University of Orange invites you to submit works of art in any medium for COUSINS, an art show and contest on the theme of universal interconnectivity and its implications. “Thinking of all things, people and places in our world as cousins allows us to treat them as relatives. We may not always agree, or even …
September September Solidarity PotluckMonday, September 16th, 6pm-8pm Mondays are usually disliked… UNTIL now! Every 3rd Monday of the month will now be our Solidarity Potlucks starting September 16th at 6pm. No real theme, just bring your favorite dish and come chill out with the people in your community! What’s the Story? Memoir Class Begins Wednesday, …
August 12-August 24 **All offerings will be held at the HUUB, 35 Cleveland Street, Orange NJ unless otherwise noted** Steel Pan Band The Steel Pan Band of Orange will launch this summer during University of Orange’s summer session with both a children’s intensive and an adult intensive! Both Steel Pan Intensives are designed to introduce …
Friday, June 7th, 2024 – 10am-12pm ET on Zoom Join us as we celebrate the launch of the special issue of Built Environment with the theme Root Shock 20. Organizers and researchers from the US and Ireland will share how Root Shock has influenced their work and thinking at this online symposium. FACILITATOR ROBERT SEMBER …
Root Shock Twenty Years On: Displacement — its Harms and Remedies Virtual Symposium Read More »
Displacement is the problem of the 21st Century Twenty years ago, in her book Root Shock, Dr. Mindy Thompson Fullilove prophesied that displacement would be the problem the 21st century must solve. Because of the situation we’re in now – with complex intersecting problems, such as conflict, climate change, financialization of housing, post-pandemic adjustment, and …
In 2021 our Music City team produced the 6th annual Music City Festival: Dancing in the Streets. This was our largest Music City Festival yet, and a pivotal moment for our team to reflect on and articulate Music City’s analysis, work, and organizing strategy. Here you will find an essay written by Douglas Farrand, Molly …
“Is there wisdom in Marx that can help us address what troubles us today? This ten-session mini-course will allow us to hear Marx’s words in our own voices while connecting to our life stories as neighbors, family members, organizers, workers, artists, creators and educators. Each session will focus on key extracts from chapters in Marx’s …
Listening to Marx with the Ear of Our Hearts: Capital Reading Group Read More »
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. Program Week 1 – April 11, 7 – 8 pm (EST) Guests: Dominic T. Moulden …
Placemaking 14: Conversations on Cooperatives and Community Land Read More »
