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Creating programs that encourage cultural awareness
Championing civil and human rights by facilitating an atmosphere of dialogue and understanding
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BCRI is a “living institution” that views the lessons of the past as crucial to understanding our heritage and defining our future. Since opening its doors in 1992, BCRI has been visited by more than 2 million people from all 50 states and around the world. Visitors include adults, school children and students, families, researchers, and scholars. </p> <div align="left">Each year, BCRI reaches more than 140,000 individuals through teacher education (including curriculum development and teacher training), group tours, outreach programs (school and community), award-winning after-school and public programs, exhibitions and extensive archival collections. BCRI encourages visitors to examine basic issues of morality, law, justice and responsible citizenship. 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$viewFile = '/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/app/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp' $dataForView = array( 'content_for_layout' => '<div class="row twoColumnLayout"> <div class="col-md-8 left-rail"><div class="module clearfix"><div class="ar-basic-box"> <div class="module-spacer"> <header><h1 class="article-headline">Birmingham Civil Rights Institute</h1></header> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-6 left module-spacer"> <p> <div> <div>520 Sixteenth Street North</div> <div> <span>Birmingham</span>, <span>AL</span> <span>35203</span> </div> </div> </p> <div> <i class="fa fa-external-link-square"></i> <a href="http://www.bcri.org/" target="_blank">Birmingham Civil Rights Institute</a> </div> <div><i class="fa fa-phone-square"></i> 205-328-9696</div> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 module-spacer"> <iframe width="100%" height="220" frameborder="0" style="border:0" src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed/v1/place?key=AIzaSyCU5aZylcrTOLke9e3U0F2mXovlZ4bL8yk&q=Birmingham+Civil+Rights+Institute%2C+520+Sixteenth+Street+North%2C+Birmingham%2C+AL+35203" allowfullscreen> </iframe> </div> </div> <div class="module-spacer clearfix"> <p>Mission:</p> <p>To enlighten each generation about civil and human rights by exploring our common past and working together in the present to build a better future.</p> <p>Vision:</p> <p>We stand strong as THE CORNERSTONE of the civil rights story, a living memorial with an on-going mission.</p> <p>Values:</p> <p>The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is committed to:</p> <p>Preserving and telling the Birmingham story</p> <p>Being a good steward of archival and financial resources</p> <p>Creating programs that encourage cultural awareness</p> <p>Championing civil and human rights by facilitating an atmosphere of dialogue and understanding</p> <p align="left">BCRI is a cultural and educational research center that promotes a comprehensive understanding and appreciation for the significance of civil rights developments in Birmingham with an increasing emphasis on the international struggle for universal human rights. BCRI is a “living institution” that views the lessons of the past as crucial to understanding our heritage and defining our future. Since opening its doors in 1992, BCRI has been visited by more than 2 million people from all 50 states and around the world. Visitors include adults, school children and students, families, researchers, and scholars. </p> <div align="left">Each year, BCRI reaches more than 140,000 individuals through teacher education (including curriculum development and teacher training), group tours, outreach programs (school and community), award-winning after-school and public programs, exhibitions and extensive archival collections. BCRI encourages visitors to examine basic issues of morality, law, justice and responsible citizenship. 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