Primary Source free civics program

Primary Source is offering a free civics program next Wednesday, January 27th, 9am-3:pm offered through Primary Source.

Our Rights and Nothing Less is a one-day workshop developed in partnership with Mass Historical Society and the Collaborative for Education Services. Focusing on African Americans, women, and people with disabilities, this virtual workshop introduces content, themes, resources, and teaching strategies to foster students’ awareness of the personal sacrifices and collective efforts made in the effort to secure the right to be heard and influence the governing of this country.

Registration is free and open to the public--- please self-register here on the Primary Source website.

See below for the scheduled sessions:

• Keynote Address - Dr. John Bracey, UMass Amherst
• Teaching the Intersection of Race and Gender in Voting History - Dan Osborn, Primary Source
• Teaching the Suffrage and Anti -Suffrage Movements with Primary Sources - Elyssa Tardif and Kate Melchior, Massachusetts Historical Society
• A Failed System for 38 Million Voters with Disabilities - Rich Cairn, Collaborative for Educational Services; Lisa Schur, Rutgers University; Doug Kruse, Rutgers University