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SUMMARY:Tombs & Tomes Book Club July
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URL:https://congressionalcemetery.org/event/tombs-tomes-book-club-july/
LOCATION:DC
CATEGORIES:Tombs & Tomes
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SUMMARY:Plot Twist: Yoga in the Cemetery
DESCRIPTION:This Vinyasa yoga class will be accessible to yogis of all levels! We will move through postures\, coordinated with and guided by deliberate breath. The Vinyasa practice is a moving meditation that helps create strength\, freedom and fluidity in the body and mind! \nParticipants should check in with the instructor and gather at the front gate of the cemetery located at the corner of E St. and Potomac Ave. Your instructor will lead the students to the location for class. If you arrive after 11 AM you will miss the group heading to the practice location. The class is BYOM (bring your own mat)! \nHistoric Congressional Cemetery is our host for the events. Pursuing a non-profit mission of community engagement\, historic preservation\, education\, and environmental stewardship\, Congressional Cemetery prides itself as a place where the community can come together to celebrate life. You can learn more about them and how you can support them here. \nThis class is outdoors and weather dependent. We will cancel in the event of rain. Notification of cancellation will happen by 9 AM the morning of class. \nIf you plan to join\, please register HERE!
URL:https://congressionalcemetery.org/event/plot-twist-yoga-in-the-cemetery-3/2024-06-15/
LOCATION:Historic Congressional Cemetery\, 1801 E Street\, Southeast\, Washington\, DC\, 20003\, United States
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SUMMARY:Cemetery Speaker Series: Leonard Matlovich\, A Purple Heart
DESCRIPTION:“I believe that we must be the same activists in our deaths that we were in our lives.”\n – Leonard Matlovich 1987\nAlong with its other claims to fame\, why\, when\, and how did Congressional Cemetery become even\nmore historic for attracting a still-growing number of out LGBTQ+ residents; the largest known in the world\, and a distinction so exceptional that even mainstream media repeatedly wonder at it? \nJune’s guest speaker\, gay historian Michael Bedwell\, will describe its origins in legendary Paris cemetery Père Lachaise and detail the three reasons why his late friend\, former Air Force Technical Sergeant Leonard Matlovich\, the first service member to purposely out himself to fight the American military’s ban on gay men\, lesbians\, and bisexuals\, chose Congressional over Arlington. \nHis grave has been the focal point for several historic gay rights events\, the site of the legal wedding of two men\, and is the starting point for DC Front Runners’ annual Pride Run—though many of them were born after he died and have no idea who he was. Illustrated with personal photos along with audio and video clips\, Michael will also discuss the significance of Historic Congressional Cemetery as the location of not just Leonard’s internationally iconic stone but also the Veterans Administration cenotaph for Leonard’s mentor and the father of the modern gay rights movement Frank Kameny\, and the final resting place of three additional Movement pioneers: multi-achieving Barbara Gittings and her life partner Kay Tobin Lahusen and future resident Randy Wicker who led the first organized gay rights protest in the world in 1964. Behind the cover of TIME magazine\, beyond the front pages of newspapers from The New York Times to the Big Spring\, Texas Herald\, away from national network news screens\, and out of handcuffs in front of the White House\, what was the man like who inspired their all coming here? \nTickets are only $5 and all proceeds go to benefitting our non-profit mission of historical preservation and education. Space is limited so be sure to reserve your spot today! The event is rain or shine. Smoking is prohibited and dogs are not allowed to attend the event unless they are a service animal. \nKeynote remarks will take place inside the Chapel\, and the walking tour will take place on the grounds. After his remarks\, Bedwell will be joined by one of our docents for a tour of HCC’s LGBTQ+ graves\, culminating in a wreath laying at Leonard Matlovich’s grave. Please come prepared with comfortable clothing and shoes\, as the tours often stray from the main paths. \nSome of Michael’s history articles: \nThe Imitation Alan Turing vs. the Real Alan Turing: Victim vs. Hero\nHow Alfred Kinsey armed the early gay rights movement with research\nBlack lesbian Ernestine Eckstein was protesting when most gays thought protests were crazy\nRemembering transgender pioneer Christine Jorgensen \nYou may reserve your spot below.
URL:https://congressionalcemetery.org/event/cemetery-speaker-series-leonard-matlovich-a-purple-heart/
LOCATION:DC
CATEGORIES:Lecture,No Dogs Allowed,Speaker Series,Tour
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