News from Not In Our Town
Governor Murphy and the NJ Legislature established “Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution”
N.J. legislature passed a joint resolution declaring Jan. 30 of each year as “Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution.”
Executive Director Search
The Paul Robeson House of Princeton is growing! The Board of Directors are searching for their first Executive Director. This leadership position reports to and works closely with the Board and directs strategic planning, manages financial and other resources,...
Sistas Choosing Abundance
From Darlene Folas Sistas Choosing Abundance is a North Jersey-Based collective that aims to ground the activism and movement work of girls of color within rituals of radical healing and imagination. This collective is funded under the New Jersey Justice...
Princeton Public Library Follow-up Information from the Housing Justice Forum
Kim Dorman, Community Engagement Coordinator of the Princeton Public Library, who organized the December 10, 2022 Housing Justice Forum, sent a follow-up email with a link to a survey, the recordings of the two panels, and information about future events. Recording of...
Paid Focus Groups on Racial Disparities
New Jersey Institute for Social Justice is seeking participants in focus groups on youth facing discipline.
Racist and Anti-LGBTQ+ Sign
It's time to show up. Not In Our Town Princeton board members were deeply disturbed Tuesday evening to learn of a large sign* that had been hung on private land in a prominent spot in town. The sign’s language appeals to racist and anti-LGBTQ+ sentiments to make a...
The Campaign to Recognize the Life and Art of Rex Goreleigh
The Arts Council of Princeton announces the campaign to name its second-floor Painting Studio the Rex Goreleigh Painting Studio after the preeminent painter, Rex Goreleigh. A former member of the Arts Council’s Board of Trustees (1969-1972), Goreleigh spent much of...
40 Acres: The original promise
Fabiola Cineas talks with Nkechi Taifa, the founder and director of the Reparation Education Project, about the history of the fight for reparations in America. Though they came to the forefront during the 2020 election in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, activists...
“The Price of Silence” Parts 1 &2: NJ PBS Documentary on Slavery in NJ
Streaming now on the NJ PBS website: "The Price of Silence" Parts 1 &2 Two and a half years in the making, this Truehart Productions documentary fills a gap in NJ history by telling the little-known story of slavery across the state. "New Jersey is known as the...