Climate Action Conference – Acceleration Through Coordination (In person)
SUNY Orange - Newburgh Campus Kaplan Hall, Grand St, NewburghThe 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. …
Poughkeepsie Book Festival
Falcon Hall, Dutchess Community College 53 Pendell Road, PoughkeepsieMeet 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 …
City of Poughkeepsie Common Council Meeting (in-person)
City of Poughkeepsie City Hall 62 Civic Center Plaza - 3rd Floor - Council Chambers, Poughkeepsie, NYMeeting 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 …
Hudson Valley Mappers Data Collection Event
Ely HallCome 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.
“The Young Vote,” Film Screening w/Alumna Diane Robinson, ’91
Taylor 102 Auditorium 124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie, new yorkJoin filmmaker and alumna Diane Robinson, '91 from 5pm to 7pm on Thursday, April 13 in Taylor 102 for the screening of her film, The Young Vote, followed by a panel Q&A.
Repair Cafe
Town of Poughkeepsie Senior Center 14 Abe's Way, Poughkeepsie, NYSpring Fest 2023
Vassar College - Joss Beach 124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie, New YorkBystander 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 YorkThe 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 …