BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:SoDel X-WR-CALNAME:Annual Lecture: Intersectional Rural Identity BEGIN:VEVENT UID:154182022-10-20 DTSTART:20221020T223000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20221020T233000Z SUMMARY:Annual Lecture: Intersectional Rural Identity CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Join Delaware Humanities and the Seaford District Library for t he 2022\nJoseph P. del Tufo Annual Lecture with Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson. \n\nThe power of rural community is frequently overlooked in the shaping\n of a state’s larger identity. Through this event\, audiences will\nengag e with prolific organizer and community leader\, Ash-Lee Woodard\nHenderso n in recognizing\, empowering\, and activating their\nintersectional commu nity. This audience-led lecture will incorporate\nconversation around pres erving rural culture\, combating stereotypes\,\nand celebrating the lived experiences of rural community members that\naren’t often recognized (LG BT+\, BIPOC\, youth\, economically\nvulnerable\, etc.).\n\nAbout the Speak er\nAsh-Lee Woodard Henderson is an Affrilachian (Black Appalachian) woman \nfrom the working class\, born and raised in Southeast Tennessee. She is\ nthe first Black woman to serve as Co-Executive Director of the\nHighlande r Research & Education Center in New Market\, TN. As a member\nof multiple leadership teams in the Movement for Black Lives (M4BL)\,\nAsh-Lee has th rown down on the Vision for Black Lives and the BREATHE\nAct.\n\nAsh-Lee h as served on the governance council of the Southern Movement\nAssembly\, t he advisory committee of the National Bailout Collective\,\nand is an acti ve leader of The Frontline. She is a long-time activist\nwho has done work in movements fighting for workers\, for reproductive\njustice\, for LGBTQ UIA+ folks\, for environmental justice\, and more.\n\nOur Annual Lecture t opic aligns with our 2022-2023 multi-site\ntraveling Smithsonian Exhibit C rossroads: Change in Rural America. The\nexhibit prompts discussions about what happened when America’s rural\npopulation became a minority of the country’s population and the\nripple effects that occurred. Don’t for get to visit your local\nhistorical society site and check out Crossroads today!\n\nAbout Dr. Joseph P. del Tufo\n\nThe Annual Lecture memorializes and honors Dr. Joseph P. del Tufo\, an\nadmired member of the Delaware Hum anities Council. In 1979\, Dr. del\nTufo was named the first recipient of the Delaware Humanities Award.\nAfter his death that same year\, the award was renamed in his honor to\nrecognize academic accomplishment and commit ment to providing\naccessible humanities programs for public enrichment.\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Join Delaware Humanities and the Seaford Di strict Library for the 2022 Joseph P. del Tufo Annual Lecture with Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson.
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\nThe power of rural community is frequen tly overlooked in the shaping of a state&rsquo\;s larger identity. Through this event\, audiences will engage with prolific organizer and community leader\, Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson in recognizing\, empowering\, and activ ating their intersectional community. This audience-led lecture will incor porate conversation around preserving rural culture\, combating stereotype s\, and celebrating the lived experiences of rural community members that aren&rsquo\;t often recognized (LGBT+\, BIPOC\, youth\, economically vulne rable\, etc.).
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\nAbout the Speaker
\nAsh-Lee Woodard Hen derson is an Affrilachian (Black Appalachian) woman from the working class \, born and raised in Southeast Tennessee. She is the first Black woman to serve as Co-Executive Director of the Highlander Research &\; Educatio n Center in New Market\, TN. As a member of multiple leadership teams in t he Movement for Black Lives (M4BL)\, Ash-Lee has thrown down on the Vision for Black Lives and the BREATHE Act.
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\nAsh-Lee has served on the governance council of the Southern Movement Assembly\, the advisory c ommittee of the National Bailout Collective\, and is an active leader of T he Frontline. She is a long-time activist who has done work in movements f ighting for workers\, for reproductive justice\, for LGBTQUIA+ folks\, for environmental justice\, and more.
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\nOur Annual Lecture topic aligns with our 2022-2023 multi-site traveling Smithsonian Exhibit Crossr oads: Change in Rural America. The exhibit prompts discussions about what happened when America&rsquo\;s rural population became a minority of the c ountry&rsquo\;s population and the ripple effects that occurred. Don&rsquo \;t forget to visit your local historical society site and check out Cross roads today!
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\nAbout Dr. Joseph P. del Tufo
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\nTh e Annual Lecture memorializes and honors Dr. Joseph P. del Tufo\, an admir ed member of the Delaware Humanities Council. In 1979\, Dr. del Tufo was n amed the first recipient of the Delaware Humanities Award. After his death that same year\, the award was renamed in his honor to recognize academic accomplishment and commitment to providing accessible humanities programs for public enrichment.

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