Author and local historian Janet Lisle will detail the lives of a close-knit group of 19th-century women living at the corner of West Main and Swamp Roads, who, despite their youth, led Little Compton’s abolition efforts in the century’s early decades.
Power, Privilege & Social Justice is a three-part series from the Rhode Island Black Heritage Society, in partnership with Providence Community Library, which explores the history and struggle for African Americans to achieve Civil Rights in Providence over a 300-year period. Keith Stokes, Advisor to the RI Black Heritage Society, will presents the talks. The […]
The fight for “Equal Pay for Equal Work” was a cause championed by American Suffragists starting in the 1850s. What can be done today to promote employee equity regardless of sexual orientation, gender, age, race, or ethnicity? The social ramifications of pay in-equity are brought to the forefront during the current public health emergency, especially […]
Today, we know about the Rough Riders mostly as a colorful chapter in the life of Theodore Roosevelt. But there is much more to the tale. In his talk, New York Times deputy op-ed editor Clay Risen will explore the untold history of the regiment and explain what made it such a significant part of […]
With so many local creatives in financial straits, What Cheer Writers Club is holding a practicum on financial relief available to writers, illustrators and podcasters negatively impacted by Covid or otherwise in need of funding for creative projects. Register now for Writer Relief: Funds & Fellowships for RI Creatives with RISCA’s Mollie Flanagan, online on […]
The Parents Association of St. Michael’s Country Day School is pleased to announce that the 2020 Neighborhoods of Newport House Tour will take place on Sunday, October 4, and will provide exclusive entry into architecturally significant private homes and gardens in Newport, Rhode Island. This year’s House Tour highlights the Kay-Catherine area, a neighborhood of […]
Explore the lives of Quaker women in Colonial New England and the roles they played within the Society of Friends. Ms. Cazden will use her intensive research on Abigail Allen of Westport as a path to understanding the rights and responsibilities of local Quaker women.
Power, Privilege & Social Justice is a three-part series from the Rhode Island Black Heritage Society, in partnership with Providence Community Library, which explores the history and struggle for African Americans to achieve Civil Rights in Providence over a 300-year period. Keith Stokes, Advisor to the RI Black Heritage Society, will presents the talks. The […]
These are the stories of the artists of RI in the time of quarantine. 18 artists were given 8mm cameras and film on which to document their lives in 2020. This screening event will allow you to see all 18 of their short films. The screening will be held outside and the screening will be […]
On Wednesday, October 7 at 7pm, the Museum of Work & Culture will host journalist Patrick White for “The Exodus of French Canadians to New England : the Story Behind the Story,” a free talk via Zoom. White’s talk will deal with the wave of emigration of French Canadians to New England, from 1840 to […]
Ian Donnis, Political Reporter for the Public's Radio, will be joined by the following panelists: Scott MacKay, The Public's Radio political analyst; Jordan Seaberry, artist, grassroots organizer and policy and advocacy director for the Nonviolence Institute; GOP strategist Lisa Pelosi; and longtime Latino activist Dr. Pablo Rodriguez. Presented with The Public's Radio
David W. Blight, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom and director of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition at Yale, will discuss Douglass' connections to Rhode Island, his vision for freedom, and his relationships with fellow Rhode Island abolitionists. The talk will be accompanied by African […]
Rhode Island Latino Arts announces A Nuestras Raíces // To Our Roots, a series of virtual conversations where speakers from countries throughout Latin America & the Caribbean will share their knowledge, research, and experience. A Nuestras Raíces is an initiative for and by people of color that uplifts indigenous and Afro-Latinx history in response to […]
This year’s Celebration will take place on Thursday, October 15th as a virtual gathering of hundreds that recognizes cultural and civic engagement in Rhode Island. The digital program with this year’s honorees—Dr. Joyce Stevos, Mary Beth Meehan, the Providence Clemente Veterans’ Initiative, and Janaya Kizzie—will bring the Celebration straight to you and will offer opportunities to explore […]
The rescheduled Bristol BookFest is set to offer a close look at Robert Penn Warren’s All the King’s Men, probably the best novel about American politics ever written. Now a free, online three-day public humanities program on October 16-18, all original 160 reservations have rolled over and 100 new spaces are now available. The all-online […]
In honor of the centennial of women’s suffrage in 2020, UNLADYLIKE2020 presents the comprehensive biographies of 26 bold American women who, at the turn of the 20th century, broke barriers in male-dominated fields, including science, medicine, politics, business, journalism, sports, aviation, and the arts. The project’s 26 digital shorts share the extraordinary stories of daring […]
Immigrants, emigrants, and summer colonists add their voices to our local women’s history. Ms. O’Toole will share the personal histories of local women as a way to explore major 19th-century developments.
Unpacking Privilege. At times, hearing feedback about privilege, race, and gender can sting. These important conversations can feel like attacks. Let’s unpack some different areas of privilege: White privilege, able-bodied privilege, civic privilege, and cisgender privilege. Let’s learn how to receive feedback and be better allies. We’ll learn from the personal experiences of people doing […]
Unpacking Privilege. At times, hearing feedback about privilege, race, ableism, and gender can sting. These important conversations can feel like attacks. Let’s unpack some different areas of privilege: White privilege, able-bodied privilege, civic privilege, and cisgender privilege. Let’s learn how to receive feedback and be better allies. We’ll learn from the personal experiences of people […]
Frequency Writers: Rhode Island's Oldest Creative Writing Organization Tell Your Truth is focused on the truth that each of us must bear witness to. In this course, students should come with some experience of poetry writing. Students will learn the basics of how to perform a poem for an audience and build a body of work […]
Luis Astudillo - Actor - Jhomphy Ventura - Director de Teatro La Diáspora Latinx y el teatro en Estados Unidos Jueves, 22 de octubre de 2020 I 7:00 p.m. La Diáspora Latinx y el teatro en Estados Unidos Les invitamos a este espacio de diálogo con: Luis Astudillo, actor y Jhomphy Ventura, director y actor de teatro, quienes […]
First-time readers of Mary Wollstonecraft’s A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792) are often surprised by how little Wollstonecraft actually says about rights. There is no proposed woman’s bill of rights, no plea to grant women the right to vote, or to assemble, or to have a jury of their peers. What Wollstonecraft explores […]
The New England First Amendment Coalition and Providence Community Library, Olneyville location, will present a panel discussion on Hate Speech and the First Amendment. This online presentation offers local perspectives on offensive speech and constitutional protections. The discussion is supported by NEFAC’s Featured Speaker Program. Launched in 2018, the program brings journalists and First Amendment experts to […]
RI STATE ARCHIVES and the RI COUNCIL FOR THE HUMANITIES present a free workshop to build archiving capacity in age of virtual programs. About this Event Thank you for joining the XIX: Shall Not Be Denied Initiative and carrying on with creativity and flexibility during the time of COVID-19. While programs related to the centennial of the 19th […]
YOU’RE INVITED to What Fear! A Virtual Masquerade, a fundraising event for What Cheer Writers Club on Friday, October 30 at 7pm. Throughout the evening in-the-moment donations unlock tricks, readings and other amusements as we celebrate two years of serving a thriving literary arts community in Rhode Island. What: What Fear! A Virtual Masquerade is […]