Sentences with phrase «on national mall»

Thousands of REALTORS ® gathered on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in May 2012 to send a message to legislators and policymakers: Home ownership is part of the American Dream and needs to be supported.

At its meeting, the board positioned the association to keep up its good works by approving a $ 1 million donation to help fund the construction of a memorial for slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on a four - acre site on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

So it was fitting to have the monument that honors him — the 555 - foot - tall Washington Monument on the National Mall — as the backdrop for our May 17 Rally to Protect the American Dream.

The bidders continue to be few and far between, but Morgan Stanley REIT analysts Matthew Ostrower and Mick Chiang say the sale of the 16 - center B - mall Pyramid Properties portfolio would have a positive effect on the national mall sector...

Smithsonian staff took the house apart piece by piece, transported it, and reassembled it inside the National Museum of American History on the National Mall.

Just a few months ago, Planned Parenthood stood with the nation's civil rights leaders on the National Mall in Washington, DC, to commemorate the historic dedication of the Martin Luther King, Jr..

In King's vision of the campaign, thousands of Americans who had been abandoned by the economy would create a tent city on the National Mall, demand action from Congress, and engage in nonviolent civil disobedience until their voices were heard.

Student organizers originally wanted to have the march and rally on the National Mall — between the Capitol and the Washington Monument — but another event has a permit for that date.

The number of museums and monuments is second to none, and whether you're learning about the history of the United States, checking out the National Air and Space Museum, or just walking the National Mall, most of it won't cost you a dime — admission for all of the Smithsonian museums (there are 17 in D.C., with 11 on the National Mall itself) and the National Zoo are free.

Please join FIJA at the FREE HER Rally, hosted by Families for Justice as Healing, on 21 June in Washington, D.C. on the National Mall.

The Climate Rally on the National Mall Offers an Answer (Video) Celebrating Earth Day, Rain or Shine

In 2014, the strange bedfellows of the Cowboys and Indian Alliance set up camp on the National Mall.

With Earth Day only a few weeks away, the Climate Rally released the lineup for its 40th anniversary concert on the National Mall on April 25 — and in addition to a day of tree plantings, rallies, and speeches from Reverend Jesse Jackson, Margaret Atwood, Trudie Styler, and James Cameron, the event includes live musical performances from Sting, John Legend, The Roots, Bob Weir, and Patrick Stump, among others.

The first National Scout Jamboree was held in 1935 on the National Mall at the Washington Monument.

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Nineteen eco-friendly prefab houses are currently competing on the National Mall in the 2011 Solar Decathlon, and Maryland's WaterShed house has led the pack through the first week, as judges awarded points in a variety of categories.

Check out our exclusive photos of this seemingly basic but surprisingly innovative house, which is currently on display at the 2011 Solar Decathlon competition on the National Mall in Washington DC.

See also the igloo that James Inhofe's family built on the National Mall (they called it «Al Gore's new home») or the ad from the Virginia Republican Party, aired before the same snowstorm, advising voters to call legislators who supported climate actions and «tell them how much global warming you get this weekend.

On February 17, five days after the State of the Union, expect to see (and perhaps join in) a large demonstration on the National Mall in Washington, DC, against the pipeline.

And like Pharrell, Legend's commitment to the cause also is far from new — he performed during The Climate Rally on the National Mall in Washington, DC all the way back in April 2010 in honor of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day.

Spicer on Saturday gave a five - minute statement to the press riddled with falsehoods and claimed photos showing clearly that the audience for Barack Obama's 2009 inauguration was significantly larger than [teh Donald]'s on Friday was an attempt by the media to «minimize enormous support that had gathered on the National Mall.»

Every year since the first Earth Day, Earth Day Network has held a gala Earth Day Celebration on the National Mall with large screens showing movies of people working to save the environment.

HSI and other nonprofits organized an Earth Day 2010 rally to protect whales on the National Mall in Washington, DC.

Glen Beck's «Restoring Honor» rally on the National Mall drew 300,000 people.

Mr. Berlin also delivered these remarks at the Climate Justice Rally today on the National Mall.

On July 21st, youth will march on the National Mall for an end to business as usual on climate change, demanding science - backed decisions from our leaders.

On Sunday, an estimated 35,000 climate crusaders joined a rally on the national mall in Washington, urging President Obama to block the Keystone XL pipeline project.

Every two years, for two weeks, a village appears on the National Mall providing a window on possibilities for a sustainable future powered by the sun.

The White House Science Fair kicks off a week that culminates with the USA Science and Engineering Festival on the National Mall and in 50 satellite locations, poised to engage more than a million people nationwide.

Festivities at the Earth Day celebration on the National Mall continued in spite of miserable weather.

The portfolio is comprised of 33 photographs, forming a collective portrait of the over one million Americans who gathered on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to partake in the inauguration of President Barack Obama.

He was quite taken by both the building and the unique platform offered by the museum's location on the National Mall.

The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, designed by David Adjaye, now stands on the National Mall, a bronze beauty on a greensward long dominated by gray stone.

Freelon Adjaye Bond / SmithGroup - a team consisting of architects Adjaye Associates, The Freelon Group and David Brody Bond Aedas - has won a competition to design the National Museum of African American History and Culture on National Mall in Washington DC, USA.

A monumental event, the African American museum finally opened on the National Mall last Saturday with a grand - scale ceremony featuring President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama.

After more than half a century in Washington, it seems fitting that Gilliam's latest work will be unveiled on the National Mall.

The museum described what to expect, symbolically: «Combining figurative imagery for the first time with his hallmark collage technique, Bradford creates a compelling juxtaposition that offers viewers the opportunity to consider critical moments when our nation was divided and will be particularly timely given the artwork's placement on the National Mall.»

The National Academy of Sciences has been collecting and exhibiting diverse works of art since 1924, when its landmark building opened on the National Mall in Washington.

In September, the Smithsonian will open the National Museum of African American History and Culture on the National Mall.

Sculptor Martin Puryear, a native of Washington, D.C., recalls being exposed to art when he was growing up through regular trips to the National Gallery of Art and the Smithsonian's museums on the National Mall.

The Smithsonian Latino Center and the Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies present «The Sounds of American Sabor Family Celebration» Saturday, Sept. 17, from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m in the Ripley Center's International Gallery and Haupt Gardens, adjacent to the Smithsonian Castle on the National Mall, and in the Castle Commons.

«Our founding benefactor, Joseph H. Hirshhorn, ensured that there will always be a place for modern and contemporary art on the National Mall,» said Melissa Chiu, the Hirshhorn's director.

His largest project to date, the $ 540 million Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, opened on the National Mall in Washington DC in autumn of 2016 and was named cultural event of the year by the New York Times.

A half century later, as new generations gather with elders at the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall to mark the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, Spiral's tenure — its purpose, actions and discussions — offers insight about the experiences of 20th century artists that inform and provide context for the opportunities and challenges of black contemporary artists today.

The NMAAHC is the 19th museum of the Smithsonian Institution and is located at the foot of the Washington Monument on the National Mall in Washington, DC.

On the National Mall, between Third and Seventh Streets, at Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 202-737-4215, nga.gov.

Adjaye currently serves as the lead designer for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, which is slated to open on the National Mall in 2015.

The collection grew as the Smithsonian buildings grew, and the collection was housed in one or more Smithsonian buildings on the National Mall.

The museum, part of the Smithsonian Institution, is housed since 1974 in a circular building on the National Mall, designed by architect Gordon Bunhaft from Skidmore, Owings and Merrill.