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SUMMARY:Rezoning of Interpretive Center Properties and Vote by Albany Common Council
DESCRIPTION:Albany Common Council has moved out of committee for a full vote by the entire Albany Common Council the recommendation by the Albany Planning Department to rezone the properties on which the UREC Interpretive Center will be built from R-T\, Residential Townhouse\, to MU-NE\, Mixed Use-Neighborhood Edge. A full Council vote will be taken on Ordinance 13.51.24 on Monday\, July 1\, 2024 at the 6pm meeting on floor 2 in Room 206 of Albany City Hall\, 24 Eagle Street\, Albany\, NY 12207.\nAnyone wishing to be heard can submit written comments by 12 noon on July 1\, 2024 to commoncouncil@albanyny.gov or provide in-person testimony on the ordinances before the Common Council for consideration.
URL:https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/event/rezoning-of-interpretive-center-properties-and-vote-by-albany-common-council/
LOCATION:Albany City Hall\, 24 Eagle Street\, Albany\, NY\, 12207
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SUMMARY:July 4th Oration - Civil Rights as Spiritual Pilgrimage
DESCRIPTION:Delving into deeper meanings of Freedom\, Justice and Divine Image\, Donna Elia will reflect upon the role of people of faith historically and currently and the need for repentance\, reparation and anti-racism. She will reflect upon a call to wholeness and theological reflection\, as well as a commitment to a lifelong journey of justice-seeking.\n  \n \nRev. Donna Elia has been an ordained Presbyterian Minister for 35 years. Since 2000\, she has been serving as executive director of Troy Area United Ministries. She is also pastor of St. Peter’s Presbyterian Church in Spencertown. She co-chairs Albany Presbytery’s Anti-Racism Task Force. She is also a 3rd degree black belt in taekwondo. Donna and her partner\, Marian\, live in Niskayuna and have a son\, Luke. \n  \nWe will be acknowledging the volunteer service contributed to UREC by Daniel Pascoe Aguilar\, Judy Wing\, Brea Barthel\, Emily Durstewitz and Alvin Espino. \nAs in past years\, the program runs from 11am-12pm\, to be followed by lunch from 12pm-1pm. Please bring your own chair if you can. Please consider parking on Third Street which runs along the ‘backside’ of the Myers Residence Campus. Third Street\, which is one-way running east\, is easily accessed from Henry Johnson Blvd. \nI am afraid we will not have a children’s space this year. We cannot find anyone to manage that space. Children are welcome but corresponding adults will need to bring things to occupy the child/children. \nLooking forward to sharing July 4th with you at The Myers Residence backyard! If weather is inclement\, we will withdraw to the Hoop House (Greenhouse) on the Third Street properties. \n  \n————————— \n  \n“What\, to the American slave\, is your 4th of July? I answer: a day that reveals to him\, more than all others in the year\, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim. To him\, your celebration is a sham; your boasted liberty\, an unholy license; your national greatness\, swelling vanity; your sounds of rejoicing are empty and heartless; your denunciation of tyrants\, brass fronted impudence; your shouts of liberty and equality\, hollow mockery; your prayers and hymns\, your sermons and thanksgivings\, with all your religious parade\, and solemnity\, are\, to him\, mere bombast\, fraud\, deception\, impiety\, and hypocrisy – a thin veil to cover up crimes which would disgrace a nation of savages. There is not a nation on the earth guilty of practices\, more shocking and bloody\, than are the people of these United States\, at this very hour.” Frederick Douglass\, 1852\, “What to the Slave is Your Fourth of July?” \n  \n 
URL:https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/event/july-4th-oration-civil-rights-as-spiritual-pilgrimage/
LOCATION:The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence\, 194 Livingston Avenue\, Albany\, NY\, 12210\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240708T190000
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SUMMARY:Capital Tonight with Susan Arbetter
DESCRIPTION:Check out Capital Tonight with Susan Arbetter\, weeknights at 7pm on Spectrum News 1\, for an interview with Paul and Mary Liz Stewart about the goings on at Underground Railroad Education Center.\nhttps://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/capital-region/politics/capital-tonight can be found using this link.\n\n\nSusan Arbetter is a long time Capital Region resident\, a veteran political journalist with a long list of accolades\, including her induction into the Women’s Press Club of New York Hall of Fame.
URL:https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/event/capital-tonight-with-susan-arbetter/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240720T140000
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SUMMARY:The Underground Railroad - there is more to the story
DESCRIPTION:The Underground Railroad\, often remembered as being characterized by tunnels\, dark of night escapes\, coded language and hidey-holes\, was far more extensive and complex than these ideas have led us to believe.  In the midst of significant pro-slavery sentiment\, New York State was home to many abolitionists working to abolish the institution of slavery in our state and nation and it was visited by many who had escaped enslavement and sought a life of freedom. Join with the Stewarts as they share a new interpretation of a very old story and explain the various initiatives in which Underground Railroad Education Center is engaged as it works to connect the public with this local history and its relevance for us today.\nJoin Paul and Mary Liz Stewart for a deeper dive into Underground Railroad history – the local story and the local story in its national and international context – scheduled for Saturday\, July 20 from 2pm-4pm at the Washington Branch of the Albany Public Library. See you there!
URL:https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/event/the-underground-railroad-there-is-more-to-the-story/
LOCATION:Albany Public Library Washington Branch\, 161 Washington Avenue\, Albany\, NY\, 12210
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SUMMARY:Recent Events Community Conversation - all are welcome to this hybrid event
DESCRIPTION:The multiple challenges and threats taking place around us\, locally\, nationally\, and internationally\, are affecting\, in one way or another\, our attention\, our ability to take care of our responsibilities\, and our relationships. From the cost of groceries we experience every week to the political rhetoric and the immigration and international crises we hear about daily\, we are dealing with a lot\, and things do not seem to be slowing down. From the cost alone. We can find strength and support in our community and in opportunities to share our concerns\, perspectives\, and stories as well to learn about those of others.What recent events have been in your mind recently\, and what thoughts or concerns have they made you consider? \nFor this purpose\, the Underground Railroad Education Center and the Excelsior University Center for Social Justice have partnered to facilitate monthly conversations about recent events at the Myers Residence. On  ET\, join us for cookies\, fruit\, coffee and lemonade at 194 Livingston Avenue in Albany NY or via Zoom (https://excelsior.zoom.us/j/93125316468)\, and participate in our facilitated dialogue\, or simply listen if you’d prefer\, about our reaction and response to the events happening around us. We are looking forward to seeing you there! \n\n\nMore Information\nFor more information\, contact: \nPamela Jimenez\nProgram Director for the Center for Social Justice\nExcelsior University\nPjimenez@excelsior.edu \n\n\n\n 
URL:https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/event/community-conversation-all-welcome-to-this-hybrid-event/
LOCATION:The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence\, 194 Livingston Avenue\, Albany\, NY\, 12210\, United States
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SUMMARY:FreedomCon 2024 - Hope Chapel - the Oldest African American Church in the Mohawk Valley of NYS
DESCRIPTION:Be part of the cutting edge community – gather from the convenience of your own home via zoom on the 4th Saturday of each month\, January through October 2024\, from 2pm-3pm for an enriching presentation and conversation about UGRR history and its contemporary relevance. \nFull details are available HERE. Online and a paper registration forms are available for your convenience. \nQuestions? Use the CONTACT US page or call 518-621-7793.\nSee you soon!\nZoom links will be sent out the day before each event. \nRecordings of the presentation will be available to all registrants for one month following the presentation. \nRegistration for a next day presentation closes at 5pm on the Friday before the presentation. \n======= \nJuly 27 – Hope Chapel – the Oldest African American Church in the Mohawk Valley of NYS \nPresented by Deidre Sinnott\, novelist\, filmmaker\, historian and social change advocate.  \nLearn about Hope Chapel whose roots started with the First Presbyterian Church and the Sabbath School movement in the 1810s. 2023 is the 175th anniversary of Hope Chapel  A.M.E. Zion as it is now known. Hope Chapel is one of the places designated as an UGRR site by the Ft. Stanwix Underground Railroad Project\, headed by Dr. Judith Wellman. \nClick https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/freedomcon-2024/ to learn more and to register for this virtual presentation.
URL:https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/event/freedomcon-2024-soaring-spirits-for-freedom-harriet-tubman-and-fannie-lou-hamer/
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom
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