Become a LibertyCon2021 Sponsor

LibertyCon 2021 is here!

We missed out on 2020 due to COVID, but we are back in virtual form for 2021 for the 19th annual public history conference! Underground Railroad Education Center, formerly known as Underground Railroad History Project of the Capital Region, is conducting its 19th annual public history conference virtually this year! We invite you to join us in making our world a more equitable and just place by offering your support as a sponsor for this historic educational event. Nationally known activists, authors, and researchers will share from their knowledge and expertise in this monthly series of virtual presentations with moderated conversation which will focus on the nation’s unprecedented and long overdue examination of systemic racism in America.

We have an incredible lineup of presenters! A sampling of monthly presentations includes Jonathan Daniel Wells, PhD, author of The Kidnapping Club who will start things off on February 27; Mara Cherkasky presenting on Racially Restrictive Covenants; Debbie-Ann Paige addressing Staten Island’s Freedom Struggles; Rev. Phil Grigsby presenting on Hunger, Child Poverty, and Farming while Black; and Dr. Lori Quigley, PhD addressing Native American Lives Matter. More information is available here at: https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/libertycon-2021/.
For your convenience, we’ve included an easy online form with our secure Stripe payment option to make your donations. If you prefer to make your payment by check, a Sponsor Response Form is also included here; Sponsor-Response-Form-LibertyCon2021

You may notice that we have also streamlined Sponsor levels and benefits this year to focus on digital content.

Thank you for joining with UREC as we work together today to build a more
equitable and just tomorrow.

Sincerely,

Mary Liz and Paul Stewart
For the LibertyCon 2021 Conference Planning Team

Thank you for your generous support of the Underground Railroad Education Center and our LbertyCon2021 Virtual Conference Series. In these times, this type of education continues to be vital, and your support is one very real part of making change happen.

If you prefer not to send your donation in by credit card, please download our sponsor response form Sponsor-Response-Form-LibertyCon2021 and mail with payment to UREC, c/o Mary Liz Stewart, 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany NY 12210.

Download our printable sponsor response form

Are you considering a legacy gift to the Underground Railroad Education Center? You can maximize your tax deductions by leveraging one of many planned giving opportunities. Call Mary Liz Stewart for more information at 518-621-7793

Sponsorship Levels

Friends of Stephen and Harriet Myers – $5,000

  • Acknowledged in ALL promotional materials for all ten (10) events — Facebook (50,000 views),
  • Website (100,000 views), Monthly email blasts (30,000 views), one issue of The Freedom Seeker
    newsletter (400 recipients)
  • Admission to all ten events for 5 designees (name and email need to be recorded on the back
    of this form)

Abram and John Johnson Circle – $1,000

  • Acknowledged in promotional materials for five (5) events — Facebook (25,000 views),
  • Website (50,000 views), monthly email blasts (15,000 views), one issue of The Freedom Seeker newsletter (400 recipients)
  • Admission to all ten events for 3 designees (name and email need to be recorded on the back of this form)

William and Henry Gardner Supporters – $500

  • Acknowledged in promotional materials for one (1) event — Facebook (5000 views), Website (10,000 views), monthly email blast (3000 views), one issue of The Freedom Seeker newsletter (400 recipients)
  • Admission to all ten events for 1 designees (name and email need to be recorded on the back of this form)

Henry Garnet Advocate – $250

  • Acknowledged in promotional materials for one (1) event — Facebook (5000 views), Website (10,000 views), monthly email blast (3000 views), one issue of The Freedom Seeker newsletter (400 recipients)
  • Admission to 3 single events for 1 designees (name and email need to be recorded on the back of this form)

Dr. Elkins Circle – $125

  • Acknowledged in promotional materials for one (1) event — Facebook (5000 views), Website (10,000 views), monthly email blast (3000 views), one issue of The Freedom Seeker newsletter (400 recipients)
  • Admission to 1 single events for 1 designees (name and email need to be recorded on the back of this form)

Abolotionist – $50

  • Acknowledged in one issue of The Freedom Seeker newsletter (400 recipients)