African American Religious Thought and the Movement for Liberation Panel Discussion

Current Movements, VisArts, and the Josiah Henson Museum and Park present a conversation on the legacy of African American religious thought and the organization of social movements in the U.S. and beyond. Participants include Imani Haynes, Education Program Manager at the Josiah Henson Museum and Park; Ọmọlará Williams McCallister, multidisciplinary artist and founding instigator of Black Lives Matter D.C.; Katie Petitt, Current Movements founder, filmmaker, former organizer with Black Lives Matter D.C., organizer at Standing Rock, and current organizer with D.C. Mutual Aid; and, Dr. Eric Lewis Williams, ordained minister of the Church of God in Christ and Curator of Religion for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

The event will be recorded and later broadcast as part of an episode of Current Movements’ “Insurgent Imagination,” a podcast considering the intersections of storytelling, artistic practice, and movements for collective liberation.

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This event will be held at Josiah Henson Museum and Park