MLK Day...Monday, Jan. 21st

- Monday, Jan. 21st-

18th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
March for Social and Economic Justice

Starting with songs and speeches at 11 am that day at Smith Metropolitan A.M.E. Zion Church at 124 Smith Street in Poughkeepsie, marching at 12:30 pm to the Dutchess County Office Building at 22 Market Street, and ending up with more discussion and refreshments at Holy Light Pentecostal Church at 33 Clover Street in Poughkeepsie

ALSO

The Rivertown Kids invite you to their

6th Annual Martin Luther King Day
Celebration for Social Justice


*A Benefit Concert for the Howland Cultural Center*

Monday, January 21, 2013
7:30 PM  (Doors open at 7:00 PM)
Howland Cultural Center
477 Main Street, Beacon, New York
   
Featuring
Alvin Bell*David Bernz*Jacob Bernz
Betty and the Baby Boomers*Guy Davis*Dan Einbender
Jeff Haynes*Travis Jeffrey*Melissa Ortquist
The Rivertown Kids*Chris Ruhe*Pete Seeger*Sarah Underhill

$10.00 Minimum Donation
Sponsored by the Howland Cultural Center and Rivertown Kids, Inc.

For information contact the Howland Cultural Center at (845) 831-4988 or info@Rivertownkids.org

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Symposium on racial profiling and "stop-and-frisk" policing


New Paltz: Symposium on racial profiling and "stop-and-frisk" policing

Date : 5 December 2012       From : 4:30pm    iCal Google Calendar
Category : Crime / Punishment Location : 12561


Event Description : 
Andrew Kossover, the head of the Ulster County Public Defender's Office, will speak about the local implications of stop-and-frisk.

Speakers to include:
  • Gabriel Sayegh, the State Director of Drug Policy Alliance
  • Chino Hardin, a community organizer from the Institute for Juvenile Justice Reform and Alternatives, in Brooklyn
  • Alfredo Carrasquillo, an organizer from VOCAL-NY, a statewide grassroots organization which "...builds power among low-income people affected by HIV/AIDS, the drug war and mass incarceration to create healthy and just communities."

    A reception will follow in CSB 54.

    Cost: Free.

    Location:
    Auditorium
    Coykendall Science Building (CSB)
    SUNY New Paltz
    New Paltz, NY 12561
    (Free parking in campus visitor lots)
    Map and directions:
    http://www.newpaltz.edu/map/loc_coykendall.html

    Contact: via 845 257-3756.

    Sponsored by: the SUNY New Paltz Sociology Department, with help from the Black Studies department, the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Department, the Student Association, the Black Student Union, the SUNY New Paltz Amnesty International chapter, and Students for a Sensible Drug Policy.
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    E. Patrick Johnson coming to Vassar


    E. Patrick Johnson will be coming to Vassar on Wednesday to perform his play "Pouring Tea: Black Gay Men of the South Tell Their Tales." (The play was originally scheduled for October 30, but had to be rescheduled because of Hurricane Sandy.)  It will be held in the same auditorium where we screened "Hip Hop Is Bigger Than the Occupation": Spitzer Auditorium in Sander's Classroom.

    Dec. 5 at 7:00 pm.

    E. Patrick Johnson is an award-winning author and performer. "Pouring Tea" is his one-man show based on his interviews with gay African American men who have lived in the South for most or all of their lives. The characters range in age from 19 to 93 and hail from 15 different states.  They are lawyers, corporate executives, hairdressers, ministers, artists, etc.  It's a very exciting show, and it's absolutely FREE.  There will also be an opportunity to ask him questions after the show; he'll also be signing copies of his book "Sweet Tea," on which the show is based. For more information about him, I'll attach an article from the Vassar paper. If you think that others might be interested in this unique event, please feel free to pass it on.  The event is co-sponsored by the Sadie Peterson Delaney African Roots Library.
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    Hip Hop movie for Thursday and Friday...


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    Thursday, Nov. 15


    Hip Hop is Bigger Than the Occupation (Palestine) - free film showing

    Thursday, Nov. 15 at 7:00 pm
    Spitzer Auditorium, Sanders Hall
    Vassar College
    124 Raymond Ave.
    Poughkeepsie, NY 12603

    "Hip Hop Is Bigger Than The Occupation" is documentary about a ten day journey of artists traveling through the West Bank, Palestine, teaching and performing Non Violent Resistance. The tour included M1 of Dead Prez, Shadia Mansour, Lowkey, Marcel Cartier, Mazzi of Soul Purpose, DJ Vega Benetton, as well as many others. The group stayed at Bulata Refugee Camp in Nablus and experienced first hand what it felt like living under occupation. Both film showings will include some live performances.

    Organized by The New Jim Crow Action Committee
    Cosponsors: Middle East Crisis Response, Dutchess Peace, Peace Action NY, 
    Vassar Grassroots Alliance for Alternative Politics (GAAP), the Vassar Prison Initiative (VPI), Hip Hop 101, and the Young Democratic Socialists (YDS).

    Contact: 845-475-8781
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    Friday, Nov. 16


    Hip Hop is Bigger Than the Occupation (Palestine) - free film showing

    Friday, Nov. 16 at 6:00 pm
    Family Partnership Center
    29 N Hamilton St.
    Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 

    "Hip Hop Is Bigger Than The Occupation" is documentary about a ten day journey of artists traveling through the West Bank, Palestine, teaching and performing Non Violent Resistance. The tour included M1 of Dead Prez, Shadia Mansour, Lowkey, Marcel Cartier, Mazzi of Soul Purpose, DJ Vega Benetton, as well as many others. The group stayed at Bulata Refugee Camp in Nablus and experienced first hand what it felt like living under occupation. Both film showings will include some live performances.

    Organized by The New Jim Crow Action Committee
    Cosponsors: Middle East Crisis Response, Dutchess Peace, Peace Action NY, 
    Vassar Grassroots Alliance for Alternative Politics (GAAP), the Vassar Prison Initiative (VPI), Hip Hop 101, and the Young Democratic Socialists (YDS). 

    Contact: 845-475-8781
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    Saturday, Nov. 17


    Mass Incarceration, Shame of the Nation:
    Panel Discussions on Racism and the Criminal Justice System

    Saturday, Nov. 17 from 10 - 2:00 pm
    Lateef Islam Auditorium
    Family Partnership Center
    29 N Hamilton St.
    Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

    Speakers will explore the prison system and other examples of the "New Jim Crow" that keep people of color in poverty and servitude in the United States. Panel discussions will highlight what American citizens of all ages and races can do to identify and begin to dismantle this new form of racial prejudice. Includes a complementary lunch with time for discussion. Reservations advised to guarantee a seat: 845-475-8781.

    Organized by The New Jim Crow Action Committee
    Cosponsors: Middle East Crisis Response, Dutchess Peace, Peace Action NY, 
    Vassar Grassroots Alliance for Alternative Politics (GAAP), the Vassar Prison Initiative (VPI), Hip Hop 101, and the Young Democratic Socialists (YDS).

    Contact: 845-475-8781
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