January 2022
The End of Heaven, Part 2 – Virtual Film Screening
"The End of Heaven," which will be shown across 2 SLATERSVILLE work-in-progress preview screenings this month. Both events will be virtual and hosted by the Museum of Work & Culture. Part 1 will revisit the post World War II years, the final period in which Slatersville operated as a traditional mill village under the Kendall Company. Part 2 will transition into the closing of the Slatersville Mill, the company's move to South Carolina in 1956, and how these changes started to affect its community. We invite…
Find out more »FUNDA FEST 24 – (Virtual)
FUNDA (To Learn) - Funda is a Zulu word, spoken by the people in South Africa. Long before there were books, the elders and griots and jaliyas—the storytellers- were the keepers of the culture. They passed on stories and songs so the community would learn its history, values, and traditions, in the oral tradition. That’s what we offer here: a place to learn. Not only that, it looks like FUN! FUNDA FEST includes 7 public performances statewide in partnership with local organizations in…
Find out more »February 2022
Call for Proposals for Inaugural Rhode Island Civic Learning Week
The Rhode Island Civic Learning Coalition (RICLC) is hosting the first ever Civic Learning Week March 7 - 11, 2022. The theme of this year’s Civic Learning Week is “Building Communities Through Civics.” The week’s programming is hosted and organized by RICLC in partnership with community organizations, teachers, and students from across the state. Everyone is invited to attend and participate in Civic Learning Week events, including students, teachers, administrators, policymakers, parents, and the general public. Workshop proposals due by…
Find out more »Disappearing Ink: Rhode Island Black Literature & The Black Press in Rhode Island
In Celebration of Black History Month, Disappearing Ink: Rhode Island Black Literature & The Black Press in Rhode Island, a conversation with Robb Dimmick and Ray Rickman on Stages of Freedom's latest project. The event will be an examination of writings by and about Rhode Island African Americans documenting Black life in the Ocean State, including those on slavery, the brave Black Regiment, the church, biographies, fiction as well as Black newspapers. This event is free. Please register at the…
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