ELIZABETH DETENTION CENTER VISITS

organized by D.I.R.E.

Every Tuesday and Wednesday

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Each week, members of D.I.R.E. (Deportation and Emergency Response Equipo) go to visit Detainees at the Elizabeth Detention Center. Quite often, these are the single opportunities that these individuals have to talk and connect with someone outside of the Detention Center.  All are invited to join the visit and will be assigned an individual to meet.

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MALE DETAINEE VISITATION: Tuesdays departing at 5:45pm

FEMALE DETAINEE VISITATION: Wednesdays departing at 8pm

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IMPORTANT NOTES: 

- Please bring a Government Issued ID such as Driver's License, ID, or Passport

- Please dress conservatively; no mesh or see through clothing, no hoodies, and no sleeveless shirts/dresses.

- The DIRE group meets to depart in their van from the rear entrance of the Reformed Church of Highland park, facing the parking lot.

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Reformed Church of Highland Park, rear entrance 

19 South 2nd Avenue

Highland Park, NJ

TACO,MURAL, and WINDOWS TOUR 

with the Esperanza Neighborhood Project

Saturday,

February 22

1:30 and 3:30pm

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 Tour New Brunswick's diverse and artistically delicious landscape!  Presented by Esperanza Neighborhood Project in collaboration with New Brunswick Tomorrow, CoLab Arts, and Windows of Understanding.

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FEATURED SITES:

-La Placita Mexican Restaurant

-Taco House

-Costa Chica Mexican Restaurant

-Pizza City

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SPACE IS LIMITED. RSVP to 

 

Tour Departs from La Placita

114 French Street, 

New Brunswick, NJ 

WINDOWS OF UNDERSTANDING

Closing Reception 

Thursday,

February 27

4 - 6pm

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Celebrate with artists, organizations, and local leaders at this culminating celebration of the 2020 Windows of Understanding run!  

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FOOD DRIVE: Please bring a non-perishable food item to this event in support of McFoods if able.

 

Zimmerli Art Museum

71 Hamilton Street, 

New Brunswick, NJ 

FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION Panel Discussion

presented by Windows of Understanding 

Thursday,

March 12,

5pm

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 This timely conversation will illuminate leading voices in the field around a range of topics including individual "know your rights" and first amendment considerations; a discussion around institutional complexities and challenges in higher education; and the perspective of the artist facing pressures around censorship.

 

Supported by a Diversity Innovation Grant from the Division of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement at Rutgers University.

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Moderated by Nancy Kranich, Rutgers University Libraries

featuring

Sara McLaughlin, FIRE  | Summer Lopez, PEN America | Nona Faustine, Artist 

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RSVP to go.rutgers.edu/freedom 

 

James J. Florio Forum

33 Livingston Avenue

New Brunswick, NJ