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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Wednesday, July 16, 2014

"Coming Home After Prison: A New Reality" #SalonsAtStowe this Thursday, July 17 at 5PM

According to the National Institute of Justice, in 2011, 688,384 men and women — approximately 1,885 individuals a day — were released from state or federal custody in the United States.

Returning to the community from jail or prison is a complex transition for most offenders, as well as for their families and communities. Upon reentering society, former offenders are likely to struggle with substance abuse, lack of adequate education and job skills, limited housing options, and mental health issues.

Join the conversation at Salons at Stowe when we discuss Coming Home After Prison: A New Reality with featured guests Rev. Jeff Grant, Progressive Prison Project/Innocent Spouse Project and LaResse Harvey, A Better Way Foundation. Come learn more about reentering society after prison and how you can create change on this issue, and have your voice heard! 

  

The program is free and open to the public. Reservations are not required but are strongly encouraged: Info@StoweCenter.org or 860-522-9258, ext. 317


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