(applause) good evening. good evening. and welcome to the library of congress. it is our pleasure to have everyone here for a very special night, as we open the libraries newest exhibition, rosa parks, in her own words. it is my honor to welcome members of congress, including members of the congressional black caucus, members of the rosa parks family who have come to washington for this special celebration. can you give them a hand? (applause) we would also like to welcome the rosen and raymond parks institute for self development, led by miss elaine steel. that is another round of applause. (applause) and photographer, donna tour, whose photo of missed parts is prominently displayed and a vital part of the exhibition. and all the leaders and staff of the different cultural institutions across washington including secretary of the smithsonian, dr. lonnie bunch. (applause) and the archivist of the united states, mr. david fairy on. and our guests and staff and our viewers on l
will help public health officials and emergency authorities make decisions, but they should shut down events, weather reactions to the pandemic are working. that is the power of gis. we are going to transition from medical geography to how gis can help you moving forward because you are going to leave here in a few moments from this online conference and you are back to the reality we live in. think of, in your work, when does location matter? about distance? direction? territory,d, region, or, with my kids, i say turf. working from the regional, national, global scale. if you teach and you have any of these themes, you need to consider getting gis a try, particularly as many of us will be teaching online, i will share resources that are ready to go in which you can have your students doing gis at home and it might not be as powerful as you in front of the class, but it will be pretty powerful given that you are far away. to show you one option, we will be eating every day. i
newest exhibition, rosa parks, in her own words. it is my honor to welcome members of congress, including members of the congressional black caucus, members of the rosa parks family who have come to washington for this special celebration. can we give them a hand. [ applause ] we d also like to welcome the rosa and raymond parks institute for self development led by miss elaine steele, and that s another round of applause. [ applause ] and photographer donna toric whose photo of miss parks is displayed in a vital part of the exhibition. all the leaders and staff of the different cultural institutions across washington, including secretary of the smithsonian dr. lonnie bunch. [ applause ] and the archivist of the united states, mr. david fariel. [ applause ] and our library guests and staff and our viewers on live. this is being live streamed right now. and i have to tell you, we are radiating with joy and pride tonight because it is our pleasure to open this beautiful and com
it is my honor to welcome members of congress, including members of the congressional black caucus, members of the rosa parks family who have come to washington for this special celebration. can we give them a hand. [ applause ] we d also like to welcome the rosa and raymond parks institute for self development led by miss elaine steele, and that s another round of applause. [ applause ] and photographer donna toric whose photo of miss parks is displayed in a vital part of the exhibition. all the leaders and staff of the different cultural institutions across washington, including secretary of the smithsonian dr. lonnie bunch. [ applause ] and the archivist of the united states, mr. david fariel. [ applause ] and our library guests and staff and our viewers on live. this is being live streamed right now. and i have to tell you, we are radiating with joy and pride tonight because it is our pleasure to open this beautiful and compelling new exhibition about one of our country s
to washington for this special celebration. can we give them a hand? [applause] we would also like to welcome the rosa and raymond parks institute for self-development, led by miss elaine steel. and that is another round of applause. [applause] and photographer donna, whose photo of miss parks is prominently displayed in a vital part of the exhibition. and all the leaders and staff of the different cultural institutions across washington including secretary of the smithsonian dr. lonnie bunch [applause] and the archivist of the united states, mr. david verioff. and our library guests and staff, and our viewers online, this is being livestreamed right now. and i have to tell you, we are radiating with joy and pride tonight because it is our pleasure to open this beautiful and compelling new exhibition about one of our country s most beloved civil rights icons, rosa parks. the collection resonates strongly with me. after i was sworn in as the 14th librarian of congress in 201