Friday, February 17 at 12:05 p.m.
February’s FOCUS forum honors Black History Month by featuring the personal and historic accounts of Harriet Tubman’s life as a famed abolitionist and political activist by two of ‘Aunt Harriet’s’ relatives, great-great-great grandniece Michele Jones Galvin and great-great-great grandnephew Marc Jones.
Ms. Jones Galvin and Mr. Jones will speak to Tubman’s historical contributionsbeyond the Underground Railroad, from supporting John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry and being a Union soldier, scout and nurse in the Civil War to founding the first African American nursing home in Central New York, the John Brown Home for the Aged and Indigent Colored People.
They will also discuss how Tubman’s life, challenges and accomplishments impact their personal and professional lives as descendants. They will convey lessons learned focusing on family, fortitude, and service to others while navigating diversity, equity, and inclusion barriers of the present.
Panelists: Michele Jones Galvin, FOCUS Board of Directors and Co-Author of Beyond the Underground: Aunt Harriet Moses of Her People mosesofherpeople.com
Marc Jones, President and CEO of Dreissig Apparel, Inc. and Fan Hands, LLC. dreissigapparel.com
Moderator: Evelyn Ingram, Director of Community Relations, Central New York Region, Wegmans Food Markets
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Previous FORUMS Now on Video
You also can see the virtual Forums you have missed in this series at www.focussyracuse.org/focus-forums .
They are:
FOCUS FORUM ON THE FUTURE 2023
MICRON AND THE COMMUNITY
HOUSING NEEDS IN CNY – WHAT’S GOING ON?
SALT CITY MARKET
DESIGNING A COMMUNITY GRID FOR ALL
HOUSING ASSESSMENTS 101
THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF LOCAL MEDIA
FOCUS ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING
LYME AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES
CITY HOUSING / LOOKING FOWARD
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