volunteer To celebrate the donation of Stetson Kennedy’s personal documents to the University of Florida, SPOHP hosted “Stetson Kennedy: Re-Imagining Justice in the 21st Century” on October 22.SPOHP’s program was one of many events at UF to celebrate the […]
The UF Anthropology Department, Center for African Studies, and International Center (UFIC) offer students an opportunity to earn 14 credits in SP 2014 participating in ongoing excavations at Mochena Borago, a large rockshelter in the SW Ethiopian highlands containing deposits spanning the last 50-60,000 years, as well as other sites of contemporary age in the […]
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“Events mark acquisition; UF celebrates Stetson Kennedy’s work” The Gainesville Sun, by Jeff Schweers, October 23, 2013. On October 22, 2013, a symposium of events celebrated the donation of Stetson Kennedy’s papers to the University of Florida. At 6:00 p.m., a panel event featuring Dr. Marvin Dunn, Lucy Anne Hurston, and Dr. Peggy Bulger discussed the legacy […]
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October 1, 2013, “Siempre Adelante” Official Premier Screening By Emily Nyren, Intern Alumni and Volunteer Event News Release (DOC) Every fall semester, the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program (SPOHP) creates events on a variety of social issues to educate students and members of the community and to encourage civic engagement. On October 1, 2013, SPOHP […]
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September 17-22, 2013, The Samuel Proctor Oral History Program returned to the Mississippi Delta to continue research on the civil rights movement in Mississippi with veteran civil rights activists and leading scholars of the Mississippi campaign for equal rights, marking the 6th anniversary of SPOHP’s Mississippi Delta research trip. This research trip was co-sponsored by Mr. […]
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Gainesville, FL—The papers and writings of Stetson Kennedy, firebrand activist, writer, and folklorist of the American South, have been donated to the University of Florida by the Stetson Kennedy Trust and will be celebrated in a panel event on October 22. In this major acquisition, Kennedy’s papers will join those of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings and […]
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On Tuesday, October 15, Noam Chomsky will speak at the Curtis M. Phillips, M.D. Center for the Performing Arts for the twentieth founding anniversary of Gainesville’s Civic Media Center. Doors open at 7:15 p.m., speech at 8 p.m. The speech is free and open to the public, but advance tickets are required. Professor Emeritus of […]
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On October 15, 2013 at 5:30 p.m. in Smathers Library (East), 1A, Stephen Steinberg of Queens College, CUNY will present a lecture: “The Perennial Racial Divide: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back.” The event is presented by the UF Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere for its 2013-2014 speaker series: “Civil” Society? On the […]
Gainesville, FL—On October 1, the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program will premiere “Siempre Adelante,” a documentaryfilm that chroniclesthe life experiences and strugglesof first-generation immigrants from Latin America in Alachua County, Floridaat 6:00 p.m. in Pugh Hall. Flyers, posters, and the news release are available in SPOHP’s Press Kit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e32Lhm9Zzhk The movie, produced by SPOHP Technology […]
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Proyecto Algarabía is UF Hispanic Heritage Month’s official philanthropy cause for 2013! The Hispanic Heritage Month is a series of events through the month of October celebrating Hispanic Heritage at the University of Florida. HHM’s fundraising and philanthropy efforts are dedicated this year to Proyecto Algarabía, in an effort to empower the youth of Latin […]
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October 2-6, 2013, SPOHP will be attending the 98th Annual Conference for the Study of African American Life and History in Jacksonville, Florida, “At the Crossroads of Freedom and Equality: The Emancipation Proclamation and the March on Washington.” The ASALH Annual Meeting is an occasion to explore the history and culture of Africans and people […]
“Blue Revolution,” the newly released call for a water ethic by journalist and SPOHP alum Cynthia Barnett is this month’s “Gators Read” selection, an event sponsored by the UF Libraries. On October 2, students, staff and faculty members are welcome at a lunchtime book talk event with the author. Librarians have made reserve copies available at the […]
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Gainesville, FL—During the week of September 17 through September 22, the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program (SPOHP) at UF will return to the Mississippi Delta to continue research on the civil rights movement in Mississippi with veteran civil rights activists and leading scholars of the Mississippi campaign for equal rights. SPOHP will bring a research […]
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Gainesville, FL–Slavery didn’t end with the Emancipation Proclamation. Farm workers were toiling in Alachua County fields just three years ago when a Haitian labor contractor allegedly held his crew in bondage. Gainesville Interfaith Alliance for Immigrant Justice, UF Institute of Hispanic-Latino Cultures, CHISPAS, Samuel Proctor Oral History Program and Gators for Free the Slaves are […]
Gainesville, FL–Fifty years have passed since the civil rights movement in Gainesville mobilized UF students and Gainesville women, children and African-American leaders. To celebrate one of the meeting places and rendezvous points for activists, a Florida State Historical Marker will be unveiled at the former Mt. Carmel Baptist Church on September 22nd, 2013 at 4:00 […]
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Gainesville, FL—August 31, 2013 marked the fortieth anniversary of the acquittal of seven Vietnam War veterans and one supporter indicted for conspiracy to violently disrupt the 1972 Republican National Convention. The trial and Gainesville’s role in the peace movement gained national attention when charges were filed against seven activist veterans and one supporter organizing through […]
Panelists include Dr. Paul Ortiz, Director of the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program, Dr. Zoharah Simmons, Lecturer of African American Studies and Religion, and two Dream Defenders, Nailah Summers and Shamile Louis for the September 9 event at 6 p.m., presented by the African American Studies Program: “Emancipation Betrayed?” Discussion will focus on the 150th […]
Santa Fe College is welcoming Bernard Cole, professor of International History at the National War College, for a public lecture entitled: Shadows and Realities: Strategic Issues between China and the United States. The presentation is free and open to the public. Thursday, September 5th, 7:00-8:30 p.m., at Santa Fe College’s Fine Arts Hall. The […]
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Gainesville, FL. August 14, 2013—The Oral History Association is awarding its 2013 Stetson Kennedy Vox Populi (“Voice of the People”) Award to the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program for achievements in using oral histories as a means of furthering social justice. As OHA President Dr. Mary Larson noted, the awarding committee congratulated SPOHP on its […]
Gainesville,FL – On August 23, 2013, SPOHP debuted a brand new website. Take a look! And enjoy this photo gallery of our origins 20 years ago, in honor of the occasion. circa Turlington Hall, 1980
March 13, 2013, Stephanie Coontz and “The Feminine Mystique” Symposium Acclaimed author, historian, and faculty member at Evergreen State College Stephanie Coontz visited the University of Florida on March 13 for a symposium focusing on her groundbreaking research into the history of family policy and women’s activism in America. In the News: Gainesville Sun’s “Treat Women’s […]
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February 21-22, 2013, McComb Legacies Student-Led Conference and Documentary Premiere in Mississippi Event News Release From February 21-22, the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program joined the McComb Legacies group of McComb High School in Mississippi for their conference, “Exploring Our Past, Shaping Our Future” a student-directed event celebrating local civil rights history. This special two-day […]
February 12, 2013, Dr. Alan Rosen Presents “The Wonder of their Voices” On the evening of February 12, Dr. Alan Rosen presented a program at the University of Florida about his research on a series of some of the earliest oral history interviews ever conducted with Holocaust survivors. In The News: The Alligator’s “Holocaust scholar […]
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January 15, 2013: SPOHP in the Delta, Mississippi Project Report for Year Five On January 15, SPOHP students and staff presented a panel at 6 p.m. at Gainesville’s Civic Media Center to discuss their experiences from SPOHP’s fifth annual Mississippi Freedom Project research trip. Watch “An Organizing Workshop with Lawrence Guyot,” legendary community organizer and […]
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November 14, 2012: Dr. Larry Rivers Presents “Rebels and Runaways” On the evening of November 14, the University of Florida hosted Dr. Larry Rivers, President of Fort Valley State University, for a public program at Pugh Hall at 6 p.m. on his new book, “Rebels and Runaways: Slave Resistance in Nineteenth-Century Florida.” The event featured […]
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The Samuel Proctor Oral History Program (SPOHP) at the University of Florida will host a series of public programs for the 2013-2014 academic year, presenting a dynamic selection of acclaimed speakers who will share their research with the campus and wider community. This series will illuminate consecutive generations of documentarians and scholars and illustrate how these individuals use their work to inform social change.
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