#SalonatStowe: Meet the Featured Guests!

Tonight, join us for "Policing the Police: How Can Communities Transform Law Enforcement?"another Salon at Stowe program.

Leading the discussion will be Bishop John Selders and David McGuire. Meet them below!

Bishop John Selders 

The Right Reverend Doctor John L. Selders, Jr. is the Associate Chaplain at Trinity College as well as an ordained minister serving in the United Church of Christ, and the Organizing Pastor of Amistad United Church of Christ, Hartford, CT. Bishop Selders has done his academic and theological reflection attending Life Christian Bible College, Webster University, Eden Theological Seminary and Anglican Divinity School. In addition to being a talented award winning songwriter, musician and performer with local, national, and international credits, he is also the Bishop Presider of The Inter-Denominational Conference of Liberation Congregations and Ministries (ICLCM) and is the Co-Convening Bishop of The Sacred College of Progressive Episcopates (SCPE). 

Bishop Selders has exhibited extraordinary commitment and dedication to a number of efforts affording him the opportunity to travel across the country speaking, lecturing and conducting workshops in the areas of race, anti-racism and internalized oppression. He serves on a number of boards and works with several organizations both locally and nationally whose work is ultimately concerned with the healing of humanity.​ He is one of the founders and leaders of Moral Monday CT, an activist and turn-up group an issues of racial justice and Black Lives Matter in CT.


David McGuire  

David McGuire is the Interim Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of CT. McGuire joined the ACLU-CT in 2007. His primary areas of legal interest are prisoner rights, digital privacy and free speech issues. He has also taken a leading role in pressing for police accountability legislation and was instrumental in passing laws to reform police complaint procedures and police use of Tasers. McGuire received his B.A. in history from Purdue University in 2003 and graduated cum laude from Western New England College School of Law in 2006. After law school, he clerked for the judges of the Connecticut Superior Court. 

What will you ask the featured guests? Share in the comments below!

#SalonatStowe: Meet the Featured Guests

Tonight, join the Stowe Center for a conversation on protests and social movements. Leading the conversation will be featured guests, David Canton and Jeffrey Ogbar. Read all about them below!

David Canton

David Canton in an Associate Professor of History and Director of the Africana Studies Program at Connecticut College. David Canton believes that African-American urban history illustrates the impact of racism, classism, and sexism in the black community. It also provides insight to the origins of 20th century black urban poverty, civil rights struggle, black class formation, and black community development.

David Canton's latest book, Raymond Pace Alexander: A New Negro Lawyer Fights for Civil Rights in Philadelphia, was published in May, 2010, by the University Press of Mississippi. The book has been awarded the 2011 W.E.B. Du Bois Book Prize from the Northeast Black Studies Association.

Canton was the Jacob and Linda Blaustein Assistant Professor of History and in 2009 was promoted to Associate Professor. From 2009-2012, he served as Director of the Center for the Comparative Study of Race and Ethnicity and as Co-Director of the Mellon Mays Fellows Program. He is the POSSE 5 faculty mentor and in 2014-2015 served as chair of the History Department.

Professor Canton has received the following awards: Tempel Summer Institute, Connecticut College (Summer 2004), National Endowment of the Humanities Summer Institute, African American Struggle For Civil Rights 1877-1965 (Summer 2003), Temple University Dissertation Completion Grant, 2000-2001. 

Jeffrey Ogbar

Jeffrey Ogbar is a Professor of History and Director of the Center for the Study of Popular Music. Jeffrey Ogbonna Green Ogbar was born in Chicago and raised in Los Angeles, California. He received his BA in History from Morehouse College in Atlanta (’91). He earned his MA (’93) and Ph.D. (’97) in U.S. History with a minor in African studies from Indiana University in Bloomington. Since 1997 he has taught at the University of Connecticut’s Department of History. From 2003-2009 he served as the Director of the Institute for African American Studies. He served as Associate Dean for the Humanities in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences from 2009-2012. In June 2012 he was named the University’s Vice Provost for Diversity. In 2014 he became founding director of the Center for the Study of Popular Music.

Jeffrey O. G. Ogbar’s research interests include the 20th century United States with a focus in African American history. More specifically, Dr. Ogbar studies black nationalism and radical social protest. He has developed courses, lectured and published articles on subjects as varied as Pan-Africanism, African American Catholics, civil rights struggles, black nationalism and hip-hop. Prof. Ogbar has held fellowships at Harvard University’s W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for Afro-American Research, where he completed work on his book, Black Power: Radical Politics and African American Identity. He also held fellowships at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in New York City, and the Africana studies program at the University of Miami where he conducted research for his book Hip-Hop Revolution: The Culture and Politics of Rap. His latest book is an edited volume, The Harlem Renaissance Revisited: Politics, Arts and Letters.

Along with research and teaching, Dr. Ogbar has enjoyed his role as the advisor to numerous student organizations, as well as working in various community service projects. 

The Salon will begin at 5:30 PM with a social half-hour and the conversation will start at 6:00 PM. What do you plan to ask the featured guests? Let us know in the comments below! 

#StoweSyllabus: What We're Reading This Week

Articles and current events that got us thinking over the week!

Terror lynching in America
Equal Justice Initiative with illustrations by Molly Crabapple, October 11, 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS61QFzk2tI&feature=youtu.be

Indian resistance and Thanksgiving declarations
November 17, 2014, Howardzinn.com
http://howardzinn.org/indian-resistance-thanksgiving-declarations/

Rethinking history class on Columbus Day
Melinda Anderson, October 12, 2015, The Atlantic
http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/10/columbus-day-school-holiday/409984/

Abolish Columbus Day resources and tools
October 2016, Zinn Education Project 
http://www.teachingforchange.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ZEP_AbolishColumbusDay_Packet.pdf

Racist objects: A painful past still present
Logan Jaffe, October 6, 2016, The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/10/06/us/race-related-confronting-racist-objects.html?emc=edit_rr_20161006&nl=race-related&nlid=74255697&te=1 

What are you reading this week? Let us know in the comments below!

#StoweSyllabus: What We're Reading This Week

Articles and current events that got us thinking over the week!

From slavery to mass incarceration, Ava Duvernay’s film “13^th” examines racist U.S. Justice System
October 3, 2016, Democracy Now!
http://bit.ly/2dbMR2l 

Hear something, say something: Navigating the world of racial awkwardness
Code Switch Podcast, September 28, 2016, NPR
http://n.pr/2drbVml  

Who gets to write what?
Kaitlyn Greenidge, September 24, 2016, The New York Times http://nyti.ms/2cU86aK 

Enrollment surges at historically Black colleges amid rise in racial tensions
Valerie Strauss, September 11, 2016, The Washington Post
 http://wapo.st/2c1dZj4  

What is on your reading list this week? What do resources do you use to stay informed and engaged? Share below! 

#SalonbyStowe: Food Justice at the West End Farmer's Market

Join us tonight for a Salon on food justice at the West End Farmer's Market!  

What is food justice? How can we challenge inequities in our food system? How does food access connect to other social justice issues? What can you do to take action? 

The Salon will be held at Clemens Green from 5:30-6:30 PM. Free and open to all! 

#StoweSyllabus: What We're Reading This Week

Articles and current events that got us thinking over the week! 

Election 2016-Civic Activities
Teaching Tolerance, 2016
http://www.tolerance.org/election2016  

Talking to kids about protesting: 5 things I want my kids to know
Adelaid Lancaster, September 22, 2016, We Stories
http://www.westories.org/blog/2016/9/22/talking-to-kids-about-protesting-5-things-i-want-my-kids-to-know  

Children’s books that tackle race and ethnicity
Maria Russo, September 23, 2016, The New York Time
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/09/22/books/23racebooks.html?emc=edit_tnt_20160924&nlid=19506699&tntemail0=y&_r=0  

On hashtags and fleeting white outrage
Shannon Coffrin Gaggero, September 24, 2016, Medium
https://medium.com/embrace-race/on-hashtags-and-fleeting-white-outrage-36b97e682415#.xmr0i7n07

What is on your reading list this week? Share below! 

#SalonatStowe: Meet the Featured Guests

Join us tonight for our first Salon at Stowe of the season: Separate and Unequal: How do We Achieve Equity in Education?

Speaking on the issues, will be José A. Colón of Hartford Public High School, Robert Cotto of Trinity College and the Hartford Board of Education, and Kate Busch Gervais of the Discovery Center.

José Colón

José A. Colón is a school administrator in the Hartford Public Schools.  He currently serves the as Principal of the Law and Government Academy at Hartford Public High School.  He is a native of Hartford and a proud graduate of the Hartford Public School System.  Mr. Colón received a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Development and Family Relations from the University of Connecticut, a Masters Degree in Secondary Education from Eastern Connecticut State University and a post master’s degree from Sacred Heart University in School Administration.  

Prior to his work in the Hartford School System, Mr. Colón served the Town of West Hartford as the Co-Director of the Youth Service Bureau through his work at the Bridge Family Center.  In West Hartford he worked closely with the school system and other departments in town to deliver high quality prevention and intervention programs and services to youth and teens. 

Mr. Colón is married to Ms. Vivian Luna-Colón who is also a lifelong educator and they have an amazing daughter Samantha, a senior at the Medical Professions and Teacher Preparation Academy.

Robert Cotto, Jr. 

Robert Cotto, Jr. is the Director of Urban Education Initiatives at Trinity College. He graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in sociology and he has a Master’s degree in education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and from Trinity College in American Studies. Before coming to Trinity, Robert was a K-12 educational researcher and teacher. 

He believes that teaching and learning should be connected to each student’s interests, the communities related to our study, and the scholars that have come before us. He has worked with students at various levels in the Hartford area to develop their academic interests, abilities, and skills. 

His academic work focuses on K-12 education policy. His past and present research focuses on educational reform movements in the U.S. and Puerto Rico that offer educational improvement, yet often reinforce inequality or are subverted by existing social policy. In particular, he studies the history and current impact of educational testing, school choice, and teacher-led innovation, and management policies, particularly with respect to marginalized and racialized groups. 

Kate Busch Gervais  

Kate has been the Executive Director of The Discovery Center since July, 2015. The Discovery Center is a nonprofit educational social change organization works in partnership with youth, families, schools and communities to facilitate nurturing spaces where people can challenge systemic racism and oppression. Kate’s experience includes more than three decades in social justice, community engagement and entrepreneurship. 

Kate previously managed the grassroots outreach for the launch of the Affordable Care Act for Access Health Connecticut and the Office of the CT Healthcare Advocate by working with more than 250 community organizations, state agencies and individuals to reach underserved individuals and communities with services in 33 languages. More than 35,000 were enrolled through this effort, which was highlighted by the Kaiser Family Foundation, the Texas Health Institute and the Yale School of Public Health as a highly-effective, respectful program. She was Senior Program and Development Officer for Universal Health Care Foundation where she developed the Small Business Health Care Network, focused on small and businesses owned by people of color. This program engaged more than 1,000 small business owners and leaders in advocating for their needs on a statewide and national state. 

What will you ask the featured guests? Let us know in the comments below and join us tonight! 5:30 PM social half-hour, 6:00 PM discussion, all at the Stowe Center! 

   

#StoweSyllabus: What We're Reading This Week

Articles and current events that got us thinking over the week!

Another day, another hashtag: White people, you gotta get to work now
Awesomely Luvvie September 21, 2016, Awesomely Luvvie
http://www.awesomelyluvvie.com/2016/09/white-people-anti-racism.html 

It’s time to get over your feelings and take action for Black lives
Ann Friedman, August 3, 2016, New York Magazine
http://nymag.com/thecut/2016/08/showing-up-for-racial-justice-white-feelings-black-lives.html?mid=twitter_nymag  

Throwing the rock and hiding your hand: White women and a revisiting of intersectionality
Jameelah Jones, September 21, 2016, Medium
https://medium.com/@SocialJusticeJones/throwing-the-rock-and-hiding-your-hand-white-women-and-a-revisiting-of-intersectionality-5c5ac8bdf7cb#.d856u8yaj 

Why are cops OK with killing black people? Because American history teaches that we aren’t fully human
D. Watkins, September 21, 2016, Salon
http://www.salon.com/2016/09/21/why-are-cops-ok-with-killing-black-people-because-american-history-teaches-that-we-arent-fully-human/  

In conversation: Ava Duvernay
Rebecca Traister, September 2016, New York Magazine
http://nymag.com/thecut/2016/09/ava-duvernay-the-13th-queen-sugar-c-v-r.html 

What are you reading this week? Share in the comments below! 

#StoweSyllabus: What We're Reading This Week

Articles and current events that got us thinking over the week!

Making a home for Black History
Vinson Cunnigham, August 29, 2016, The New Yorker
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/08/29/analyzing-the-national-museum-of-african-american-history-and-culture

Nat Turner’s insurrection
Thomas Wentworth Higgins, 1861 issue of The Atlantic
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1861/08/nat-turners-insurrection/308736/

Justice Department says it will end the use of private prisons
Matt Zapotosky and Chico Harlan, August 18, 2016, The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/08/18/justice-department-says-it-will-end-use-of-private-prisons/?utm_term=.630554b428e2

Using Reconstruction to understand today’s racial tensions
Andrew Reese, July 28, 2016, Facing Today
http://bit.ly/2bOiNtC  

What are you reading this week? Share in the comments below! 

#SalonatLunch: Race, Gender and the Olympics

Join us for another Salon at Lunch!

From history making moments, including Simone Manuel becoming the first Black woman to win gold in swimming and the U.S. Women’s Gymnastics team winning by the highest margin in the sport’s history, to head-shaking moments like swimmer Katie Ledecky being referred to as the “female Michael Phelps,” issues of race and gender are ever-present at the Olympics. How do issues of race and gender intersect and impact the Olympics? How does racism and sexism influence coverage of Olympic athletes?

Check out these articles below for background reading:  

NBC's coverage of the Olympics is atrocious. There's a simple reason why

Todd VanderWerff, August 12, 2016, Vox
http://www.vox.com/2016/8/11/12433144/nbc-olympics-bad

Rio Olympics: Simone Manuel makes history in the pool
Karen Crouse, August 12, 2016, The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/11/sports/olympics/rio-schedule-medals-biles-phelps-lochte.html?_r=0

American Simone Manuel speaks out on police brutality, race after earning Olympic gold

Martin Rogers, August 12, 2016, USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/rio-2016/2016/08/12/simone-manuel-gold-medalist-police-brutality-african-american-swimmer/88603406/

The media are saying and doing a bunch of sexist stuff during the Olympics
Lee Moran, August 8, 2016, Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/rio-2016-sexism-media_us_57a840dbe4b056bad215f03c?section

Join us from 12:00-1:00 PM today! Bring your lunch, ideas, and opinions!

#StoweSyllabus: What We're Reading this Week

Articles and current events that got us thinking over the week!

Rep. Lewis’s new book ‘March: Book Three’ rises to the historic occasion
Michael Cavna, August 3, 2016, The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/rep-john-lewiss-new-march-book-three-rises-to-the-historic-occasion/2016/08/03/63355a0e-57fb-11e6-831d-0324760ca856_story.html

Constance Wu on Hollywood’s white savior problem: ‘Our heroes don’t look like Matt Damon’
Jaleesa M. Jones, July 29, 2016, USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2016/07/29/constance-wu-hollywood-whitewashing-matt-damon/87749210/
The tyranny of the traffic ticket: How small crimes turn fatal for poor, minority Americans
German Lopez, August 5, 2016, Vox
http://www.vox.com/2016/8/5/12364580/police-overcriminalization-net-widening

U.S. police body cameras put civil rights at risk: study
Gina Cherelus, August 2, 2016, Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-police-cameras-idUSKCN10D2AC?utm_content=bufferd547f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

The permanence of Black Lives Matter
Vann R. Newkirk II, August 3, 2016, The Atlantic
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/08/movement-black-lives-platform/494309/ 

What are you reading this week? Share in the comments below! 

#SalonatLunch: Why Are We Reluctant to Address Slavery?

Join us, for another Salon at Lunch! This week we are tackling the question, "why are we reluctant to address slavery?"

At last week's Democratic National Convention, Michelle Obama addressed the history of the White House stating, “I wake up every morning in a house that was built by slaves.”

Several commentators took issue with the statement and some even rebutted that those who built the White House were “treated well.” Conversation about the reality and misconceptions of slavery has since ensued.

Join the conversation at this free event: Why do we have difficulty addressing history? Why are there so many misconceptions about slavery? How can we best understand history and its connections to present injustices? 

Chekc out these articles below for background reading: 

Michelle Obama’s Speech and the powerful realities of American Slavery
Kirt von Daacke, July 28, 2016, NBC BLK
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/michelle-obama-s-speech-powerful-realities-american-slavery-n618811

What Bill O’Reilly doesn’t understand about slavery
Rebecca Onion, July 28, 2016, Slate
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/history/2016/07/what_bill_o_reilly_doesn_t_understand_about_slavery.html

Teaching slavery to reluctant listeners
Edward Baptist, September 11, 2015, The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/magazine/teaching-slavery-to-reluctant-listeners.html?_r=0 

Salons at Lunch are every Wednesday at noon. Free and open to the public. 

#StoweSyllabus: What We're Reading this Week

Articles and current events that got us thinking over the week!

Michelle Obama’s Speech and the powerful realities of American Slavery
Kirt von Daacke, July 28, 2016, NBC BLK
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/michelle-obama-s-speech-powerful-realities-american-slavery-n618811

What Bill O’Reilly doesn’t understand about slavery
Rebecca Onion, July 28, 2016, Slate
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/history/2016/07/what_bill_o_reilly_doesn_t_understand_about_slavery.html

Teaching slavery to reluctant listeners
Edward Baptist, September 11, 2015, The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/magazine/teaching-slavery-to-reluctant-listeners.html?_r=0

The grief that white Americans can’t share
Nikole Hannah-Jones, July 22, 2016, The New York Times Magazine
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/07/22/magazine/the-grief-that-white-americans-cant-share.html?_r=0 

What are your reactions to the pieces? What articles, news pieces, or video-clips have you come across over the week? Let us know, below! 

#SalonatLunch: Talking to Kids about Race and Racism

Join us at noon for another Salon at Lunch! This week we are talking about how to talk to young people about race and racism. Check out these links below and join us at the Stowe Center or online via the hashtag #SalonatLunch for the conversation!

Raising race conscious children
http://www.raceconscious.org/  

When did you realize your race?
Franchesca Ramsey, July 20, 2016, MTV’s Decoded
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5nQmLbbWz0  

“That’s Not Fair!” — Teaching Young Children About Race And Racism, Respect And Diversity
Alan Singer, July 18, 2016, The Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-singer/thats-not-fair--teaching_b_11050048.html

Salons at Lunch are every Wednesday at noon at the Stowe Center. Join us as we talk about current events and social justice issues! 

#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. 

#SalonatLunch: #BlackLivesMatter vs. #AllLivesMatter

Join us for another installment of Salons at Lunch!

#BlackLivesMatter began in 2012 after the acquittal of George Zimmerman. The hashtag and movement have grown, and Black Lives Matter is a call to action against anti-Black racism in the U.S.

When hearing or reading #BlackLivesMatter, many respond with #AllLivesMatter. Why do you think some people respond in this way? Does All Lives Matter erase the purpose and meaning of the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter and its accompanying movement?

Check out these links for background reading.

Why 'All Lives Matter' is a perilous phrase
Daniel Victor, July 15, 2016, The New York Times

When you're accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression Chris Boeskool, March 14, 2016, Huffington Post 

Salons at Lunch are every Wednesday at noon for July and August. Engage with others on current events and contemporary issues! We look forward to seeing you! 

#StoweSyllabus: What We're Reading this Week

Articles and current events that got us thinking over the week!

How America bought and sold racism, and why it still matters
Lisa Hix, November 10, 2015, Collector’s Weekly
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/how-america-bought-and-sold-racism/

Honoring the police and their victims
Jelani Cobb, July 18, 2016, The New Yorker
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/07/25/baton-rouge-st-paul-and-dallas?mbid=social_twitter

The intersectional woman’s reading list
Doree Shafrir, July 18, 2016, Buzzfeed
https://www.buzzfeed.com/doree/the-intersectional-womans-reading-list?utm_term=.svPdweMR4&bftw=lgbt#.kwJ9medAx

How you can help students see other viewpoints
Nelson Graves, July 11, 2016, Facing Today
http://bit.ly/29OqCgD 

What are your reactions to the pieces? What articles, news pieces, or video-clips have you come across over the week? Let us know, below! 

#SalonatLunch: Staying Committed to Positive Change

Join us for our second Salon at Lunch of the summer! After a difficult week, we will be discussing how to stay committed to positive change. How do we stay committed to social justice? How do we care for ourselves and others in difficult times?

Kathy Christianson of the Anti-Defamation League and The Discovery Center, will help facilitate the conversation and led attendees in a discussion on how to remain committed to justice and positive change.

Check out these links below for background reading in advance of the program.

5 Self Care Tips for Activists Kim Tran, Everyday Feminism

The Optimism of Uncertainty, by Howard Zinn, The Nation 

How do you stay committed to positive change? Come to the Salon and share your thoughts or comment below! Stowe Salons at Lunch are held every Wednesday at noon at the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center. 

#StoweSyllabus: What We're Reading this Week

Articles and current events that got us thinking over the week!

Race, truth and our two realities
Chris Lebron, July 11, 2016, The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/11/opinion/race-truth-and-our-two-realities.html?smid=fb-nytopinion&smtyp=cur&_r=0

My revolutionary suicide note
Melissa Harris-Perry, July 8, 2016, Anna Julia Cooper Center
http://ajccenter.wfu.edu/2016/07/08/my-walden-melissa-harris-perry/

Policing the police
Jelani Cobb and PBS Frontline, June 28, 2016, PBS
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/policing-the-police/

EduColor: Having the deeper conversations online
José Vilson, June 8, 2016, EduTopia
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/educolor-having-deeper-conversations-online-jose-vilson

What are your reactions to the pieces? What articles, news pieces, or video-clips have you come across over the week? Let us know, below!

#SalonatLunch: Race in Pop Culture

Our summer Salons at Lunch series is starting again! Join us every Wednesday at noon for dialogue and debate on current events and social justice issues.

This Wednesday, July 6th, we will be discussing "Race in Pop Culture." Join us as we watch actor Jesse Williams's BET Humanitarian Award speech and discuss the content and reaction to the speech.

Salons at Lunch will be held every Wednesday at noon for the months of July and August. Salons will be held in the Harriet Beecher Stowe house parlor-a once in a lifetime opportunity to discuss current events in the same space in which Harriet Beecher Stowe did. Salons at Lunch are free and open to the public.