Memory Lane: Exploring the Lives of Caribbean People at the Panama Canal in the 20th Century - Day 1
Event Start Date: September 13, 2022 10:00 AM
Event End Date: September 13, 2022 6:00 PM
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Memory Lane: Exploring the Lives of Caribbean People at the Panama Canal in the 20th Century
in partnership with Smathers Library
13 September 2022 | 10:00 am - 6:00 pm ET
DAY 1
Join us on September 13-14, 2022, for a two-day celebration of the lives of the Caribbean people of Panama and the Panama Canal Zone co-sponsored by Pan Caribbean Sankofa, the University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries, and the UF Center for Latin American Studies. The event will take place on the University of Florida campus in Gainesville, and many of the activities also will be available online.
If you will be participating in person, please use this registration form: https://pcmc.eventbrite.com
If you will be participating online only, please use this registration form: https://go.ufl.edu/sankofamemory
Activities occurring simultaneously in-person and online include a talk by Dr. Caroline Lieffers, Assistant Professor of History at The King’s University, on disability, health care, and the importance of community for Panama Canal laborers; an exploration of the life of Milton Garvey, an important Panama playwright whose work was a part of the emerging Black internationalism movement; and a trip back in time to the Silver town of La Boca in the 1950s as seen through the memories in Enid Hall’s notebooks. Participants attending in person also will get an opportunity to visit the Nahmad Panama Canal Gallery exhibition on health and medicine and the Canal; viewing archival materials held in the Panama Canal Museum Collection, and a special screening of the documentary Diggers by filmmaker, Roman Foster, who will introduce the film and answer questions.
The planned schedule (subject to change) is available online.
Overview of Schedule for In-Person Activities:
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
- 10am – 4pm, Morning & Afternoon Sessions with Lunch provided
- 5pm – 6pm, Casual opening reception
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
- 10am – 3:30pm, Morning & Afternoon Sessions with Lunch provided
To assist with travel, please refer to our Travel Details document.
Overview of Schedule for Online Activities:
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
- Morning Session, 10am – 12pm EDT
- Afternoon Session, 2:30pm-4pm EDT
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
- Afternoon Session, 2pm-3:30pm EDT
Contact John Nemmers at 352-273-2766 or Betsy Bemis at 352-273-2676 for more information.
Smathers Library Room 100, University of Florida. 1508 Union Road, Gainesville, FL 32611