"The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Why It Matters Today."

ENJAN Members,

We wanted to make everyone aware of an upcoming event at Dutchess County Community College. Pulitzer Prize winning author Dr. Heather A. Thompson will be giving a talk on "The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Why It Matters Today." The event will take place at the James & Betty Hall Theatre in Dutchess Hall on Thursday, October 3, 2024 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. You can read more about the event here:

https://www.sunydutchess.edu/about/facts/calendar.html#event-details/a29f758b-f54c-431f-a0e2-38605839d295

Thank you.

The ENJAN Curators

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