Events

Empowering Our Communities: the Census, Voting Reform and Re-Districting

Sat, Feb 15

Legislative Office Building - HR A

Feb 15, 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM

Legislative Office Building - HR A, 198 State St, Albany, NY 12210, USA

Join us in Albany for Caucus Weekend as CLSJ Interim Director Lurie Daniel Favors, Esq. speaks about the 2020 Census and voting reform on a dynamic panel.

Crown Act The Politics of Black Hair in the Workplace

Sat, Feb 15

Legislative Office Building - MR 3

Feb 15, 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Legislative Office Building - MR 3, 198 State St, Albany, NY 12210, USA

1619 Youth Conference

Thu, Dec 19

Boys and Girls High School

Dec 19, 2019, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Boys and Girls High School, 1700 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY 11213, USA

General Counsel Lurie Daniel Favors, Esq. will present a workshop entitled 1619: The Birth of the American Hate Crime Industry and will participate in a Wealth Gap Panel Discussion.

Black Activist Census Summit

Wed, Dec 18

All Souls Episcopal Church

Dec 18, 2019, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

All Souls Episcopal Church, 88 St Nicholas Ave, New York, NY 10026, USA

CLSJ is co-sponsoring a Black Activist Census Summit with the December 12th Movement and the East New York Restoration LDC (flyer is attached), in Harlem, NYC. We'd like to invite all interested organizations & community members to attend & leave with a concrete census outreach plan!

Senator Brian Benjamin 2020 Census Ugly Sweater Party

Mon, Dec 16

ACP State Office Building

Dec 16, 2019, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

ACP State Office Building, 163 W 125th St, New York, NY 10027, USA

400 Years Later: What Does Democracy Mean for Us?

Tue, Nov 05

TWU Local 100

Nov 05, 2019, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

TWU Local 100, 195 Montague St, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA

Join CLSJ General Counsel Lurie Daniel Favors, Esq. and a dynamic panel for a compelling conversation about the 400+ year presence of African Americans in the United States.

Early Voting Comes to New York

Tue, Nov 05

Location is TBD

Nov 05, 2019, 6:00 AM – 9:00 PM

Location is TBD

For the first time, New Yorkers will have the chance to participate in early voting from Oct. 26, 2019 thru Nov. 3, 2019 and on Election Day, Nov.5, 2019

Black Solidarity Day 2019

Mon, Nov 04

EOJ Auditorium | Medgar Evers College

Nov 04, 2019, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

EOJ Auditorium | Medgar Evers College, 1638 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225, USA

Join us for a roundtable discussion commemorating the anniversary of Black Solidarity Day. General Counsel Lurie Daniel Favors, Esq. will participate in the Knowledge, Justice & Equity panel.