Here are some photos Hanifa Washington, Executive Director of Amistad America, having a discussion with a vising class of Yale Students about the Amistad slave revolt and trial which was held in New Haven in 1839. For more info visit: www.amistadvoyages.org Hanifa and students at the Amistad Memorial outside City Hall. The sculpture is of Sengbe […]
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A Weekend in the Life of New Haven – Chris Randall
This weekend in New Haven was jam packed with so many cool things going on! Although I still haven’t been able to successfully produce a viable self-clone, I did manage to check out a good number of things that New Haven offered us, in spite of there just being only one of me (for now). […]
How to Break with Collective Consciousnesses Theater – Chris Randall
“How To Break” is a play about being ill and will make its New Haven debut at The Educational Center for the Arts on Audubon St. tonight. The recent headliner of the 2012 Hip-Hop Theatre Festival in NYC, this fast paced show sneaks into a hospital room with a fake ID, a potty mouth, and […]
Fortune’s Funeral – Chris Randall
Fortune was a man that was a slave in Waterbury in the 18th century. After he died in 1798, the doctor that owned him used Fortune’s body and bones for medical teachings. In the 1900’s and until the 70’s, Fortune’s skeleton was on display at the Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury. Last Thursday, Fortune was finally […]
Sail on Amistad with LOVE 146 – Chris Randall
This week I went out on a public sail on Freedom Schooner Amistad. It was a gorgeous day, and also the last day the vessel would be docked in New Haven for a while. Amistad America (www.amistadvoyages.org) recently partnered with LOVE146 (www.love146.org), a New Haven-based international organization working to end child trafficking and exploitation. It’s a […]
Guns Down Fists Up – Chris Randall
Guns Down Fists Up, a New Haven boxing competition/fundraiser, happened Saturday night at Hillhouse High School. There were twelve really exciting fights featuring New Haven youth, and a few hundred people in attendance. Most of the boxers were from one of two local gyms here in the City, Elephant in the Room Boxing (www.eirboxing.com) and […]