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 …
Join UofO’s Collective Recovery Fellow, Dr. Marisela Gomez, for a free 12-week course: “Rebuilding Just Communities = Healing Ourselves”. You can register for the class here, details are below. Title: Rebuilding just communities = healing ourselves Description: This course will instruct participants on mindfulness practices and their effect on ourselves and our work in organizing and working …
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Thursday, June 17th at 5pm ET on Zoom 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 celebrate our accomplishments. This year our graduation will be on Thursday, June 17th at 5pm on Zoom. …
Join UofO’s summer reading group of the seminal text “Urban Alchemy: Restoring Joy in America’s Sorted-Out Cities” by Dr. Mindy Fullilove REGISTER FOR FREE HERE You can purchase the book here. Use the code ALCHEMY25 at checkout for a 25% discount. In addition to four weekly reading group sessions on zoom (Monday’s between July 12th and …
Join us on May 1st and May 22nd for Placemaking 13! On both days we’ll meet at the HUUB (35 Cleveland Street) at 2pm for a community Stroll & Scroll. We’ll walk the box and circle of Main Street in Orange and visit Orange Memorial Hospital. After the walk we’ll reconvene at HUUB to create a …
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A Covid-safe community event celebrating music, food, dancing, and public space in Orange NJ. University of Orange’s 5th annual Music City Festival is happening from May 14-16th across three days and ten outdoor venues around the City of Orange. The festival offers an opportunity for celebration, connection, and recovery for the whole of the city …
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A celebration of the 400 Years of Inequality coalition, including readings, reflections, and a showcase unveiling two new digital platforms. Register for free online here. About this Event In 1619, the first ships delivering Africans to be sold into bondage arrived in Jamestown, an inciting event in America’s ongoing battle with inequality. 2019 would mark this …
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We are launching our 2020 Annual Campaign! We are raising $15,000 to match $15,000 that we have already committed! Show some love for your favorite free school by donating here, sharing the link with your network, and sending us a video telling us what you’ve learned at UofO (details below!) Here are the instructions to …
As a part of UofO’s Reading Group for Mindy Fullilove’s book Main Street we are offering three walks: A Box-Circle-Line walk of Orange’s Main Street on October 31st (~2 miles) on October 31st from 1-3PM A Transect Walk from Maplewood to Montclair (~8 miles) on November 1st starting at 10:30am A Transect Walk following the Orange Line …
Enciende El AmorMusic FestivalOctober 17th – 18thOrange, NJ A socially-distanced, mask-wearing celebration of food and music in Orange, NJ. All performances are happening in partnership with local restaurants outdoor dining. TURN ON THE LOVE for Orange, NJ! A weekend celebration of food, music, and community. ¡ENCIENDE EL AMOR para Orange, NJ! Una celebración de fin …
