University of Orange

Rebuilding just communities = healing ourselves
2021-11-01 12:30 - 13:30, 2021-10-25 12:30 - 13:30, 2021-10-18 12:30 - 13:30, 2021-10-11 12:30 - 13:30, 2021-10-04 12:30 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | NJ
Join UofO’s Collective Recovery Fellow, Dr. Marisela Gomez, for a free 12-week course: “Rebuilding Just Communities = Healing Ourselves”

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 for racial and social justice. Participants will be able to see the direct effect of these practices on themselves. They will understand how showing up for the challenging work of rebuilding just communities requires that we ourselves are engaged in our own transformative work of healing ourselves, less we duplicate the oppressive structures we seek to change.
Attendance: The invitation is that all participants will commit to make every effort to attend all classes.
12 week course meeting for 60 mins each week*
Weeks of Oct 4 – Dec 13 2021
Mondays 1230 pm EST
*Last week will include a half day retreat/presentations 1230 – 430p, date to be decided.
Marisela Gomez is a mindfulness and health practitioner and social justice activist. Her activism focuses on community healing and economic empowerment in historically abandoned low-income Black communities.

What's the story? A memoir writing class
2021-10-29 11:00 - 12:00, 2021-10-22 11:00 - 12:00, 2021-10-15 11:00 - 12:00, 2021-10-08 11:00 - 12:00 | NJ
10-week virtual memoir class offered by UofO, taught by developmental editor Susan Hasho

What’s the Story? A Memoir writing class
Do you have some stories you’d like to tell? There may be stories about your life that you want to tell your children or grandchildren, perhaps about another country or culture you came from or your parents came from. Was there an experience that changed your life or your neighborhood? How about if you were in the military and you want to share something about that? If you have a desire to share or describe anything that you are fascinated by, care about or even want to change, this class is a place to do that.
What’s the Story is a 10-week writing class that intends to provoke, free and guide anyone to write a memoir that reflects their own unique voice and life experience. There will be interaction with everyone in the class, homework, time for each person to talk about their writing or their questions about what they would like to write as well as feedback from the teacher. Anyone who chooses may read their writing at a designated time period during the class.
Susan Hasho is a developmental editor which is an editor involved in the mysterious process of enabling writers and anyone interested in writing to find their way through the maze of expectations, judgement and even fear to find the true heart of what they want to write. She has trained and worked as an actor and writer, and moved into the advertising field to work as a copy editor for advertising agencies and Fortune 500 companies. She began working with writers several years ago as an editor and it became her goal to teach a writing class that would enable people to be as free of self-criticism and inhibiting expectations as possible in order to write clearly and openly with joy.

Solidarity Potluck & 2.2 Square Miles of Soul
2021-10-05 18:00 - 20:30 | 35 Cleveland St, 35 Cleveland Street, City of Orange, NJ, 07050, United States
Solidarity Potluck: Together Again (Outdoors!) & Outdoor Screening of 2.2 Square Miles of Soul

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 Orange
a new work in Ping Chong and Company’s Undesirable Elements series, created
in partnership with Luna Stage’s Secret Cities initiative.

Q&A with cast and team members after screening.
Preguntas y respuestas con elenco y miembros del equipo después de proyección.

October 5th 2021, 6PM-8:30PM
Rain Date/Fecha de lluvia – October 12th
35 Cleveland Street, Orange, NJ 07050
-free event/evento gratis-
Presented by University of Orange, the HUUB, and Luna Stage in association with Ping Chong and Company and HANDS Inc.
Bring a dish to share and enjoy the first in-person screening of 2.2 Square Miles of Soul, a powerful documentary film exploring the changing face of Orange, New Jersey, told through first-hand narratives of six former and current residents of Orange, as they reflect on the community they all still think of as home.
Trae un plato para compartir y disfruta de la primera proyección en persona de 2.2 Square Miles of Soul, una poderosa película documental que explora el rostro cambiante de Orange, Nueva Jersey, contada a través de narrativas de primera mano de seis antiguos y actuales residentes de Orange, mientras reflexionan sobre la comunidad que todavía consideran su hogar.
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Covid-19 Vaccines will be available during this event, provided by La Casa del Don Pedro.
Vacunas de Covid-19 estarán disponibles durante el evento, proporcionada por La Casa del Don Pedro.
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Universityoforange.org // @uoforange
Orangehuub.org // @orangehuub
Lunastage.org // @luna.stage
Pingchong.org // @pingchongco

Sound Equipment Workshop
2021-09-13 18:30 - 21:00 | 35 Cleveland St, 35 Cleveland Street, City of Orange, NJ, 07050, United States
Join UofO’s Music City team for a free workshop on using sound equipment for community events!

The first in a series of free community learning workshops for and by event organizers in Orange, NJ.
Hosted by University of Orange’s Music City team, this workshop will focus on setting up and simple uses of basic sound equipment for public speaking, recording music, and live bands. Topics covered include basics of signal flow, using a mixer, and cable wrapping.
Musicians are invited to bring their instruments.
Monday September 13th at 6:30PM at the HUUB, 35 Cleveland Street, Orange NJ. All participants required to wear a mask. Weather permitting the event will be held outside.
RSVP requested. This workshop is free.

Urban Alchemy: Ben Jones Community Garden
2021-08-05 18:30 - 20:30 | 35 Cleveland St, 35 Cleveland Street, City of Orange, NJ, 07050, United States
Join us at the Ben Jones Community Garden in Orange NJ to explore community gardens as expressions of the 9 elements of Urban Alchemy!

About this event

This Ben Jones Community Garden party is a part of University of Orange’s Urban Alchemy Summer Reading Group. The reading group is virtual, but this gathering is an in-person event in Orange NJ where we will keep the whole city in mind, find what we’re for, make a mark, unpuzzle the fractured space, unslum all neighborhoods, create meaningful places, strengthen the region, show solidarity with all life, and celebrate our accomplishments – ALL at the Ben Jones Community Garden. As always – this event is free and open to everyone.
We will meet at the HUUB, 35 Cleveland Street, at 6:30PM. Register for free here

Urban Alchemy Summer Reading Group
2021-08-02 18:00 - 19:00, 2021-07-26 18:00 - 19:00, 2021-07-19 18:00 - 19:00, 2021-07-12 18:00 - 19:00 | NJ
Join UofO’s summer reading group of the seminal text “Urban Alchemy: Restoring Joy in America’s Sorted-Out Cities” by Dr. Mindy Fullilove

What if divided neighborhoods were causing public health problems? What if a new approach to planning and design could tackle both the built environment and collective well-being at the same time? What if cities could help each other?
Dr. Mindy Thompson Fullilove, the acclaimed author of Root Shock, uses her unique perspective as a public health psychiatrist to explore and identify ways of healing social and spatial fractures simultaneously. Using the work of French urbanist Michel Cantal-Dupart and the American urban design firm Rothschild Doyno Collaborative as guides as well as urban restoration projects from France and the US as exemplary cases, Fullilove identifies nine tools that can mend our broken cities and reconnect our communities to make them whole.
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This reading group will be accompanied by interactive Restoration Urbanism activities and walking tours around Orange, NJ.
You can purchase the book here. Use the code ALCHEMY25 at checkout for a 25% discount.

Urban Alchemy: Sorted-out City Walk
2021-07-15 18:30 - 20:00 | 35 Cleveland St, 35 Cleveland Street, City of Orange, NJ, 07050, United States
Join us for a “Sorted-Out City” walking tour in Orange, NJ

This walking tour is a part of University of Orange’s Urban Alchemy Summer Reading Group. The reading group is virtual, but this walk is an in-person event in Orange NJ where we will walk together to see both the fracture and sorting of Orange, NJ but also the resources, assets, and treasures that make our city great. This walking tour is free and open to everyone.
We will meet at the HUUB, 35 Cleveland Street, at 6:30PM. There will be an option for dinner and discussion after the walk.

UofO 13 Graduation!
2021-06-17 17:00 - 18:00 | NJ
Join us for UofO Graduation 2021

UofO Graduation 2021
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. Don’t forget to bring a hat!
In order to graduate you have to:

take two UofO courses (private study also counts!)
volunteer
vote (it doesn’t have to be in a governmental election)
attend a city meeting
have fun with your neighbors

Many exceptions apply! Join us!

Placemaking13 Part 2: Planning to Stay Stroll n Scroll
2021-05-22 14:00 - 16:00 | 35 Cleveland St, 35 Cleveland Street, City of Orange, NJ, 07050, United States
Second half of a community Stroll n Scroll around the Orange Memorial Hospital site

Join us on May 22nd for the second half of our community Stroll n Scroll around the Orange Memorial Hopsital site. This walk is a part of UofO’s 13th annual Placemaking event.
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. Using the ‘stroll and scroll’ methodology, we’ll reconvene after the walk at HUUB to create a community scroll with our observations, thoughts, and hopes for Main Street and the Hospital site.
Masks and social distancing required, patties from Lando’s Bakery provided.

Music City Festival: Dancing in the Streets
2021-05-14 - 2021-05-16 | NJ
Music City Festival : Dancing in the Streets
Friday May 14th – Harmony Hop on Central and Lincoln Ave
Saturday May 15th – Tearing Up Main Street
Sunday May 16th – Dancing in the Valley

TURN ON THE LOVE for Orange, NJ! A weekend celebration of food, music, dance and community. May 14th-16th. To get involved or find out more information find us online:
www.universityoforange.org / music.city.orange.nj@gmail.com / @uoforange

¡ENCIENDE EL AMOR para Orange, NJ! Una celebración de fin de semana de comida, música, baile y comunidad. 14-16 de Mayo.

Fè lanmou briye pou vil Orange, NJ! Yon weekenn selebrasyon manje, mizik, dans, ak kominote. Apati de 14 jiska 16 me.

Placemaking 13: Planning to Stay Stroll 'n Scroll
2021-05-01 14:00 - 16:00 | The HUUB, inc, 35 Cleveland Street, City of Orange, NJ, 07050, United States
Join us on May 1st for Placemaking 13!

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 community scroll with our observations, thoughts, and hopes for Main Street and the Hospital site.
Masks and social distancing required, refereshments provided.

Reflecting on 400 Years: Stories and Tools for a Just Future
2021-04-28 17:00 - 18:30 | Online
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 monumental 400th anniversary, and with it, a call to action would be issued—and answered.
Presented by University of Orange, Reflecting on 400 Years: Stories and Tools for a Just Future is the story of 400 Years of Inequality, a global coalition of activists, scholars, artists, and students—all linked in arms for radical equity. Join us on April, 28th, 2021 as we showcase our groundbreaking coalition, and unveil two new digital platforms that reflect on 4 centuries of inequity, more than 5 years of transformative organizing, 150+ community-based observances—and look toward the future.
A Call Answered: Observing History—Reclaiming the Future
Through immersive multimedia storytelling, A Call Answered… spotlights the change-inspiring work of 5 community-based 400 Years “observances”, events unearthing and acknowledging America’s timeline of inequality, and setting the stage for a new century of recovery.
The Peoples Pathway to Equity
How do you contribute to a sustainable, equitable, historically informed future? It starts with the people and places around you.
In this space, you will engage in multimedia activities and the key concepts most critical to understanding and dismantling the ecology of inequality in your community. Across four chapters, you’ll explore the many insights gathered by the 400 Years of Inequality coalition over five years of learning and organizing together, introducing you to people from a range of places who have boldly answered the call for equality, and helping you embark on your own pathway to equity.

Cooking Galette’s with Khari Johnson Ricks and Robert Sember
2021-02-06 15:00 - 17:00 | NJ
We’ll gather to learn about making a galette with Robert Sember and Khari Johnson Rocks. Feel free to tune in to hang out and watch, or come prepared to cook alongside with a galette filling of your choice and either ingredients to make pastry or come with your pastry remade. Pastry recipe and more information here, register on eventbrite here.

Field Trip: Stroll n Scroll and Share!
2021-01-29 17:30 - 19:30 | NJ
Join UofO Urbanism Team members Aditi Nair and Jacqueline Castañeda for a two session of Stroll’n Scroll and Share! Mindy’s Fullilove’s book Main Street introduced to us a way of exploring our own neighborhoods. In the first session, we will discuss a method of stroll (a walk in the neighborhood) and scroll (a way of documenting your thoughts). In the second session participants will reconvene and share insights from the cohorts neighborhood, we will have guests to give feedback and go deeper into the practice of exploring our neighborhoods. More info here, and register for free on eventbrite here.

Dopefiend’s Redemption Online Book Launch Event
2021-01-24 16:00 - 17:00 | NJ
We will be honoring and celebrating Jim Gilbert’s book launch on January 24th at 4 P.M. If you’d like to join us, and haven’t already received an eventbrite invitation, please send your email address to DopefiendsRedemption@gmail.com. Once we receive your email, we will send you the invite where you may RSVP for the online event. We hope you’re able to join us.
Click here for bios on the speakers at this event.

Cooking Mushroom Risotto with Cesar Presa
2021-01-23 03:00 - 17:00 | NJ
We’ll make mushroom risotto with Cesar. Feel free to tune in to hang out and watch, or come prepared to cook alongside Cesar. Ingredients list will be shared soon.

Lunch ‘n Learn with Andy Merrifield
2021-01-20 07:00 - 08:00 | NJ
Join Andy Merrifield for UofO’s Jan Term seminar on Mushrooms and Marx. Andy Merrifield is a writer, urbanist and independent scholar with a PhD from the University of Oxford. He is author of a dozen books, including works on urbanism and social theory such as Metromarxism, The New Urban Question and Magical Marxism, intellectual biographies of Henri Lefebvre, Guy Debord and John Berger, a popular travelogue, The Wisdom of Donkeys, a manifesto for liberated living, The Amateur, and What We Talk About When We Talk About Cities (and Love), inspired by the writings of Raymond Carver, about falling in and out of love with cities. His journalism has appeared in the Guardian (UK), The Times (UK), The Nation, Harper’s Magazine, Jacobin, Dissent, and Harvard Design Magazine. His latest book, Marx, Dead and Alive, was published in November with Monthly Review Press. More information here.

Developing Community Through Music – Presentation and Panel Discussion
2021-01-17 08:00 - 09:30 | NJ

Reading Group: Dead Epidemiologists
2021-01-04 18:00 - 19:00
Join University of Orange’s Collective Recovery team as we dig into Rob Wallace’s new book of essays on the origins of COVID-19, Dead Epidemiologists.
Guest speakers will include the author Rob Wallace, and renowned epidemiologists Rod Wallace and Deborah Wallace, in conversations with Molly Rose Kaufman, Robert Sember, and Lesley Rennis from UofO’s Collective Recovery team. More information here.

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