“Voices and Votes: Democracy in America” Exhibit at Brookdale Community College

Monmouth Museum 765 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft, NJ, United States

"Voices and Votes: Democracy in America," a traveling exhibit based on a major exhibition currently on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, will be on display at Brookdale Community College from August 20 to October 2 at the Monmouth Museum.

Creating an Outstanding Proposal

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Event Recording https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVrucvqSuN4 Event Resources Presentation This hour-long webinar, which will explore how to use the narrative and budget to create a compelling grant proposal, is ideal for anyone in […]

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“Voices and Votes: Democracy in America” Exhibit at Union College

Union College 1033 Springfield Avenue, Cranford, NJ, United States

"Voices and Votes: Democracy in America," a traveling exhibit based on a major exhibition currently on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, will be on display at Union College in Cranford from October 10 to November 18.

“Student Voices at Union College” Display

Union College 1033 Springfield Avenue, Cranford, NJ, United States

"Student Voices at Union College" is a digital display, created by students, that focuses on the conversation around the Vietnam War, race relations, and women’s issues in the 1960-70s at the college. Using student newspapers from the Union College Archives, the project imagines the opinions expressed in various articles and editorials as Twitter threads.

“Voices and Votes” Opening Reception – Union College

Union College 1033 Springfield Avenue, Cranford, NJ, United States

Join Union College for a public opening reception for the Smithsonian's "Voices and Votes: Democracy in America" exhibit at UC on Wednesday, October 12, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Student Commons.

Democracy Conversation Project – East Brunswick Public Library

East Brunswick Public Library 2 Jean Walling Civic Center Drive, East Brunswick, NJ, United States

The East Brunswick Public Library is pleased to present the program "A Vote, A Voice: Women’s Suffrage and the Fight for Representation" on Thursday, October 20 at 6:30 pm. Scholar Lucia McMahon, PhD will speak about the long history of women’s activism over the course of the nineteenth century, to highlight the multi-faceted mosaic of the women’s suffrage movement.

Democracy Conversation Project – Mercer County Library, Lawrence

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The Lawrence branch of the Mercer County Library is pleased to present “What is the Meaning of Free Speech?” on Thursday, October 20 at 7:00 pm. This virtual public humanities program from scholar Ian Drake will consider how the US Supreme Court has defined and redefined what free speech means, whether in wartime or peacetime and in many controversial contexts.

Woodbury Hispanic Heritage Festival

LOT 323 115 S. Broad Street, Woodbury, NJ, United States

The New Jersey Council for the Humanities is proud to be a sponsor of the first Annual Hispanic Heritage Festival hosted by the City of Woodbury. In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the event will feature music, activities, food, vendors, dancing and more. The festivities will be held at Lot 323, 115 S. Broad Street, Woodbury.

Democracy Conversation Project – Cherry Hill Public Library

Cherry Hill Public Library 1100 Kings Hwy N, Cherry Hill, NJ, United States

Explore disability in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries with scholar Nicole Belolan, PhD, Public Historian in Residence at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities (MARCH) at Rutgers University-Camden.

Community History Showcase

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Join us for this showcase of projects created by the participants in NJCH’s most recent Community History cohort, a great opportunity to see the value of the program for organizations that might be interested in participating.

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