UPCOMING EVENTS
AUGUST
AUGUST 25
New Paltz Business Fair Tabling – Come stop by the BLM@S Collective Table to learn about the collective, why we’re here, what we do, and how you can be apart of it! Snacks and ticket invitation to our Ice Cream, Icees and Conversations will be available! | 12:00 – 2:00 pm | Location TBA
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AUGUST 27
Ice Cream, Icees and Conversations – What do you know about the BLM@S Collective? What topics do you want to learn more about? Want more advocacy on campus? Join us for some ice cream, icees, and conversation about the campus collective and community! | 4:00 – 5:30 pm | Parker Quad
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MAY
MAY 7
AWA & BSU Presents Black Girls Rock – Join AWA & BSU in celebrating Black Girls Rock! All white affair formal attire. RSVP required. | 6:00 pm | SUB MPR
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MAY 9
Amnesty Mid-Hudson Fundraiser: Live Music, Film, Panel, Silent Auction – Join us for Live African Music by Amadou Diallo & Family, Silent Auction, Film “From Beacon to the Border” with Filmmaker Andrea DeGeorge Garbarini, and a Panel Discussion with Speakers from Grannies Respond, For the Many, Ulster Immigrant Defense Network, Worker Justice Center, and Amnesty International Mid-Hudson.
Panelists include Valerie Carlisle, Diana Lopez, Father Frank Alagna, and Renan Salgado. The fundraiser will benefit local organizations serving our immigrant communities. Suggested donation of $10-$20 or more. | 6:30 pm | Rosendale Theatre | Buy Tickets Here
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APRIL
APRIL 19
Soundtrack of the Revolution with Rev. Dr. Allison Moore – Cosponsored by Episcopal Campus Ministries – Join us for this interactive listening session. Draw inspiration from the music behind the revolution. If you have a song that you think we should hear, please email us the link. | 7:00 – 8:00 pm. | Register for Zoom Link here
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APRIL 22
Black Teachers On Teaching: Teaching in Trying Times with Jennifer Howard – This in-person session will give participants an opportunity to reflect and write about the words and images of exceptional Black teachers. Participants will leave encouraged, inspired, and empowered through their own writing and sharing. | 10:30 am – 12:00 pm | SUB 100N – Register Here
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APRIL 24
Black Joy! It is a Thing! with Greg Corbin – Come to the Joy Fest and dynamically use joy to build resistance in order to amplify personal and collective resilience.| 12:30 – 1:45 pm | Register for Zoom Link here
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APRIL 24
Sounding the Alarm: The Black Maternal Health Crisis in the United States with Pamela Davis – This presentation will center the alarming numbers of women dying during and after childbirth in the United States. A special emphasis will be placed on the disproportionate number of Black birthing people dying as a result of health and racial inequities throughout the material child health system. | 5:00 – 6:30 pm | Register for Zoom Link here
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MARCH
MARCH 5
The New Paltz Athletes of Color Present: The Hawks Table Talk- In collaboration with SAAC, and Black Lives Matter at School — panelist consists of current Student-Athletes of color and Alumni. They will be talking about diversity, unity, and inclusion in sports on campus. They will also be talking about their experiences here at SUNY New Paltz and how it’s impacted them in the long run!| 5:00 pm | Zoom Link
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MARCH 8
Shifting the Narrative of Sky Culture – Come to the planetarium and enjoy the amazing journey as our own NP student Penelope Alvarez pilots latitudinal perspectives that will in part amplify Incan Mythology in an astronomical show! | 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm | Main lobby of Coykendall Science Building – Limited Tickets – Register Here
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MARCH 21, 22, & 26
BLM@S Collective Programming:
Tuesday 21st: Paint and Sip – Paint your favorite female figures. Learn to make Women’s month themed mocktails. | 6:00 pm | Ashokan Main Lounge
Wednesday 22nd: Remember the Sound of Your Voice – Write a letter to your future self. Connect and discuss. Snacks provided. | 7:00 pm | Minnewaska Main Lounge
Sunday 26th: Soul Potluck – Bring what you got and dig in. | 8:00 pm | Minnewaska Kitchen
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MARCH 26
**TO BE RESCHEDULED** Relationship Rules Virtual Discussion – A live discussion about Dr. Paula Perez’s book 49-Year-Old Virgin: Delayed Not Denied.| 6:45 pm | Register for Zoom Link here
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MARCH 28
Where Slavery Died Hard: Film Screening & Discussion – The Elting Library will host a screening by the Dr. Margaret Wade-Lewis Center (MWLC) and Phillies Bridge Farm Project of the award-winning film Where Slavery Died Hard: The Forgotten History of Ulster County and the Shawangunk Mountain Region (from the Cragsmoor Historical Society.) Come together for the screening and discussion with guest speakers. Registration required for Zoom link. | 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm | Elting Memorial Library in New Paltz — Register here if you’re a virtual attendee
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MARCH 29
Soundtrack of the Revolution with Rev. Dr. Allison Moore – Cosponsored by Episcopal Campus Ministries – Join us for this interactive listening session. Draw inspiration from the music behind the revolution. If you have a song that you think we should hear, please email us the link. | 7:00 – 8:00 pm. | Register for Zoom Link here
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FEBRUARY
FEBRUARY 7
Marital Selection x Black Immigrants in the USA – See the flyer below for details! | 6:30 – 8:00 pm. | Lecture Center 100
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FEBRUARY 15
Soundtrack of the Revolution with Rev. Dr. Allison Moore – Cosponsored by Episcopal Campus Ministries – Join us for this interactive listening session. Draw inspiration from the music behind the revolution. If you have a song that you think we should hear, please email us the link. | 7:00 – 8:00 pm. | Register for Zoom Link here
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FEBRUARY 16
Interfaith Perspectives on Spirituality & Activism – Join the panel discussion facilitated by Rev. Dr. Allison Moore of Episcopal Campus Ministries, as they look at the impact of spirituality on activism. | 4:00 – 5:30 pm | Coykendall Auditorium & Register for Zoom Link here
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FEBRUARY 21
The Beauty of White Supremacy with Dr. Yaba Blay – See the flyer below for details! | 6:30 pm | Lecture Center 100
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FEBRUARY 22
(Re)Shaping, (Re)Shifting & (Re)Imagining Our Work Through Racial Literacy with Dr. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz – Dr. Sealey-Ruiz’s framework on racial literacy development is an action-oriented process requiring love, humility, reflection, an understanding of history, a commitment to working against racial injustice, and in support of equity and well-being of students and ourselves. | 5:00 – 6:30 pm. | Register for WebEx Link here
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FEBRUARY 24
Friday 2/24 12:00 – 1:00 pm & Tentatively Second Date TBA
People of Color Reflect, Release & Realize – This support circle will serve as a space for BIPOC students, faculty, and staff to hold space for people to reflect on and discuss the impact of vicarious trauma and recent instances of racism and police brutality. Expression can be through speaking, writing, or creating artwork in a supportive environment. This will allow participants the opportunity to support, validate, and encourage one another while reflecting and releasing. | Student Union Building (SUB) 402
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FEBRUARY 27
“Internal Struggle of Educators of Color in Predominantly White Spaces” – This panel discussion will explore issues now facing educators of color. | 6:45 – 8:15 pm | Register for Zoom Link here
EVENT RECORDING: HERE
Passcode: #s.u5Px7
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FEBRUARY 28
**POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER** Where Slavery Died Hard: Film Screening & Discussion – The Elting Library will host a screening by the Dr. Margaret Wade-Lewis Center (MWLC) and Phillies Bridge Farm Project of the award-winning film Where Slavery Died Hard: The Forgotten History of Ulster County and the Shawangunk Mountain Region (from the Cragsmoor Historical Society.) Come together for the screening and discussion with guest speakers. Registration required for Zoom link. | 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm | Elting Memorial Library in New Paltz — Register here if you’re a virtual attendee
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DECEMBER
DECEMBER 7
Photography and Community Panel – As the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art has centered the momentous artistic and community work of the 1st Black Professor at SUNY New Paltz in the Ben Wigfall exhibit (ending Dec. 11th), Black Lives Matter @ School @ New Paltz seeks to further bridge the gaps between the community and college, and disrupt the violent erasure of Black Art, by engaging Black photographers. | 12:00 – 1:30 pm. | Online – Zoom
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OCTOBER
OCTOBER 25
BLM@S Informational Meeting – Want to learn more about SUNY New Paltz’s BLM@S Collective and how to get involved in our meetings and events? Join us for the beginning of the school year informational meeting about our team and the work we want to do! | 5:00 – 6:30 pm. | OM 1907 and Online Webex
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AUGUST
AUGUST 31
