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Women’s Health & Economic Empowerment 2015 Summit – Save The Date!
Community Discussion Series: Racism, Colonialism and Citizenship in the Americas
Racism, Colonialism and Citizenship in the Americas
With Dr. Glyne Griffith
Monday, March 30, 2015 at 7PM
African American Cultural Center of the Capital Region, Inc
135 South Pearl Street, Albany, NY 12202
www.aacccr.org
Reflections on Selma: A Conversation with Paul Tonko
Please join Congressman Tonko for a roundtable discussion on what Selma means for a new generation and his moving experience at the 50th Anniversary of the “Bloody Sunday” Civil Rights march earlier this month.
RSVP to lucas.henry@mail.house.gov
Capital South Community Center
20 Warren Street
Sunday, March 22
3PM to 4PM
Community Farewell and Well Wishes for Albany Police Chief Steven Krokoff
6PM-8PM
Arbor Hill Community Center
50 Lark Street
Come together as the community says thank you to Police Chief for his leadership and commitment to community policing!
This Event is Free and Open to the Public.
For more information please call Barbara Smith at (518) 434-9821 or bsmith@albany.gov
2015 Career & Education Fair
2015 CAREER &
EDUCATION FAIR
SAVE THE DATE
APRIL 10, 2015
11AM – 4PM
Hosted by:
Councilwoman Dr. Dorcey Applyrs and Mr. James Thomas, Director of the Capital South Campus Center
First Ward Councilwoman Dr. Dorcey Applyrs
&
Mr. James Thomas, Director
Capital South Campus Center
April 2015 Career and Education Fair (Save the Date)
Career Preparation Workshops will be available at the Capital South Campus Center
For more information or to register for a workshop, please contact the CSCC front desk at: (518) 694 – 4510
FREE CAREER PREPARATION WORKSHOPS OFFERING:
RESUME CRITIQUES MOCK INTERVIEWS PROFESSIONAL ETIQUETTE COACHING
AVAILABLE: MARCH 24TH MARCH 26TH APRIL 7TH APRIL 9TH
LOCATION: CAPITAL SOUTH CAMPUS CENTER 20 WARREN ST ALBANY, NY 12202
Join the Zumba Party!
Free Classes!![Zumba](http://www.albanyhousing.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Zumba.png)
Latin inspired, easy, calorie-burning dance exercise. Feel the music & let loose!
Mondays – ARBOR HILL COMMUNITY CENTER
50 Lark Street Albany 12210 – Use the 2nd Street entrance
AND
Wednesdays – LINCOLN FITNESS CENTER
At the pool house. Morton Ave & Eagle Street – Enter the park from Eagle Street
Sponsored by Albany Department of Recreation
Zumba Lincoln Flyer
Selma 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Continuing Struggle for Voting Rights
Selma
50th Anniversary
A Celebration of the Continuing
Struggle for Voting Rights
Saturday, February 28, 2015
1:00PM to 3:00pm
Swyer Theatre
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY
For more information go to albanyselma50.org
Notice of Public Review and Hearing 5-Year and Annual Plan
Notice of Public Review and Hearing
5-Year and Annual Plan
Albany Housing Authority will hold a public hearing on April 6, 2015 at 5:30 PM in the Atrium at 200 South Pearl Street to hear comments on 5-Year plan (2015-2019) and Annual Plan for the upcoming fiscal year 2015.
A draft of the Annual Plan will be available for public review during regular business hours on February 17, 2015 for the duration of the comment period. A copy of the plan will also be available on our website at www.albanyhousing.org and at each AHA management office for its federal sites.
Comments may be submitted prior to the public hearing. Comments may be mailed to AHA, 200 So. Pearl St., Albany, New York 12202-1834; emailed to info@albanyhousing.org or faxed to 518-641-7545.
Please put “Annual Plan Comments” in the subject line. Attendees to the hearing will be required to sign in.
Victor Cain, Chairman
Steven T. Longo, Executive Director
Equal Housing Opportunity
AACCCR Features Artist Malik Penn
Artist Malik Penn
William Malik Penn hails from Brooklyn, NY. While claiming to never had any formal artistic training, he renders strikingly life-like portraits of larger than life celebrities on his canvas. His drawings are done using a charcoal method that he says takes its inspiration from Michelangelo, which is evident in the dramatic contrasts between light and dark and the acute detail of all the subjects in his portraits. According to Penn, he chooses his subjects according to his mood and likes to challenge himself using different styles when the spirit moves him.
The AACCCR is featuring the works of this talented young artist beginning with an opening reception on February 6, 2015 during Albany’s First Friday from 6-8:30 pm. The exhibition will continue through March 31, 2015.
Center Hours:
Mondays: Noon-3:00 pm.
Or contact ljackson11@nycap.rr.com for an appointment.
www.aacccr.org
The First Annual Yusuf Burgess Memorial Regatta
Saturday, May 30th, from 12:00PM – 4:00PM
KAYAKING CANOEING & STAND-UP PADDLE BOARDING
This is a Free, Rain or Shine Event
[Leave No Child Inside]
Regatta Location:
The City of Albany Six Mile Waterworks Pavilion
136 Fuller Road Between Washington Ave and Railroad Ave
Albany, NY (518) 528-9140
Youth Ed – Venture & Nature www.Facebook.com/theyenn
Register with Jaimz@TheYenn.com
African American History Film and Discussion Series
Albany Housing Authority
African American Cultural Center
The Center for Law and Justice
Presents the
2015 African American History Film and Discussion Series
Featuring
The Women of the Civil Rights Movement!!
2015 African American History Film and Discussion Series
Enter the Pre-K Lottery TODAY!
Students who attend prekindergarten are better prepared socially and academically to enter kindergarten.
They are more likely to achieve success throughout their academic career than those students who do not attend prekindergarten. Give your child that foundation for success by enrolling in a high-quality early childhood learning program in the City School District of Albany.
Three easy steps:
1) Download an application online at www.albanyschools.org or
stop by your local elementary school or Central Registration
(75 Watervliet Ave.) for a paper copy.
2) Fill out the application completely.
3) Return the application to Central Registration
(75 Watervliet Ave.) by February 20, 2015.
Enter the Pre-K Lottery TODAY!
PBS Kids and You!
PBS Kids has many free educational resources at wmht.org/readytolearn
Holiday Cabaret at the Albany BARN to benefit the Damien Center!
Join the Albany BARN for an evening of holiday song with some of your favorite Capital Region performers! Under the musical direction of Josh D. Smith, Kevin McGuire, Capital Repertory Theatre favorite and Broadway star will be joined by Sandra Bargman and Sara Smigen to sing holiday favorites in a delightful cabaret style concert hosted at the Albany Barn. The evening will kick-off with a Holiday season infused short story reading by the incomparable Richard Lovrich. Musical selections for the evening will include holiday chestnuts such as Let It Snow, I’ll Be Home for Christmas, The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting), Silver Bells, and many more! Eric Margan will join Josh Smith as the band, rounding out the musical ensemble. Please join us – and feel free to sing along! Yule regret missing it!
Tickets are $20 CASH ONLY at the door the night of the event – We’ll be donating to The Albany Damien Center.
FREE Practice SAT Test
The NAACP New York State Youth & College Division
& The Princeton Review Presents:
FREE
Practice SAT Test
Find out where you stand!
Want to take a practice SAT without it counting towards college admissions?
The NAACP SUNY at Albany College, Union Baptist Church and
Metropolitan Baptist Church are pleased to offer students a practice test and strategy session to help boost their SAT scores!
After the test, students will receive a detailed score report that gives a detailed score breakdown of their individual strengths and weaknesses.
Practice Test
Date: Saturday, December 13, 2014
Location: Union Baptist Church
3 Morton Avenue
Albany, NY 12202
Time: 9:00am—2:00pm
Strategy Session – 9:00am-10:00am
Practice SAT – 10:00am-2:00pm
*Please bring a #2 pencil and a calculator.*
“Paying for College” Workshop for Parents during Test
Breakfast and lunch served
Open to All High School Students- Grade 9-12
Must Register by December 8, 2014 on-line. Register by clicking link
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rJDr9RGpDFitzUwntZzl1FwUVft4GfkwvRZtB8qL6BU/viewform?usp=send_form
or
1. Visit www.PrincetonReview.com and use the ‘Attend a Free Event: Online or In Person’ box on the left of the page.
2. Search for SAT with and zip code 12202
3. Click Find Free Test to see the free events.
4. Find the Free Practice SAT Test on December 13th under UNION BAPTIST CHURCH 3 MORTON AVE, ALBANY, NY 12202 and click enroll.
For Information Contact: Gwendolyn Pope at 518-280-3335 or Anne Pope at 518-463-5463
Capital Region Impact Awards
The Capital Region Impact Awards are presented by The Stakeholder, Inc. This award honors businesses and community partners who come together to make the Capital District a better place. A partnership between Albany Housing Authority, Community Technology Initiative and Hampton Inn was honored for its Work Experience Program. The award is presented to a partnership that collaborates to achieve significant, measurable results impacting the community.
CTI, in partnership with AHA, created a work experience program that takes residents and works with them to create a work history and skills that are marketable. When a resident enters the program they spend time learning soft skills and creating a resume. They then move into the Hampton where they are interns and rotate through each department in the hotel for four weeks. During this time they get to experience what it is like to actually work in the hospitality industry as well as the basic skills involved in gaining and maintaining employment. Over the past seven years the Hampton has hired almost exclusively from the work experience program. The job coach that accompanies the residents onsite helps with the transition to the world of work. During the past seven years, over 50 people have been hired at the Hampton. Often it is a jumping off point to other careers and opportunities. It has served as a door to a more successful future. A partnership such as this has benefitted both the Hampton and the residents who have been part of the program.
‘The Throwaways’ at the Spectrum 8 Theaters
THE THROWAWAYS (dir. by Bhawin Suchak & Ira McKinley)
Wednesday December 3rd @ 7pm
$10/adults $8/students
Spectrum 8 Theaters | 290 Delaware Ave, Albany, NY 12209
The Throwaways is a timely and provocative look at the impact of mass incarceration and police brutality on black men in America that brings the urgency of Ferguson to upstate New York. Told through the eyes of homeless filmmaker and ex-felon, Ira McKinley, the film documents his struggle to bring positive changes to his community in inner-city Albany, NY. As he strives to give voice to the people on the streets fighting for survival, McKinley confronts the unavoidable stories of his past and battles the stigma of being formerly incarcerated.
Executive produced by iconic African-American filmmaker Sam Pollard, this powerful documentary has been called one of the most important films of 2014 by Michelle Alexander, author of the New Jim Crow. Alexander says, “The Throwaways courageously explores the most pressing racial justice issues of our time: the mass incarceration and profiling of poor people of color. ”
The screening will be followed by a conversation with the filmmakers, local community activists and the audience.
To watch the trailer go to: http://youtu.be/QipuC-72-LU
For advance tickets visit the Spectrum Theaters website: http://spectrum8.com/2013/07/30/december-3-the-throwaways-2/
For more information about The Throwaways please visit our website: http://throwawaysmovie.com/
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