Our Timeline
First Sweet Honey In The Rock Tour – California in November, sponsored by Redwood Records
Coalition LP recording project between Redwood Records and Sweet In The Rock for which Bernice and Amy Horowitz co-authored the coalition statement that appears in the liner notes.
Incorporation of Roadwork Inc. as a non-profit 501(c)(3) in Washington, DC.
The Varied Voices of Black Women Tour: East Coast sponsored by Olivia Records
First Sweet Honey In The Rock Anniversary Concert
Holly Near on Tour for a Non-Nuclear Future
Second Sweet Honey In The Rock Anniversary Concert – 4 days after election of Ronald Reagan – recorded live for GOOD NEWS album recording with Flying Fish.
First Sisterfire Festival takes place at Takoma Park Middle School as a fundraiser in response to cuts to arts funding. Festivals continue through 1989.
Amy Horowitz founded the Jerusalem Project under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institution for Folklife & Cultural Heritage.
Roadwork expanded its focus to the role of culture and art in conflict zones. In keeping with its expanded mission, the organization assumed a new name, Roadwork Center for Cultures in Disputed Territory. We see disputed territory as not only encompassing geo-political conflict but also addressing issues of race, gender, sexual orientation, class, and disability.
Amy Horowitz established the Living Jerusalem course and study tour at Ohio State University
Protest Music as Responsible Citizenship focuses on how music helps to construct the political consciousness of a nation, how songs mobilize thousands of people around issues affecting American life, and how music addresses the role of America in the global context. The event and conversation brings together Harry Belafonte, Holly Near, Bernice Johnson Reagon, and Pete Seeger, four musicians who have played key public roles in the past decades. Issues of citizenship, music, and social change take on increasing significance in this time of increasing polarization both at home and globally.
Amy Horowitz taught the Living Jerusalem course to Indiana University.
Roadwork co-founder and former Roadwork board member agree that it is time to leave a trail and develop the idea for an oral history and documentary project.
Roadwork 40th Anniversary celebration. Four events in collaboration with the Kennedy Center Millenium Stage and the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
