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SUMMARY:Salons at Stowe: Climate Change
DESCRIPTION:We need to talk. We need each other. We need community. \nConversation Focus: Climate Change \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 \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. \n \nEvent Historian: Dr. Carol Atkinson-Palombo has a Ph.D. in Geography from Arizona State University’s School of Geographical Sciences and Planning\, a Masters in Economics from New York University\, and has over a decade of experience working in finance and economic development in London and New York City. She spent three years as a Fellow of the National Science Foundation in an Interdisciplinary Graduate Education Research and Training (IGERT) Program in Urban Ecology and has Ph.D. minors in Planning and Urban Ecology. Dr. Atkinson-Palombo is a strong advocate of integrating teaching\, research\, and community engagement to produce meaningful educational opportunities for students and applied research on issues of societal importance that can help to inform policymakers. One project that exemplifies this approach is the US-Ethiopia Partnership in Sustainable Water Resource Management that has been funded by the United States Agency for International Development and Higher Education in Development to train future professors and water resource professionals in Ethiopia. Another\, more local project\, is a collaboration with the Blue Hills Civic Association in Hartford\, Connecticut\, to respond to a Call for Action issued by the Black Caucus to address social and environmental justice issues such as health disparities and achievement gaps. \nSubject Experts: \n \nP.R. Lockhart is CT Mirror’s economic development reporter. She focuses on the relationship between state economic policy\, businesses activity\, and equitable community development. P.R. previously worked as an economic development reporter in West Virginia for Mountain State Spotlight\, where she covered inequality\, workforce development\, and state legislative policy. Her career began in Washington D.C. with fellowship and staff writer roles with Mother Jones and Vox. P.R. graduated with a degree in psychology and a certificate in policy journalism and media studies from Duke University.  \n \nTenaya Taylor (They/Them) is a Capital Community College graduate\, rapper\, artist\, business owner\, writer\, executive director\, and founder at Nonprofit Accountability Group (NAG). NAG is an inclusive arts and social justice organization dedicated to grassroots movement building. Tenaya’s work in Greater Hartford includes housing families facing eviction\, creating 3 community gardens\, 100 paid internships for young people in Hartford ages 13-30\, 3 little free pantries\, and a statewide mutual aid network for frontline communities impacted by climate change\, the housing crisis\, and environmental racism. Tenaya has been an advocate for intersectional solutions on housing reform\, clean energy\, and access to healthcare. \n \nPatrick Doyle is the Executive Director of Knox Hartford. Non-profit/Community Engagement professional with nearly 20 years experience developing and managing people\, programs\, and grants. Specific expertise in program development\, fundraising\, training design and delivery\, volunteer management\, and media relations. Proven success working across diverse settings to bring together businesses\, community-based organization\, and volunteers to improve communities. \n  \nSamantha Dynowski is the State Director of Sierra Club Connecticut. Samantha joined Sierra Club Connecticut as the State Director in August 2018. Samantha works alongside Sierra Club Connecticut’s dedicated volunteers organizing activists to fight climate change\, reduce pollution\, protect wildlife\, and eliminate threats to air\, water and land.    \n  \n  \n \nAlycia D. Jenkins -aka-“Lady Abstract” is a teaching/spoken word performing artist\, poet\, writer\, an environmental organizer\, and an emerging scholar. Raised on the West Side of Chicago\, Ms. Jenkins is a graduate of Trinity College who currently resides in Hartford where she has lived for over a decade. She is a proud African American feminist who believes in the power of liberation for Black families in the USA. Ms. Jenkins has been an advocate for justice since she was a teenager. She continues her advocacy by changing the world one city at a time.  \n  \n \nMaster Travis is an urban farmer\, educator\, and fifth-degree black belt dedicated to building strong people and resilient communities. Based in Connecticut\, he teaches practical food-growing systems—from microgreens and soil regeneration to composting\, biochar\, and small livestock—making self-sufficiency accessible and actionable. As the founder of Farmwithme\, LLC\, he leads workshops\, installs garden systems\, and develops hands-on programs for youth and adults alike. His approach is rooted in discipline\, accountability\, and real-world execution\, combining martial arts principles with regenerative agriculture to cultivate both land and mindset.0 \n \nDr. Rebecca French has served as the Director of the Office of Climate Planning at CT DEEP since 2020. Dr. French advises the DEEP Commissioner on mitigation\, adaptation and resilience plans across all divisions of the agency\, including administering the Governor’s Council on Climate Change and implementing its recommendations. Previously\, Dr. French served as the Director of Resilience for the CT Department of Housing and the Director of Community Engagement for the Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation at UConn and briefly worked for the US EPA and the US Senate. She earned a doctorate in geosciences from Virginia Tech\, a masters in soil science from Cornell University\, and a BA in chemistry and environmental studies from Oberlin College. Dr. French grew up in northeast Connecticut where her family has lived for over a century. She now lives in West Hartford with her husband and two boys and the occasional black bear that wanders through the yard.
URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/salons-at-stowe-7/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Salons at Stowe
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SUMMARY:Make the World Write!
DESCRIPTION:History is happening before our eyes\, and with our new program\, the Stowe Center wants to give you the space to use your words to make your impact. Make the World Write! allows you to write in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Hartford home. For two hours in Stowe’s parlors\, be with history and let it empower and guide you to write for our times. Be with history. Be a literary activist!   \nFor the best protection and care of the historic items and room you will be writing in: \n\nComputers and pencil are welcome\, please no pens\nBring a sweater\nIf you want complete silence\, we recommend bringing headphones\nBags smaller than 16” x 20” are allowed\nCapped water bottles only\, please leave food outside of our historic house\nAnd please\, don’t touch the objects on display
URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/make-the-world-write-11/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Make the World Write!
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SUMMARY:Reading for Change
DESCRIPTION:Reading for Change is a free virtual monthly book club. Our book selections are pulled from Stowe Prize shortlist and winners; works which engage with social justice\, tell honest histories\, and model how we can all be part of change for good. \nJoin Catherine Coleman Flowers and Jennyfer Holmes in a community conversation on Holy Ground: On Activism\, Environmental Justice\, and Finding Hope! \n\nFree and open to the public\nZoom! Invite your friends across the country!\n6:00 – 7:15 PM EST\nRiverbend Bookshop: Get a 10% discount our Stowe Prize books! Mention us at check-out or use STOWEFORCHANGE for online purchases.\n\n\nAn inspiring collection of essays\, personal and political\, from the leading environmental justice activist of our time\, that frames the challenges we face as a society and—with grace\, generosity\, and hope—charts the way toward equity\, respect\, and a brighter future. \nDescribed by Bryan Stevenson as “the center of the quest for environmental justice in America\,” Catherine Coleman Flowers has dedicated her life to fighting for the most vulnerable communities—rural\, poor\, of color—who have been deprived of the basic civil right to a clean\, safe\, and sustainable environment. Both deeply personal and urgently political\, the essays in Holy Ground draw on history to illuminate and contextualize the most pressing issues of this moment: from climate change to human rights\, from rural poverty to reproductive justice\, from the notorious history of Lowndes County\, Alabama\, to the broader crisis of racialized disinvestment in the South. Flowers maps the distance and direction toward justice\, examining her own diverse ancestry as evidence of our interconnectedness. She reflects on trailblazers who have fought for social and environmental justice. She writes about her mother\, a civil rights activist who lost her life to gun violence\, and her own deeply personal experience with reproductive justice. And in a remarkably candid and moving piece\, she writes about a traumatic attack that occurred at a moment of collective triumph\, in which she weighs her fight for the common good against her own well-being. Flowers’s faith shines throughout the collection\, guiding her work and inspiring her vision of our responsibility to one another and to our shared home \n\nFacilitators \nCatherine Coleman Flowers is an internationally recognized environmental justice activist and founder of the Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice (CREEJ). A MacArthur “Genius Grant” recipient\, Flowers sits on the board of directors of the Climate Reality Project\, the Natural Resources Defense Council\, and RMI. She has served as the co-vice chair of the inaugural White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council and is a practitioner-in-residence at the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University. Flowers is the author of Waste: One Woman’s Fight Against America’s Dirty Secret and has written for the New York Review of Books and the New York Times\, among other publications. In 2023\, she was recognized as one of the TIME 100 most influential people in the world and one of the Forbes 50 Over 50. \n  \nJennyfer A. Holmes is Senior Development Officer of Greater Hartford Gives Foundation (formerly Hartford Foundation for Public Giving). She initiates and cultivates meaningful relationships with donors who hope to support and secure a vibrant future for our community\, helping to fulfill the philanthropic intentions of trusting donors. She is a 21/64 Certified Advisor with deep knowledge of multigenerational family philanthropy and next generation engagement. Jennyfer was most recently responsible for scholarship funds that support more than 600 students in greater Hartford\, working with scholars\, parents\, counselors and generous donors to help students achieve a college education. In 2019\, she earned a Principles of Fundraising Certificate from the Association of Fundraising Professional\, Connecticut Chapter. Prior to joining Greater Hartford Gives Foundation\, she was a manager of INROADS New England Region\, securing student internships with corporate sponsors. As a proud INROADS alumna\, she secured new corporate clients and helped students launch their professional careers. Before INROADS\, she worked in underwriting for Chubb Insurance\, earning a well-deserved promotion to Assistant Vice President at a relatively young age. An active community volunteer\, Jennyfer served as Secretary on the Board of the American School for the Deaf and the Board of Aurora Women and Girls Foundation. She was Grants Committee Chair and Secretary of the Junior League of Hartford\, Inc.; she is currently a Sustainer. A historiophile since 5th grade\, she serves as Chair of the Historical Ministry of her church and as Historian of the New Haven Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority\, Incorporated. Jennyfer serves as Vice President of the Farmington Valley (CT) Chapter of The Links\, Incorporated; on the Board of the Directors of the Connecticut Women’s Council and Board of Trustees of the Stowe Center for Literary Activism.
URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/reading-for-change-3/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Reading for Change
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SUMMARY:Make the World Write: After Hours!
DESCRIPTION:Let the spirits of history guide your hand as you write in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s historic home after hours! \nJoin the Stowe Center for Literary Activism on Wednesday\, October 21\, from 6-8PM\, for Make the World Write: After Hours.   \nLet the past’s presence move you.  \nFor the best protection and care of the historic items and room you will be writing in: \n\nComputers and pencil are welcome\, please no pens\nCharge computer beforehand\nBring a sweater\nIf you want complete silence\, we recommend bringing headphones\nBags smaller than 16” x 20” are allowed\nCapped water bottles only\, please leave food outside of our historic house\nAnd please\, don’t touch the objects on display
URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/make-the-world-write-after-hours/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Make the World Write!
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261023T140000
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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.\nIt 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/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Spirits at Stowe,Tours
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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.\nIt 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-3/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Spirits at Stowe,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261024T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261024T110000
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SUMMARY:Family Spirits: Haunted History Tours at the Stowe Center for Literary Activism
DESCRIPTION:Spirits and séances at the Stowe Center for Literary Activism!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n        Did you know that Harriet Beecher Stowe practiced spiritualism throughout her life? Together with family\, friends\, and her Hartford neighbors\, she would hold séances to try to speak with the spirits of people who had passed on to the next life. Over the years\, visitors and staff at the Stowe Center have experienced many mysterious and unexplainable events in Harriet’s historic home—just as Harriet did during her spiritualist explorations. \n          Join us for our Family Spirits Tours\, where we’ll learn all about spiritualism in the 1800’s\, and how people spoke to departed spirits looking for wisdom\, comfort\, and knowledge. We’ll also hear stories of some of the most haunting encounters in the history of our museum! \n\n[Please note\, this tour talks openly about death and grief. Recommended for ages 8+]
URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/family-spirits-haunted-history-tours-at-the-stowe-center-for-literary-activism/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Spirits at Stowe,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261024T113000
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SUMMARY:Family Spirits: Haunted History Tours at the Stowe Center for Literary Activism
DESCRIPTION:Spirits and séances at the Stowe Center for Literary Activism!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n        Did you know that Harriet Beecher Stowe practiced spiritualism throughout her life? Together with family\, friends\, and her Hartford neighbors\, she would hold séances to try to speak with the spirits of people who had passed on to the next life. Over the years\, visitors and staff at the Stowe Center have experienced many mysterious and unexplainable events in Harriet’s historic home—just as Harriet did during her spiritualist explorations. \n          Join us for our Family Spirits Tours\, where we’ll learn all about spiritualism in the 1800’s\, and how people spoke to departed spirits looking for wisdom\, comfort\, and knowledge. We’ll also hear stories of some of the most haunting encounters in the history of our museum! \n\n[Please note\, this tour talks openly about death and grief. Recommended for ages 8+]
URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/family-spirits-haunted-history-tours-at-the-stowe-center-for-literary-activism-5/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Spirits at Stowe,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261024T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261024T130000
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SUMMARY:Family Spirits: Haunted History Tours at the Stowe Center for Literary Activism
DESCRIPTION:Spirits and séances at the Stowe Center for Literary Activism!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n        Did you know that Harriet Beecher Stowe practiced spiritualism throughout her life? Together with family\, friends\, and her Hartford neighbors\, she would hold séances to try to speak with the spirits of people who had passed on to the next life. Over the years\, visitors and staff at the Stowe Center have experienced many mysterious and unexplainable events in Harriet’s historic home—just as Harriet did during her spiritualist explorations. \n          Join us for our Family Spirits Tours\, where we’ll learn all about spiritualism in the 1800’s\, and how people spoke to departed spirits looking for wisdom\, comfort\, and knowledge. We’ll also hear stories of some of the most haunting encounters in the history of our museum! \n\n[Please note\, this tour talks openly about death and grief. Recommended for ages 8+]
URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/family-spirits-haunted-history-tours-at-the-stowe-center-for-literary-activism-2/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Spirits at Stowe,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261024T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261024T140000
DTSTAMP:20260911T200117Z
CREATED:20260911T200117Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260911T200117Z
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SUMMARY:Family Spirits: Haunted History Tours at the Stowe Center for Literary Activism
DESCRIPTION:Spirits and séances at the Stowe Center for Literary Activism!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n        Did you know that Harriet Beecher Stowe practiced spiritualism throughout her life? Together with family\, friends\, and her Hartford neighbors\, she would hold séances to try to speak with the spirits of people who had passed on to the next life. Over the years\, visitors and staff at the Stowe Center have experienced many mysterious and unexplainable events in Harriet’s historic home—just as Harriet did during her spiritualist explorations. \n          Join us for our Family Spirits Tours\, where we’ll learn all about spiritualism in the 1800’s\, and how people spoke to departed spirits looking for wisdom\, comfort\, and knowledge. We’ll also hear stories of some of the most haunting encounters in the history of our museum! \n\n[Please note\, this tour talks openly about death and grief. Recommended for ages 8+]
URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/family-spirits-haunted-history-tours-at-the-stowe-center-for-literary-activism-3/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Spirits at Stowe,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261024T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261024T150000
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SUMMARY:Family Spirits: Haunted History Tours at the Stowe Center for Literary Activism
DESCRIPTION:Spirits and séances at the Stowe Center for Literary Activism!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n        Did you know that Harriet Beecher Stowe practiced spiritualism throughout her life? Together with family\, friends\, and her Hartford neighbors\, she would hold séances to try to speak with the spirits of people who had passed on to the next life. Over the years\, visitors and staff at the Stowe Center have experienced many mysterious and unexplainable events in Harriet’s historic home—just as Harriet did during her spiritualist explorations. \n          Join us for our Family Spirits Tours\, where we’ll learn all about spiritualism in the 1800’s\, and how people spoke to departed spirits looking for wisdom\, comfort\, and knowledge. We’ll also hear stories of some of the most haunting encounters in the history of our museum! \n\n[Please note\, this tour talks openly about death and grief. Recommended for ages 8+]
URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/family-spirits-haunted-history-tours-at-the-stowe-center-for-literary-activism-4/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Spirits at Stowe,Tours
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ORGANIZER;CN="Stowe Center for Literary Activism":MAILTO:info@stowecenter.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261024T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261024T163000
DTSTAMP:20260911T152405Z
CREATED:20260904T170649Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260911T152405Z
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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.\nIt 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-5/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Spirits at Stowe,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261028T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261028T193000
DTSTAMP:20260912T135914Z
CREATED:20260904T173700Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T135914Z
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SUMMARY:Ann Plato: A Panel on Hartford's Pioneer Black Writer and Educator
DESCRIPTION:The first Black-Indigenous woman to publish a book of essays and poems was from Hartford\, Connecticut!  \nHer name was Ann Plato.   \nAt sixteen years old\, she would publish: Essays including biographies and miscellaneous pieces\, in prose and poetry. \nAnn Plato was an educator\, writer\, congregant\, and connected with Hartford’s abolitionist movement.   \nJoin us the Stowe Center for Literary Activism for a panel conversation with experts on one of Hartford’s most important historical figures!  \n \nModerator: Erika Slocumb is a scholar of Black history. She is a PhD Candidate in Afro-American Studies and holds a Master of Science in Labor Studies from the University of Massachusetts\, Amherst\, MA. At the Stowe Center\, she expands the narratives of communities of the global majority\, in conversation with Harriet Beecher Stowe and her work in social justice and civic engagement.  \n  \nPanelists \n  \n \nReverend D. Cleo Graham formerly served as the Associate Pastor and Teacher at Beneficent Congregational Church in Providence\, Rhode Island. She also served as the church’s Community Minister and Sabbatical Pastor. Before joining Beneficent Church\, Rev. Graham served as Co-Pastor and Teacher at Hope Congregational Church in East Providence\, Rhode Island. Pastor Cleo also served as the Affiliated Protestant Chaplain at Roger Williams University. Pastor Cleo is a trailblazer as the first Person of Color ordained in the Rhode Ialand Conference United Church of Christ (2013) \n  \nAlycia D. Jenkins -aka-“Lady Abstract” is a teaching/spoken word performing artist\, poet\, writer\, an environmental organizer\, and an emerging scholar. Raised on the West Side of Chicago\, Ms. Jenkins is a graduate of Trinity College who currently resides in Hartford where she has lived for over a decade. She is a proud African American feminist who believes in the power of liberation for Black families in the USA. Ms. Jenkins has been an advocate for justice since she was a teenager. She continues her advocacy by changing the world one city at a 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. \n  \n  \nRon Welburn (Accomac Cherokee\, Lenape\, and African American) is an emeritus professor of the UMass Amherst English department where he taught a range of literature courses emphasizing American studies; he also co-founded the University’s Native & Indigenous Studies Certificate Program. He has authored seven poetry collections and two critical works in Native studies\, one being Hartford’s Ann Plato and the Native Borders of Identity (SUNY Press 2015); and writing about jazz has long been a passion of his. Although most of his schooling was in Philadelphia\, he considers suburban Berwyn his hometown. Before earning his M.A. in English at Arizona and his doctorate in American Studies at NYU\, as a senior at Lincoln University he first heard of Ann Plato as\, according to the esteemed J. Saunders Redding\, likely having Indian ancestry. \n  \nCommunity Partners
URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/plato/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Stowe Center for Literary Activism":MAILTO:info@stowecenter.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261030T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261030T150000
DTSTAMP:20260911T152040Z
CREATED:20260904T165609Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260911T152040Z
UID:10004087-1793368800-1793372400@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.\nIt 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-2/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Spirits at Stowe,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261030T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261030T163000
DTSTAMP:20260911T152315Z
CREATED:20260904T170143Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260911T152315Z
UID:10004089-1793374200-1793377800@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.\nIt 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-4/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Spirits at Stowe,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261031T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261031T110000
DTSTAMP:20260911T200824Z
CREATED:20260911T200824Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260911T200824Z
UID:10004109-1793442600-1793444400@stowecenter.org
SUMMARY:Family Spirits: Haunted History Tours at the Stowe Center for Literary Activism
DESCRIPTION:Spirits and séances at the Stowe Center for Literary Activism!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n        Did you know that Harriet Beecher Stowe practiced spiritualism throughout her life? Together with family\, friends\, and her Hartford neighbors\, she would hold séances to try to speak with the spirits of people who had passed on to the next life. Over the years\, visitors and staff at the Stowe Center have experienced many mysterious and unexplainable events in Harriet’s historic home—just as Harriet did during her spiritualist explorations. \n          Join us for our Family Spirits Tours\, where we’ll learn all about spiritualism in the 1800’s\, and how people spoke to departed spirits looking for wisdom\, comfort\, and knowledge. We’ll also hear stories of some of the most haunting encounters in the history of our museum! \n\n[Please note\, this tour talks openly about death and grief. Recommended for ages 8+]
URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/family-spirits-haunted-history-tours-at-the-stowe-center-for-literary-activism-6/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Spirits at Stowe,Tours
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ORGANIZER;CN="Stowe Center for Literary Activism":MAILTO:info@stowecenter.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261031T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261031T120000
DTSTAMP:20260911T201541Z
CREATED:20260911T201541Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260911T201541Z
UID:10004113-1793446200-1793448000@stowecenter.org
SUMMARY:Family Spirits: Haunted History Tours at the Stowe Center for Literary Activism
DESCRIPTION:Spirits and séances at the Stowe Center for Literary Activism!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n        Did you know that Harriet Beecher Stowe practiced spiritualism throughout her life? Together with family\, friends\, and her Hartford neighbors\, she would hold séances to try to speak with the spirits of people who had passed on to the next life. Over the years\, visitors and staff at the Stowe Center have experienced many mysterious and unexplainable events in Harriet’s historic home—just as Harriet did during her spiritualist explorations. \n          Join us for our Family Spirits Tours\, where we’ll learn all about spiritualism in the 1800’s\, and how people spoke to departed spirits looking for wisdom\, comfort\, and knowledge. We’ll also hear stories of some of the most haunting encounters in the history of our museum! \n\n[Please note\, this tour talks openly about death and grief. Recommended for ages 8+]
URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/family-spirits-haunted-history-tours-at-the-stowe-center-for-literary-activism-10/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Spirits at Stowe,Tours
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ORGANIZER;CN="Stowe Center for Literary Activism":MAILTO:info@stowecenter.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261031T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261031T130000
DTSTAMP:20260911T201012Z
CREATED:20260911T201012Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260911T201012Z
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SUMMARY:Family Spirits: Haunted History Tours at the Stowe Center for Literary Activism
DESCRIPTION:Spirits and séances at the Stowe Center for Literary Activism!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n        Did you know that Harriet Beecher Stowe practiced spiritualism throughout her life? Together with family\, friends\, and her Hartford neighbors\, she would hold séances to try to speak with the spirits of people who had passed on to the next life. Over the years\, visitors and staff at the Stowe Center have experienced many mysterious and unexplainable events in Harriet’s historic home—just as Harriet did during her spiritualist explorations. \n          Join us for our Family Spirits Tours\, where we’ll learn all about spiritualism in the 1800’s\, and how people spoke to departed spirits looking for wisdom\, comfort\, and knowledge. We’ll also hear stories of some of the most haunting encounters in the history of our museum! \n\n[Please note\, this tour talks openly about death and grief. Recommended for ages 8+]
URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/family-spirits-haunted-history-tours-at-the-stowe-center-for-literary-activism-7/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Spirits at Stowe,Tours
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ORGANIZER;CN="Stowe Center for Literary Activism":MAILTO:info@stowecenter.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261031T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261031T140000
DTSTAMP:20260911T201157Z
CREATED:20260911T201157Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260911T201157Z
UID:10004111-1793453400-1793455200@stowecenter.org
SUMMARY:Family Spirits: Haunted History Tours at the Stowe Center for Literary Activism
DESCRIPTION:Spirits and séances at the Stowe Center for Literary Activism!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n        Did you know that Harriet Beecher Stowe practiced spiritualism throughout her life? Together with family\, friends\, and her Hartford neighbors\, she would hold séances to try to speak with the spirits of people who had passed on to the next life. Over the years\, visitors and staff at the Stowe Center have experienced many mysterious and unexplainable events in Harriet’s historic home—just as Harriet did during her spiritualist explorations. \n          Join us for our Family Spirits Tours\, where we’ll learn all about spiritualism in the 1800’s\, and how people spoke to departed spirits looking for wisdom\, comfort\, and knowledge. We’ll also hear stories of some of the most haunting encounters in the history of our museum! \n\n[Please note\, this tour talks openly about death and grief. Recommended for ages 8+]
URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/family-spirits-haunted-history-tours-at-the-stowe-center-for-literary-activism-8/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Spirits at Stowe,Tours
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ORGANIZER;CN="Stowe Center for Literary Activism":MAILTO:info@stowecenter.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261031T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261031T150000
DTSTAMP:20260911T201332Z
CREATED:20260911T201332Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260911T201332Z
UID:10004112-1793457000-1793458800@stowecenter.org
SUMMARY:Family Spirits: Haunted History Tours at the Stowe Center for Literary Activism
DESCRIPTION:Spirits and séances at the Stowe Center for Literary Activism!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n        Did you know that Harriet Beecher Stowe practiced spiritualism throughout her life? Together with family\, friends\, and her Hartford neighbors\, she would hold séances to try to speak with the spirits of people who had passed on to the next life. Over the years\, visitors and staff at the Stowe Center have experienced many mysterious and unexplainable events in Harriet’s historic home—just as Harriet did during her spiritualist explorations. \n          Join us for our Family Spirits Tours\, where we’ll learn all about spiritualism in the 1800’s\, and how people spoke to departed spirits looking for wisdom\, comfort\, and knowledge. We’ll also hear stories of some of the most haunting encounters in the history of our museum! \n\n[Please note\, this tour talks openly about death and grief. Recommended for ages 8+]
URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/family-spirits-haunted-history-tours-at-the-stowe-center-for-literary-activism-9/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Spirits at Stowe,Tours
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ORGANIZER;CN="Stowe Center for Literary Activism":MAILTO:info@stowecenter.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261031T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261031T163000
DTSTAMP:20260911T152455Z
CREATED:20260904T171010Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260911T152455Z
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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.\nIt 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-6/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Spirits at Stowe,Tours
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