# Event Details - **Event Name**: Centering Community Voices: Exploring the Stories that Shape Us - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 09 Jul, 2026 at 09:00 am – Thu, 09 Jul, 2026 at 04:00 pm - **Event Description**: Our first statewide humanities conference is happening this summer.About this EventTogether, we will explore the humanities’ potential to promote inclusion, dialogue, and social justice through storytelling.This summer, Maryland Humanities will bring together a diverse group of cultural workers— community members, museum professionals, service providers, public historians, educators, interpreters, students and others involved in humanities efforts and community engagement—to highlight the various programs and best practices related to storytelling taking place in the state and wider region. This includes how we document, share and collect stories broadly, from exhibition development, podcasts and media creation to oral history projects and film.We are particularly interested in highlighting innovative ways that storytelling is being used to engage communities and promote dialogue. Storytelling is being interpreted in a very inclusive manner, from how we construct narratives, their role in the formation of community identity, how we create memory, interpreting complicated/divisive stories, how stories can be used in reconciliation and healing, etc.Keynote Speaker: Senator Cory McCrayBreakout Session #1 (11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.)Panel 1: Telling Community StoriesPanel 2: Reparative StoriesPanel 3: Telling Stories with Primary SourcesBreakout Session #1 (2:30 – 3:30 p.m.)Panel 4: Storytelling with MediaPanel 5: Sharing Stories with the Written WordPanel 6: Student StorytellersAfter the conference, stay for our Annual Meeting – This Has Happened Before: The Humanities as Democratic Resistance from 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. at UMBC.Agenda?: 09:00 AM - 10:00 AMBreakfast & Registration?: 10:15 AM - 11:00 AMInteractive ActivitiesInfo: Activities will include storytelling, guided yoga, and meditation.?: 11:15 AM - 12:15 PMBreakout Sessions: Panels & Workshops (3 concurrent)?: 12:30 PM - 01:15 PMLunch?: 01:30 PM - 02:15 PMPlenary Session: Keynote?: 02:30 PM - 03:30 PMBreakout Sessions: Panels & Workshops (3 concurrent)?: 03:45 PM - 04:00 PMClosing?: 04:30 PM - 05:30 PMAnnual Meeting – This Has Happened Before: Humanities as Democratic ResistanceInfo: This Has Happened Before: The Humanities as Democratic Resistance Historians know this playbook. When authoritarian movements rise, they target the same things: archives, libraries, universities, curriculum, public memory, and the people who ask hard questions about power. What is happening right now in the United States is not unprecedented. It has happened before, and the humanities give us the tools to recognize it, name it, and resist it. Humanities education is not a cultural nicety. It is a survival skill for democracy. And the question before us is not only how we protect it, but how we teach and engage differently going forward. You won’t want to miss this conversation after the conference. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/baltimore/centering-community-voices-exploring-the-stories-that-shape-us/100001989925506758 - **Event Categories**: storytelling, meditation, health-wellness, business, workshops, meetups, conferences, exhibitions, entertainment, yoga - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 7 hours - Location: UMBC Performing Arts & Humanities Building - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 23.18, max: 23.18, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Baltimore - **state**: MD - **country**: United States - **location**: UMBC Performing Arts & Humanities Building - **lat**: 39.2551137 - **long**: -76.7152222 - **full address**: UMBC Performing Arts & Humanities Building, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Centering Community Voices: Exploring the Stories that Shape Us - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/bba3d2a8292a83d5e3ba304ed0f931467e39bca36934128a95da92d91e394299-rimg-w1200-h675-dc1a3e94-gmir.jpg?v=1780509486 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Centering Community Voices: Exploring the Stories that Shape Us being held? - **A:** Centering Community Voices: Exploring the Stories that Shape Us takes place on Thu, 09 Jul, 2026 at 09:00 am to Thu, 09 Jul, 2026 at 04:00 pm at UMBC Performing Arts & Humanities Building, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Centering Community Voices: Exploring the Stories that Shape Us? - **A:** Centering Community Voices: Exploring the Stories that Shape Us is organized by Maryland Humanities. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Centering Community Voices: Exploring the Stories that Shape Us is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Baltimore, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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