BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Stowe Center for Literary Activism - ECPv6.16.4.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Stowe Center for Literary Activism 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:20260204T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260204T193000 DTSTAMP:20260123T163207Z CREATED:20251208T185623Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260123T163207Z UID:10003413-1770228000-1770233400@stowecenter.org 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? ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stowecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IMG_7306-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260131T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260131T143000 DTSTAMP:20251117T174727Z CREATED:20251117T174727Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251117T174727Z UID:10003199-1769868000-1769869800@stowecenter.org SUMMARY:Discovering Stowe DESCRIPTION:This succinct historical tour focuses on Harriet’s childhood\, her time in Cincinnati\, Ohio\, and the impact of free and enslaved Black people on her life and legacy. This tour moves through the first floor of the Stowe House where we invite guests to learn more about the influence of the abolitionist movement on Stowe’s famous anti-slavery novel\, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/discovering-stowe-11-14/ LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stowecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/discovering_stowe.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Stowe Center for Literary Activism":MAILTO:info@stowecenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260130T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260130T143000 DTSTAMP:20251117T174433Z CREATED:20251117T174433Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251117T174433Z UID:10003198-1769781600-1769783400@stowecenter.org SUMMARY:Discovering Stowe DESCRIPTION:This succinct historical tour focuses on Harriet’s childhood\, her time in Cincinnati\, Ohio\, and the impact of free and enslaved Black people on her life and legacy. This tour moves through the first floor of the Stowe House where we invite guests to learn more about the influence of the abolitionist movement on Stowe’s famous anti-slavery novel\, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/discovering-stowe-11-13/ LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stowecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/discovering_stowe.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Stowe Center for Literary Activism":MAILTO:info@stowecenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260129T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260129T143000 DTSTAMP:20251117T174409Z CREATED:20251117T174409Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251117T174409Z UID:10003197-1769695200-1769697000@stowecenter.org SUMMARY:Discovering Stowe DESCRIPTION:This succinct historical tour focuses on Harriet’s childhood\, her time in Cincinnati\, Ohio\, and the impact of free and enslaved Black people on her life and legacy. This tour moves through the first floor of the Stowe House where we invite guests to learn more about the influence of the abolitionist movement on Stowe’s famous anti-slavery novel\, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/discovering-stowe-11-12/ LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stowecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/discovering_stowe.jpg 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\, 06106\, 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:20260124T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260124T143000 DTSTAMP:20251117T174220Z CREATED:20251117T174220Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251117T174220Z UID:10003196-1769263200-1769265000@stowecenter.org SUMMARY:Discovering Stowe DESCRIPTION:This succinct historical tour focuses on Harriet’s childhood\, her time in Cincinnati\, Ohio\, and the impact of free and enslaved Black people on her life and legacy. This tour moves through the first floor of the Stowe House where we invite guests to learn more about the influence of the abolitionist movement on Stowe’s famous anti-slavery novel\, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/discovering-stowe-11-11/ LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stowecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/discovering_stowe.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Stowe Center for Literary Activism":MAILTO:info@stowecenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260123T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260123T143000 DTSTAMP:20251117T174137Z CREATED:20251117T174137Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251117T174137Z UID:10003195-1769176800-1769178600@stowecenter.org SUMMARY:Discovering Stowe DESCRIPTION:This succinct historical tour focuses on Harriet’s childhood\, her time in Cincinnati\, Ohio\, and the impact of free and enslaved Black people on her life and legacy. This tour moves through the first floor of the Stowe House where we invite guests to learn more about the influence of the abolitionist movement on Stowe’s famous anti-slavery novel\, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/discovering-stowe-11-10/ LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stowecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/discovering_stowe.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Stowe Center for Literary Activism":MAILTO:info@stowecenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T143000 DTSTAMP:20251117T172653Z CREATED:20251117T172653Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251117T172653Z UID:10003194-1769090400-1769092200@stowecenter.org SUMMARY:Discovering Stowe DESCRIPTION:This succinct historical tour focuses on Harriet’s childhood\, her time in Cincinnati\, Ohio\, and the impact of free and enslaved Black people on her life and legacy. This tour moves through the first floor of the Stowe House where we invite guests to learn more about the influence of the abolitionist movement on Stowe’s famous anti-slavery novel\, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/discovering-stowe-11-9/ LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stowecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/discovering_stowe.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Stowe Center for Literary Activism":MAILTO:info@stowecenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260117T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260117T163000 DTSTAMP:20251028T164248Z CREATED:20251028T164248Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T164248Z UID:10002154-1768663800-1768667400@stowecenter.org SUMMARY:Spirits at Stowe DESCRIPTION:Spirits at Stowe considers spiritualism as a tool of resistance among radicals and reformers of the 19th century. \nThrough contact with spirits\, radical women claimed authority to speak the unspeakable\, especially the right to full control and autonomy over their own bodies and families. Throughout the tour\, we will delve into the historic\, social\, and political context of the 19th century and explore the role of spiritualism in the lives of reformers\, suffragists\, and Black activists\, including Harriet Jacobs\, Frederick Douglass\, and Harriet Wilson. \nDuring the tour\, the house is “set” to reflect a Spiritualist setting. It takes place later in the evening and is by (electric) candlelight. Participants on the tour will observe and engage with materials and primary sources related to spiritualism\, including a planchette\, spiritualist newspapers\, seance accounts\, and letter excerpts from leading 19th century activists. \nSpirits at Stowe deals with themes such as violence\, sexuality\, and reproductive rights.It is not recommended for children under 13.  \n  \nWhat is spiritualism?  \nBroadly speaking\, spiritualism is the belief that an individual’s awareness persists after death and can be contacted by the living. During Spirits at Stowe\, we discuss the histories of multiple spiritualist traditions in U.S. history\, and how these beliefs helped inspire\, nourish\, and connect politically radical individuals and communities – paying special attention to abolitionism\, women’s rights\, labor rights\, and the intersection among them. \n  \n\nSpirits at Stowe considers spiritualism as a tool of resistance among radicals and reformers of the 19th century. \nThrough contact with spirits\, radical women claimed authority to speak the unspeakable\, especially the right to full control and autonomy over their own bodies and families. Throughout the tour\, we will delve into the historic\, social\, and political context of the 19th century and explore the role of spiritualism in the lives of reformers\, suffragists\, and Black activists\, including Harriet Jacobs\, Frederick Douglass\, and Harriet Wilson. \nDuring the tour\, the house is “set” to reflect a Spiritualist setting. It takes place later in the evening and is by (electric) candlelight. Participants on the tour will observe and engage with materials and primary sources related to spiritualism\, including a planchette\, spiritualist newspapers\, seance accounts\, and letter excerpts from leading 19th century activists. \nSpirits at Stowe deals with themes such as violence\, sexuality\, and reproductive rights.It is not recommended for children under 13.  \n  \nWhat is spiritualism?  \nBroadly speaking\, spiritualism is the belief that an individual’s awareness persists after death and can be contacted by the living. During Spirits at Stowe\, we discuss the histories of multiple spiritualist traditions in U.S. history\, and how these beliefs helped inspire\, nourish\, and connect politically radical individuals and communities – paying special attention to abolitionism\, women’s rights\, labor rights\, and the intersection among them. \n  URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/spirits-at-stowe-9/ LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States CATEGORIES:Spirits at Stowe ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://stowecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Featured-Image-Size-for-Events.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260117T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260117T143000 DTSTAMP:20251117T172525Z CREATED:20251117T172525Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251117T172525Z UID:10003375-1768658400-1768660200@stowecenter.org SUMMARY:Discovering Stowe DESCRIPTION:This succinct historical tour focuses on Harriet’s childhood\, her time in Cincinnati\, Ohio\, and the impact of free and enslaved Black people on her life and legacy. This tour moves through the first floor of the Stowe House where we invite guests to learn more about the influence of the abolitionist movement on Stowe’s famous anti-slavery novel\, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/discovering-stowe-11-8/ LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stowecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/discovering_stowe.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Stowe Center for Literary Activism":MAILTO:info@stowecenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260116T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260116T143000 DTSTAMP:20251117T172436Z CREATED:20251117T172436Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251117T172436Z UID:10003193-1768572000-1768573800@stowecenter.org SUMMARY:Discovering Stowe DESCRIPTION:This succinct historical tour focuses on Harriet’s childhood\, her time in Cincinnati\, Ohio\, and the impact of free and enslaved Black people on her life and legacy. This tour moves through the first floor of the Stowe House where we invite guests to learn more about the influence of the abolitionist movement on Stowe’s famous anti-slavery novel\, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/discovering-stowe-11-7/ LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stowecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/discovering_stowe.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Stowe Center for Literary Activism":MAILTO:info@stowecenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260115T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260115T143000 DTSTAMP:20251117T172145Z CREATED:20251117T172145Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251117T172145Z UID:10003192-1768485600-1768487400@stowecenter.org SUMMARY:Discovering Stowe DESCRIPTION:This succinct historical tour focuses on Harriet’s childhood\, her time in Cincinnati\, Ohio\, and the impact of free and enslaved Black people on her life and legacy. This tour moves through the first floor of the Stowe House where we invite guests to learn more about the influence of the abolitionist movement on Stowe’s famous anti-slavery novel\, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/discovering-stowe-11-6/ LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stowecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/discovering_stowe.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Stowe Center for Literary Activism":MAILTO:info@stowecenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260114T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260114T200000 DTSTAMP:20251208T210628Z CREATED:20251208T210232Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251208T210628Z UID:10003417-1768415400-1768420800@stowecenter.org SUMMARY:Partner Event: Montgomery Parks Book Club DESCRIPTION:Commemorate 250 years of American independence by delving into diverse narratives and experiences that shaped this country. Through fiction and nonfiction\, we’ll examine our shared past and its impact on today. \nMeetings will be held online and facilitated by staff from the Josiah Henson Museum and Park. \nWednesday\, January 14\, 2026 | 6:30 to 8 p.m. “James” by Percival Everett \nBecome a member of the History Book Club for additional details. URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/partner-event-montgomery-parks-book-club/ LOCATION:CT ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://stowecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Screenshot-2025-12-08-155946.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260110T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260110T143000 DTSTAMP:20251117T172055Z CREATED:20251117T172055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251117T172055Z UID:10003191-1768053600-1768055400@stowecenter.org SUMMARY:Discovering Stowe DESCRIPTION:This succinct historical tour focuses on Harriet’s childhood\, her time in Cincinnati\, Ohio\, and the impact of free and enslaved Black people on her life and legacy. This tour moves through the first floor of the Stowe House where we invite guests to learn more about the influence of the abolitionist movement on Stowe’s famous anti-slavery novel\, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/discovering-stowe-11-5/ LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stowecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/discovering_stowe.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Stowe Center for Literary Activism":MAILTO:info@stowecenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260109T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260109T143000 DTSTAMP:20251117T171822Z CREATED:20251117T171822Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251117T171822Z UID:10003190-1767967200-1767969000@stowecenter.org SUMMARY:Discovering Stowe DESCRIPTION:This succinct historical tour focuses on Harriet’s childhood\, her time in Cincinnati\, Ohio\, and the impact of free and enslaved Black people on her life and legacy. This tour moves through the first floor of the Stowe House where we invite guests to learn more about the influence of the abolitionist movement on Stowe’s famous anti-slavery novel\, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/discovering-stowe-11-4/ LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stowecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/discovering_stowe.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Stowe Center for Literary Activism":MAILTO:info@stowecenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260108T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260108T143000 DTSTAMP:20251117T171355Z CREATED:20251117T171354Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251117T171355Z UID:10003189-1767880800-1767882600@stowecenter.org SUMMARY:Discovering Stowe DESCRIPTION:This succinct historical tour focuses on Harriet’s childhood\, her time in Cincinnati\, Ohio\, and the impact of free and enslaved Black people on her life and legacy. This tour moves through the first floor of the Stowe House where we invite guests to learn more about the influence of the abolitionist movement on Stowe’s famous anti-slavery novel\, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/discovering-stowe-11-3/ LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stowecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/discovering_stowe.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Stowe Center for Literary Activism":MAILTO:info@stowecenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260107T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260107T193000 DTSTAMP:20260107T224717Z CREATED:20251205T193159Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260107T224717Z UID:10003412-1767808800-1767814200@stowecenter.org 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 URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/salons-at-stowe/ LOCATION:CT CATEGORIES:Salons at Stowe,What Does it Mean to Be Human? ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/heic:https://stowecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20250925_181559-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260103T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260103T143000 DTSTAMP:20251117T170806Z CREATED:20251117T170806Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251117T170806Z UID:10003188-1767448800-1767450600@stowecenter.org SUMMARY:Discovering Stowe DESCRIPTION:This succinct historical tour focuses on Harriet’s childhood\, her time in Cincinnati\, Ohio\, and the impact of free and enslaved Black people on her life and legacy. This tour moves through the first floor of the Stowe House where we invite guests to learn more about the influence of the abolitionist movement on Stowe’s famous anti-slavery novel\, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/discovering-stowe-11-2/ LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stowecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/discovering_stowe.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Stowe Center for Literary Activism":MAILTO:info@stowecenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260102T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260102T143000 DTSTAMP:20251117T200547Z CREATED:20251104T210138Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251117T200547Z UID:10002160-1767362400-1767364200@stowecenter.org SUMMARY:Discovering Stowe DESCRIPTION:This succinct historical tour focuses on Harriet’s childhood\, her time in Cincinnati\, Ohio\, and the impact of free and enslaved Black people on her life and legacy. This tour moves through the first floor of the Stowe House where we invite guests to learn more about the influence of the abolitionist movement on Stowe’s famous anti-slavery novel\, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/discovering-stowe-11/ LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stowecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/discovering_stowe.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Stowe Center for Literary Activism":MAILTO:info@stowecenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251227T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251227T143000 DTSTAMP:20251104T205612Z CREATED:20251104T205612Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T205612Z UID:10002157-1766844000-1766845800@stowecenter.org SUMMARY:Discovering Stowe DESCRIPTION:This succinct historical tour focuses on Harriet’s childhood\, her time in Cincinnati\, Ohio\, and the impact of free and enslaved Black people on her life and legacy. This tour moves through the first floor of the Stowe House where we invite guests to learn more about the influence of the abolitionist movement on Stowe’s famous anti-slavery novel\, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/discovering-stowe-10/ LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stowecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/discovering_stowe.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Stowe Center for Literary Activism":MAILTO:info@stowecenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251220T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251220T163000 DTSTAMP:20251031T132850Z CREATED:20251028T164212Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251031T132850Z UID:10002153-1766244600-1766248200@stowecenter.org SUMMARY:Spirits at Stowe DESCRIPTION:Spirits at Stowe considers spiritualism as a tool of resistance among radicals and reformers of the 19th century. \nThrough contact with spirits\, radical women claimed authority to speak the unspeakable\, especially the right to full control and autonomy over their own bodies and families. Throughout the tour\, we will delve into the historic\, social\, and political context of the 19th century and explore the role of spiritualism in the lives of reformers\, suffragists\, and Black activists\, including Harriet Jacobs\, Frederick Douglass\, and Harriet Wilson. \nDuring the tour\, the house is “set” to reflect a Spiritualist setting. It takes place later in the evening and is by (electric) candlelight. Participants on the tour will observe and engage with materials and primary sources related to spiritualism\, including a planchette\, spiritualist newspapers\, seance accounts\, and letter excerpts from leading 19th century activists. \nSpirits at Stowe deals with themes such as violence\, sexuality\, and reproductive rights.It is not recommended for children under 13.  \n  \nWhat is spiritualism?  \nBroadly speaking\, spiritualism is the belief that an individual’s awareness persists after death and can be contacted by the living. During Spirits at Stowe\, we discuss the histories of multiple spiritualist traditions in U.S. history\, and how these beliefs helped inspire\, nourish\, and connect politically radical individuals and communities – paying special attention to abolitionism\, women’s rights\, labor rights\, and the intersection among them. \n  URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/spirits-at-stowe-8/ LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States CATEGORIES:Spirits at Stowe ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://stowecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Featured-Image-Size-for-Events.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251220T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251220T143000 DTSTAMP:20251020T163155Z CREATED:20251020T163155Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T163155Z UID:10002125-1766239200-1766241000@stowecenter.org SUMMARY:Discovering Stowe DESCRIPTION:This succinct historical tour focuses on Harriet’s childhood\, her time in Cincinnati\, Ohio\, and the impact of free and enslaved Black people on her life and legacy. This tour moves through the first floor of the Stowe House where we invite guests to learn more about the influence of the abolitionist movement on Stowe’s famous anti-slavery novel\, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/discovering-stowe/ LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stowecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/discovering_stowe.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Stowe Center for Literary Activism":MAILTO:info@stowecenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251219T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251219T143000 DTSTAMP:20251020T163223Z CREATED:20251020T163223Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T163223Z UID:10002126-1766152800-1766154600@stowecenter.org SUMMARY:Discovering Stowe DESCRIPTION:This succinct historical tour focuses on Harriet’s childhood\, her time in Cincinnati\, Ohio\, and the impact of free and enslaved Black people on her life and legacy. This tour moves through the first floor of the Stowe House where we invite guests to learn more about the influence of the abolitionist movement on Stowe’s famous anti-slavery novel\, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/discovering-stowe-2/ LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stowecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/discovering_stowe.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Stowe Center for Literary Activism":MAILTO:info@stowecenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251218T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251218T143000 DTSTAMP:20251020T163240Z CREATED:20251020T163240Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T163240Z UID:10002127-1766066400-1766068200@stowecenter.org SUMMARY:Discovering Stowe DESCRIPTION:This succinct historical tour focuses on Harriet’s childhood\, her time in Cincinnati\, Ohio\, and the impact of free and enslaved Black people on her life and legacy. This tour moves through the first floor of the Stowe House where we invite guests to learn more about the influence of the abolitionist movement on Stowe’s famous anti-slavery novel\, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/discovering-stowe-3/ LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stowecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/discovering_stowe.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Stowe Center for Literary Activism":MAILTO:info@stowecenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251213T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251213T143000 DTSTAMP:20251020T163303Z CREATED:20251020T163303Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T163303Z UID:10002128-1765634400-1765636200@stowecenter.org SUMMARY:Discovering Stowe DESCRIPTION:This succinct historical tour focuses on Harriet’s childhood\, her time in Cincinnati\, Ohio\, and the impact of free and enslaved Black people on her life and legacy. This tour moves through the first floor of the Stowe House where we invite guests to learn more about the influence of the abolitionist movement on Stowe’s famous anti-slavery novel\, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/discovering-stowe-4/ LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stowecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/discovering_stowe.jpg 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:20251120T193212Z CREATED:20251111T194618Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251120T193212Z 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\, 06106\, 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:20251211T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T143000 DTSTAMP:20251020T163345Z CREATED:20251020T163345Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T163345Z UID:10002130-1765461600-1765463400@stowecenter.org SUMMARY:Discovering Stowe DESCRIPTION:This succinct historical tour focuses on Harriet’s childhood\, her time in Cincinnati\, Ohio\, and the impact of free and enslaved Black people on her life and legacy. This tour moves through the first floor of the Stowe House where we invite guests to learn more about the influence of the abolitionist movement on Stowe’s famous anti-slavery novel\, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/discovering-stowe-6/ LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stowecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/discovering_stowe.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Stowe Center for Literary Activism":MAILTO:info@stowecenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251210T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251210T190000 DTSTAMP:20251015T182922Z CREATED:20251015T182922Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T182922Z UID:10002119-1765389600-1765393200@stowecenter.org SUMMARY:Reading for Change DESCRIPTION:A virtual reading group curated around our Stowe Prize for Literary Activism winners\, shortlist\, and mission-aligned books. \n \n  \n\nFREE\nVirtual – invite friends across the country!\n6:00 – 7:00 PM EST\nNo requirement to read the book beforehand!\nRiverbend Bookshop: Get a 10% discount our Stowe Prize books! Mention us at check-out or use STOWEFORCHANGE for online purchases.\n\n \nThe Intentions of Thunder gathers\, for the first time\, the essential work from across Patricia Smith’s decorated career. Here\, Smith’s poems\, affixed with her remarkable gift of insight\, present a rapturous ode to life. With careful yet vaulting movement\, these poems traverse the redeeming landscape of pain\, confront the frightening revelations of history\, and disclose the joyous possibilities of the future. The result is a profound testament to the necessity of poetry—all the careful witness\, embodied experience\, and bristling pleasure that it bestows—and of Smith’s necessary voice. \nLyrical and sly\, meditative and volcanic\, The Intentions of Thunder stunningly explores the fullness of living. The inimitable poetry of Patricia Smith radiates in The Intentions of Thunder—reaffirming Smith’s place as one of the indispensable poets of our time. \n \nAntoinette Brim-Bell\, Connecticut’s 8th State Poet Laureate\, is the author of three full-length poetry collections:  These Women You Gave Me\, Icarus in Love\, and Psalm of the Sunflower.  A sought-after speaker\, editor\, educator\, and consultant\, Brim-Bell is a Professor of English at Connecticut State Community College\, Capital. URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/reading-for-change/ LOCATION:https://stowecenter.org/event/reading-for-change/ CATEGORIES:Reading for Change ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://stowecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Reading-for-change-Events-image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251206T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251206T143000 DTSTAMP:20251020T163404Z CREATED:20251020T163404Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T163404Z UID:10002131-1765029600-1765031400@stowecenter.org SUMMARY:Discovering Stowe DESCRIPTION:This succinct historical tour focuses on Harriet’s childhood\, her time in Cincinnati\, Ohio\, and the impact of free and enslaved Black people on her life and legacy. This tour moves through the first floor of the Stowe House where we invite guests to learn more about the influence of the abolitionist movement on Stowe’s famous anti-slavery novel\, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/discovering-stowe-7/ LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stowecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/discovering_stowe.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Stowe Center for Literary Activism":MAILTO:info@stowecenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251205T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251205T143000 DTSTAMP:20251020T163419Z CREATED:20251020T163419Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T163419Z UID:10002132-1764943200-1764945000@stowecenter.org SUMMARY:Discovering Stowe DESCRIPTION:This succinct historical tour focuses on Harriet’s childhood\, her time in Cincinnati\, Ohio\, and the impact of free and enslaved Black people on her life and legacy. This tour moves through the first floor of the Stowe House where we invite guests to learn more about the influence of the abolitionist movement on Stowe’s famous anti-slavery novel\, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/discovering-stowe-8/ LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stowecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/discovering_stowe.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Stowe Center for Literary Activism":MAILTO:info@stowecenter.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR