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An Evening with Siena
Segregation-Safe Travel: A Conversation About The Green Book and Its Implications for Today
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 | 6:30pm | Zoom Webinar (Followed by Q&A)

In honor of Siena’s 2025 Black History Month theme of Get to Know Black History: Past and Present, Siena invites you to join DEIB Director Samantha Fletcher and special guests in a conversation about this historical book. Samantha and two DMV educators, one of whom had a grandparent whose story was included in the book, will discuss the importance of The Green Book, particularly its history, connections, legacy, and relevance today.

Jamila Zahra Felton is an artist, educator, and school librarian with over twenty years of experience educating children, teens, and adults. Born in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, MA, she graduated from Spelman College and holds an Ed.M. from Harvard University and an MLIS from The Catholic University of America. Through her work as The Beat of Blossoms, Jamila explores memory, identity, love, self-care, power and Black futures. Jamila's artist books and zines are in the collection of the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA). Jamila blossoms in the Washington, DC, area with her family.

Erica Thompson is the Assistant Head of School for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Day School in Washington, DC. She has over 25 years experience in various capacities at area independent schools, including Norwood, Georgetown Day, and Friends School of Baltimore. She is a graduate of Georgetown University and received her MA in teaching and curriculum from Loyola of Maryland. She has presented workshops around areas of Diversity and Inclusion locally and nationally. Erica serves on the Board of the Mid-Atlantic Association of Episcopal Schools and St John’s Preschool. Additionally, she is a parent to two college students. She is passionate about helping students on their identity journeys and working with teachers to help facilitate that journey. 

Did you know that The Green Book was published annually from the 1930s-1960s to let Black motorists know where they could find restaurants, lodging, and gas stations safely? What can we learn from The Green Book to keep us moving forward?

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