September 2020
Environmental Justice in the North Country
The North Country (Haudenosaunee Territory) has joined with communities across the country and world to address the systematic racism that lies as the heart of the criminal justice system. This same racism is felt by communities whose public health and environment have been degraded by centuries of racist settler land practices. The panel discussion will address how the Doctrine of Discovery has shaped the region, specifically relating to environmental racism and the COVID-19 Pandemic. The panel will take place virtually…
Find out more »The Environmental Future of the St. Lawrence Watershed
The current pandemic reaffirms the need to engage in deeper environmental conversations. COVID-19 is only one of the symptoms of an unbalanced and unsustainable economy. Tackling environmental solutions and discussing our shared regional/global future has never been more urgent. The panel will bring together speakers from across the North Country (Haudenosaunee Territory) to address the importance of planning for the environmental future of the region. They will discuss different actions that can or are being taken to mitigate the effects…
Find out more »October 2020
Women’s Rights After 100 Years of Voting: Where do we go from here?
Women's rights activists and descendants Marguerite Culp-Kearns (Edna Kearns) and Peg Johnston (Elisabeth Freeman). Woodstock Women's March organizers Anula Courtis and Maria-Elena Conte will discuss their experiences and the future of the women's rights movement. Moderated by project director OliviaTwine.
Find out more »Oral History LIVE! Roundtable with Dindga McCannon
Our Oral History LIVE! event with Dindga McCannon will be a round table discussion and workshop on the oral history as memoir, and how to collect and present one’s own oral history. The series will be conducted in two 60-minute online sessions. McCannon will present excerpts from her BOMB Oral History, and teach participants the many methods for creating one’s own history through writing and art.
Find out more »November 2020
For the Future: Susan B. Anthony District (music, art, action)
A virtual program that combines music, art and action, with new music composed for the event by Mina Esary with fivebyfive and students from the ROCMusic Collaborative, a community talk-back and optional socially distanced neighborhood walk, with donations collected benefiting the Susan B. Anthony Neighborhood. Planning is in progress for this event to be held virtually. *event will be shared on social media as much as possible *video of new musical piece with introduction from composer *live-stream conversation about issues…
Find out more »Radical Cartography
Radical Cartography is a public panel discussion to empower NYC residents and tenants of color to use cartography as an advocacy tool in decision-making processes that impact their communities, including gentrification, re-zoning, and eviction.
Find out more »Mosaic Literary Conference
MOSAIC LITERARY CONFERENCE Each year, the conference invites the community (educators, CBOs, and local residents) to learn more about the year's subjects through presentations of book discussions, film, workshops, artist talks, and panels--using literature as an exploratory foundation. Previous conference focuses have included the MeToo Movement, Black identity and the photography of Jamel Shabazz, James Baldwin, Black Lives Matter, and Audre Lorde. Past literary participants have included Liza Jesse Peterson, Jamel Shabazz (photographer), Nicole Dennis-Benn, and Willie Perdomo, among others.…
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