Happening this Week

ART FOR JUSTICE: POWERFUL IMAGES
VIRTUAL
April 29th, Thursday, 7PM
The Normal Rockwell Museum, the home for American illustration, and the Greenburger Center for Social and Criminal Justice are presenting this special program Art for Justice. By juxtaposing iconic images created by Normal Rockwell and reimagined for the 21st century by Pops Peterson, this discussion will explore how art, even through a single image, can elicit an immediate understanding of injustice and help lay the groundwork for conversation, a social reckoning and ultimately, change. Free.
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STOP TELLING WOMEN TO SMILE: CHALLENGING SEXISM
VIRTUAL
April 29th, Thursday, 7 - 8:30PM
Through a narrated slideshow of her work, Tatyana Fazlalizdeh will document the chronic sexual harassment experience by women in public spaces around the country and across the globe. Stop Telling Women to Smile is a project she developed to challenge and interrupt this form of gender-based violence. The presentation will be followed by a question & answer session. Free.
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LIFE BEYOND THE PANDEMIC: DR. FAUCI IS HERE
VIRTUAL
May 2nd, Sunday, 3PM
COVID-19 is the latest in a long history of trials - from the Black Death that fundamentally reoriented Europe’s social order in the mid-1300s to the less deadly, but equally shocking, Great Depression or the 2008 financial crisis - to shatter our preconceptions about our future. To help make sense of the ground shifting beneath our feet as this crisis unfolds, Conversations on the Green opens its ninth season with Life Beyond the Pandemic featuring a panel that includes Dr. Anthony Fauci and other influential experts. $25.
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OUTDOOR YOGA: MORNING LIGHT
IN PERSON
May 4th - August 31st, Tuesdays, 8AM
Join in every Tuesday for an outdoor, all-level yoga class on the property of The Mount with instructors from Lenox Yoga that blends arts and movement. You’ll be led through a gentle morning practice as you immerse yourself in the beauty of the grounds and gardens. $20.
The Mount. 2 Plunkett Street. Lenox MA. 413.551.5111.
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BYSTANDER TRAINING: STAY ACCOUNTABLE
VIRTUAL
Dates and times vary
The courage of 17-year-old bystander Darnela Frazier was essential to last week’s guilty verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin. Hollaback! is a global, people-powered movement to end harassment and offers free bystander and anti-harassment training opportunities including: Conflict De-Escalation, Stop Police Sponsored Violence and Anti-Black Racist Harassment, Stop Anti-Asian/American Harassment and Xenophobia and Stop Gender-based Harassment. Free.
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