Wednesday, October 23rd, 1pm-2pm ET. Between 1949 - 1973, 2,532 federal urban renewal projects were carried out in 993 US cities. Seventy-five percent of the people displaced were people of color, leading to James Baldwin’s famous remark, “Urban renewal is Negro removal.” In honor of the 20th anniversary of Dr. Mindy Fullilove’s book Root Shock: …
10-week virtual memoir class offered by UofO, taught by developmental editor Susan Hasho The class is held on Wednesdays 11:00am to 12:15pm, and will run 18 September - 20 November, 2024. 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 …
10-week virtual memoir class offered by UofO, taught by developmental editor Susan Hasho The class is held on Wednesdays 11:00am to 12:15pm, and will run 18 September - 20 November, 2024. 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 …
10-week virtual memoir class offered by UofO, taught by developmental editor Susan Hasho The class is held on Wednesdays 11:00am to 12:15pm, and will run 18 September - 20 November, 2024. 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 …
Join UofO’s Collective Recovery team as we read Myles Horton’s autobiography, The Long Haul, with supplementary readings from We Make the Road by Walking: Conversations on Education and Social Change and A Singing Army: Zilphia Horton and the Highlander Folk School Mondays 7PM-8PM EST January 15th - February 5th, 2024 register for zoom link here …
Beginning: September 22, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm 4-5 spaces are open! Apply asap by writing to info@universityoforange.org A free 10-week virtual memoir class offered by UofO, taught by developmental editor Susan Hasho. Classes are held weekly on zoom. What’s the Story? A Memoir writing class Do you have some stories you’d …
Placemaking 15 Root Shock Conversations #1: Stories of the fight for home in Pittsburgh and Newark With Terri Baltimore, Denys Candy, Daniel Joseph Wiley, Rosemary Horsley Monday, May 8th at 6pm ET on Zoom Join us on May 8th for a conversation on Root Shock with Terri Baltimore and Denys Candy of Pittsburgh's Hill District, …
Planning to Stay Teach In: Strengthening Rent Control Wednesday May 3rd 2023 6PM-7PM EST on zoom A team from Rutgers Law Housing Rights and Tenant Solidarity Clinic will present their research and analysis of Orange’s current Residential Rent Control laws and possibilities for new legislation on Commercial Rent Control. They will share how we can …
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UofO's “What’s the Story” Memoir Writing Class is coming to an end of its 5th series. Join us on Friday April 14th at 6PM EST on zoom to hear readings by participants from this past 10 week series . Taught by conceptual editor, Susan Hasho, we will hear readings from TBA. Register for the ZOOM …
UofOrange is hosting this 4 week free online reading group of Mindy Fullilove's "Root Shock". Join us each week on Mondays from January 16th to February 6th at 6:30PM EST. Register online HERE Root Shock examines 3 different U.S. cities to unmask the crippling results of decades-old disinvestment in communities of color and the urban …
The University of Orange is proud to announce the release of Old Woman and the City, the latest book from our Bridgebuilder Press. Please join us Tuesday, October 18th, at 6PM on ZOOM to celebrate author Ann Burack-Weiss and our Maggie Ink Project. Register here to get the link!
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 …
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