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Project Goals W e realize that the arts--whether in painting, song, photography, literature-- <br />have played a crucial and influential role in supporting the voting rights, civil <br />rights, and social justice movements as these movements have <br />transcended the generations. The primary goals of the proposed "Power of <br />the Vote" program are: <br />To help our young people, who soon will be eligible voters, to learn, <br />comprehend and appreciate their heritage by means of their own critical <br />thinking and artistic expression, while working in community. <br />To bring awareness of the racial terror lynching and other forms of <br />intimidation and terror that people of color, particularly African Americans, <br />have encountered in their demand for freedom and justice, including the <br />right to vote. <br />To promote the dismantling of racism and other artificial constructs that <br />attempt to divide our society, and to communicate these efforts through <br />various creative media. <br />To compliment and augment the work of OCCRC--i.e., soils collections, <br />historical marker installations, films screenings--of exploring and elucidating <br />more truths of the history of Orange County. <br />To acknowledge and celebrate our rich legacy through multicultural and <br />intergenerational creative strategies. <br />Audience Description The proposed project is intended to be multicultural and intergenerational. <br />For the high school student participation, we want to attract 21 or so <br />individuals, and anticipate that 2/3 will be BIPOC youth, and 1/3 will be <br />white. The NCCU graduate students will be . Of the co-chairs, serving as <br />consultants, two are Black/African American and two are white American. <br />The music performer and dance performer(s) are Black/African American. <br />The finale event in the spring of 2025 will be free and open to the <br />community, and we want to draw from Orange County and the surrounding <br />counties. As in the past, OCCRC will anticipate a diverse cultural <br />composition in the audience, yet with a much greater representation of our <br />youth. The Passmore Center has a 200 person capacity and we hope to fill <br />the Great Hall. <br />In addition, we want to contract with a local photographer so that we may <br />upload images of the finale event on the OCCRC website, thereby reaching <br />an even broader audience, for a longer period of time. <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 16E66793-3E26-4E39-A35F-F0AC9D3BF45C