We are proud to co-sponsor movie night with Open Democracy. Join us for the showing of the 30-minute documentary Selma: A March to Remember and a discussion via Zoom as we honor this momentous event.   To make our event more compelling, Peter Kellman will join us, a life-long activist and organizer who was on the Selma to Montgomery march representing the Committee for Non-Violent Action. Register here.

Heather M. Butts (JD, MPH, MA) will discuss the underlying reasons why so many marginalized communities have concerns when engaging with the formal medical system. In conversation with WFC's incoming Executive Director, Octavia Driscoll, Heather will speak to the importance of respecting that past and protecting those most vulnerable among us as we continue the reopening process.

Robert Meeropol, the son of Abel Meeropol, who wrote the words and music to the anti-lynching anthem, Strange Fruit, discusses the songs’ origin, history and current impact.

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What can we take from the words and experiences of those who came before us? WFC's next Executive Director, Octavia Driscoll, will share some of the insights from her graduate work on the subject and lead a workshop on the ways in which primary sources can open vulnerability, build empathy, and possibly be a vehicle for culture shift.

Join Iraq War veteran and director of New Hampshire Peace action, Will Hopkins, on the fourth of July weekend to take a look at how the myth of American Exceptionalism protects American warmaking from critical eyes, and how a system has been built to make criticism of forever wars a social taboo. Hopkins will discuss his own experience in Iraq, and talk about how he sees patriotism weaponized to ensure American warmaking is unobstructed by a public fully awakened to…

Watch the recording of this program here. In 1619, the first ships delivering Africans to be sold into bondage arrived in Jamestown, an inciting event in America’s ongoing battle with inequality. In 2019, the 400 Years of Inequality coalition called on the nation to observe this anniversary. During this workshop, coalition members will share two new digital platforms that reflect on 4 centuries of inequity, 150+ community-based observances, and guide us in solemnly and truthfully observing national anniversaries. Presented by…