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Black History Month
NH, United StatesBlack History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. 2021 Theme - The Black Family: Representation, Identity and Diversity To learn more, visit: https://asalh.org/about-us/origins-of-black-history-month/ https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/black-history-month https://time.com/4197928/history-black-history-month/ 2021 Black History Month Virtual Festival: https://asalh.org/festival/
Online – Peace & Justice Conversations: Why Work with Youth?
NH, United StatesJoin NHPA with NH Youth Movement co-founder and former board member of NH Peace Action Griffin Sinclaire-Wingate as he talks about his work to harness the energy of young people to create political change. Throughout his 26 years Griffin has worked in a variety of movements and issue areas. In highschool he became involved in […]
Online – Rebecca Carroll “Surviving the White Gaze”
NH, United StatesRebecca Carroll "Surviving the White Gaze" Feb 2, 7pm (Live streamed event) The Music Hall in Portsmouth in partnership with NHPR is hosting the latest edition of Writers On A New England Stage. Award-winning author, podcast host, and Black cultural critic Rebecca Carroll — a New Hampshire native — is the guest for this event, now […]
Online – Remote Advocacy Training
NH, United StatesNew Futures Remote Advocacy Training Learn how to advocate during the 2021 legislative session, one unlike any other in history! This training will cover how to effectively advocate remotely this year and have your voice heard by lawmakers. Topics will include explaining the process for remote public hearings and how to testify virtually, how to […]
NPR – Amplify: Turning up the Volume on Black Voices
NH, United StatesA virtual podcast & chat series focused on centering Black voices and experiences. Join UNH SHARPP & The Beauregard Center this Black History Month on Fridays from 2-3pm to listen and learn. A new podcast will be featured each week followed by a group discussion. Feb 5, 2021 02:00 PM Feb 12, 2021 02:00 PM […]
Dover – Rolling Rally to Free ICE Detainees
NH, United StatesCovid-19 is now in the jail. ICE should free the immigrants it holds there. MEET THE CONVOY: Strafford County Courthouse, 259 County Farm Road, Dover, NH 03820. Do NOT honk your horn. SIGN IN: https://bit.ly/2VaavVm PETITION: https://bit.ly/34Flbya SIGNS: Our message is "ICE have a heart! Release them!" Printable art https://bit.ly/2VUavrx https://www.facebook.com/events/510832573214103
Online – Tea Talk Series: Claiming Our Place: Blacks in “White Spaces”
NH, United StatesAmerica has a long and troubled history of segregated public spaces. When Amy Cooper called the police on Christian Cooper (no relation) in Central Park last year, the incident underscored a familiar script that continues America’s legacy of enslavement. Some whites perceive African Americans who venture into public spaces as dangerous and disruptive intruders. All […]
Online – The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song
NH, United StatesProduced in partnership with the New Hampshire Humanities, New Hampshire PBS presents an online screening and discussion of the new PBS documentary, THE BLACK CHURCH: THIS IS OUR STORY, THIS IS OUR SONG on Monday, February 8th at 6pm. This moving two-part series from executive producer, host and writer Henry Louis Gates, Jr., traces the […]
Online – NH Professionals of Color
NH, United StatesSpotlighting NH Local Business Owners of Color! About this Event New Hampshire is well known for its business friendly atmosphere, but what's it like to start a business here as a young person of color? In this virtual story telling event, hear from three New Hampshire-based entrepreneurs of color who will share their personal and […]
Online – The First Weeks of Transition: Rapid Changes to Immigration Policy
NH, United StatesImmigration policy has been on fire over the past few years and the Biden-Harris Administration has already issued a series of Executive Orders and policy changes that signal early attempts to squelch the flames and provide protections. Over the past few months, the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC), in collaboration with a plethora of organizations, […]