University of Orange

Birding in Orange
2026-04-18 09:30 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | NJ
Join us for a birding walk in Orange! We will walk around Orange Park to see the park’s resident birds and birds migrating through the area.
Please wear comfortable shoes, bring water, and bring binoculars if you have them! The walk will be along a paved 1 mile path.

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Autonomous Spaces Series: Patria o Muerte, Venceremos
2026-05-03 15:00 - 17:00 | The HUUB, inc, 35 Cleveland Street, City of Orange, NJ, 07050, United States
Patria o Muerte, Venceremos
Sunday, May 3rd,
3pm-5pm at The HUUB
Join us on Sunday, May 3rd for the fourth session of our autonomous spaces series. We will hear a report-back from Douglas Farrand who recently was part of a delegation to Cuba, followed by a teach-in about the embargo.

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May Solidarity Potluck - Haitian Flag Day
2026-05-18 18:00 - 20:00 | The HUUB, inc, 35 Cleveland Street, City of Orange, NJ, 07050, United States
Join us for our monthly solidarity potluck at the HUUB! We will celebrate Haitian Flag Day, honoring the creation of the Haitian flag during the revolution and the enduring spirit of liberty it stands for.
Bring a dish, bring a friend! We hope to see you there!
Potlucks meet from 6pm-8pm at the HUUB, 35 Cleveland Street in Orange.
Save the date for the next potluck on Monday, June 15th.

June Solidarity Potluck + UofO Graduation
2026-06-15 18:00 - 20:00 | The HUUB, inc, 35 Cleveland Street, City of Orange, NJ, 07050, United States
Join us for our monthly solidarity potluck and annual UofO Graduation at the HUUB!
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 we are inducting a new chair and celebrating 10 years of Music City!
Our graduation will be on Monday, June 15th at 6pm at the HUUB. It coincides with our monthly Solidarity Potluck. Bring a dish, bring a friend, and bring a hat!
Potlucks meet from 6pm-8pm at the HUUB, 35 Cleveland Street.
Save the dates for summer potlucks: Wednesdays, July 15th + August 12th

Root Shock & Resistance: Rural Black Land Loss and Mobilization for Restoration
2026-06-18 19:00 - 20:30 | Online
Root Shock & Resistance: Rural Black Land Loss and Mobilization for Restoration
Thursday, June 18, 7PM ET
From the colonial period to the present administration, millions of acres of land have been repeatedly taken out from underneath Black farmers here in the U.S. From hooded vigilantism in the night to modern banking in the day, these land grabs have pushed out thousands of Black towns and farming communities. The resulting population displacement represents a “root shock” of broken-up community and battered public health–to the detriment of the whole of the country.
Black communities rural to urban have always resisted these campaigns. Our panel of farmers, food activists, and people’s scholars will explore the nature of these attacks and the many ways communities have long resisted them, including mobilization efforts today.
Confirmed speakers: Mindy Fullilove (Author of Root Shock), Savi Horne (Land Loss Prevention Project), Rae Gomes (Community Kitchen), Mia Charlene White (BIPOC Planners Collective), and Elsa Calderon (Co-author of “Rural root shock”). Moderated by Rev. Dr. Edgar Rivera Colon (University of Orange). More panelists to come.
Tickets for the online event are on a pay-what-you-can scale, with all proceeds to be donated to Black farmers organizations.
Sponsored by: Michigan State’s Center for Regional Food Systems, the University of Orange, and the Agroecology and Rural Economics Research Corps.

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July Solidarity Potluck
2026-07-15 18:00 - 20:00 | The HUUB, inc, 35 Cleveland Street, City of Orange, NJ, 07050, United States
Join us on Wednesday, July 15th from 6pm-8pm for our monthly solidarity potluck!
Bring a dish, bring a friend!

Shadows of the Past and The Shattered Moon
2026-07-18 15:00 - 17:00 | The HUUB, inc, 35 Cleveland Street, City of Orange, NJ, 07050, United States
K.M. Samuels in conversation with Dr. Shana Jean-Baptiste (Rutgers)

Come celebrate the one month anniversary of K.M. Samuels’s debut novel release for The Shattered Moon.
Joining us is Dr. Shanna Jean-Baptiste, assistant professor of French at Rutgers University New Brunswick, who will guide us in a conversation about the themes of the novel, the weight of the past and its role in storytelling, and how the fantastic helps us imagine new futures.
Order a signed first edition hardcover or paperback for pick up at the event while supplies last.
Held in partnership with The HUUB, Inc. and The University of Orange.

Developing Creativity in the time of AI
2026-08-04 10:00 - 12:00 | The HUUB, inc, 35 Cleveland Street, City of Orange, NJ, 07050, United States
Lecture by Jang Tae-gyu (Heritage Arche Creative Language Research Institute)
August 4, 2026 (Tuesday) 10:00 AM | 47 Cleveland St, Orange, NJ

In this hands-on session, students will discover their personal creative thinking style through image and language interaction exercises. The workshop challenges us to tap into our unconscious mind — using points, lines, and shapes — to unlock the unique human imagination that AI simply cannot replicate. Come explore how creativity is already alive in your everyday life!

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Zapatista Stories For Dreaming An-Other World
2026-08-06 18:30 - 20:30 | NJ
Zapatista Stories For Dreaming An-Other World
Thursday, August 6th 2026
6:30pm-8:30pm at The HUUB
Stories and storytelling have been a compelling feature of the Zapatista movement since its appearance in 1994. The impulse behind a recent translation of Zapatista stories by an activist translators’ collective will frame the presentation. A brief conceptual summary of the history and ideas of the Zapatista movement will follow, including the 30th anniversary celebration January 2024, and the spate of communiqués that preceded it, announcing a new turn in the Zapatista struggle. Finally, we will consider [collectively] why the Zapatistas continue to inspire so many 34 years after their emergence.
Margaret Cerullo is professor emerita of sociology and feminist studies at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. She has been involved in one way or another with the Zapatista movement since its public emergence in January of 1994, including organizing field study courses in Chiapas for more than 20 years. She is a member of the Lightning Collective that produced the book Stories for Dreaming An-Other World (PM Press). She attended the 2024 commemoration of the Zapatistas 30th in Chiapas; and visited Chiapas most recently in June of this year.

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