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Anti-Racist Town Hall April 18th.

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Concerned students, faculty, and community members are gathering together online via Zoom on Sunday April 18th from 4-6 pm to host an Anti-Racist Town Hall to discuss racism in Binghamton together as a community, both its history and its latest incarnations (see below). How can we move Concerned students, faculty, and community members are gathering together … [Read more...] about Anti-Racist Town Hall April 18th.

Colorful Exhibits on Display in May at Cooperative

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Peg Johnston's The Alchemy of Denatured Objects and Angelica Blasich's Behold Yourself: Life of an Intentional Celebrant The month of May brings Spring color and nowhere more vibrant than at the Cooperative Gallery 213, May 7-29th, with two exhibits, “The Alchemy of De-Natured Images” by Peg Johnston and “Behold Yourself: Life of an Intentional Celebrant” … [Read more...] about Colorful Exhibits on Display in May at Cooperative

BU to host discussion on slavery reparations

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BINGHAMTON, NY – The Harriet Tubman Center for the Study of Freedom and Equity at Binghamton University will host a discussion titled “The 3 Rs: The Road to Reparations and Reconciliation,” featuring Mary Frances Berry and Hilary Robertson Hickling, at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 8, via Zoom. This event is free and open to the public. Since the summer of 2019, … [Read more...] about BU to host discussion on slavery reparations

Why I support a treaty to ban weaponized and surveillance drones

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This article by Jack Gilroy of Peace Action/Veterans for Peace was originally published in the Na, published here in the National Catholic Worker by permission of the author. I remember well where I was on Oct. 1, 2014. I was handcuffed tighter than I had ever been, wiggling my fingers to keep my hands from going numb. I had been stuffed prostrate between … [Read more...] about Why I support a treaty to ban weaponized and surveillance drones

Binghamton Stop Asian Hate Crimes Rally

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Saturday March 27 @ NOON at the Peace Quad on BU Campus Sponsored by the Binghamton Pan-Asian Leaders Council In recent months we’ve seen a horrific rise in hate crimes against Asians and Asian-Americans across the country. From the Cantonese grandmother burned in New York to the Thai man murdered in California, these acts of violence and hatred have … [Read more...] about Binghamton Stop Asian Hate Crimes Rally

Call to Reject Sheriff’s Plan

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Social Justice Organizations Call on the Broome County Legislature to Reject Sheriff's Plan  On Thursday, March 18 the Broome County Legislature is set to rubber stamp Broome County’s Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative plan. The six sentence proposal is a dismayingly inadequate response to widespread community demands to end unjust policing and … [Read more...] about Call to Reject Sheriff’s Plan

BU faculty awarded $1.5 million grant to fund youth makerspace research

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  BINGHAMTON, NY – Makerspaces — collaborative workspaces where people work together on projects using both high and no-tech tools — have become increasingly popular in recent years. A new $1.5 million grant awarded to Binghamton University faculty could help improve makerspace learning for youths … [Read more...] about BU faculty awarded $1.5 million grant to fund youth makerspace research

Art in the Time of COVID

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Watch the Video! The Cooperative Gallery’s Exhibiting Artists are mounting a group exhibit chronicling their artistic responses to the pandemic. Some artists addressed the isolation and changes brought about by COVID precautions. Some isolated in homes and studios and continued with their work, and some were unable to work on their art. Their responses … [Read more...] about Art in the Time of COVID

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