The team that put together the September 2012 conference is continuing to collaborate on the issues and events surrounding 1619 and its commemoration. We are currently discussing how best to organize ourselves to continue this work. Current members include:
- Norfolk State University and the Joseph Robert Jenkins Center for the Study of the African Diaspora
- Old Dominion University
- Virginia Wesleyan University
- Hampton History Museum
- The Sankofah Project
- Project 1619
- many independent scholars around the Hampton Roads Area
Upcoming events are being planned for 2013 and 2014, and scheduling for future conferences, cultural events, speaker series and exhibits are being discussed. If your organization is planning something related to 1619 or the issues of race, gender, national or regional identity, African-American or Native American culture in Virginia, foodways and cultural construction and continuity, ecological impact of colonization, or any other topic with a connection to these themes, please contact us to add your event to our calendar.