From the Grassroots: [Un]Freedom and Community Advocacy
Speakers
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Trina Charles Executive Director
Step Up New London
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David Morgan Executive Director
Team Inc
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Jen Paradis Executive Director
Beth El Center
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Michael Passero Mayor
City of New London
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Anna Vallye Associate Professor of Art History and Architectural Studies
Connecticut College
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Cathy Zall Executive Director
New London Homeless Hospitality Center
This event is the first in a series of four conversations at Connecticut College about the history of New London, CT, as part of the [Un]Freedom Colloquium. Historically, "(un)freedom" describes the state of marginalized people denied human rights even when they legally "free," from enslavement for example. The concept helps us recognize the links between political rights and social rights, which rest on material needs and constraints.
This series of events offers a productive space for members of local communities to explore and narrate the city's rich history in conversation with faculty, staff, and students, to share strategies and offer opportunities for future collaboration. Framed around the theme of "(un)freedom" as a historical lens through which to view New London's place within the wider setting of the Western Hemisphere and the Atlantic World, events highlight work done by local historians, students, creators, and community advocates.
The Mellon Foundation is providing support for this event.
Hosted in partnership with
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Connecticut College
Connecticut College educates students to put the liberal arts into action as citizens in a global society. The College promotes an understanding of local, regional, national, and international peoples, groups, cultures, and issues, and encourages students to take a life-long interest in them.
