May 



Donation: The Smithsonian received five watercolor paintings of orchids by 

 Barbara Todd Kennedy, donated to the Office of Horticulture by the artist. 



May 1 



Public Service Announcement: Japanese American actor Pat Morita, who served as 

 on-camera narrator, appeared with twenty local children in a filmed public 

 service announcement produced for television by the Office of Public Affairs in 

 its continuing efforts to reach culturally diverse audiences. 



May 2 



Video Premiere: "Democracy and Rights: One Citizen's Challenge," a documentary 

 for high school students jointly produced by the Office of Interdisciplinary 

 Studies and the CloseUp Foundation, was screened. The video featured Ernest 

 Green and Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. and was narrated by Justice Sandra Day 

 O'Connor. It is based on the 1987 international symposium, "Constitutional 

 Roots, Rights, and Responsibilities." 



May 2-3 



Conference: The Forum on Global Change and Our Common Future was cosponsored by 



the Smithsonian Institution and the National Academy of Sciences for the purpose 



of communicating to the public and policymakers the current scientific 



understanding of the broad range of issues related to global environmental 



change. 



May 3 



Grant: The National Portrait Gallery received a grant from the Cafritz 

 Foundation for the purchase of the portrait of Bishop George Berkeley by John 

 Smibert. 



May 3 



Exhibit: The Wetlands/Waterfowl Exhibit opened at the National Zoological Park, 

 and the Zoo's Conservation Medal was awarded to Sir Peter Scott. Smithsonian 

 Secretary Emeritus S. Dillon Ripley presented the medal to Sir Peter, who cut a 

 ribbon to open the exhibit. 



May 4-7 



Workshop: The Smithsonian Institution/Man and the Biosphere Program conducted a 

 demonstration workshop on research methods for biological inventory, cosponsored 

 by the National Park Service, at the Great Smoky Mountains Biosphere Reserve in 

 Tennessee. 



May 5-6 



Symposium: A symposium titled "Violence and Resistance in the Americas: The 

 Legacy of the Conquest," sponsored by the Office of Quincentenary Programs and 

 coordinated by the Office of Conference Services, was held. 



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