REMEMBERING the Forgotten: A Celebration of Life
On November 17, 2023, the students of Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School and PS 48: The Joseph Rodman Drake School hosted a collaborative day of connecting, learning, and remembering. The goal was to honor our collective ancestors, including those whose final resting place is within the Enslaved People’s Burial Ground.
Students first met each other at the BronxArtSpace museum space to get to know each other, shared ways we remember our loved ones and ancestors, and created painted rocks to memorialize people special to us. From there, after a communal lunch, students walked side by side to Drake Park to gather, honor ancestors, and engage in community building activities.
Thank you to BronxArtSpace, Alethea Pace, Aleta Brown, and Phil Panaritis for facilitating this day of connecting, building community, and remembrance.
Click the photo below to see some of the highlights from this experience! Here is a video summary created by Alethea Pace.
Students first met each other at the BronxArtSpace museum space to get to know each other, shared ways we remember our loved ones and ancestors, and created painted rocks to memorialize people special to us. From there, after a communal lunch, students walked side by side to Drake Park to gather, honor ancestors, and engage in community building activities.
Thank you to BronxArtSpace, Alethea Pace, Aleta Brown, and Phil Panaritis for facilitating this day of connecting, building community, and remembrance.
Click the photo below to see some of the highlights from this experience! Here is a video summary created by Alethea Pace.