Sara Stender Delaney, Sarilla Sparkling Tea founder and owner Sara Stender Delaney talks to us about trading fairly with Rwandan tea growers and the impact her products’ consumers are having in Rwanda. Her company reflects her passion, skills, and determination to create quality products for the beverage industry in an equitable fashion. Click here to listen.
Health/COVID-19
COVID-19 Self Test
free
Recorded and Upcoming End-of-Life Planning Webinars
Referral Service: The National Partnership for Hospice Innovation
For in-home elderly medical care (versus a more risky emergency room visit)
1-844-438-6744
Theater
Rise Up Like Starlight
(The play is lead and created by people with lived experiences in the foster care system.)
Art
Struggle: From the History of the American People
Jacob Lawrence
The Phillips Collection
Washington, D.C.
Sat, Jun 26-Sun, Sep 19
Black History
Abolition Commemoration Day
Mon, Jul 12
(New York State commemorates the Abolition Act, which passed the New York State Legislative on March 31, 1817 and abolished slavery effective July 4, 1827.)
100 Years From Mississippi Trailer
(2.5 minutes of history, ignore the warning of graphic images)
Becoming Douglass Commonwealth: From D.C. Disenfranchisement to Full Democracy
CR Gibbs start around 12:18 minutes
Voices of the Freedom Riders
By The Obama Foundation
West Africans in Early America
Access Passcode: lTW.!i92
Wayne Young
Service Now for Adults Persons
Queens, New York
Frederick Douglass Walking Tour
Baltimore
Lou Fields, 443-983-7974
Children and Young Adults
The Bookworm Garden: A Bug’s Life
(Stretch your bodies and join us outdoors for a new nature-inspired theme and related children’s story and craft each month this spring. Little ones and their caregivers can learn, create, and grow together while taking a closer look at what is blooming in Riversdale’s beautiful gardens.)
Riversdale House Museum
4811 Riverdale Rd.
Sat, Jun 19, 11a-12p, $5-$6
Civic Involvement
Examining the Effects of Student Debt Cancellation
The Brookings Institution
Mon, Jun 28, 10a-11:15a
Reconciliation 101: An Explainer Of The Budget Process
The Brookings Institution
Tue, Jul 6, 2:30p-3:15p
Environment
Save the Dunes
Pollinator Week Virtual Program Series
Mon, Jun 21-Fri, Jun 25, 7p-8p
Miller Woods Hike
Paul H Douglas Center for Environmental Education
100 N Lake St
Gary, IN
Sun, Jun 27, 2:30p