Wednesdays, September 7-October 5, 5-7pm at the HUUB, 35 Cleveland Street This course is open to students between the ages of 14 and 21. An all ages music recording and engineering class will be offered later in the fall. For more information or to sign up please email music.city.orange.nj@gmail.com A five week crash course in …
At UofO we hold our graduation ceremony on or around Juneteenth as one of the ways we express the connection between freedom and our ability to educate each other, and to celebrate our accomplishments. This year our graduation will be on Thursday, June 16th at 5:30pm outside at the HUUB! 35 Cleveland Street, Orange NJ. Snacks will …
On Tuesday June 14, 2022 at 7:00pm, the Thomas Edison Film Festival (TEFF) partners with the HUUB, University of Orange, and the 1st Universalist Church of Essex County to present an outdoor screening of award-winning short films reflecting on issues of social justice and community. The program will be presented in-person by festival director Jane …
University of Orange’s 6th annual Music City Festival is happening from May 13-15th across three days and eight outdoor venues around the City of Orange. Are you interested in joining our volunteer team? You can sign up to volunteer here. The festival will feature over 50 local musicians and is run in partnership with the following restaurants: D3Fold, …
UofO’s 14th annual Placemaking event is a four-week series of workshops on Community Land Trusts and alternate development and cooperative models. This course includes an overview of housing rights and development issues with opportunities to get involved in organizing efforts. CLICK HERE TO VIEW PROGRAM RECORDINGS AND RESOURCES. Program Week 1 – April 11, 7 …
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As we begin 2022 with our Jan Term: the Year of the Programmatic Tiger, we are confronted by a new surge in Covid-19 cases, city leadership willing to let real estate developers run amok, and the reality of catastrophic climate change. Ayako Maruyama is an artist, designer, organizer and educator who is a part of …
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The Pandemic ThinkTank, with editing assistance from UofO’s Collective Recovery team, have put together a pandemic guide. The guide outlines a community-based approach to pandemic planning in the face of a chronically undermined and underfunded public health system and neglectful political leadership. Download the guide as a free PDF. Watch the first meeting of CDC’s …
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At UofO we are building the social and cultural infrastructure to address long-standing and emergent issues in the city of Orange and across the nation. To this end we are raising $30,000 to support UofO’s unrestricted general operating fund. This fund supports all of UofO’s efforts in Restoration Urbanism, Collective Recovery, Music City, and our …
Remembering Rosa: A Concert for Peace, is hosted each year by the University of Orange in partnership with Ebenezer Baptist Church and Orange Public Schools. This year Remembering Rosa was pre-recorded and screened live. You can watch all the performances and community testimonials from Remembering Rosa 2021 below. Remembering Rosa is organized by UofO Music …
Solidarity Potluck: Together Again (Outdoors!) & Outdoor Screening of 2.2 Square Miles of Soul About this event Solidarity Potluck: Together Again (Outdoors!) Comida Compartida Solidaria: Juntos de Nuevo (¡al aire libre!) Outdoor Screening of 2.2 Square Miles of Soul: Voices of Orange Proyección al aire libre de 2.2 Square Miles of Soul: Voices of Orangea …
