Black history discussions Oct 5 and Oct. 10

 

Black Americans, Civil Rights, And The Roosevelts, 1932-1962 Saturday, October 5, 4 pm FDR Presidential Library Registration required.   The Library's annual Paul M. Sparrow Lecture, featuring Basil Smikle, PhD, will focus on the Roosevelt-era foundations of the Civil Rights Movement. Smikle, a political strategist and policy analyst, is a Library Trustee, and Columbia University School of Professional Studies Professor of Practice. In addition to the in-person discussion, this program will also be streamed live to the official FDR Library YouTube and Facebook accounts. Registered attendees can visit the Library's special exhibition, Black Americans, Civil Rights, and the Roosevelts, free of charge before the program, from 2-4 pm.

Register here Redlining in Poughkeepsie Thursday, October 10, 6:30 pm Sadie Peterson Delaney Library Registration required.   Dr. Jen Brown, Esq. leads a discussion on the local history of redlining, the discriminatory practice of denying services like mortgages and loans based on race or ethnicity, in Poughkeepsie.   Register here

Kingston, NY at Vanburen Park

 

2024 Fight for Freedom Fund Luncheon

Brian Robinson asked that we pass on the following information about the 2024 Fight for Freedom Fund Luncheon hosted by the Northern Dutchess NAACP on September 14th from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. Here is an excerpt from an email sent out by the NAACP about this event:

"The Freedom Fund Luncheon committee has been keeping busy planning the event on 9/14. Please see the below flyer for more details on this premier event, and contact freedomfund@ndnaacp.org if you have any questions or comments. If you are able, consider attending the event, for which tickets are still available." "And if you own a business or know someone who does, and are looking for ways to promote that business in the community, journal ads are available (see the attached document for more details)."

 

We have attached the flyer for this event, along with a PDF file with information on business sponsorships. To obtain tickets, you can contact Brian by emailing: brian.robinson@equitablefuture.org. There is also an option to purchase tickets that can be gifted to others who would like to attend, but cannot afford to purchase a ticket. Thank you.

 

The ENJAN Curators

Penny Hess, chair of the African People's Solidarity Committee

Activist Radio has the following guest on this week:

GUEST: Penny Hess, chair of the African People's Solidarity Committee and author of "Overturning the Culture of Violence," talks about white reparations to African people as well as the racist genocide in Gaza.
https://www.uhurusolidarity.org/blog/road-to-socialism-painted-black/

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Thanks,

Fred
Activist Radio

BEACON PRISON BOOKS PROJECT

 ENJAN Members, 

Mark recently highlighted a local organization --- BEACON PRISON BOOKS PROJECT --- committed to bring books to incarcerated individuals in local area prisons. You can learn more about this organization by visiting their website:

https://prisonbooksproject.org/

Thank you.

The ENJAN Curators

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