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  • Ada Maria Isasi-Diaz Justice Institute: Virtual Lecture on “Through a Different Lens: How Latina|x|e Women Are Changing The Way Theology is Done”

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    Charter Oak Cultural Center's Ada Maria Isasi-Diaz Justice Institute presents Through a Different Lens: How Latina|x|e Women Are Changing The Way Theology is Done with Rev. Dr. Cristian De La Rosa, Clinical Assistant Professor of Contextual Theology, Boston University Special Guest: Claudia Alvarez Hurtado, PhD Student at Princeton Theological Seminary in the Religion and Society […]

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  • Ada Maria Isasi-Diaz Justice Institute Virtual Lecture with YOHANA JUNKER, Ph.D.

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    Charter Oak Cultural Center's Ada Maria Isasi Diaz Justice Institute presents Art as a Practice of Sacred Resistance, Collective Healing, and Deepening Belonging A free virtual lecture with Yohana Junker, Ph.D. Thursday, May 29 at 6:30pm via Zoom In a world that is increasingly taken by violence, displacement, and systemic harm, how can art serve […]

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  • Fast Pitch: Bien Venue Virtual Presentation

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    It's baseball season!   Come learn about Bien Venue, the venue rental business Charter Oak is starting with the support of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, in our….Fast Pitch! We’d love you to join us on Zoom on Thursday, August 21 at 12pm for a fun presentation (think Shark Tank, but kinder and gentler.) Please register by […]

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  • The State of Transgender Rights with Jennifer Levi

    Immanuel Congregational Church 10 Woodland Street, Hartford, CT, United States

    The State of Transgender Rights An Evening with Jennifer Levi Senior Director of Transgender and Queer Rights, GLAD Law Friday, October 17 at 7pm Immanuel Congregational Church 10 Woodland Street, Hartford (corner of Farmington Ave. and Woodland St.) FREE and OPEN TO ALL! Jennifer L. Levi is the Senior Director of Transgender and Queer Rights […]

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  • A Virtual Conversation with Dr. Riane Eisler

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    Nurturing Our Humanity When Our World Desperately Needs Healing: The Deep Wisdom of Dr. Riane Eisler A virtual conversation with Rabbi Donna Berman Thursday, Nov 13, 2025 6:30pm via Zoom Charter Oak Cultural Center is honored to bring you the opportunity to hear Dr. Riane Eisler, author of the iconic The Chalice and the Blade and many other […]

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  • Navigating the 2025 Tax Law – Free Webinar with Sari McConnell

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    Navigating the 2025 Tax Law: Tax-Smart Guidance for Charitable Giving Join Non-Profit Fundraising Expert and Donor Boom Founder Sari McConnell, CFRE & MBA, as she provides invaluable insights into the changes in the 2025 tax laws on charitable giving. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN: A clear overview of the 2025 Tax Law changes that impact charitable donors […]

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  • SACRED IMAGINATION: Art and the Spirit of Social Change with FAVIANNA RODRIGUEZ

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    An Ada Maria Isasi-Diaz Justice Institute Event FAVIANNA RODRIGUEZ on SACRED IMAGINATION: Art and the Spirit of Social Change A free virtual lecture via Zoom. Thursday, December 11 at 6:30pm Sacred Imagination: Art and the Spirit of Social Change This talk explores the deep connections between art, spirituality, and social transformation through the creative practices […]

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  • LEGACY IN STONE: The Creation of Charter Oak Cultural Center’s Home (Virtual)

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    LEGACY IN STONE: The Creation of Charter Oak Cultural Center’s Home with Ira Smith Thursday, January 29 at 6:30pm via Zoom Throughout 2026, Charter Oak Cultural Center will be celebrating the 150th anniversary of our historic building. This presentation examines the history and design of Temple Beth Israel, the first synagogue built in Connecticut (1876) […]

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  • WOMEN’S ACTIVISM ACROSS CULTURES: A Virtual Lecture by Dr. Dorothy Rogers

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    Introducing CHARTER OAK IN CONTEXT: The World in Which the First Synagogue Built in Connecticut Came to Be A lecture series honoring the 150th anniversary of our historic home. WOMEN'S ACTIVISM ACROSS CULTURES: Cooperation and Tensions, 1876-1898 A FREE Virtual Lecture via Zoom with Dorothy Rogers, Ph.D. of Montclair State University  Thursday, Feb 26 at 6:30pm […]

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  • Virtual Lecture: Leslie Wilson, Ph.D. on THE LOST PERCEPTIONS OF RECONSTRUCTION

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    REFRAMING THE AMERICAN IMAGE: The Lost Perceptions of Reconstruction, 1864-1878 A Virtual Lecture by Leslie Wilson, Ph.D., Montclair State University Thursday, May 14 at 6:30pm via Zoom As we celebrate 250 years of the American experiment, we overlook the critical flaws of the new republic. Most historians realize that the Founders knew that slavery was a […]

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  • Virtual Lecture: UCONN Professor Jerry Phillips on 19th Century American Imperialism

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    Thursday, August 6 at 6:30pm THE SIGNIFICANCE OF EMPIRE IN 19th CENTURY AMERICAN HISTORY with UCONN Professor Jerry Phillips FREE virtual lecture via Zoom In his famous essay on “the significance of the frontier in US history,” the historian Frederick Jackson Turner identified nineteenth=century frontier expansionism as the key motive force of the American character. […]

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