long and successful journalism career. before she turned her sights. thank god she did to monticello. she came to us in 2016 as our first public relations and community engagement officer. and it s my delight to welcome her tonight as a colleague. but more importantly as an honored speaker. a common refrain in gail s book is and i quote giving voice to the ancestors. and she does that of course and we try to do that by telling their stories. she describes herself as when i quote a woman whose voice is used as an instrument. not for herself but for those written out of history. a woman who after a lifelong journey founder family her home her purpose end of quote and in part it was because of monticello s work to find and learn from the descendants of its enslaved community. in a project called getting word. that gale found more of her family and their story gail s courageous telling of her story and that of her family. provides an inspiration to all of us and of course gail s
In twenty eighteen. But first we look back at twenty seventeen and aughts twenty one straight nights of the in. January set the bar higher with the opening of the elder philharmonia in hamburg all the troubles with cost overruns and construction delays were as good as forgotten replaced by genuine excitement of the endless rush of visitors to concerts on the viewing platform. Some of the midst of construction in two years the phone is scheduled to open in the newly reconstructed city palace bring together the cultures of the world and now when we talk about large scale. Cultural project we also have. Money was no object when architect john movie was commissioned to design the Louvre Abu Dhabi hundreds upon hundreds of loaned items from thirteen french cultural institutions are on display here. The louvre in paris sold the rights to use its name for thirty years for. Cape towns new museum was much less costly the mocker are all museum for contemporary art africa is the first of its kind
Theres a huge number of people who want to participate, who are really looking for solutions, and thats the great tension that drives our politics. That means to some extents they might have some affect on these candidates but the system is rigged, but also means that the people who benefit by this political system know theyre in the minority, and thats something we should keep in mine. The strong purr to make it possible for the top onetenth of our population to spend unlimited amount on campaigns and effect the vote, the expression is, they cant win a fair fight. All the polling shows young people are alienated from that view of the world. They want real solutions. Theyre not in the traditional cold war think that my generation was raised in, and theres a real opening there, and that has people very scared. Thats why they want to spend money and suppress the vote. They cant win a fair fight. And i think that should keep us thats should keep we are the majority, we really are. I would
Jessup white reclamation Sally Hemmings. Thomas jefferson and a descendants search for her familys Lasting Legacy. And before we get started, i want to welcome a very special guest whos with here tonight. Whos with us . We are greatly honored that the first lady of virginia. Here tonight with us. Thank you. Many of you know that gail had a long and successful journalism career. Before she turned her sights. Thank god she did to monticello. She came to us in 2016 as our first Public Relations and Community Engagement officer. And its my delight to welcome her tonight as a colleague. But more importantly as an honored speaker. A common refrain in gails book is and i quote giving voice to the ancestors. And she does that of course and we try to do that by telling their stories. She describes herself as when i quote a woman whose voice is used as an instrument. Not for herself but for those written out of history. A woman who after a lifelong journey founder family her home her purpose end
President of the Thomas Jefferson foundation and it is my great and distinct pleasure to welcome you this evening as we celebrate the launch of Gayle Jessup White reclamation Sally Hemmings. Thomas jefferson and a descendants search for her familys Lasting Legacy. And before we get started, i want to welcome a very special guest whos with here tonight. Whos with us . We are greatly honored that the first lady of virginia. Here tonight with us. Thank you. Many of you know that gail had a long and successful journalism career. Before she turned her sights. Thank god she did to monticello. She came to us in 2016 as our first Public Relations and Community Engagement officer. And its my delight to welcome her tonight as a colleague. But more importantly as an honored speaker. A common refrain in gails book is and i quote giving voice to the ancestors. And she does that of course and we try to do that by telling their stories. She describes herself as when i quote a woman whose voice is use