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SUMMARY:Pamela Newkirk to Provide Opening Address at FreedomCon 2022: Toward Change - Toward Equality
DESCRIPTION:Click FreedomCon Journal to open your online copy of the conference journal\n  \nJoin us Friday evening April 1st as we kick off FreedomCon 2022 with a presentation by Pamela Newkirk. This is an in-person and virtual presentation. Visit FreedomCon 2022 for details on our full weekend of events. \nRegister \n\nLocked In and Left Out: Ota Benga\, the Diversity Industry and the Power of Portrayals\nPamela Newkirk\, PhD\, is an author\, award-winning journalist\, professor and scholar whose work presents multidimensional portraits of African American life across the full spectrum of U.S. history.  Her FreedomCon 2022 presentation will primarily draw upon two of her best-selling books: Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga (HarperCollins\, 2015) traces the deeply troubling tale of Ota Benga’s journey from the Congo to the United States\, where he was exhibited at the St. Louis World’s Fair and in 1906 in the Bronx Zoo Monkey House. The book received the 2016 NAACP Image Award and was listed among the Best Books of 2015 by NPR\, The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Diversity Inc.: The Failed Promise of a Billion-Dollar Business (Bold Type Books.\, 2019) examines how workplace diversity initiatives have turned into a profoundly misguided industry – and have done little to bring equality to American institutions and industries. Diversity\, Inc. was included on Time Magazine’s 2019 list of Must-Read Books. Prior to joining the NYU faculty\, Pamela was a daily news reporter at four news organizations\, including the Albany Knickerbocker News and New York Newsday where she was part of a Pulitzer Prize-winning team. Her articles on race\, media and African American culture have been widely published\, including in The New York Times\, The Wall Street Journal\, The Washington Post\, and Time magazine. \nPamela is a native New Yorker who as a child was surrounded by the ephemera of African American life — the posters\, letters\, books and photographs — collected by her father. Those images became a life-long inspiration for Pamela\, nourishing her scholarly interest in the unexplored history of the African Diaspora and the ways in which racial portrayals shape cultures\, societies\, institutions\, public policies and the lives of individuals. \nShe holds undergraduate and graduate journalism degrees from New York and Columbia universities\, and a PhD in Comparative and International Education from Columbia University. \nVisit https://www.pamelanewkirk.com/ to learn more about Pamela Newkirk and her work.\nClick Here for an Interactive Hudson Valley Community College Map\n\nRemember to check out the FreedomCon Raffle\n  \n  \n 
URL:https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/event/ms-pamela-newkirk-to-provide-opening-address-at-freedomcon-2022-toward-change-toward-equality/
LOCATION:HVCC BulmerTelecommunications Ctr\, 80 Vandenburgh Avenue\, Troy\, NY\, 12180
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SUMMARY:FreedomCon 2022: Toward Change - Toward Equality
DESCRIPTION:OPEN HOUSE at The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence – (In-person only)\nConversation\, refreshments and mini-tours will be on offer. Visit Myers Mercantile which boasts original\, one-of-a kind items\, books\, videos\, clothing\, toys and more. Browse the library shelves. Experience the Yours for the Oppressed exhibit. Experience the place where the Albany Vigilance Committee met and where Freedom Seekers were welcomed. \nBe in the place where history happened\, where agents of change grappled with the injustices of their day and laid the way for us to carry on in their footsteps. \nRegister
URL:https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/event/freedomcon-2022-toward-change-toward-equality-2/
LOCATION:The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence\, 194 Livingston Avenue\, Albany\, NY\, 12210\, United States
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SUMMARY:Collections Committee
DESCRIPTION:Do you like digging in the dirt? Researching? Drafting grant applications? Record keeping? Planning programs\, exhibits\, displays? Contributing to the development of the Collections Management System as we work to get our incredibly large collection of artifacts into a public facing\, user friendly database? Then this committee is for YOU!\nThis very active committee needs more volunteers to carry out its important work for UREC and for the community. Be part of the Collections Team!\n  \nZoom meeting.– \nTopic: Collections\nTime: Apr 14\, 2022 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/81231709208?pwd=U2x1a1ZRaVAwY3F6REU4d1ZvdlFhUT09 \nMeeting ID: 812 3170 9208\nPasscode: 717356\nOne tap mobile\n+19292056099\,\,81231709208#\,\,\,\,*717356# US (New York)\n+13017158592\,\,81231709208#\,\,\,\,*717356# US (Washington DC) \nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcEKv5WZz9 \n 
URL:https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/event/collections-committee-6/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
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SUMMARY:FEBRUARY FUNNIES - UREC's Gala - CANCELLED
DESCRIPTION:Sadly\, due to circumstances beyond our control. February Funnies (in April) must be cancelled. Thank you for your interest. Please stay tuned for a reschedule date. \n\nI am afraid COVID has won the first round – for everyone’s safety February Funnies has been rescheduled to Saturday\, April 30 from 7pm-9pm at Margarita City. We look forward to seeing you at this hybrid event. Get your funny bone ready for a great evening! \nBuy your tickets now for this one-of-a-kind gala – an evening of laughter\, levity\, funny bone ticklers\, and lively fun! Relax\, enjoy pleasant company\, Mexican cuisine\, and a lifting of your spirits. Be re-energized\, renewed\, rejuvenated!\nPlease note the important information listed here – \n(1) NYS COVID protocols will be followed – please be prepared to mask up\, provide proof of vaccination\, and practice social distancing. A new air ventilation system has been installed at Margarita City. \n(2) Please consider enjoying food and drink available at Margarita City. Visit https://www.margarita-city.com/menu to peruse the enticing menu options \n(3) Be prepared to place your bets on the unique\, exciting Silent Auction items \n(4) Win prizes awarded for successfully completing the fun challenges presented throughout the evening \n(5) Parking – Parking space is available on both sides of Margarita City for about 50 cars. Parking for 6 cars is available across the street in a lot behind 1119 Central Avenue. Fairfield Avenue\, across the street from Margarita City\, provides on-street parking in a residential setting. Look for the Parking Attendants with lanterns to help you locate parking. Parking Attendants will also provide support in crossing Central Avenue. Effort is afoot to arrange for van transport from the Hannaford Plaza located at 900 Central Avenue (Central and Colvin Avenues) – please check back for details. \n  \nQUESTIONS? CALL MARY LIZ STEWART AT 518-621-7793 OR EMAIL AT  https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/contact/ \nMore Info       Buy Tickets \n \nBoxxa Vine is a Pittsfield-based drag queen and costume creator with a flair for the dramatic and theatrical. A self-taught seamstress who has worked on pieces that have appeared locally\, across the country\, and on shows such as RuPaul’s Drag Race and The View and a six-time pageant titleholder (Miss Gay: Western MA\, Boston\, Central NY\, Camp Capital NY\, Werrrk.com\, and Berkshire) she spends most of her free time trying to get new and exciting drag events going around Berkshire\, MA. You can see what’s she’s up to next on BoxxaVine.com or follow her on her social media through Facebook or Instagram (@BoxxaVine). \n  \nNoelle Diamond is a fun and energetic drag performer in the Albany area. Winner of Albany’s Ultimate Dueling Divas and The Drag Battle Royale\, she has been performing since 2015 and leaving a trail of glitter behind everywhere she goes! You can usually find Noelle performing and doing costume changes at the nightclub\, wearing a panda sweater and reading to children at the local library\, or crying over her sewing machine she thought was broken but is actually just not threaded properly. Follow her on Instagram @noelle.diamond \n  \nTyphoid Mary\, not to be confused with the first asymptomatic carrier of Typhoid fever in the US\, is your local friendly neighborhood drag cryptid. They are an avid fan of Lorde and wearing one plaid skirt- she is easily mistaken for a lesbian- and her job at a local brewery only spreads the rumors faster. This golf ball has been dubbed the “goth thicc e-girl emo gf punk rock royalty princess hoe queen of Albany”- a title she humbly declines. You can find her singing Olivia Rodgrigo in her car or rehearsing for opening night of Phantom of the Opera on Broadway where she plays the monkey with cymbals and understudies the Phantom’s cape. Furbies and batteries included.
URL:https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/event/comedy-showcase-february-funnies-a-urec-gala/
LOCATION:Margarita City Mexican Grill and Bar\, 1118 Central Avenue\, Albany\, New York\, 12205
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