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Gardening Enthusiasts – your help is requested

The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY, United States

Do you like to dig in the dirt? Water the plants and watch them thrive? Revel in the beauty of food and flowering plants gracing their raised beds? Then the gardening committee is for you! No experience is needed. Master Gardeners are at the ready to guide you. On the 1st, 2nd and 4th Wednesdays…

FreedomCon 2021 – African Americans Fighting White Supremacy in the Wake of the Tulsa Massacre

Online

100 years ago, in the wake of the Tulsa Race Massacre, wealthy African Americans from Oklahoma joined Little Liberia, an economic opportunity to improve the lives of African Americans in the U.S. through economic advancement in Mexico. They also created a sister organization, the International Community Welfare League, that sought to combat White Supremacy, which…

$10

JULY 4TH ORATION – THE THIRD RECONSTRUCTION

The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY, United States

July 4th Oration is back in person at The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence on Saturday, July 3 beginning at 11am with an enriching presentation by Rev. Roxanne Booth on The Third Reconstruction and followed by light refreshments.  Bring a chair and a dish to share if you like. If raining, we will use the…

Garden Explorers visiting The Myers Residence Gardens

The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY, United States

  The Garden Explorers, a garden club based in the Capital Region, will visit the Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence gardens on Wednesday, July 14 at 6pm. Light refreshments will be provided. Interested in joining in? Please call Mary Liz Stewart at 518-621-7793 to let her know you will be participating.

$8

Work Party days are here!

The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY, United States

Put on the garden gloves, pick up the rake, and off you go! Would you prefer to work with clippers or a shovel? How about a lawn mower or pitch fork? Are you a gardener? Are you a carpenter? All sorts of garden and grounds activities fill up work party days. Join in the fun.…

FreedomCon 2021 – Racist Violence is as American as Cherry Pie

Online via Zoom

SNCC chair H. Rap Brown was excoriated after a July 1967 press conference where he told reporters: “I say violence is necessary. Violence is a part of America’s culture. It is as American as cherry pie. Americans taught the black people to be violent. We will use that violence to rid ourselves of oppression if…

$10

African American Marbleization – An Act of Civil Disobedience

The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY, United States

African American Marbleization is a series of sculptures by Yvonne Shortt. It is her response to oppression and racisms of African Americans in art, history, and her country. It draws on her personal experience of being a woman of color and her desire to use education, communication, research, and art to further conversation and  action.…

Building and Properties Committee

Online

The Building and Properties Committee invites members of the community to join board members in collaborating on a range of projects including restoration of The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence, building of an Interpretive Center, arranging for the installation of an off-street parking area, and managing the maintenance and beautification of the grounds of The…

OPEN HOUSE of Young Abolitionist Leadership Institute 2021

The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY, United States

Celebrate the hard work and learning of our teens who were part of the Young Abolitionist Leadership Institute 2021. Economics, Education systems, Web building and Entrepreneurship are the focus of the 2021 Focus Groups. Thursday, August 12 from 2pm-4pm at The Myers Residence Campus. Light refreshments will be available. On-street parking is available on Third…

MYERS RESIDENCE CLOSED 8/14

The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY, United States

we are sorry to say that The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence will need to be closed on Saturday, August 14. The staff needs to attend a memorial ceremony for…

Work Party! – don’t miss out! – Cancelled for August

The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY, United States

Put on the garden gloves, pick up the rake, and off you go! Would you prefer to work with clippers or a shovel? How about a lawn mower or pitch…