I reviewed all quotes for accuracy and context with key presenters who are quoted.
I’ve tried to present here a full account of the program as presented, including the major topics covered. At the same time, parts of the program raise some questions as to whether they fulfill the museum’s stated mission to embody “accuracy in our educational programs.” Information the school sent home to parents said it would be an “antiracist educational program” hosted by “activists” who will help students “find their voices” and “take action.” That sounded interesting, and so on short notice I asked the RMSC for permission to observe on behalf of the Rochester Beacon.īased on what I observed that day, and conversation with a top museum official afterward (see Q&A below), I can say that Take It Down! is an innovative program that tackles an important topic and makes creative use of objects in the RMSC’s collection. Parents of one Brighton student, whose class was scheduled to attend, told me about the program. Admission for school classes currently is free due to a $44,000 grant from the Greater Rochester Health Foundation. More than 1,000 children from area schools, grades three and up, have attended the program since it began in November 2021. Called “Take It Down! Organizing Against Racism Program,” the nearly day-long program uses a local example of racist art and other objects from the museum’s collection to educate students about how to identify racism and organize against it. In late March, two classes of Brighton fifth graders went to the Rochester Museum & Science Center to learn how to become activists against racism. The state’s eight-member House delegation has only one Republican.Since November 2021, more than 1,000 children from area schools have attended an antiracism program at the Rochester Museum & Science Center. Maryland has not elected a Republican to the U.S. The winner of the Democratic primary will be a heavy favorite to win the seat in a state where Democrats outnumber Republicans 2-1. Jamie Raskin, a Democrat, also is considering running. Activist Jerome Segal announced earlier this week he is running. Jawando served in former President Barack Obama’s administration as associate director of public engagement and as an adviser to Education Secretary Arne Duncan.
Montgomery County council member Will Jawando, a Democrat, has announced he is running as well. Trone spent more than $12 million of his own money on his House race last year. David Trone, a Democrat who is the wealthy founder of Total Wine & More, announced his campaign last week. Cardin’s announcement last week that he plans to retire at the end of his third term has triggered what is likely to be a competitive primary to replace him in the blue-leaning state for a rarely open Senate seat.
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