A Common Cause To All 2024 – Virginia American Revolution 250 Commemoration

A Common Cause To All

A Convening of States

March 18 – 20, 2024

Panel Discussion with 250th planners from Virginia, Massachusetts, Vermont, and Wisconsin
Governor Youngkin welcomes the attendees to Virginia
Reenactors at Colonial Williamsburg
Justice John Charles Thomas giving his keynote remarks
Panel Discussion with Christy Coleman, Dr. Ashley Jordan, Marvin-Alonzo Greer, and Dr. Noelle Trent
Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears and A.G. Jason Miyares join the procession to the Governor's Palace
VA250 National Honorary Chair, Carly Fiorina speaks to the attendees
Danielle Allen of Harvard University gives her remarks

Photo Credit: Kathy Taylor Scott Photography, LLC

State planners gathered for a second time at The Williamsburg Lodge for three days of collaboration and unity for the 250th commemoration. Nearly 450 planners from 37 states and 44 Virginia localities registered for the conference to collaborate as the nation prepares for its semiquincentennial commemoration.

Hosted by the VA250 Commission and the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, this gathering provided a platform for attendees to participate in meaningful discussions about the upcoming 250th anniversary of the nation. The diverse group of speakers, including Governor Glenn Youngkin and Justice John Charles Thomas, brought unique perspectives to the table, inspiring enriching discussions.

To close the program, attendees were invited to a special presentation by Colonial Williamsburg, reenacting the Virginian response to the “shock of electricity” that was the Boston Tea Party. What started as a “day of fasting, humiliation, and prayer” turned into more robust protesting against the British which sparked the flames of revolution.