Thomas Paine's Legacy has been organized by Moonstone Inc., in cooperation with The Atwater Kent Museum of Philadelphia, The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, The National Archives and Training for Change.
Moonstone Inc is based on the philosophy that the arts, creativity and imagination are an essential aspect of life and learning. Moonstone's programs are designed to cross the barriers of language, gender ethnicity, and age by using various art forms that lead to an active engagement in the world.
The Atwater Kent Museum of Philadelphia, founded over 60 years ago as the city's history museum, provides many ways to learn about the city. School and youth groups use hands-on experiences, families discover the city together, adults find expertise about their collecting interests and national and international visitors gain insight into 21st-century urban life and context for important moments in American history.
The Historical Society of Pennsylvania is an independent research library, providing a vital gateway to historical resources and understanding. HSP preserves and explores the history of the origins, development, and diversity of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the nation, discovering the past and inspiring the future.
The National Archives is an independent agency of the U.S. Government, responsible for preserving records of Federal agencies and providing access to agency employees as well as the general public. The Mid Atlantic Regional program serves the agencies operating in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia, and serves the general public nationwide.
Training for Change: helping groups stand up for justice, peace, and the environment through strategic non-violence, was founded on Martin Luther King's birthday in 1992, a carefully chosen birthday for a group that spreads the skills of democratic, nonviolent social change. Since then we've led hundreds of workshops for nonviolent activists around the world with our unique direct education approach
This program has been supported in part by the Pennsylvania Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities' We the People initiative on American history.
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For Information contact Moonstone, 215-735-9600, events@moonstoneinc.org.