Past Events

Film: Freedom Riders

In partnership with the Delaware Humanities Forum, the Lewes Library is hosting, “Created Equal: America’s Civil Rights Struggle,” a series of four powerful documentaries that include dramatic scenes of incidents in the 150-year effort to achieve equal rights for all.

February 12, 2015 to
February 13, 2015

Film: American Denial

Join us at a free screening of award-winning documentary American Denial. In the wake of recent events that have sparked a national dialogue on race dynamics, American Denial explores the impact of unconscious biases around race and class, using Gunnar Myrdal's 1944 investigation of Jim Crow racism.

February 5, 2015

Meeting of Delaware Citizens Opposed to the Death Penalty

The monthly meeting of Delaware Citizens Opposed to the Death Penalty (DCODP) will take place at the Pacem in Terris office at Wilmington Friends Meetinghouse (401 N. West Street, 19801) at 5:30.
Meetings are always the fourth Monday of the month.

January 26, 2015

Sussex Progressives Community Dinner Meeting

Senator Townsend, a graduate of Delaware public schools and the University of Delaware, completed a master’s degree in Chinese at the University of Cambridge in England and Peking University in China, and a law degree at Yale Law School.

January 25, 2015 to
January 26, 2015

Lecture: Restorative Justice

Ancient principles, the modern concept of criminal justice and the theory of restorative justice will be discussed as an alternative to the current justice system from the perspective of a former lawyer.

January 20, 2015

Lecture: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

James Newton will provide an examination of Dr. King's life, exploring his early years growing up in segregated Atlanta to his later years as a Nobel Peace Prize winner.

January 17, 2015 to
January 18, 2015

Stage of Discovery: Songs of the Civil Rights Movement

Leaders of the Civil Right Movement understood that hours of political speeches may not inspire people to action but a 3-minute song can. In this program, students get to explore the issues of racial equality and justice in America during the 1950s and 1960s through song.

January 15, 2015

Courageous Conversations: Life-Saving Strategies

Join this powerful talk series to hear the valuable voice of our youth and discuss strategies on effective engagement between our sons and law enforcement officers.

January 10, 2015 to
January 11, 2015

Meeting of Delaware Citizens Opposed to the Death Penalty

The monthly meeting of Delaware Citizens Opposed to the Death Penalty (DCODP) will take place at the Pacem in Terris office at Wilmington Friends Meetinghouse (401 N. West Street, 19801) at 5:30.
Meetings are always the fourth Monday of the month.

December 22, 2014