Uprooted is a 30-minute documentary based on interviews collected during the Humanities Council's Fences & Neighbors initiative on immigration. It tells the story of five refugees who escaped from war-torn countries to resettle in New Hampshire. The film explores what it means to be a refugee and how it feels to make a new life […]

BORDERS CELEBRATION 2018 We have arrived once again to that time of the school year when we pause to honor Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The pause is a critical time for us to examine the progress made toward justice since our gathering a year ago. This year has been a challenge for the […]

In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, Tj has created a program entitled “The Other Side of the Mountaintop.” It will highlight the hopes and work that Dr. King was planning at the time of his death and include the back stories behind the classic Civil Rights anthems as well […]

Please join us for the 2018 Dr. Martin Luther King Celebration. This year's Guest Speaker is The Rev. Dr. Neal E. Pearson. Rev. Pearson and his family joined the St. John’s Baptist Church of Woburn, Massachusetts in 1983 and soon became involved in a number of church endeavors. In 1986 he joined the Deacon Board and became […]

Annual Celebration of Martin Luther King featuring the film Shadows Fall North presented by JerriAnne Boggis, Director of Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire January 14th 2:00- 5:30pm Beane Center Please bring a dessert Sponsored by Laconia Human Relations Committee

A program of song, story and reflection. Our featured speaker, Chuck Collins, is senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies, where he directs the Program on Inequality and the Common Good. A nationally-recognized expert on income and wealth inequality and the racial wealth divide, he has authored and co-authored a number of books, including […]

Turkish and Rumeli Music: Contemporary Encounters with Tradition Dolunay and Çeşni Trio 7:00 pm This concert double-header features two unique interpreters of the music of the lands once ruled by the Ottomans. The Brooklyn, NY based trio Dolunay (Turkish for “full moon”) draws upon the songs from the Turkish people living across Rumeli, the former […]

All Eyes Are Upon Us: Racial Struggles in the Northeast, from Jackie Robinson to Deval Patrick From Brooklyn to Boston, from World War II to the present, Jason Sokol traces the modern history of race and politics in the Northeast. Why did white fans come out to support Jackie Robinson as he broke baseball's color […]

World Affairs Council of New Hampshire GLOBAL TIPPING POINTS: A three-part series on today's global challenges MONDAY, MARCH 5 FEATURING JAKE SULLIVAN America’s Future Foreign Policy Jake Sullivan will address the country’s foreign policy approach under President Donald Trump and the latest current events. Sullivan is a senior fellow and Master in Public Policy faculty […]