Welcome to the conversation!


Welcome to the conversation!

Harriet Beecher Stowe's (1811-1896) best-selling anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852), made her the most famous American woman of the 19th century and galvanized the abolition movement before the Civil War.

The Stowe Center is a 21st-century museum and program center using Stowe's story to inspire social justice and positive change.

The Salons at Stowe programs are a forum to connect the challenging issues (race, gender and class) that impelled Stowe to write and act with the contemporary face of those same issues. The Salon format is based on a robust level of audience participation, with the explicit goal of promoting civic engagement. Recent topics included: Teaching Acceptance; Is Prison the New Slavery; Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North; Creativity and Change; Race, Gender and Politics Today; How to be an Advocate

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Thursday, July 21, 2016

#SalonatStowe: Meet the featured guests!

Tonight, the Stowe Center will present a hands-on, interactive workshop entitled "Unpacking White Privilege." The workshop will be feature Troy Brown, Meghan Korn, and Isabel Alvarez of the Connecticut Judicial Branch Court Support Services Division.

Meet the facilitators below!

Troy Brown, Manager of the Connecticut Judicial Branch Court Support Service Division

Troy Brown is the Manager of the Connecticut Judicial Branch Court Support Service Division (CSSD) Training Academy and the CSSD Multicultural Affairs Unit. Born and raised in Hartford, to Jamaican parents, Troy’s bicultural skills set the stage for his passion and work in diversity and cultural responsiveness.

Troy is the co-developer and trainer of the Connecticut Judicial Branch’s Foundation in Cultural Responsiveness (FCR) 100 and co-developer of a Train the Trainer program for new FCR 100 trainers. 

Meghan Korn, Juvenile Probation Officer II at the Connecticut Judicial Branch Court Support Service Division 

Meghan Korn serves as a Juvenile Probation Officer II with the Connecticut Judicial Branch Court Support Services Division (CSSD). She is assigned to the CSSD Training Academy as the Multicultural Affairs Unit Field Office Representative where she conducts training and develops curriculum.

Meghan graduated from Skidmore College with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. She received her M.Ed. in mental health counseling (with a concentration in forensic mental health counseling) from the University of Massachusetts in Boston. She also received a Forensic Services Certificate from the University of Massachusetts in Boston. Her graduate work included a focus on providing culturally responsive clinical care.

Isabel Alvarez, Court Planner for the Connecticut Judicial Branch Court Support Service Division

Isabel Alvarez Galeano is a Court Planner for the State of Connecticut Judicial Branch Court Support Service Division (CSSD) Multicultural Affairs Unit. She earned a Master of Business Administration Degree for Emerging Leaders from the University of New Haven, a Law Degree from Saint Thomas University, Colombia.  

Born and raised in Colombia, South America and relocated to the United States since April 2011. She is bilingual and bicultural. Isabel is a co-facilitator of the Connecticut Judicial Branch’s training Foundation in Cultural Responsiveness (FCR 100) and the Color of Justice Forum. Ms. Alvarez plans and facilitates workshops and cultural events to recognize different cultures. 

When you hear 'white privilege' what do you think about? How does 'privilege' impact our lives? In what others ways, besides race, can individuals occupy 'privilege'? 

Please note that today's workshop is at capacity. The Stowe Center is working to plan a second workshop and if you are interested in attending please contact info@stowecenter.org or (860) 522-9258 ext. 317. 

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