Info Session: Fueling Community Journalism Through NJ Community Colleges Awards

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Calling all NJ community colleges! This hour-long information session is designed to help potential applicants learn more about funding opportunities for “Fueling Community Journalism Through NJ Community Colleges,” a new program from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities and Journalism + Design at The New School.

Free

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.

Free

Panel: The Ramapough and the Ringwood Mines Superfund Site

Princeton Public Library Community Room 65 Witherspoon St, Princeton, NJ, United States

Chief Vincent Mann will be joined by Professor Jack Tchen and Anita Bakshi to talk about The Ramapough and the Ringwood Mines Superfund site.

Democracy Conversation Project – Farmstead Arts Center

Farmstead Arts Center 450 King George Road, Basking Ridge

Explore disability in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries with scholar Nicole Belolan, PhD, a consulting public historian specializing in disability history and access and inclusion planning for disabled people.

Democracy Conversation Project Program: “We the People…Wait, Which People?”

Montville Township Public Library 90 Horseneck Rd., Montville, NJ, United States

We’ve all heard those first three words of the preamble of the Constitution. But what does that mean? And can “We the people” mean different things at different times to different people? Join Dr. Christopher Fisher at Montville Township Public Library for an exploration of these complex historical topics.

“Visualizing Democracy” Information Session

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Join NJCH program staff to learn more about "Visualizing Democracy: Contemporary Conversations," an initiative seeking digital projects that will explore, curate, and visualize a recently created “conversation” archive on the state of democracy within New Jersey and beyond. This information session will review program and eligibility guidelines, application process, and timeline, and we will leave plenty of time for Q&A.

Free

Living History Visit with Sojourner Truth

Wallace House & Old Dutch Parsonage State Historic Sites 71 Somerset Street, Somerville, NJ, United States

NJCH is proud to sponsor this Living History Visit with Sojourner Truth, as portrayed by Dr. Daisy Century.

Philosophy Walk-and-Talk: “Perception and Nature”

Cheesequake State Park 300 Gordon Rd, Matawan, NJ, United States

Join Middlesex College philosophy professors Giuseppe Rotolo and Anthony Celi for a guided hike and discussion on the topic of perception and nature.

Turkish Cultural Center Eid Festival

164 Totowa Rd Wayne, NJ 07470 164 Totowa Rd, Wayne, NJ, United States

All are invited to join the Turkish Cultural Center in celebrating EID, sponsored in part by NJCH! Mark your calendars and join us for an unforgettable day filled with love, laughter, and celebration.

NJCH Community Ice Cream Social

Thompson Park, Picnic Area 1A Thompson Drive and Lakeview Ave, Monroe Township, NJ, United States

Offering an informal opportunity to connect with our friends, neighbors, and partners from throughout the Garden State, NJCH is hosting an ice cream social at Thompson Park in Monroe Township on July 13.

Free