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Assemblyman Marcos Crespo & Fidelis Care Present 

Friends of Soundview Park Big Read

with support from Actuator Inc., BronxMama.com, MetroOptics & Slammers Snacks

July 30th 11am

Soundview Park Amphitheater enter at Rosedale and Lacombe Ave 

RSVP at FOSPBigRead2016.Eventbrite.com

Join us for a reading and giveaway of "TuTu goes Green" written by Tulani Thomas at the beautiful Soundview Park amphitheater  Author Tulani Thomas to read her book along with the families in the park.

For free book you must register.  One Book per householdd

Books distributed at the event.

In this fun and engaging book, an adorable little girl named TuTu sets out on a quest to spread the message of how children can contribute to saving the environment. Children will learn how small changes to their daily routines such as recycling old notebooks, turning out the lights, and using reusable shopping bags can play a huge role in helping the environment. Vibrant and colorful illustrations help make often difficult terms and topics more digestible and easy to understand.  Appropriate for 3rd grade and below.

With Support from Actuator Inc., Bronxmama.com, MetroOptics, OmeshPersaud.com & Slammers Snacks

2/20/15 Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership presents Black History Month 2015

AFFILIATE EVENT: Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership presents Black History Month 2015

Take an insightful look at women artists of the black Brooklyn renaissance of the 1980s and 1990s, as profiled in Brooklyn Boheme, the recent HBO documentary by Nelson George. Writer Lisa Jones and writer/composer/performer Alva Rogers discuss the black women’s Fort Greene arts collective Rodeo Caldonia in a conversation facilitated by cultural critic Greg Tate.

Alva Rogers is a Brown alumna, MFA '98, and a member of the Executive Board of The Brown Club in NY.

For more information, visit http://www.myrtleavenue.org/event/remembering-rodeo-caldonia-lisa-jones-alva-rogers-conversation-culture-critic-greg-tate/

Date:       Friday, February 20, 2015
Time:      6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Venue:  Pillow Cafe-Lounge 505 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn

 

Sources: Brown University Club of New York & Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership

Thursday March 26, 2015 - “More Than a Protest Novel” Panel in Harlem

HOLD THE DATE FOR OUR UPCOMING EVENT, “More Than a Protest Novel,” a thought-provoking anti-violence panel that will take place on Thursday, 3/26 at 8:00 p.m. at Land Yoga, in Harlem.

From moderator, Rev. Alfonso Wyatt, to featured panelists, the event will showcase some of New York City’s top minds when it comes to effectively addressing gun violence—and doing so in a “novel” way. The framework for the panel is the first book in Petra Lewis' trilogy, The Sons and Daughters of Ham, Book I: A Requiem, which examines a family in the aftermath of violence.

Panelists include:
• A.T. Mitchell, founder of Man Up! in East New York, Brooklyn
• Iesha Sekou, founder of Street Corner Resources, Harlem
• Allen James, program manager, S.O.S. (Save Our Streets) Crown Heights, Crown Heights Community Mediation Center, Brooklyn
• Kathleen Horan, WNYC public radio reporter who, among other things, did the series “In Harm’s Way, ” which—in 2013—memorialized the individual lives of New York City' kids killed by gunfire

The evening will take a look at personal experiences with violence, the current anti-violence space, real stats on homicide rates, and policy initiatives and new/innovative solutions to address the violence (including prayer)—as well as how some of this ties in to the Eric Garner and Michael Brown cases and their outcomes, which ignited protests globally. Reception to follow. HOLD THE DATE—you don’t want to miss this one! More details to come

http://hamnovels.com/anti-violence-partners

Celebration of Brown University President Ruth J. Simmons – NYC

Title: Celebration of Brown University President Ruth J. Simmons – NYC
Location: Schomburg Center, 515 Malcolm X Blvd. (at 135th Street), New York, NY
Link out: Click here
Description: Brown University’s Inman Page Black Alumni Council and the Alumni of Color Initiative invite you to a Celebration of Brown University President Ruth J. Simmons.

The event will begin at 5:30pm with a light reception on the second floor of the Schomburg Center. The program will begin at 7:00pm in the auditorium. President’s remarks will be followed by a Q&A session by Alison Stewart '88 (CBS News Correspondent) 

Attendees are encouraged to reconvene after the event at Harlem Tavern, 2153 Frederick Douglass Boulevard (at 116th Street).

Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Reception: 5:30pm to 7:00pm

Program: 7:00pm to 8:30pm

Place: Schomburg Center, 515 Malcolm X Blvd. (at 135th Street), New York, NY

RSVP: Tickets must be purchased in advance online for $15 per person.

RSVP online by Thurs. 2/16! Brown alumni can register at https://alumni.brown.edu

Alumni and friends are strongly encouraged to donate to The Ruth J. Simmons Africana Studies Endowed Fund on the Brown University giving page. Click “Give Now,” scroll to the bottom of the giving page to the heading “The Alumni of Color Initiative,” and check the box for “The Ruth J. Simmons Africana Studies Endowed Fund.” We are close to our goal of raising $100,000 and with your help, we can honor President Simmons while creating a permanent endowment for the department.

http://bit.ly/wsrYyS

SAVE-THE-DATE | Wednesday, February 22

The New York chapter of the Inman Page Black Alumni Council (IPC-NY) invites you to a Farewell Event for Brown University President Ruth J. Simmons. The event will take place in New York City on Wednesday, February 22.  

President Simmons announced her plans to step down from the Brown presidency at the end of the 2011-2012 academic year. Fortunately for Brown, she will continue as Professor of Comparative Literature and Africana Studies.

This page will be updated with further event details in the near future. Please stay tuned for more information on how alumni can register to attend.

http://ruthsimmonsfarewell.eventbrite.com/

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