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“The Hate Ends Now” Mobile Holocaust Exhibit & Original Artifact Collection

Join us for an unforgettable and educational experience as Newton Public Schools hosts The Hate Ends Now immersive traveling exhibit, a powerful initiative raising awareness of the Holocaust and the dangers of antisemitism, racism, and all forms of hate.

Step inside a full-scale replica of a WWII-era cattle car—the very kind used to transport Jews and other targeted groups to concentration and death camps—and witness history brought to life through a 360-degree, 20-minute multimedia presentation. This immersive experience offers a deeply moving account of the Holocaust that resonates across generations.

In addition to the cattle car experience, the exhibit features 25 original Holocaust artifacts, including a prisoner uniform, identification cards, ghetto currency, and more—each telling its own story of survival, resistance, and remembrance.

???? April 29 & 30
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This impactful presentation has been featured at notable locations including the White House, Times Square, Harvard University, and NBA arenas. Now it comes to Newton, engaging students and the broader community in reflection and action.

✨ Admission is free, but registration is required: https://shorturl.at/PGME
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Let us come together to remember, to learn, and to ensure that hate truly ends now.

Orwell: Past, Present and Pizza

Join us on September 27th for a fun panel discussion with Prof. Steven Pinker (Harvard), Prof. Jean Seaton (Orwell Foundation Director) and David Taylor (Orwell’s official biographer), moderated by Prof. Max Tegmark (MIT). We’ll discuss George Orwell’s life, impact and relevance today for issues ranging from surveillance to censorship and hate-mongering. We’ll have an open Q&A afterwards as well as a book signing for Orwell’s new biography.

The event is free and open to the public, and so is the pizza, but you need to pre-register so that we know how much food to order.

Feel free to email us with any questions, and register here today!

 

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Aardvark Jazz Orchestra to premiere the latest work by Mark Harvey, Faces of Souls

The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra continues its historic 45th season on Saturday, April 7, 2018 at 8:00 pm, with a show on MIT’s main stage, Kresge Auditorium, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139. The orchestra will perform the premiere of director Mark Harvey’s latest work, Faces of Souls, together with other Mark Harvey originals.  Presented by MIT Music & Theater Arts.  Free and open to the public.  Information: 617-452-3205 or 617-776-8778.

Mark Harvey is a composer, educator, bandleader and retired Methodist minister.  Many of his compositions explore themes of peace and social justice in American history and contemporary culture.   The program on April 7 will center around these themes, His piece Faces of Souls is inspired by the Charles Ives composition Boston Common and the Augustus Saint-Gaudens statue commemorating Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, heroes of the Civil War.  The April 7 show will feature other works by Mark Harvey, including The Journey (honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. and the struggle for civil rights), and Blue Butterfly, a blues evoking the late Brother Blue (aka Hugh Morgan Hill), a legendary storyteller famous in Boston and beyond, and a longtime friend of Aardvark.  The evening finale will be Harvey’s piece No Walls, Aardvark’s anthem of hope and inclusivity.

The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra has been praised as “stunningly beautiful and adventurous” (New York City Jazz Record),”captivating” (Jazz Improv), “spellbinding” (The Boston Globe), and “beyond category” (Downbeat).  JazzTimes wrote, “Aardvark suggests the best and the brashest of Charles Mingus, Gil Evans, George Russell, and even Frank Zappa.”

Founded in 1973, Aardvark has been a force in the international jazz scene for more than 45 years. The orchestra has premiered more than 175 works and appears on 14 CDs, including 8 on the Leo Records label.  Guest artists have included jazz luminaries Jaki Byard, Sheila Jordan, Jimmy Giuffre, Geri Allen, Lewis Porter, Dominique Eade, Walter Thompson, and Matt Savage.

Founder and music director Mark Harvey has performed at the Knitting Factory, the Village Gate, the National Gallery of Art (DC), Fenway Park, Boston’s Symphony Hall, the Berlin Jazz Festival (Germany), and the Baja State Theater (Mexico), to name a few.  He has recorded with George Russell and Baird Hersey, and performed with Gil Evans, Howard McGhee, Sam Rivers, and others.  Dr. Harvey teaches jazz studies at MIT.

Aardvark is: Allan Chase, Phil Scarff, Chris Rakowski, Dan Zupan/saxes and woodwinds; K.C. Dunbar, Jeanne Snodgrass/trumpets; Bob Pilkington, Jay Keyser/trombones; Jeff Marsanskis, Bill Lowe/bass trombones, tuba; Richard Nelson/guitar; John Funkhouser/string bass; Harry Wellott/drums; Jerry Edwards and Grace Hughes, vocalists; Mark Harvey/trumpet, music director.  Aardvark veterans Arni Cheatham and Peter H. Bloom will miss the April 7 show, but will be back on the bandstand soon.

The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra is managed by Americas Musicworks, Rebecca DeLamotte, director, telephone 617 776 8778, email:  delamotte-amw@comcast.net

A Word to White Evangelicals: Now is the Time to Engage Issues of Race

Today, we feature a guest blogger, Megan Lietz, who is an Applied Research & Consulting Associate with the Emmanuel Gospel Center. She challenges the Evangelical community about the critical opportunity today to engage in conversations and action around racial equity.

Check out her blog article here: https://www.egc.org/blog/2017/2/22/a-word-to-white-evangelicals-now-is-the-time-to-engage-issues-of-race


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