by Charter Oak | Dec 6, 2022 | News
A Reflection by Rabbi Donna Berman There is a famous Buddhist teaching about how, soon after his enlightenment, the Buddha passed a man on the road who was struck by the Buddha’s peaceful and radiant presence. The man stopped and asked, “My friend, what are... 
by Charter Oak | May 2, 2022 | News, Teacher & Student Spotlight, Youth Arts
Andrea Cotto-Juarbe is a 13-year-old student at Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy in Hartford, Connecticut. She has been a Youth Arts student for a year and attends the program alongside her sister one night a week. Andrea has a love for music and gymnastics and... 
by Charter Oak | Sep 20, 2021 | Get Involved, News
Charter Oak Reaches Critical Capital Campaign Milestone In an email to friends and supporters this morning, Charter Oak Cultural Center Executive Director Donna Berman announced that the arts, cultural and social justice non-profit reached the 90 percent threshold in... 
by Charter Oak | Sep 14, 2020 | In the Community
Donna Berman, Executive Director of Charter Oak Cultural Center, explains Beat of the Street’s fresh food program Eats of the Street. “We put these pots on the street and we fill them with organic vegetable plants, and anybody can pick the vegetables when... 
by Charter Oak | Sep 14, 2020 | News
The Hartford Courant recently did a feature on Charter Oak’s #FacetotheName project, a daily Facebook series that shares the faces of Black individuals who have been killed in altercations with the police. The article also features Unspoken Truths moderator...