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February 2020
“Unfinished Business”
Despite ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution in 1920, many people in the United States were denied the right to vote because of ethnicity, age, or other factors. Unfinished Business explores the continuing struggle to provide access to the vote, the most powerful tool of the people’s voice. View on the 2nd Floor of the Library during normal business hours.
Find out more »June 2020
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts 2021-22 Visual Arts Fellowship
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Fellowship program is a vital source of funding for the visual arts and art history in Virginia. VMFA is committed to supporting professional artists and art history students who demonstrate exceptional creative ability in their chosen discipline and has awarded nearly $5.5 million to Virginia’s artists since the program’s creation 80 years ago. Awards are offered to: – Professional artists: $8000 – Full-time graduate students in the visual arts or art history: $6000 –…
Find out more »July 2020
Young Children and COVID-19: A Virtual Town Hall for Richmond-area Parents
Many childcare providers are now open for business, but parents still have questions when it comes to children and their families. Smart Beginnings-Greater Richmond, the Community Foundation for a greater Richmond, and the Robins Foundation invite you to come ask YOUR questions and get some answers.
Find out more »Workplace Inclusion Network: “Day Trip to Robert Russa Moton Museum”
Session #3: Farmville, Virginia’s former Robert Russa Moton High School, now a National Historic Landmark and museum, is the student birthplace of America’s Civil Rights Revolution. Dreamed by 16-year-old Barbara Johns, the 1951 Moton Student Strike produced three-fourths of the plaintiffs in Brown v. Board of Education (1954), the landmark Supreme Court decision desegregating U.S. schools. From 1959 to 1964, Prince Edward County closed their public schools to avoid integration. The Supreme Court in Griffin v. Prince Edward (1964) ordered…
Find out more »September 2020
Peter Carmichael presents: “The Hicksford Raid” hosted by Pamplin Historical Park
Speaker Peter Carmichael will discuss “The Hicksford Raid”. The Petersburg Civil War Roundtable (PCWRT) will meet the first Thursday of each month (except June, July, and August) at Pamplin Historical Park and the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier from 7:00 pm-8:00 pm. Annual membership is $40.00. Individuals who are already members of Pamplin Historical Park can become members of PCWRT for $20.00. Non-members can attend for $5.00 each meeting. Call (804) 861-2408 for more information.
Find out more »Workplace Inclusion Network: “Creating an Upstander Culture”
Session #4: As demographics in the workplace become more diverse, more organizations are considering how an upstander culture can help employees from different backgrounds work effectively together. In this workshop, participants will explore the concept and best practices of an upstander culture to eliminate bias and prejudice in the workplace. Attendees will leave with increased knowledge about the skills and an action plan to speak up and speak out. Through the Workplace Inclusion Network (WIN), the Virginia Center for Inclusive…
Find out more »October 2020
Brave New Girl Conference
Learning and growing with confidence through the adolescent years can be a challenge for girls given the tremendous developmental changes they face and the added external pressures they feel in a rapidly changing world. With evolving career opportunities, new ways of thinking about identity, an ever-diversifying population, real and perceived polarization in our communities, and the pressure of social media, knowing how to challenge and support our girls can feel overwhelming. You aren’t alone! Join Orchard House School as we…
Find out more »Lora M. Robins Speaker Series Presents Tim Wise
The first session of this year’s series EQUITY: FROM CONCEPT TO ACTION Join us as we explore equity, what it means, how it affects us and most importantly, how we can implement practices that yield thriving communities. Community leaders have the desire and charge to increase opportunities for families and children, yet often efforts are dampened by systemic inequities based on race, gender and economic status. These are not issues of the past. This year the Lora M. Robins Speaker…
Find out more »Friends and Family Fall Festival
It’s time for OUTDOOR FUN! We’ve got a petting zoo, pony rides, live music from Hangar 09, exhibits, silent auction, Foodatude and Nosh food trucks, and more! Join the Historic Virginia Land Conservancy as we celebrate our 30th Anniversary outside at The Williamsburg Winery on Saturday, October 24th, from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm. Tickets $30 per person 13 yrs and older, free for kids under 12. Beer, wine, and lunch available for purchase. Please visit our website at www.HistoricVirginiaLandConservancy.org…
Find out more »November 2020
Lora M. Robins Speaker Series Presents Hugh Vasquez
The second session of this year’s series EQUITY: FROM CONCEPT TO ACTION Join us as we explore equity, what it means, how it affects us and most importantly, how we can implement practices that yield thriving communities. Community leaders have the desire and charge to increase opportunities for families and children, yet often efforts are dampened by systemic inequities based on race, gender and economic status. These are not issues of the past. This year the Lora M. Robins Speaker…
Find out more »Virginia Inclusion Summit
The Virginia Inclusion Summit, presented by the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities, will bring together workplace professionals, government employees, and higher education students and administrators for a day of learning, sharing, and connecting. The program will include dynamic keynote speakers and interactive breakout sessions, along with opportunities to network across sectors. Attendees will be able to participate in conversations with their peer group and have opportunities to work across cohorts to come up with innovative solutions to challenges they face.…
Find out more »Lora M. Robins Speaker Series presents Nikole Hannah-Jones
The final session of this year’s series EQUITY: FROM CONCEPT TO ACTION Join us as we explore equity, what it means, how it affects us and most importantly, how we can implement practices that yield thriving communities. Community leaders have the desire and charge to increase opportunities for families and children, yet often efforts are dampened by systemic inequities based on race, gender and economic status. These are not issues of the past. This year the Lora M. Robins Speaker…
Find out more »December 2020
Workplace Inclusion Network: “Understanding Trans Identities in the Workplace”
Session #5: Transgender people often have difficulty being fully out and authentic in their lives due to bigotry and prejudice. This workshop will explore how prejudice impacts the trans community and ways to create a work environment in which everyone feels they belong and can be productive. Participants will walk away with tools to have thoughtful and informed dialogue in addressing and responding to transgender-biased language and behavior at work. Through the Workplace Inclusion Network (WIN), the Virginia Center for…
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