02/07/2012
Don't miss the "official" Cornerstones event:
Cornerstones and Common Ground:
Reflections on the History of North Minneapolis
Thursday, February 23, 5-7 pm
University of Minnesota Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center 2001 Plymouth Avenue N., Mpls.
Kickoff event for UMN UROC Critical Conversations series
This first in a series of public conversations on urban issues and ideas will focus on the rich history of North Minneapolis and the people in front of—and behind—the camera for the University-tpt documentary "Cornerstones."
5 pm Community reception | 6 pm "Cornerstones" screening | 7 pm Panel discussion, followed by a Q&A session
Filmmaker Daniel Pierce Bergin will moderate a panel discussion including:
•Roxanne Givens, businesswoman, philanthropist and founder of the Minnesota African American Museum and Cultural Center;
•Linda Schloff, historian, lecturer and former executive director of the Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest;
•Katherine Solomonson, associate professor in the university’s School of Architecture and an architectural historian featured in “Cornerstones;”
•John Wright, professor in the university’s Department of African American and African Studies.
Free and open to the public. Please join us for this special event!
