Partnering to Preserve Intangible History (PastForward 2022)
Channel: National Trust for Historic Preservation
Date: 2023-05-02

From PastForward 2022 (https://savingplaces.org/conference):
Descendants of a displaced community in Providence, Rhode Island, and the city's early preservation society are collaborating to preserve intangible culture and history. The Fox Point Cape Verdean Heritage Place Project, Inc. (FPCVHP); SPIA Media Productions, Inc.; and the Providence Preservation Society (PPS) are uniting to confront the aftermath of federal intervention, gentrification, institutional expansion, and the generational trauma of displacement. This pioneering partnership of community and preservation stakeholders advances historical equity and justice through documentation and advocacy while also acknowledging PPS's own underestimation of past threats. Hear about public events and forums that illustrate the power of community AND preservation joining forces to thoughtfully and intentionally move beyond architectural integrity (or survival) within the built environment. Sponsored by the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund.