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Where Is Joy In Freedom? – Reflections on Juneteenth
June 13, 2021 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Honoring the history of Black Liberation struggles and the particular uprisings of 2020 and 2021, the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture is proud to host, along with other ethical and humanist societies, a Juneteenth celebration entitled “Where is the Joy in Freedom?” with guest speaker NYC Deputy Mayor J. Phillip Thompson. J. Phillip Thompson is NYC’s Deputy Mayor for Strategic Policy Initiatives. Prior to joining the de Blasio administration, he was Associate Professor of Urban Planning at MIT. He is the author of Double Trouble: Black Mayors, Black Communities and the Call for a Deep Democracy.
The celebration also features musicians DuPree, Lindsey Wilson and Barry Kornhauser and poets Valerie Verdia and Kim Brandon.
EHST will join the Brooklyn Society to hear Mr. Thompson’s thoughts on Juneteenth.
This talk will be presented via a Zoom session. You do not need a Zoom account to “attend” this virtual meeting. To register for this event, please use this link:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrating-juneteenth-where-is-the-joy-in-freedom-tickets-154331843699
