Convening: “Bringing Community Back to Community Colleges”

Bergen Community College – Paramus Campus, 400 Paramus Road, Paramus, NJ, 07652, United States

Join the New Jersey Council for the Humanities and the New Jersey Council of County Colleges on March 24 for “Bringing Community Back to Community Colleges,” a full-day hybrid convening for community college humanities faculty from around the state.

Free

Price of Liberty Film Series: Reparations Screening and Discussion

Cinema505, 505 Bloomfield Ave, Montclair, NJ, 07042, United States

NJCH is a proud sponsor of the Montclair History Center's The Price of Liberty film and discussion series, featuring two documentary films followed by discussion led by scholars Leslie Wilson, PhD and Khemani Gibson, PhD. The events are in-person as well as available online.

Price of Liberty Film Series: Reparations Screening and Discussion

Cinema505 505 Bloomfield Ave, Montclair, NJ, United States

NJCH is a proud sponsor of the Montclair History Center’s screening of Reparations, which explores the four-century struggle to seek repair and atonement for slavery in the United States from the perspectives of Black and Asian Americans who believe that our collective liberation can only be achieved by standing with one another.

Three Early Black American Women in Words: A Literary Historic Houses Tour

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

NJCH is proud to sponsor this tour of Wallace House & Old Dutch Parsonage introducing the works of three early Black American women in words—Phillis Wheatley, Hetty Saunders, and Sojourner Truth.

In the Weeds: Creating an Outstanding Proposal

Ideal for anyone in the process of applying for an NJCH grant, but useful for other grant applications as well, this workshop explores how to use the narrative and budget to create a compelling grant proposal.

In the Weeds: Creating an Outstanding Proposal

https://njhumanities.org/event/in-the-weeds-creating-an-outstanding-proposal/

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 the process of applying for an NJCH grant. Participants can expect an interactive presentation about crafting a competitive proposal and a Q&A to follow. All participants should review the Grants section […]

In the Weeds: Creating an Outstanding Proposal

Ideal for anyone in the process of applying for an NJCH grant, but useful for other grant applications as well, this workshop explores how to use the narrative and budget to create a compelling grant proposal.

Free

Restoring Hope and Health Through Poetry

Join acclaimed poets Patrick Rosal and Shawn R. Jones for a healing workshop that will encourage participants to take an unflinching look at personal and collective traumas and create a roadmap for hope.

Community History Showcase

https://njhumanities.org/event/community-history-showcase-2/

Join us for this showcase of projects created by the participants in NJCH’s most recent Community History cohort. This virtual event will give you an opportunity to learn about how each organization built their history projects in consultation with their communities and give insight into the value of NJCH’s Community History program for organizations that […]

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

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

Three Early Black American Women in Words: A Literary Historic Houses Tour

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

NJCH is proud to sponsor this tour of Wallace House & Old Dutch Parsonage introducing the works of three early Black American women in words—Phillis Wheatley, Hetty Saunders, and Sojourner Truth.