{"id":40,"date":"2021-05-12T14:08:19","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T18:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/?page_id=40"},"modified":"2021-05-20T20:19:58","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T00:19:58","slug":"celebrations-human-chain","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/smith-activism-timeline\/celebrations-human-chain\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrations &amp; Human Chain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following an increasingly intolerant climate of homophobia and racism on Smith&#8217;s campus, students came together to organize the Human Chain for Change, a campus-wide circle of the entire Smith community that was meant to bring awareness to both the intolerance on campus and Smith&#8217;s goal of a safe and supportive community. At exactly 12:30 PM on November 21, students, faculty, and staff alike stopped what they were doing to go outside and join hands in a human chain that encompassed nearly all of campus.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-40 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/smith-activism-timeline\/celebrations-human-chain\/img_8367\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/663\/2021\/05\/IMG_8367-226x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/663\/2021\/05\/IMG_8367-226x300.jpeg 226w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/663\/2021\/05\/IMG_8367-768x1020.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/663\/2021\/05\/IMG_8367-771x1024.jpeg 771w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/smith-activism-timeline\/celebrations-human-chain\/img_8368\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/663\/2021\/05\/IMG_8368-300x229.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-84\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/663\/2021\/05\/IMG_8368-300x229.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/663\/2021\/05\/IMG_8368-768x586.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/663\/2021\/05\/IMG_8368-1024x781.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-84'>\n\t\t\t\tSigns advertising a human chain organized by Smith students following homophobic incidents and graffiti on campus. Sophia Smith Collection, 1996.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/smith-activism-timeline\/celebrations-human-chain\/img_8364\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"192\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/663\/2021\/05\/IMG_8364-192x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/663\/2021\/05\/IMG_8364-192x300.jpeg 192w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/663\/2021\/05\/IMG_8364-768x1199.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/663\/2021\/05\/IMG_8364-656x1024.jpeg 656w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Such a large event had to be organized and planned meticulously, and so it was. A small group of Smithies worked together to crunch numbers and talk logistics regarding the plan &#8212; from assigning zone captains with walkie talkies to key points in the chain around campus, to identifying an event leader for each residential house, to sending out press releases to local news organizations, Smithies left no stone unturned in their planning.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-40 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/smith-activism-timeline\/celebrations-human-chain\/img_8371\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/663\/2021\/05\/IMG_8371-290x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/663\/2021\/05\/IMG_8371-290x300.jpeg 290w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/663\/2021\/05\/IMG_8371-768x795.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/663\/2021\/05\/IMG_8371-989x1024.jpeg 989w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/smith-activism-timeline\/celebrations-human-chain\/img_8370\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"277\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/663\/2021\/05\/IMG_8370-277x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-81\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/663\/2021\/05\/IMG_8370-277x300.jpeg 277w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/663\/2021\/05\/IMG_8370-768x832.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/663\/2021\/05\/IMG_8370-946x1024.jpeg 946w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-81'>\n\t\t\t\tLetters to the faculty, Dean&#8217;s Office, and local news affiliates informing them of the event and its intent. Sophia Smith Collection, 1996.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/smith-activism-timeline\/celebrations-human-chain\/img_8374\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"243\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/663\/2021\/05\/IMG_8374-243x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/663\/2021\/05\/IMG_8374-243x300.jpeg 243w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/663\/2021\/05\/IMG_8374-768x949.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/663\/2021\/05\/IMG_8374-829x1024.jpeg 829w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-40 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/smith-activism-timeline\/celebrations-human-chain\/img_8372\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"220\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/663\/2021\/05\/IMG_8372-220x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/663\/2021\/05\/IMG_8372-220x300.jpeg 220w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/663\/2021\/05\/IMG_8372-768x1046.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/663\/2021\/05\/IMG_8372-752x1024.jpeg 752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/smith-activism-timeline\/celebrations-human-chain\/img_8373\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"273\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/663\/2021\/05\/IMG_8373-273x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-85\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/663\/2021\/05\/IMG_8373-273x300.jpeg 273w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/663\/2021\/05\/IMG_8373-768x843.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/663\/2021\/05\/IMG_8373-933x1024.jpeg 933w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-85'>\n\t\t\t\tLetter to &#8220;Chain for Change&#8221; house liaisons and map of Smith campus. Sophia Smith Collection, 1996.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>This was one of the events that eventually led to the creation of Celebration, an annual celebration of song and dance in the Smith Quadrangle started in response to anti-gay graffiti found on a Gardiner House wall. The success of this plan was only due to mass numbers of participation and involvement by the student body, indicating the desire of Smith students to send a message of community and support to those around them.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-40 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/smith-activism-timeline\/celebrations-human-chain\/img_8369\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"706\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/663\/2021\/05\/IMG_8369-1024x706.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/663\/2021\/05\/IMG_8369-1024x706.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/663\/2021\/05\/IMG_8369-300x207.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/663\/2021\/05\/IMG_8369-768x529.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-80'>\n\t\t\t\tNews coverage of the event. Sophia Smith Collection, 1996.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following an increasingly intolerant climate of homophobia and racism on Smith&#8217;s campus, students came together to organize the Human Chain for Change, a campus-wide circle&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/smith-activism-timeline\/celebrations-human-chain\/\">Continue Reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Celebrations &amp; Human Chain<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":3311,"featured_media":0,"parent":11,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-40","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/40","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3311"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/40\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":172,"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/40\/revisions\/172"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/arx340-lcombest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}