Climate Action Conference – Acceleration Through Coordination (In person)

SUNY Orange - Newburgh Campus Kaplan Hall, Grand St, Newburgh

The next two years are a critical time for tackling climate change. New York’s groundbreaking Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act is being translated into state policies and programs, channeling billions of dollars into local economies and creating an estimated 210,000 net new jobs by 2030. Capturing these opportunities is an invitation to local creativity.

Free

Poughkeepsie Book Festival

Falcon Hall, Dutchess Community College 53 Pendell Road, Poughkeepsie

Meet and greet authors and illustrators (covering reading ages from preschool to Young Adult), take your picture with your favorite costumed book characters, and make some fun crafts. Books will be available to purchase and to have signed by the authors and illustrators who made them. Free to attend. No registration required. New this year

Free

City of Poughkeepsie Common Council Meeting (in-person)

City of Poughkeepsie City Hall 62 Civic Center Plaza - 3rd Floor - Council Chambers, Poughkeepsie, NY

Meeting agenda can be accessed via this link: https://poughkeepsieny.portal.civicclerk.com/event/632/overview Common Council meetings are legislative sessions where we discuss and vote on proposed resolutions and laws, receive updates from agency representatives, and hear feedback from residents, like you. We invite the public to speak for up to 3 minutes at meetings of the Common Council. Voting occurs

Free

Hudson Valley Mappers Data Collection Event

Ely Hall

Come learn more about the project and help in the protection of marginalized New Yorkers of the nineteenth century, the “poorhouses” in which they lived, and the cemeteries in which they rest! Open to all levels of experience-- please bring a laptop to participate. See the attached flier for more details.

Repair Cafe

Town of Poughkeepsie Senior Center 14 Abe's Way, Poughkeepsie, NY

Spring Fest 2023

Vassar College - Joss Beach 124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie, New York
Free

Bystander Intervention to Stop Anti-Asian/American and Xenophobic Harassment

Poughkeepsie … The Dutchess County Commission on Human Rights will host a series of virtual Bystander Intervention Training sessions to teach people tools they can use to intervene if they witness harassment in the community.. There will be three sessions – each focused on a specific type of harassment: Anti-Asian/American and Xenophonic harassment, LGBTQIA + Community

Presentation and Discussion on Environmental Justice (in-person)

Christ Episcopal Church 20 Carroll Street, Poughkeepsie, New York

The Race Unity Circle A community of learners ·       Committed to the prosperity of all, recognizing that the welfare of individuals rests in the welfare of society at large. ·       Focused on transcending differences, harmonizing perspectives, and promoting the use of consultation for making decisions. ·       Emphasizing qualities and attitudes such as trustworthiness, cooperation, and