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Festival 2025 Playlist
NEW HAVEN PRIDE CENTER DAY OF ACTION ON RACIAL JUSTICE Panel : Closing the Generational Wealth Gap : How do we Empower Queer BIPOC Entrepreneurs?
Queer Entrepreneurship is on the rise as our state and country solidify LGBTQ+ arts with laws of protection and equality. Similar to the straight community however, generational wealth gap for BIPOC...
COMMUNITIES OF CARE: LOVE & SOCIAL JUSTICE - ANDREA JENKINS IN CONVERSATION
Minneapolis city council president Andrea Jenkins made national headlines in 2017 after becoming the country’s first out Black trans person elected to public office. In 2022 she created history again...
NEW HAVEN PRIDE CENTER DAY OF ACTION ON RACIAL JUSTICE Keynote : Health Equity & the Queer Racial Justice Movement
Dr. Justin B Terry-Smith, DrPH is an Air Force disabled veteran and a recognized HIV/AIDS activist and public health expert. He is also a proud Black LGBTQ+ Jewish man. In this conversation, Dr....
CULTIVATING COMMUNITY THROUGH BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Business entrepreneurs Jason Sobocinski, founder and owner of Black Hog Brewing Company, and Alisha Crutchfield-McLean, founder and owner of BLOOM, New Haven’s newest lifestyle hub, unite for a...
The History of Graffiti
A film screening of "Black Book Graffiti: Word Write Large" and a talk back with James Top, CEO of The Odd Partners Graffiti Crew. The film features black graffiti pioneers like Charmin 65, the first...
UN(RE)SOLVED TALK
In this virtual event, director and immersive artist Tamara Shogaolu, the creator of Un(re)solved, will discuss the installation in conversation with artist and filmmaker Thomas Allen Harris. The...
Felon - An American Washi Tale
Alone in solitary confinement, a teenager called out to the men in the hole with him: “Somebody, send me a book!” Moments later, Dudley Randall’s The Black Poets slid under his cell door. Those pages...
Festival 2022 is Loading In
Our crew is busy building the stages and scenery, setting up the lights and sound and assembling the village of tents that all create Festival 2022 on the New Haven Green. The fun all starts this...
AFTER DINNER STORIES: HOLIDAY TRADITIONS
December is a month full of holidays across cultural traditions. Join us for an evening of festive tales from four different holidays: Hannukah, Kwanzaa, La Posada, and Christmas.FEATURED...
AFTER DINNER STORIES: INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE KEEPERS
Indigenous storytellers Darlene Kascak, Kinsale Hueston, and Anne Jennison share stories of tradition and Indigenous culture during Native American Heritage Month.
ARTS FOR LABOR: The Kennedy Administration
A group of New York musical all-stars, Kennedy Administration holds down a regular engagement at a popular Greenwich Village nightclub, Groove, while racking up milestones internationally. Since 2015...
ART FOR LABOR: Paco Godoy y su Gran Orquestra Internacional
Born in Ecuador, Paco gave his first piano recital at age 5. A musical prodigy, he has recorded numerous CD’s and collaborated with international legendary Latin American artists like Franco de Vita...