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Special Speaker at the Ocean Explorium
The Ocean Explorium and the Arnold M. Dubin Labor Education Center of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth welcome Sylvia Ann Soares for a special event on Tuesday, February 8. Doors open at 6 pm for light refreshments and mingling in the Ocean Explorium before the presentation begins at 7 pm.
Ms. Soares will share highlights from By the Sweat of Our Brow created from an oral history project, with photo slides selected from the project presentation. Ms. Soares undertook the project as a way to honor her late father, Arthur S. Soares, President of the International Longshoremen's Association, Local #1329 in Providence. Ms. Soares interviewed retired longshoremen in the project, funded by the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities.
Many of the men interviewed for By the Sweat of Our Brow are first-generation Cape Verdean-Americans, and their stories offer a rich collage of life experiences. The men witnessed injustice at home and abroad, worked in hazardous weather and under dangerous and unhealthy conditions. They took pleasure from travel, nature and the arts. The men enjoyed benefits gained through tenacious bargaining and were supported by strong and loving families.
Sylvia Ann Soares, a graduate of Brown University, is a poet and union actress. She performed in the Black Movement Theater of the 60's and 70's and toured nationally with the Negro Ensemble Company. Ms. Soares has appeared in many stage and television roles and has created and produced a number of performances honoring Cape Verdean and African-American history and culture.
The Ocean Explorium is pleased to partner with the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and the Arnold M. Dubin Labor Education Center to host this special event celebrating Black History Month. By the Sweat of Our Brow is presented to the public free of charge.
The Ocean Explorium is located at 174 Union Street in New Bedford and is handicap accessible through the rear entrance. Call 508.994.5400 for after-hours access.
The Ocean Explorium and the Arnold M. Dubin Labor Education Center of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth welcome Sylvia Ann Soares for a special event on Tuesday, February 8. Doors open at 6 pm for light refreshments and mingling in the Ocean Explorium before the presentation begins at 7 pm.
Ms. Soares will share highlights from By the Sweat of Our Brow created from an oral history project, with photo slides selected from the project presentation. Ms. Soares undertook the project as a way to honor her late father, Arthur S. Soares, President of the International Longshoremen's Association, Local #1329 in Providence. Ms. Soares interviewed retired longshoremen in the project, funded by the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities.
Many of the men interviewed for By the Sweat of Our Brow are first-generation Cape Verdean-Americans, and their stories offer a rich collage of life experiences. The men witnessed injustice at home and abroad, worked in hazardous weather and under dangerous and unhealthy conditions. They took pleasure from travel, nature and the arts. The men enjoyed benefits gained through tenacious bargaining and were supported by strong and loving families.
Sylvia Ann Soares, a graduate of Brown University, is a poet and union actress. She performed in the Black Movement Theater of the 60's and 70's and toured nationally with the Negro Ensemble Company. Ms. Soares has appeared in many stage and television roles and has created and produced a number of performances honoring Cape Verdean and African-American history and culture.
The Ocean Explorium is pleased to partner with the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and the Arnold M. Dubin Labor Education Center to host this special event celebrating Black History Month. By the Sweat of Our Brow is presented to the public free of charge.
The Ocean Explorium is located at 174 Union Street in New Bedford and is handicap accessible through the rear entrance. Call 508.994.5400 for after-hours access.
