Journeys Towards Justice – Confronting the Past
Journeys Toward Justice is a multi-college collaboration spotlighting changemakers across the country who are driving justice and equity forward. The goal is to connect students, partners, and communities with one another and help us all understand the local and historical contexts of universal social justice issues and the work communities are doing. Confronting the Past: …
Journeys Toward Justice – The Real Montgomery Bus Boycott
Journeys Toward Justice is a multi-college collaboration spotlighting changemakers across the country who are driving justice and equity forward. The goal is to connect students, partners, and communities with one another and help us all understand the local and historical contexts of universal social justice issues and the work communities are doing. The Real Montgomery …
Journeys Toward Justice – History Revoiced: Opening the Classroom to Stories that Change Our World
Journeys Toward Justice is a multi-college collaboration spotlighting changemakers across the country who are driving justice and equity forward. The goal is to connect students, partners, and communities with one another and help us all understand the local and historical contexts of universal social justice issues and the work communities are doing. History Revoiced: Opening …
An Afghan Culture & History Primer: Helping the Hudson Valley to Welcome Refugees (virtual)
On Sunday, February 27, join The Reher Center for Immigrant Culture and History and Sina Baha and Khadija Ghanizada to learn about Afghan culture and history, and to hear first-hand some of the challenges Afghan newcomers face in the Hudson Valley. Over the past few months, several dozen Afghan refugees have settled in the Hudson …
Oral History Project and live music by Ávila Ensemble (in person)
Reher Center 101 Broadway, Kingston, New YorkAt the heart of it, our work at the Reher Center is to honor the historic legacy of the bakery we inhabit - by amplifying the voices and contributions of Hudson Valley immigrants, past and present. To further that mission, we've partnered with the Kingston Library to record the personal stories of immigrant neighbors. The interviews …
“Sewing in Kingston” Exhibition Opening (in person)
Reher Center 101 Broadway, Kingston, New YorkSewing in Kingston is a major exhibit accompanied by a range of programs showcasing more than a century of Kingston’s rich history of garment manufacturing and the immigrant communities, entrepreneurs, and women whose work made it possible. Join us to learn about the ups and downs of Kingston’s garment industry, the persistence of small businesses, …
Mary Churchill’s War: A Conversation with Emma Soames and Erik Larson (in person & virtual)
FDR Library 4079 Albany Post Road, Hyde ParkThe FDR Library presents "MARY CHURCHILL'S WAR: A Conversation with Emma Soames and Erik Larson" on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. EDT. Churchill granddaughter Emma Soames, editor of MARY CHURCHILL'S WAR: THE WARTIME DIARIES OF CHURCHILL’S YOUNGEST DAUGHTER, will speak with bestselling author Erik Larson about her mother's wartime diaries and will be …
Fredrick Douglass Day (in person)
College Hill Park 149 North Clinton Street, Poughkeepsie, NYHelp us celebrate, honor, and revitalize the words of Frederick Douglass at College Hill Park. Frederick Douglass spoke in Poughkeepsie in 1858, and together we celebrate his life with drumming, singing, dancing, and readings of his words. Featuring readings from the 1858 College hill words of Frederick Douglass, Melody Africa Drum & Dance Group, the …
Free Tour of Vanderbilt Historic Site Garden
Vanderbilt Mansion 119 Vanderbilt Park Rd, Hyde ParkFree interpreted tours of the garden by Formal Gardens at F. W. Vanderbilt National Historic Site volunteers (weather permitting). Volunteer interpreters provide FREE tours of the gardens. Come to the entrance to the gardens, south of the mansion, any time between 1PM and 3:30PM. Tours last approximately 30 minutes.