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Silence Dogood's Precedented Times Series: Boston Resistance Then & Now
This panel discussion launches Silence Dogood’s Precedented Times Series at Old North Church. Supported by Mass Humanities’ Promises of the Revolution initiative, this new series builds on the Silence Dogood Project’s projection-based storytelling to create spaces for live civic dialogue, rooted in Boston’s deep tradition of public dissent and collective action.
Inspired by historic New England town halls, this series convenes conversations in the very buildings where Bostonians have gathered for generations to wrestle with questions of liberty, justice, and power. Each event pairs leading historians with contemporary organizers to explore how today’s most urgent challenges have clear historical precedent, and how that perspective can inspire meaningful action.
For this first event, the esteemed panelists examine the forces of oppression and resistance shaping 18th-century Boston in order to trace how those dynamics continue to resonate, and discuss how we can learn from the past to take action today.
During the discussion, audience members had the opportunity to contribute reflections and responses in real time. These collective insights shape a culminating, community-authored statement—projected onto the exterior of Old North Church as a powerful closing moment, transforming individual voices into a shared public declaration.
Inspired by historic New England town halls, this series convenes conversations in the very buildings where Bostonians have gathered for generations to wrestle with questions of liberty, justice, and power. Each event pairs leading historians with contemporary organizers to explore how today’s most urgent challenges have clear historical precedent, and how that perspective can inspire meaningful action.
For this first event, the esteemed panelists examine the forces of oppression and resistance shaping 18th-century Boston in order to trace how those dynamics continue to resonate, and discuss how we can learn from the past to take action today.
During the discussion, audience members had the opportunity to contribute reflections and responses in real time. These collective insights shape a culminating, community-authored statement—projected onto the exterior of Old North Church as a powerful closing moment, transforming individual voices into a shared public declaration.
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