Here are some upcoming events that may be of interest to you:
Wednesday, October 15th: Dr. Philip V. McHarris talk - "Beyond Policing"
Time: 5:30 to 7:00 pm
Location: Rockefeller Hall 200, Vassar College
Summary: This talk draws on Philip V. McHarris’s book Beyond Policing to examine the failures of policing as a framework for safety and the ways Black communities have long enacted practices of care, protection, and refusal beyond the state.
Details: https://www.vassar.edu/news/events/beyond-policing-building-safety-through-care-refusal-and-collective-possibility
Saturday, October 18th: No Kings Protests
No Kings events will be held at various locations across the Mid-Hudson Valley. Here are the details for the Poughkeepsie event...
Time: noon to 2:00 pm
Location: Victor C Waryas Park on the Poughkeepsie waterfront
Details (including other No Kings events): https://www.mobilize.us/aft/event/843525/
Wednesday, October 22nd: NAACP Meet the Candidates
Time: 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Location: Cunneen-Hackett Theater, 9 Vassar Street, Poughkeepsie
Summary: Meet and hear the candidates for Dutchess County Judge and Dutchess County Comptroller.
Details: see flyer below
Note that the regular ENJAN meeting has been moved to October 29th to eliminate the conflict with this important event.