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NCF Monthly Report – February 15 (submitted on February 21)

American History Commission, will travel from the Washington, D.C. metro area through
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Hampton Roads for four public meetings. Dates, Times and Locations are as follows:

Date Location Time
Northern Virginia Community College, Room
February 24 196 - Bisdorf Building 6:00 pm.
5000 Dawes Avenue, Alexandria, Va 22311
The Black History Museum and Cultural
February 25 Center 5:00 pm.
122 W Leigh St, Richmond, VA 23220
First Baptist Church
February 26 6:00 pm.
727 Scotland St, Williamsburg, VA 23185
Fort Monroe Visitor and Education Center
February 27 6:00 pm.
30 Ingalls Road, Fort Monroe, VA 23651

NOTE: There are other conversations taking place on this listening tour not included in this
report. Those dates will be added to this report as it's crucial for reporting to the funder.

• What Does Freedom Mean To You? After testing several ideas, this community
conversation experience will center around exploring the ways that people view the concept
of freedom. This conversation will allow individuals and groups to move from singular
notions of freedom to the multiple ways that freedom is understood. There are four
opportunities identified now, with the prospect for more.

Activities thru September
o April – Huntington Ingalls Industries
o May - Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy
o June - Hampton NAACP
o July - TBD (emailed Mary Ellen Stumpf on February 22 for any input on a
neighborhood organization or other organization that forwards efforts of FMF.
Mary Ellen has responded and will be connecting us to a contact person)
o August – Compile and analyze data for the report
o September thru November – Prepare for 2021 Conversations

NEXT STEPS –
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o Identify 4 conversation partner/ audience
o Meet with organizations, orient them to Center for Freedom, assess interest, and
identify dates and locations
o Identify and secure refreshments
o Modify the budget, as applicable.
o Finalize shared experience (10-15 min experience that precedes the conversation)

3 Fort Monroe Authority. https://fortmonroe.org/

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