Public Hearing - Field Order 15: And Other Broken Promises, 5PM

America has an unpaid moral debt to the generations of enslaved Africans forcibly brought to the United States. Are you a person of African descent? Do you have evidence of this debt? Are you able to provide public testimony?

On Thursday, October 12, 2023, from 5:00 – 8:00 pm, the Carver Museum will be accepting evidence for consideration. Personal belongings, memorabilia, films, music, artifacts, and newspaper clippings are just a few examples of items that can be submitted into evidence. Become a part of the Field Order 15 exhibition and participate in a public hearing to reconcile America’s debt.

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📍 1165 Angelina Street, Austin, TX 78702
📅 Thursday, October 12, 2023
🕔 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

PREPARING FOR SUBMISSION

Interested in submitting evidence? Please be aware of these guidelines:

• Artifacts such as personal belongings, memorabilia, films, music, artifacts, and newspaper clippings are examples of items that can be submitted into evidence. We also encourage you to be creative in how you interpret the prompt of “evidence of America’s unpaid moral debt.”
• Before you present to the committee, please fill out the information on a clear evidence bag. Please include contact information so that your artifact can be returned to you. Do not seal the bag.
• While presenting, the committee will ask you a short series of questions covering the what, how, and why of your submission.
• Each presenter will have approximately 10 minutes to answer the committee’s questions plus 5 minutes for debate.
• If your evidence is accepted, Carver staff will seal the evidence bag and add your artifact to the evidence lockers in the exhibit.
• The exhibit will close on October 14, 2023. The Carver Museum will use the contact information provided on the evidence bag to coordinate pickup of your artifact upon deinstallation of Field Order 15: And Other Broken Promises.

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT

The Carver Museum and Cultural Center aims to create a “brave” space for the Field Order 15 public hearings. The subject matter of this exhibit and program can be polarizing and triggering but our ultimate goal is to work towards collective catharsis. With that in mind, we would like the community to adhere to the following:

Respect

Debate is expected and encouraged. Please engage with each other with a baseline level of respect for everyone’s dignity and lived experiences. Personal attacks and insults will not be tolerated.

Center Black Voices

If you do not identify as someone of African descent, recognize the space you are in and the conversation that you are witnessing. This is an opportunity to listen and learn, not interrupt or interject.