Alexandria Community Remembrance Project: Committee Meetings
Alexandria Community Remembrance Project: Committee Meetings
The Alexandria Community Remembrance Project is a city-wide initiative led by a volunteer steering committee. There are multiple committees underneath and all participants are volunteers who give their time and share their talents with the wider Alexandria community. Some of the committees have been engaged since 2019, but others have become dormant and/or await activation at the point when the focus of their work is needed. ACRP welcomes new members and encourages participation in one or more of the committees. Meeting information can be found below. Feel free to contact: acrp@alexandriava.gov with any questions.
Committee Meetings
About the Committee Meetings
Check the calendar to see if the meeting is virtual or in person. The meeting registration link for virtual meetings and the location of in-person meetings are posted on the calendar.
See meeting dates, agendas and minutes, and watch videos of virtual meetings below.
Steering Committee
Steering Committee Members
- Gretchen Bulova, Office of Historic Alexandria, Chair of the Fundraising Committee
- Audrey Davis, Black History Museum
- Rose Dawson, Alexandria Library, Co-chair of the Education Committee
- Rev. Professor Quardricos Driskell, Pastor Beulah Baptist Church
- Linda Howard Beulah Baptist Church, Chair Pilgrimage Committee
- Darrlynn Franklin, NAACP
- Michael Johnson, Community Outreach Alexandria, Co-chair of the Outreach Committee
- Jean Kelleher, Office of Human Rights, Chair of the Marketing Committee
- McArthur Myers, Living Legend, Co-chair of the Outreach Committee
- Sarah Whelan, Social Studies Instructional Specialist at Alexandria City Public Schools
- Kennetra Wood, Equity and Diversity at Alexandria City Public Schools
- RaAlim Shabazz, History Teacher and sponsor of the Black Student Union at Alexandria City Public Schools
- Shelton Smith, Northern VirginiaUrban League
- Rabbi David Spinrad, Beth El Hebrew, Chair Soil and Marker Committee
- Mark Farkas, Historic Alexandria Resources Commission
Meetings
2024 (Meetings are held at the Black History Museum at 5 p,m.)
- October 8, 2024 Agenda
- September 10, 2024 Agenda
- August 6, 2024 Agenda, Meeting Notes
- June 4, 2024 Agenda, Meeting Notes
- May 7, 2024 Agenda, Meeting Notes
- April 23, 2024 Remembrance Event at Penny Hill Cemetery, Payne Street
- April 2, 2024 Agenda
- March 5, 2024 Agenda, Meeting Notes
2023
- November 14, 2023 Agenda, Meeting Notes
- October 3, 2023 Agenda, Meeting Notes
- September 5, 2023 Agenda, Meeting Notes
- August 1, 2023 Meeting Notes
- May 16, 2023 Agenda, Meeting Notes
- April 18, 2023 Agenda, Meeting Notes
- February 28, 2023 Agenda
2022
- August 30, 2022 Agenda, Meeting Notes
- June 28, 2022Agenda,
- May 24, 2022 Agenda, Meeting Notes
- March 22, 2022 Agenda, Meeting Video, Meeting Notes
- January 5, 2022 Agenda, Meeting Video, Meeting Notes
2021
- November 17, 2021 Agenda, Meeting Video, Meeting Notes
- November 3, 2021 Agenda, Meeting Video
- August 2021 Cancelled
- July 2021 Cancelled
- June 16, 2021 Agenda, Meeting Video, Meeting Notes
- May 19, 2021 Agenda, Meeting Notes
- April 21, 2021 Agenda, Meeting Video, Meeting Notes
- March 17, 2021 Agenda, Meeting Video, Meeting Notes
- February 17, 2021 Agenda, Meeting Video, Meeting Notes
- January 20, 2021 Cancelled
2020
- December 16, 2020 Cancelled
- November 18, 2020 Agenda, Meeting Video, Meeting Notes
- October 21, 2020 Agenda, Meeting Video, Meeting Notes
- September 16, 2020 Agenda, Meeting Video, Meeting Notes
Education and Programming
Provide educational and informational programming and resources for Alexandria’s youth and families about racial equity and social justice.
2021
- July 7, 2021 Agenda
- March 23, 2021 Agenda, Meeting Video, Meeting Notes
2020
- March 2, 2020 Meeting Notes
Fundraising
Pursue funding for ACRP programs, trips, and activities. While committee meetings have been on hold during the pandemic, we continue to receive donations from generous members of the community. Funds are being used to support the ACRP public programs and create markers for the Joseph McCloy and Benjamin Thomas lynching sites.
- Meetings Postponed
Marketing
Create and implement a comprehensive marketing plan to increase visibility of the Alexandria Community Remembrance Project.
2021
- June 29, 2021 Meeting Notes
- March 30, 2021 Meeting Notes
- January 28, 2021 Meeting Notes
2019
- October 28, 2019
Public Outreach
Through Community outreach and civic engagement, broaden the exposure and reach of the ACRP. A presentation is available for local organizations (via zoom!) who would like to learn more about the ACRP. For more information, contact us at ACRP@alexandriava.gov.
- August 24, 2022 Agenda, Meeting Video
- June 15, 2022 Agenda
Public Pilgrimage to EJI
Lead trips to EJI’s Legacy Museum and National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama.
2022
- August 29, 2022 Agenda,
- June 27, 2022 Agenda
- May 23, 2022 Agenda, Meeting Notes
- April 25, 2022 Agenda, Meeting Video, Meeting Notes
- March 28, 2022 Agenda, Meeting Video, Meeting Notes
2021
- December 20, 2021 Cancelled
- November 29, 2021 Agenda
- October 25, 2021 Agenda, Meeting Video, Meeting Notes
- September 27, 2021 Agenda, Meeting Video, Meeting Notes
- August 23, 2021 Agenda, Meeting Video, Meeting Notes
- July 2021 Cancelled
- June 28, 2021 Agenda, Meeting Video, Meeting Notes
- May 24, 2021 Agenda, Meeting Video, Meeting Notes
- April 26, 2021 Agenda, Meeting Video, Meeting Notes
- February 22, 2021 Agenda, Meeting Video, Meeting Notes
- January 25, 2021 Agenda, Meeting Video, Meeting Notes
2020
- November 23, 2020 Cancelled
- October 26, 2020 Agenda, Meeting Video, Meeting Notes
Remembrance Planning: Benjamin Thomas
Benjamin Thomas Lynching Remembrance planning Meetings
2024
- June 4, 2024 Agenda
2023
2022
- August 2, 2022 Agenda
- July 11, 2022 Agenda
- June 8, 2022 Agenda, Meeting Notes
2021
- July 15, 2021 Agenda
2020
- August 5, 2020 Agenda, Meeting Video
- July 29, 2020 Agenda, Meeting Video, Meeting Notes
- July 22, 2020 Agenda, Minutes, Meeting Video, Meeting Notes
Remembrance Planning: Joseph McCoy
Joseph McCoy Lynching Remembrance Planning Meetings
2024 (Meetings are held in the Lloyd House at noon)
- April 23, 2024 Remembrance Event at Penny Hill Cemetery, Payne Street
- April 18, 2024 Agenda
- April 5, 2024 Agenda, in person or on Zoom. (Note: Date changed from March 21)
- February 15, 2024 Agenda, Meeting Notes
- January 14, 2024 Meeting Notes
2022
- March 29, 2022 Agenda, Meeting Notes
- March 16, 2022 Agenda
2021
- April 20, 2021 Agenda, Meeting Video, Meeting Notes
- April 16, 2021 Agenda, Meeting Video, Meeting Notes
- April 7, 2021 Agenda, Meeting Video, Meeting Notes
Research
Conduct research to establish facts pertaining to each lynching. Narratives of the lynchings of Joseph McCoy and Benjamin Thomas, researched and written by members of the Research Committee, were published on this website in 2020 as part of virtual commemorations.
- Meetings Postponed
Soil and Marker
Investigate proper procedures and requirements to obtain the historical markers and recommend a process for the soil collection. Organize public ceremonies.
2023
- October 26, 2023 Agenda, Meeting Video
- September 28, 2023 Agenda, Meeting Video
- June 22, 2023 Agenda, Meeting Video
- May 25, 2023 Agenda
- April 20, 2023 Agenda, Meeting Video, Meeting Notes
2022
- August 25, 2022 Agenda, Meeting Video
- July 28, 2022 Agenda
- June 30, 2022 Agenda, Meeting Notes
- May 26, 2022 Agenda, Meeting Notes
- April 28, 2022 Agenda, Meeting Video, Meeting Notes
- March 31, 2022 Agenda, Minutes
- January 27, 2022 Cancelled
2021
- December 20, 2021 Agenda, Meeting Video, Meeting Notes
- November 18, 2021 Agenda, Meeting Video, Meeting Notes
- October 28, 2021 Agenda, Meeting Video, Minutes
- September 30, 2021 Agenda, Meeting Video
- August 26, 2021 Cancelled
- July 22, 2021 Cancelled
- June 24, 2021 Agenda, Meeting Video, Meeting Notes
- May 27, 2021 Agenda, Meeting Video, Meeting Notes
- April 22, 2021 Agenda, Meeting Video, Meeting Notes
- March 25, 2021 Agenda, Meeting Video, Meeting Notes
- February 25, 2021 Agenda, Meeting Video, Meeting Notes
- January 2, 2021 Agenda, Meeting Video, Meeting Notes
2020
- December 17, 2020 Agenda, Meeting Video, Meeting Notes
- November 19, 2020 Agenda, Meeting Video, Meeting Notes
- October 29, 2020 Agenda, Meeting Video, Meeting Notes
- September 10, 2020 Agenda, Meeting Video, Meeting Notes