Tag: Unitarian Society of East Brunswick
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Lost Souls Public Memorial Project: How 137 slaves in Middlesex County lost their freedom
EAST BRUNSWICK – On Sept. 12, in a conjoined meeting room within the East Brunswick Public Library, organizers and guests gathered for a presentation on the Lost Souls Public Memorial Project, a grassroots movement dedicated to honoring the 137 African Americans sold into slavery in 1818 by Jacob Van Wickle, a corrupt Middlesex County judge.…
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Lecture on mindfulness to be held in East Brunswick
A public lecture on Mindfulness in English will be held from 6-7:30 p.m. on May 18 at the Unitarian Society, 176 Tices Lane, East Brunswick.
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Mindfulness program to be held in East Brunswick
A special Sathi Pasala program – Mindfulness in Daily Life – from 6-7:30 p.m. on May 18 at the Unitarian Society, 176 Tices Lane, East Brunswick. The most venerable Dhammajeeva Thero from Meetrigala Nisala-Vanaya Monastery will provide guidance on developing mindfulness. Instructions are in English and geared to the learning and practice of simple…
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Unitarian Society receives award for work on Lost Souls Memorial Project
EAST BRUNSWICK – The Unitarian Society congregation in East Brunswick has been chosen to receive this year’s Congregational Society Justice Bennett Award from the international Unitarian Universalist Association for its work on the Lost Souls Public Memorial Project, which aims to build a memorial to the victims of an area slave ring. “The award…
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Lost Souls memorial project receives grant to honor slaves from Middlesex County
EAST BRUNSWICK – The Lost Souls Public Memorial Project was chosen as one of nine projects to receive an incubation grant from the NJ Council for the Humanities. The $5,000 grant will support efforts to raise community awareness about 144 African Americans sold into permanent slavery by a corrupt Middlesex County judge in 1818 and…
