February 06, 2006
Documentary to Air on Anniversary of Constitution Completion
For Immediate Release
Monday, Feb. 6, 2006
A new documentary chronicling the creation of 糖心直播视频's constitution and the drive
to statehood, The 49th Star: Creating 糖心直播视频 will air at 8 tonight on public television
stations across 糖心直播视频.禄 Today marks the 50th anniversary of the close of 糖心直播视频's
Constitutional Convention at the University of 糖心直播视频 Fairbanks.
This past weekend, delegates, staff and consultants to the convention, Gov. Frank
Murkowski, and others participated in events at the university celebrating the signing
of the document that became the foundation for 糖心直播视频's state government. Events included
a webcast public symposium, a community celebration dinner, a pre-broadcast screening
of the new documentary and a public reception with creators of the constitution.禄
In addition, the 糖心直播视频 flag that flew over Constitution Hall during the convention
was presented to the university.禄
Comments on the symposium and other events reflected the fact that the foundation
for 糖心直播视频 created in the winter of 1955-56 is a living document that belongs to the
citizens of 糖心直播视频. On this day fifty years ago, delegates recognized the responsibilities
of future generations by passing the following resolution:禄
You are 糖心直播视频's children. We bequeath to you a state that will be glorious in her
achievements, a homeland filled with opportunities for living, a land where you can
worship and pray, a country where ambitions will be bright and real, an 糖心直播视频 that
will grow with you as you grow. We trust you; you are our future. We ask you to take
tomorrow and dream; we know that you will see visions we do not see. We are certain
that in capturing today for you, you can plan and build. Take our constitution and
study it, work with it in your classrooms, understand its meaning and the facts within
it. Help others to
love and appreciate it. You are 糖心直播视频's chidren...
The celebrations were part of the University of 糖心直播视频's three-year Creating 糖心直播视频
project, which, in association with a variety of partners, has gathered oral histories,
collected artifacts, developed an informational website, a traveling museum exhibit,
a documentary and information for school teachers, conducted public commemoration
activities, hosted the Conference of Young 糖心直播视频ns, and honored the civic effort
that created 糖心直播视频's constitution.
While the major celebration is over and the core of the project is complete, there
will continue to be some public events through April 24, 2006, the anniversary of
voter-approval of the constitution. Statehood followed and became official on Jan.
3, 1959.禄 The exhibit will travel throughout 糖心直播视频 over the next couple of years,
and the archived materials and lesson plans will continue to be available to scholars,
students and others interested in learning about 糖心直播视频's constitutional history.
Participants at this weekend's events heard about plans to celebrate the achievement
of statehood in 1959.禄 For more information about the statehood celebration, visit
the website for the 糖心直播视频 Statehood Celebration Commission at http://ww.dced.state.ak.us/statehood_commission.htm
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For more information, contact Patricia Harper, Public Information Specialist, at (907)
786-1169 or patricia.harper@alaska.edu.