For The Many’s Vassar Student Meeting (in person)

Vassar Student Meeting organized by For The ManyWe’re building a grassroots movement of everyday people to fight for laws and win elections to transform New York so it works for all of us.

Join us for our first Vassar student meeting on campus for students interested in social justice work. We’ll be doing an organizing 1-1 political education session and pizza will be served! learn about our work and how we organize to win: 🏡 housing 🏥 healthcare ❤️ immigration & criminal justice 🌎 climate justice

This event will be in person at Vassar College. We will meet in Rocky 307. Whether you’re a long time member or a newcomer, we’re excited to see you there

Abolitionist Study Group (in person & virtual)

Abolitionist Study Group hosted by Queers for Justice at the Newburgh LGBTQ+ Center is an ongoing collective community building and learning group that discusses the works of Abolitionists, from academics, community organizers, and formally and currently incarcerated Community Members. All are welcome to join study group regardless of identity or how familiar you are with abolition or not. The study group will be on the first and third Wednesday of the month in person at The Newburgh Free Library 124 Grand Street, Newburgh, NY and on Zoom.

Upcoming Meetings: Wednesdays 3/1, 3/15, 4/12, 4/26, 5/10, 5/24

Click here to sign up! 

A Community Conversation Around Food Insecurity (virtual)

REGISTER HERE

Topics Covered:

Overview of NYS Food Access Programs & Pandemic Era Data

Food Security Barriers in our Community. Presenters:

  • Cristin McPeake, Vice President, Programs, Community Foundations
    of the Hudson Valley
  • Colin Jarvis, Executive Director, Newburgh Ministry
  • Gabriela Vega-Matthews, Casa Comunitaria de Recursos Dutchess
  • Christine Sergent, Executive Director, Northeast Community Council
  • Sara Gunn, Director, Food Bank of the Hudson Valley

Community Input Session

ENJAN’s 5th Annual Mid-Hudson Valley Gathering

Save the Date! ENJAN’s 5th Annual Mid-Hudson Valley Gathering is organized around the theme of No Rollbacks on Justice. We’ll have speakers, free food, and an opportunity to learn about ENJAN and other local organizations and the work they are doing to end mass incarceration and racism in the criminal legal system.

Virtual Community Meeting with For the Many

About this event – from For the Many

Register here!

We’re building a grassroots movement of everyday people to fight for laws and win elections to transform New York so it works for all of us.

Join our Virtual Community Meeting to get to know other folks in the organization, learn about our work and latest updates, and plug into our fights to win: ? housing ? healthcare ❤️ immigration & criminal justice ? climate justice

Whether you’re a long time member or a newcomer, we’re excited to see you there!

This event is 100% virtual. We will send you the zoom link and make sure you have what you need to join us!

Virtual Community Meeting with For the Many

About this event – from For the Many

Register here!

We’re building a grassroots movement of everyday people to fight for laws and win elections to transform New York so it works for all of us.

Join our Virtual Community Meeting to get to know other folks in the organization, learn about our work and latest updates, and plug into our fights to win: ? housing ? healthcare ❤️ immigration & criminal justice ? climate justice

Whether you’re a long time member or a newcomer, we’re excited to see you there!

This event is 100% virtual. We will send you the zoom link and make sure you have what you need to join us!

Virtual Community Meeting with For the Many

About this event – from For the Many

We’re building a grassroots movement of everyday people to fight for laws and win elections to transform New York so it works for all of us.

Join our Virtual Community Meeting to get to know other folks in the organization, learn about our work and latest updates, and plug into our fights to win: ? housing ? healthcare ❤️ immigration & criminal justice ? climate justice

Whether you’re a long time member or a newcomer, we’re excited to see you there!

This event is 100% virtual. We will send you the zoom link and make sure you have what you need to join us!

Sidewalk Talk: Creative Placemaking

Arts and culture are an important component of a thriving main street. One method for supporting and celebrating the arts is through local events and festivals. Join Pattern for Progress for a discussion with the organizers of O+, a longstanding festival in the City of Kingston, and the Phoenix Festival, a new event debuting this year in the Village of Nyack. Register here!
In this webinar you will learn from presenters with first-hand experience about establishing and running an event, creative ideas for celebrating the arts, and how to connect an event to the community where it takes place.
SpeakerS: Joe Concra, Organizer, O+ Festival and  Craig Smith, Organizer, The Phoenix Festival
O+ EMPOWERS COMMUNITIES TO TAKE CONTROL OF THEIR COLLECTIVE WELLBEING THROUGH THE EXCHANGE OF ART, MUSIC AND WELLNESS. O+ (pronounced O Positive) supports the health of underinsured artists and musicians through festivals at which they exchange art-making and performances for wellness services: the art of medicine for the medicine of art. O+ helps strengthen community wellbeing with Narcan and CPR trainings, expos of local health-and wellness-related nonprofits, cycling events, classes in the healing arts, mural tours and healthcare forums. 
Nyack joins the roster of world class arts events with the launch of The Phoenix Festival: Live Arts in Nyack — an annual celebration of classical theater, music, local culture and the creative spirit of community. For the inaugural year, the event will span five weekends in September and October 2022. All performances will be presented live and outdoors against a backdrop of majestic Hudson River vistas and Nyack’s lively, jazzy riverside village.
The Festival is hosted and produced by the Phoenix Theatre Ensemble, an internationally recognized leader in creative contemporary theater and winner of multiple prestigious awards for excellence in theater arts. Founded in New York City in 2004, the Ensemble makes Rockland County its second home.
Ensemble artistic directors Elise Stone and Craig Smith lead the Festival creative team, engaging local, county and New York State institutions, educational organizations, businesses and non-profits in support of this exciting event.
“The Festival offers joy to audiences of all ages, while at the same time bringing visitors to Rockland, new revenues for local businesses and workers, a spotlight for non-profits and educational opportunities for young people who want to get up-close and hands-on with live performance.” –Craig Smith, Executive Director

on Advancing Supportive Housing Solutions to Reduce Homelessness for People Impacted by the Criminal Legal System (virtual)

Join Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH), Exodus Transitional Community (Exodus) and other panelists to discuss the immediate actions NYC leadership can take in 2022 to expand access to supportive housing for those leaving Rikers Island who are homeless and have behavioral health needs. These fiscally responsible policy changes are an important component of de-incarceration and making our communities safer. Register here!

Panelists:
Louis Molina, NYC DOC Commissioner
Kandra Clark, VP of Policy & Strategy, Exodus Transitional Services
Cynthia Stuart, COO, Supportive Housing Network of New York
Mark Hurwitz, COO, Urban Pathways

Moderator:  Dr. Victoria A. Philips (Ms. V.), Founder of Visionary V, The Community, Health and Justice Organizer with the Mental Health Project, Urban Justice Center