BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Stowe Center for Literary Activism - ECPv6.18.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://stowecenter.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Stowe Center for Literary Activism REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260214T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260214T170000 DTSTAMP:20260122T210916Z CREATED:20251030T171755Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260122T210916Z UID:10002155-1771077600-1771088400@stowecenter.org SUMMARY:All That Makes Life Bright DESCRIPTION:On a quest to make a better life for themselves and their families\, three activists connect with people and artifacts on this plane and the next. Join us as we look at letters\, spirit journals\, and funerary jewelry in this year’s All That Makes Life Bright. Sip wine\, eat chocolate\, engage in 19th century Valentine and view objects from the collections. \nBefore the tour begins\, guests are invited to:🍷 Sip wine and savor chocolate in a Valentine’s Day ambiance💌 Explore letters from Harriet Jacobs and Isabella Beecher Hooker📜 Read Harriet Jacob’s gold embossed letter\n📃 Read Harriet Stowe’s letter of support for Reverend Strother\n🪶 Read Isabella Beecher Hooker’s letter of astonishment at her daughter’s reaction to suffrage💫 View mourning jewelry🖋 Victorian valentines \nAt 3:30 & 4:00 PM\, the experience deepens as guests step into the historic home for an exclusive Spirits Tour\, uncovering the power of spiritualism to transform a struggle for freedom and equal rights. \nThis is a one-night-only event blending history\, intrigue\, and the allure of love on this plane and the next.  \n❤️ Space is limited — reserve your spot now! URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/all-that-makes-life-bright/ LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06105\, United States CATEGORIES:Spirits ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://stowecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Untitled-design-53.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260211T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260211T193000 DTSTAMP:20260202T034231Z CREATED:20260112T172156Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260202T034231Z UID:10003423-1770832800-1770838200@stowecenter.org SUMMARY:Spirits of Resistance DESCRIPTION:Raise a glass to the rebels of the past! Join us for Spirits of Resistance\, a-one-of-a kind winter evening where radical history\, ghost stories\, and great drinks come together.  \nSet in the spirit (and spirits) of 19th-century resistance\, this interactive storytelling experience dives into how Spiritualism became a powerful tool for women’s activism and Black liberation. You’ll explore real historical artifacts\, hold primary documents\, and meet trailblazers like Harriet Wilson—a Black entrepreneur\, novelist\, and celebrated spirit medium who defied every rule of her time.   \nWhether you’re here for the tea or the tipple (you get both!) this isn’t your typical history talk. You’ll sip on complimentary wine and enjoy tea service\, all while learning how marginalized voices channeled the beyond to speak truth to power.  \nCome curious. Leave a little haunted–and totally inspired.  URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/spirits-of-resistance/ LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06105\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://stowecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Untitled-design-49.png ORGANIZER;CN="Stowe Center for Literary Activism":MAILTO:info@stowecenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260128T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260128T190000 DTSTAMP:20251209T191306Z CREATED:20250903T172328Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T191306Z UID:10002102-1769623200-1769626800@stowecenter.org 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\, 06105\, United States CATEGORIES:Salons at Stowe,Yours Truly ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://stowecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Featured-Image-Size-for-Events-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Stowe Center for Literary Activism":MAILTO:info@stowecenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251212T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251212T193000 DTSTAMP:20261102T171106Z CREATED:20261102T171106Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261102T171106Z UID:10002162-1765562400-1765567800@stowecenter.org SUMMARY:What does it mean to be Human? -Exhibit opening DESCRIPTION:Join the Stowe Center for Literary Activism for the opening of What does it mean to be Human?\, a new exhibition by artist Amanda Mendoza in collaboration with researcher Gamze Ozker. \nThrough intimate and reflective works\, Mendoza examines what it means to be seen as human within systems that determine whose rights are protected and whose are denied. Partnering with Ozker\, the exhibition uses art to explore how compassion and dignity are lost—and reclaimed—through struggles for human rights. \nProgram Highlights: \n\nRemarks from Amanda Mendoza\, and Gamze Ozker\, and Erika Slocumb\nCommunity discussion circle in the gallery\nLight refreshments\n\nAbout the Artist & Researcher: \n\n\nAmanda MendozaArtist \n\n\nGamze OzkerResearcher \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEXHIBITION OVERVEIW PAGE URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/opening-exhibit/ LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06105\, United States CATEGORIES:What Does it Mean to Be Human? ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://stowecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Untitled-document-1-1-e1763498510924.png ORGANIZER;CN="Stowe Center for Literary Activism":MAILTO:info@stowecenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251121T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251121T193000 DTSTAMP:20261102T171105Z CREATED:20261102T171105Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261102T171105Z UID:10002121-1763746200-1763753400@stowecenter.org SUMMARY:Train of Thought: A Closing Conversation DESCRIPTION:Join us for a closing conversation with David Jackson for his exhibition Revolutionary [RE]Imagining. \n\nFree and open to the public\n77 Forest St\, Hartford; The Gallery for Literary Activism | Zoom\n\n5:30 – 6:00 PM\, Gallery opens\n6:00 – 6:30 PM\, Q&A with David and Erika (streaming on Zoom\, recorded)\n6:30 – 7:00 PM\, Audience Q&A\n7:00 – 7:30 PM\, Gallery open for guests to walk-through \n\nRegister to Attend in Person\nRegister to Attend Virtually URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/train-of-thought-a-closing-conversation/ LOCATION:CT CATEGORIES:General Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://stowecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Untitled-design-48.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T193000 DTSTAMP:20261102T171106Z CREATED:20261102T171106Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261102T171106Z UID:10002122-1763661600-1763667000@stowecenter.org SUMMARY:Borders of Belonging: A Conversation on Humanity and Human Rights DESCRIPTION:Join us for an open discussion with human rights educators and activists as we explore the question\, “What does it mean to be human?” \nThis thought-provoking conversation parallels the themes of Amanda Mendoza’s upcoming solo art exhibition\, What Does It Mean to Be Human?—opening at the Stowe Center for Literary Activism on December 12th\, 2025. \nServing as a prelude to the exhibition\, this event invites participants to reflect on humanity\, belonging\, and the systems that shape our shared human experience. Refreshments will be provided! \nPlease arrive by 5:50 PM—guests should be seated by 6:00 PM so the discussion can begin promptly. \nSpeakers: \n /* Only affects this block */ .speakers-row { display: flex; align-items: flex-start; justify-content: space-between; gap: 20px; flex-wrap: nowrap; text-align: center; } /* Neutralize WP alignment floats inside this row */ .speakers-row .wp-caption\, .speakers-row [class*=”align”]\, .speakers-row img { float: none !important; margin: 0 !important; } /* Make each speaker take equal space and stack their image + text */ .speakers-row > * { flex: 1 1 0; } \n\nAmanda Mendoza\, Artist \nEvan Turiano\, Ph.D.\, Visiting Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Law at Trinity College \n \nTeresa Quintana\, Housing Equity Organizer at Make the Road CT\n\nParking Information \nPark in the spots directly facing the building or on either side of the row of spaces along the chain-link fence. \nEXHIBITION OVERVEIW PAGE URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/borders-of-belonging/ LOCATION:224 EcoSpace\, 224 Farmington Ave\, Hartford\, CT\, 06105\, United States CATEGORIES:What Does it Mean to Be Human? ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://stowecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Borders-of-Belonging-Real-Estate-Flyer-e1761759221914.png ORGANIZER;CN="Stowe Center for Literary Activism":MAILTO:info@stowecenter.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR