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SUMMARY:Lifting Every Voice:"I'd love to learn more about your perspective." -- Democratic Engagement Dialogue
DESCRIPTION:Excelsior’s Center for Social Justice\, the Civic Engagement Rope Team\, the Underground Railroad Education Center\, and the YWCA of the Greater Capital Region are thrilled to invite you to participate in our 2025 democratic engagement dialogue sessions. \nHow do we lift every voice? Let’s explore together the meaning of democracy and ways to engage with others when we all have different ways of thinking. Join us for a series of conversations hosted by Excelsior’s Center for Social Justice and the Civic Engagement Rope Team. \nDuring each session\, the conversation will focus on: \n\nOur collective exploration of the meaning and power of democracy as a choice\, way of thinking\, and a lifestyle.\nStrategies to create and engage in dialogue that transcends disagreement\, promotes inclusion\, leverages our diversity\, and strengthens democracy.\nConcrete actions we could pursue to participate and promote democracy in our daily environments.\n\nWe are looking forward to having you with us! \nMore information and registration is available by by clicking HERE
URL:https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/event/lifting-every-voiceid-love-to-learn-more-about-your-perspective-democratic-engagement-dialogue/
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SUMMARY:HEAR ME OUT - Teen Playlist Competition
DESCRIPTION:The Underground Railroad Education Center (UREC) is hosting Voice and Votes\, a Smithsonian Traveling exhibit on display at The New York State Museum from November 28-January 9\, 2026. \nSHARE. SHARE. SHARE. \n\n\nShare this contest with friends\, family\, neighbors\, and more \n\n\nThere is an opportunity for ALL to participate! See contest guidelines below \n\n\nAPPLICANTS MUST \n\n\nLive within the Albany Capital Region and be 13-19 years old \n\n\nCreate & Submit a 2-4 song YouTube playlist link \n\n\nSubmit a 100-150 word explanation about why you chose the songs\, and the playlist connection to Democracy themes (ex. Community\, Justice\, National Identity\, Protest\, Citizenship\, etc…) \n\nSubmitting? – use this link – https://forms.gle/jc7pogdBQxikncqd6\n\n  \n\n\n\nDON’T WAIT – ENTER NOW! \n\n\nThe first 50 applicants will have their playlists and paragraphs judged by our 3 judges\n(judging based on: originality\, creativity\, connection to democracy themes – as seen in the Voices and Votes exhibit – examples listed above) \n\n\nContestants can enter starting December 2 –  ending December 15 \n\n\nJudging will begin to select the top 5 playlists – which will be announced December 22 \n\n\nCheck UREC website\, Facebook\, and Instagram for the link to the top 5 playlists \n\n\nGet your friends and family and more to vote for the top 3 People’s Choice favorites using the online ballot form \n\n\nWINNERS & PRIZES \n\n\nWinners will be announced with prizes at 3pm January 2\, 2026 at “Game On!” – the teen game event at the NYS Museum (222 Madison Ave – 4th fl\, Albany NY) \n\n\nJUDGES \n\n\nDavid Gordon Jr. – multi-instrumentalist and Producer and Boys and Girls Club Lyrism 101 \n\n\nD. Colin –  Poet\, Visual Artist\, actor\, curator\, coach and educator \n\n\nShantale Dixon – Former Underground Railroad Education Center YALI Participant \n\n\n\nFor more information contact Contact Lacey at LaceyW.urec@gmail.com– or – Amelia at AmeliaP.urec@gmail.com
URL:https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/event/hear-me-out-teen-playlist-competition/
LOCATION:NY
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SUMMARY:Voices and Votes: Democracy in America
DESCRIPTION:Voices and Votes: Democracy in America\,  a traveling Smithsonian Institution exhibit about our democracy.\nEngage with the story of Our Democracy through engaging storytelling\, multimedia displays and oral interviews from local Albany residents.\nThis traveling Smithsonian Exhibit is on loan to Underground Railroad Education Center through January 9\, 2026. Because the Interpretive Center is not available\, the New York State Museum has very kindly offered space for the exhibit to be set up on the 4th floor Terrace Level of the Museum. An incredibly rich and thought provoking interactive display of voting rights in America\, past to present. \nMore information from the Smithsonian is available by clicking here – https://museumonmainstreet.org/VoicesVotes \nNew York State Museum hours – Tuesday through Sunday 9:30am-5pm \nAnd remember to view the other fantastic exhibits on display at the New York State Museum. Museum staff work diligently to create engaging exhibits about New York State yesterday and today\, reminding us of what came before us\, where we are today\, and where we might go in the future. \n 
URL:https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/event/voices-and-votes-democracy-in-america/
LOCATION:New York Sate Museum\, 222 Madison Avenue\, Albany\, New York\, 12230
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SUMMARY:December Dash 2025 - is for YOU!
DESCRIPTION:December Dash\, UREC’s annual appeal\, is a lighthearted opportunity to donate to UREC before we reach the end of December 2025. \nSo join us in our DASH to the end of December. Our financial goal is $30\,000. We’re trying to beat last year’s total. \nCan we do it? Yes\, we can\, with you in the running! \nClick HERE to donate now\, at whatever level you can! Big\, small and in-between\, together we do this! \n 
URL:https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/event/december-dash-2025-is-for-you/
LOCATION:NY
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SUMMARY:Drawn to Art – for Seniors
DESCRIPTION:Seniors in the Albany\, NY Capital Region – you are invited to begin your creative journey at the Historic Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence with award-winning illustrators\, Shirley Clark and Marcus Kwame.\nEnjoy a FREE 10-week relaxing outdoor art experience — Fridays October 10 – December 12\, 2025 — 2pm-3:30pm (No class on Friday\, November 28)\nCALL (518) 621-7793 to sign up — space is limited\n*NO previous skill needed\n*ALL supplies provided\n  \nDrawn to Art of Underground Railroad Education Center is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.\n\n\n\n  \nWhere:\nThe Historic Myers Residence\nUnderground Railroad Education Center\n194 Livingston Avenue\, Albany NY
URL:https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/event/drawn-to-art-for-seniors-13/
LOCATION:The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence\, 194 Livingston Avenue\, Albany\, NY\, 12210\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Marcus Anderson":MAILTO:marcus.urec@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Arias in the Afternoon: Lifting Every Voice
DESCRIPTION:Arias in the Afternoon brings community members together with Handel’s Messiah and the Smithsonian’s Voices and Votes:Democracy in America exhibit for a powerful experience combining music\, history\, and inspiration. Handel’s Messiah has enraptured audiences for centuries and its beauty still captivates us today—but Handel’s worldly success was entangled with the slave trade. As an investor in the Royal African Company\, he profited from the trafficking and suffering of enslaved Africans.\nThis afternoon of music and history invites us to be moved by beauty\, but also to face the truth behind it.\nShow your support for UREC and join us on the 4th floor of the New York State Musuem on Sunday\, December 14 from 1pm-3pm for an unforgettable experience.\n\nBe a Sponsor – click HERE for details\nPurchase tickets – click HERE for details\nWhy We Exist\nUnderground Railroad Education Center exists to tell the whole story — celebrating courage\, exposing injustice\, and passing forward the legacy of resistance. We believe history must be seen\, heard\, and felt to fully inform an intentional future committed to justice. Located at the Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence in Albany\, UREC preserves history in an award-winning space — but the demand for programs\, exhibits\, and community gatherings has outpaced our walls\, making the Interpretive Center the next step. \n  \nA Living Legacy\nImagine walking into a space where the walls honor the voices of freedom fighters\, where young people stand tall as they discover the courage of those who came before them\, and where our community can gather to celebrate progress and plan for a more equitable tomorrow. That is the promise of the Interpretive Center. \nMore than just a building — the Interpretive Center will be a living legacy\, designed for sustainability and innovation\, with geothermal energy\, solar panels\, and responsibly-sourced timber. These features reflect our commitment to good stewardship of the environment\, uniting the past with the present\, and passing the torch from one generation to the next. \n  \nHelp us build the Interpretive Center!
URL:https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/event/arias-in-the-afternoon-lifting-every-voice/
LOCATION:New York State Museum\, 222 Madison Avenue\, Albany\, New York\, 12230
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SUMMARY:The Myers Residence and Christmas
DESCRIPTION:The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence will be closed from Wednesday\, December 24 through Friday\, December 26 so that our hardworking staff can enjoy some family time. Hope your holidays are pleasant!\nFrom all of us at UREC to you and your family – happy holidays!
URL:https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/event/the-myers-residence-and-thanksgiving/
LOCATION:The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence\, 194 Livingston Avenue\, Albany\, NY\, 12210\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Myers Residence is Closed
DESCRIPTION:The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence will be closed from Wednesday\, December 31\, 2025 through Saturday\, January 3\, 2026 so that our hardworking staff can enjoy some family time. Hope your holidays are pleasant!\nFrom all of us at UREC to you and your family – happy holidays!
URL:https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/event/the-myers-residence-and-new-years/
LOCATION:The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence\, 194 Livingston Avenue\, Albany\, NY\, 12210\, United States
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