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Author Talk – Resilience: Breaking the Chains with Eugene Z. Bertrand (Prosser) (Thur., Oct 15th @ 11:00 AM)

For Purple Thursday, an annual national day of action held during Domestic Violence Awareness Month, local author Eugene Z. Bertrand will discuss his book, Resilience: Breaking the Chains. A searing story of survival and transformation, it exposes the hidden epidemic of domestic violence inflicted on men, a reality too often ignored in society. Told through the eyes of Nathan Parker, the story journeys from childhood innocence shattered by betrayal, through years of fear and silence, to a courageous rise fueled by love, defiance, and resilience. This is more than Nathan’s story.
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“Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio?”: Baseball and the Italian American Experience (Prosser or Virtual) (Fri., Oct 16th @ 3:00 PM)

October is not only Italian American Heritage Month; it’s also when Major League Baseball’s playoffs and the World Series occur. In this program, Walter Harrison, president emeritus of the University of Hartford and a noted baseball historian, will discuss the history of Italian Americans and Major League Baseball. Like most immigrants to America in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Italians and their descendants were drawn to baseball as a defining element of their American character. We will begin with the first Italian American in MLB, continue through the most popular Italian American ball player, Joe DiMaggio, and end with the present-day success of Team Italy in the World Baseball Classic.
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Author Talk – Resilience: Breaking the Chains with Eugene Z. Bertrand (Prosser) (Tue., Oct 20th @ 11:00 AM)

Staff will share information about the YWCA Hartford Region’s community programs and resources, focusing on civic engagement and voter participation. They will also include information about upcoming voter registration and election-related efforts, as well as Changemaker Academy workshops and opportunities for community members to get involved and share their input on issues that matter to them. Bring your questions! Read more >

Social Justice Book Club: Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi (Virtual or Prosser) (Tue., Oct 20th @ 5:30 PM)

NOTE: New meeting time! We will begin our hybrid meeting at 5:30 PM. You have a choice to attend on Zoom or at Prosser in the Upper Level Conference Room.

This month we will read Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi. Books will be available at Prosser and McMahon Wintonbury or on the Palace Project app. Read more >