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SUMMARY:Salons at Stowe: Pride Month
DESCRIPTION:We need to talk. We need each other. We need community. \nJoin the Stowe Center for Literary Activism for an open forum centered on current news and the issues shaping our lives right now. These gatherings invite neighbors into conversation\, reflection\, and community connection in a welcoming space where dialogue can spark understanding and action. \nFor this Salons at Stowe\, we are celebrating Pride month by considering questions with a wide variety of subject experts\, such as: What is the future of LGBTQIA+ Connecticut and what resources are available for LGBTQIA+ folks in Connecticut? \nCome be in community\, engage with others\, and help turn conversation into action. \nAbout the Facilitator \nDerek Hall (he/him/his) is a dynamic anti-racist intergroup dialogue facilitator\, public speaker\, and activist committed to challenging beliefs and institutional culture rooted in systemic racism and other forms of oppression. \nDerek has worked in the diversity\, equity\, and inclusion field for more than ten years\, partnering with public and private school systems\, for-profit and nonprofit organizations locally and nationally. His passion for decolonized education\, human connection\, and implementing racial equity strategies has led him to speak to audiences of more than 500 people and facilitate groups as small as 5 to 15. As a Racial Equity Consultant and Coach\, Derek believes that “changed people change systems\,” and he uses facilitation\, storytelling\, and community building to deepen the racial and social consciousness of individuals and organizations. \nAbout the Subject Experts \nWe are delighted to feature leaders from the Connecticut-area who focus on LQBTQIA+ social justice issues as subject experts. \nJesse Nasta\nJesse Nasta\, PhD\, is a cultural\, community\, and public historian. Specializing in U.S. and African American history\, he has taught LGBTQ and African American history at Wesleyan University since 2017 and has served as Executive Director of the Middlesex County Historical Society since 2020\, in his home city of Middletown\, Connecticut. In that role\, and as a former member of the City of Middletown’s LGBTQIA+ Commission\, he has proudly organized several Middletown Pride events focused on uncovering\, celebrating\, and sharing Connecticut LGBTQ history. \n\n\nRepresentative Raghib Allie-Brennan\n \nRepresentative Raghib Allie-Brennan is currently in his fourth term representing Connecticut’s 2nd Assembly District\, encompassing Bethel and parts of Danbury. As Chief Majority Whip\, he plays a pivotal role in advancing legislative priorities that reflect the values and needs of his constituents. Representative Allie-Brennan is a Co-Chair of the LGBTQ+ Caucus.\n \n\n \n\nRepresentative Dominique Johnson\nRepresentative Dominique Johnson proudly represents each resident in every neighborhood of the 143rd District. As Deputy Majority Leader\, Dominique works to improve the quality of life for all of our District’s residents\, delivering results with compassion and respect. Representative Johnson is a Co-Chair of the LGBTQ+ Caucus. \n\nKamora Herrington\n \nKamora Herrington is an experiential educator working at the intersections of identity and community. She is the recipient of the New Haven Pride Center’s Dorothy Award\, the CT Voice Award for Advocacy\, and a 100 Women of Color Award. Her work supports individuals and organizations committed to personal and professional growth through cultural humility. \n\n  \n\n\n \nDani Arranka\nDani Arranka is a Latino-American trans hairstylist with a background in fashion\, music\, and beauty\, and is from Hartford\, but now living in New Britain. \n\n\nJohn Pica-Sneeden\n \nJohn Pica-Sneeden is the Executive Director of the CT Gay and Lesbian Chamber for the past 11 years\, he started in 2014 and have worked hard to create and safe and secure working environment through networking for all our Partners and Members. \n\n\nAnthony Pierson-DiLizia\n \nAnthony Pierson-DiLizia is a United States Army Veteran and Executive Director of The Health Collective\, where he leads the organization’s mission to advance health equity and expand affirming care for LGBTQIA+ and underserved communities across Connecticut. He is currently pursuing an Executive MBA at Yale School of Management and is passionate about building more accessible\, equitable\, and healthy communities. \n\n \n \nReverend Edwin Pérez Jr.\nReverend Edwin Pérez Jr. is the Senior Minister at Immanuel Congregational Church\, United Church of Christ. Beginning in the Pentecostal tradition\, he began licensed ministry in 2015 and has served in the United Church of Christ (UCC) since 2017\, in various capacities. Additionally\, Reverend Perez Jr. is a founding Board of Directors of the Southern New England Conference UCC and an Adjunct Professor at Berkeley School of Theology. \n\nKiki Lucia\n \nKiki Lucia (she/her) is a Connecticut-based drag performance artist with a vast artistic background that includes: classical ballet\, aerial acrobatics\, music theatre\, acting\, theatre production\, directing\, costume and production design\, and producing. She started in Connecticut’s drag scene as backstage support starting in 2007 at the Polo Club in Hartford and took the stage for the first time in 2015. She hosts one of Connecticut’s longest running shows\, Let’s Have a Kiki\, and has produced some of the largest drag events in Connecticut in the last decade. \n\n\n \nTiana Maxim\nTiana Maxim is a Black trans showgirl from Rockland County\, NY. She has been entertaining for 15 years in the New England area. Her longest running show is called “Skynn” on the fourth Friday at Trevi Lounge in Fairfield\, Connecticut. She is the founding mother of the House of Maxim in Connecticut and Texas. She also has a political science degree from the University of New Haven. \n\n\nEvelyn “Evy” Ruiz\n \nEvelyn “Evy” Ruiz (she/her) is a Latina\, lesbian Hartford native and founder and CEO of Hasta Luego Friend a mobile cafe rooted in community and culture. She is also the founder of Tia’s Roommate a Hartford-based QTPOC-owned organization creating safe and affirming space for queer and trans people\, especially women of color.
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LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
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SUMMARY:Salons at Stowe
DESCRIPTION:We need to talk. We need each other. We need community. \nJoin the Stowe Center for Literary Activism for an open forum centered on current news and the issues shaping our lives right now. These gatherings invite neighbors into conversation\, reflection\, and community connection in a welcoming space where dialogue can spark understanding and action. \nRather than focusing on a single predetermined topic\, this forum makes room for what people most want and need to talk about. Contemporary issues will remain at the heart of the conversation\, with space for participants to bring their questions\, concerns\, and perspectives. \nCome be in community\, engage with others\, and help turn conversation into action. \nAbout Derek Hall \n\nDerek Hall (he/him/his) is a dynamic anti-racist intergroup dialogue facilitator\, public speaker\, and activist committed to challenging beliefs and institutional culture rooted in systemic racism and other forms of oppression. \nDerek has worked in the diversity\, equity\, and inclusion field for more than ten years\, partnering with public and private school systems\, for-profit and nonprofit organizations locally and nationally. His passion for decolonized education\, human connection\, and implementing racial equity strategies has led him to speak to audiences of more than 500 people and facilitate groups as small as 5 to 15. As a Racial Equity Consultant and Coach\, Derek believes that “changed people change systems\,” and he uses facilitation\, storytelling\, and community building to deepen the racial and social consciousness of individuals and organizations.
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LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Salons at Stowe
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SUMMARY:Yours Truly: 19th Century Letters from Our Archive
DESCRIPTION:Our archive holds a wealth of fascinating correspondence\, scrapbooks\, diaries\, and other materials that offer unique perspectives into the interior lives of some of the most influential people of the 19th century. We invite our public into close contact with some of our most insightful\, curious\, enlightening\, and humorous archival holdings for monthly gatherings where we read letters from our collection. We hold letters from Frederick Douglass\, Harriet Jacobs\, William Lloyd Garrison\, and other progressive thinkers of the 19th century\, in addition of course to those written by the extensive and active Beecher family. This gathering will meet and read copies of historic letters from our archive\, with the original on display. Together\, we will work through not only 19th century handwriting (transcript will be available) but the topics\, thoughts\, emotional reactions these writers held. 19th century correspondence was both a semi-private and semi-public affair\, and letters offer a unique glimpse into the personality and interiority of individuals. We hope you’ll join Cat White\, Director of Historic Collections\, as we bring our letters out of the archives!
URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/yours-truly-19th-century-letters-from-our-archive-4/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
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SUMMARY:Salons at Stowe: How can we stand up for humanity?
DESCRIPTION:Salons at Stowe is a monthly community conversation series that invites participants to engage in open\, facilitated dialogue on today’s most pressing social questions. \n\nThe opening installment of Salons at Stowe is inspired by the themes of Amanda Mendoza’s exhibition\, What Does It Mean to Be Human\, currently on view at the Stowe Visitor Center. For our second gathering\, we turn to two foundational questions: \n“How can we stand up for humanity?”“What actions can we take to fight for human rights?” \nTogether\, these questions invite participants to explore belonging\, dignity\, and the deep impact of who is—and is not—recognized fully within our communities and systems. This conversation invites curiosity\, vulnerability\, and shared reflection as we consider how humanity is affirmed\, diminished\, and reclaimed. \nAbout the Facilitators\n\n\n\nTed Carroll \n\n\nJane Torrey \n\n\nTed Carroll\nTed Carroll is a member of the Justice in Action team at Asylum Hill Congregational Church\, the Greater Hartford Interfaith Action Alliance\, and Call to Action—groups focused on advancing justice and protecting democracy through social action. After earning a degree in community organizing from the UConn School of Social Work\, he spent the next 40 years leading nonprofit organizations\, including serving as the head of Leadership Greater Hartford for 35 years. He lives on Woodland Street in Hartford’s Asylum Hill neighborhood with his wife\, Jane\, and serves as vice chair of the Asylum Hill Neighborhood Association. \nJane Torrey\nJane has a professional background in both teaching and business and a less professional one in storytelling. Retired from the world of paid work since 2012\, she spends her time telling and listening to stories\, volunteering\, enjoying family\, outdoor and indoor sports\, and arts events. She serves on the Board of the Women’s League Child Development Center in Hartford and multiple ministries at Asylum Hill Congregational Church.   \nEXHIBITION OVERVIEW PAGE
URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/salons-at-stowe-how-can-we-stand-up-for-humanity/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Salons at Stowe,What Does it Mean to Be Human?
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SUMMARY:Yours Truly: 19th Century Letters from Our Archive
DESCRIPTION:Our archive holds a wealth of fascinating correspondence\, scrapbooks\, diaries\, and other materials that offer unique perspectives into the interior lives of some of the most influential people of the 19th century. We invite our public into close contact with some of our most insightful\, curious\, enlightening\, and humorous archival holdings for monthly gatherings where we read letters from our collection. We hold letters from Frederick Douglass\, Harriet Jacobs\, William Lloyd Garrison\, and other progressive thinkers of the 19th century\, in addition of course to those written by the extensive and active Beecher family. This gathering will meet and read copies of historic letters from our archive\, with the original on display. Together\, we will work through not only 19th century handwriting (transcript will be available) but the topics\, thoughts\, emotional reactions these writers held. 19th century correspondence was both a semi-private and semi-public affair\, and letters offer a unique glimpse into the personality and interiority of individuals. We hope you’ll join Cat White\, Director of Historic Collections\, as we bring our letters out of the archives!
URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/yours-truly-19th-century-letters-from-our-archive-3/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Salons at Stowe,Yours Truly
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SUMMARY:Salons at Stowe: How can we see others as human?
DESCRIPTION:Salons at Stowe is a monthly community conversation series that invites participants to engage in open\, facilitated dialogue on today’s most pressing social questions. \n\nThe opening installment of Salons at Stowe is inspired by the themes of Amanda Mendoza’s exhibition\, What Does It Mean to Be Human\, currently on view at the Stowe Visitor Center. For our second gathering\, we turn to two foundational topics: \n“How can we see others as human?”“And building empathy for who we don’t understand” \nTogether\, these questions invite participants to explore belonging\, dignity\, and the deep impact of who is—and is not—recognized fully within our communities and systems. This conversation invites curiosity\, vulnerability\, and shared reflection as we consider how humanity is affirmed\, diminished\, and reclaimed. \n\nAbout the Facilitators\n\n\nGamze Ozker\, Researcher \n\n\nDerek Hall\, Facilitator \n\n\nAmanda Mendoza\, Artist \n\n\nGamze Ozker\nGamze Ozker holds an M.A. in Human Rights from the University of Connecticut. Guided by a commitment to honoring human dignity and fostering dialogue across differences\, she brings a human rights lens to the exhibition’s exploration of belonging and solidarity. \nAmanda Mendoza\nArtist\, muralist\, and curator Amanda Mendoza is dedicated to creating work that fosters advocacy\, resilience\, and community healing. Her artistic philosophy centers on the power of art not merely to decorate\, but to transform—to help communities see themselves\, connect across difference\, and imagine new possibilities. As the Stowe Center for Literary Activism’s Artist of Color Accelerate\, Mendoza brings both artistic insight and lived experience to the conversation her exhibition inspires. \nDerek Hall\nDerek Hall (he/him/his) is an anti-racist intergroup dialogue facilitator\, public speaker\, and activist committed to challenging systemic racism and reshaping the cultures that sustain it. With over a decade of experience partnering with schools\, nonprofits\, and national organizations\, Hall is known for his dynamic approach to dialogue\, blending storytelling\, accountability\, and community-building. As a Racial Equity Consultant & Coach\, he believes that “changed people\, change systems\,” guiding participants toward deeper understanding and more just ways of being together. \nEXHIBITION OVERVIEW PAGE
URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/salons-at-stowe-how-can-we-see-others-as-human/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Salons at Stowe,What Does it Mean to Be Human?
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260204T193000
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SUMMARY:Salons at Stowe: What are human rights?
DESCRIPTION:Salons at Stowe is a monthly community conversation series that invites participants to engage in open\, facilitated dialogue on today’s most pressing social questions. \n\nThe opening installment of Salons at Stowe is inspired by the themes of Amanda Mendoza’s exhibition\, What Does It Mean to Be Human\, currently on view at the Stowe Visitor Center. For our second gathering\, we turn to two foundational questions: \n“Who is deserving of human rights? ”“What are human rights?” \nTogether\, these questions invite participants to explore belonging\, dignity\, and the deep impact of who is—and is not—recognized fully within our communities and systems. This conversation invites curiosity\, vulnerability\, and shared reflection as we consider how humanity is affirmed\, diminished\, and reclaimed. \n\nAbout the Facilitators\nThis month’s discussion is guided by two leaders whose creative and facilitation practices make them uniquely suited to explore these questions. \nDerek Hall\, Facilitator \nGamze Ozker\, Researcher \nGamze Ozker\nGamze Ozker holds an M.A. in Human Rights from the University of Connecticut. Guided by a commitment to honoring human dignity and fostering dialogue across differences\, she brings a human rights lens to the exhibition’s exploration of belonging and solidarity. \nDerek Hall\nDerek Hall (he/him/his) is an anti-racist intergroup dialogue facilitator\, public speaker\, and activist committed to challenging systemic racism and reshaping the cultures that sustain it. With over a decade of experience partnering with schools\, nonprofits\, and national organizations\, Hall is known for his dynamic approach to dialogue\, blending storytelling\, accountability\, and community-building. As a Racial Equity Consultant & Coach\, he believes that “changed people\, change systems\,” guiding participants toward deeper understanding and more just ways of being together. \nEXHIBITION OVERVEIW PAGE
URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/salons-at-stowe-what-are-human-rights/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Salons at Stowe,What Does it Mean to Be Human?
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SUMMARY:Yours Truly: 19th Century Letters from Our Archive
DESCRIPTION:Our archive holds a wealth of fascinating correspondence\, scrapbooks\, diaries\, and other materials that offer unique perspectives into the interior lives of some of the most influential people of the 19th century. We invite our public into close contact with some of our most insightful\, curious\, enlightening\, and humorous archival holdings for monthly gatherings where we read letters from our collection. We hold letters from Frederick Douglass\, Harriet Jacobs\, William Lloyd Garrison\, and other progressive thinkers of the 19th century\, in addition of course to those written by the extensive and active Beecher family. This gathering will meet and read copies of historic letters from our archive\, with the original on display. Together\, we will work through not only 19th century handwriting (transcript will be available) but the topics\, thoughts\, emotional reactions these writers held. 19th century correspondence was both a semi-private and semi-public affair\, and letters offer a unique glimpse into the personality and interiority of individuals. We hope you’ll join Cat White\, Director of Historic Collections\, as we bring our letters out of the archives!
URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/yours-truly-19th-century-letters-from-our-archive-2/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Salons at Stowe,Yours Truly
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260107T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260107T193000
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SUMMARY:Salons at Stowe: What happens when you’re not seen as human enough?
DESCRIPTION:Salons at Stowe is a monthly community conversation series that invites participants to engage in open\, facilitated dialogue on today’s most pressing social questions. \n\nThe opening installment of Salons at Stowe is inspired by the themes of Amanda Mendoza’s exhibition\, “What does it mean to be Human?”\, currently on view at the Stowe Visitor Center. For our first gathering\, we turn to two foundational questions: \n“What does it mean to be human?”“And what happens when you’re not seen as human enough?” \nTogether\, these questions invite participants to explore belonging\, dignity\, and the deep impact of who is—and is not—recognized fully within our communities and systems. This conversation invites curiosity\, vulnerability\, and shared reflection as we consider how humanity is affirmed\, diminished\, and reclaimed. \n\nAbout the Facilitators\nThis month’s discussion is guided by two leaders whose creative and facilitation practices make them uniquely suited to explore these questions. \nDerek Hall\, Facilitator \nAmanda Mendoza\, Artist \nAmanda Mendoza\nArtist\, muralist\, and curator Amanda Mendoza is dedicated to creating work that fosters advocacy\, resilience\, and community healing. Her artistic philosophy centers on the power of art not merely to decorate\, but to transform—to help communities see themselves\, connect across difference\, and imagine new possibilities. As the Stowe Center for Literary Activism’s Artist of Color Accelerate\, Mendoza brings both artistic insight and lived experience to the conversation her exhibition inspires. \nDerek Hall\nDerek Hall (he/him/his) is an anti-racist intergroup dialogue facilitator\, public speaker\, and activist committed to challenging systemic racism and reshaping the cultures that sustain it. With over a decade of experience partnering with schools\, nonprofits\, and national organizations\, Hall is known for his dynamic approach to dialogue\, blending storytelling\, accountability\, and community-building. As a Racial Equity Consultant & Coach\, he believes that “changed people\, change systems\,” guiding participants toward deeper understanding and more just ways of being together. \nEXHIBITION OVERVEIW PAGE
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CATEGORIES:Salons at Stowe,What Does it Mean to Be Human?
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