Past Events

Gallery Exhibit: Prison Obscura

Curated by Prison Photography editor Pete Brook, Prison Obscura presents rarely seen vernacular, surveillance, evidentiary, and prisoner-made photographs, shedding light on the prison industrial complex.

January 24, 2014 to
February 7, 2014

Ending Delaware's School-to-Prision Pipeline Action Plan Mtg.

Delaware Department of Education data shows that students are being suspended at an excessive rate due in part to “zero tolerance” policies that pushes students out of school for minor infractions like using a cell phone.

January 23, 2014

Ending Delaware's School-to-Prision Pipeline Action Plan Mtg.

Delaware Department of Education data shows that students are being suspended at an excessive rate due in part to “zero tolerance” policies that pushes students out of school for minor infractions like using a cell phone.

January 16, 2014 to
January 17, 2014

Duty and the Death Penalty

In this lecture, Chancellor Leo E. Strine, Jr. of Delaware's Court of Chancery reflects on the duty of a public official to respect the rules of law established through the constitutional process even when the rule of law conflicts the official’s own views.

January 13, 2014 to
January 14, 2014

Home 4 the Holidays

In observance of National Homeless Persons' Memorial Day (on 12/21), Homeless Planning Council of Delaware will hold a remembrance event on Friday, December 20th.

December 20, 2013 to
December 21, 2013

International Human Rights Day

Human Rights Day continues the celebration of the 20th anniversary with 20 YEARS: WORKING FOR YOUR RIGHTS as its theme but with the emphasis on the future and identifying the challenges that lie ahead.

December 10, 2013

What Makes Schools Safe?

Nearly a year ago, America stood still – horrified by what had occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. In the year since, much dialogue has occurred about gun laws and the nation's mental health system.

December 7, 2013 to
December 8, 2013