River View Observer July 1-July 15, 2020

July 1-July 15, 2020

Volume 24 No. 7

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Hudson County Community College Invites Vendors and Community Members to Beat the Heat at Special, Online Summer Book Fair The Hudson County Community College (HCCC) Division of Continuing Education & Workforce Development invites community members and vendors, including book authors and artists, indie bookstore owners, and book collectors, to the HCCC Online Summer Book Fair. The event will take place from Thursday, July 23 through Friday, August 31, 2020.

In the past, hundreds of community members have attended the College’s in-person annual Summer Book Fair. This year’s virtual event will include many of the previous Summer Book Fair features including children’s reading activities and

storybook readings, and opportunities to purchase new and donated books and to become acquainted with book authors and sellers. Members of the community can attend free of charge, but must register at https://www. eventbrite.com/e/hccccontinuing-educationsvirtual-summer-book-fairtickets-107595890204.

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Early Bird Special Vendor registrations are available for $15 until July 5, 2020. Regular Vendor registrations for $30 are available from July 6-20. A limited number of Featured Vendor spots are available for $40. Registration may be secured at www.hccc. edu/popups. Additional information is available by emailing cfarrell@hccc. edu.

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Voices from around the world: Friday, July 10, 2pm Jersey City Theater Center Online Tickets www.eventbrite. com JCTC’s new weekly online series brings together artists from the Jersey City community and from around the world for an interactive experience featuring performances, interviews & discussion.

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Pandemics Not New to Native Americans “We got this:” say Artists Promoting Theatre

By Richard Dwyer

New York City has the largest number of Native Americans of any location within the United States and the mission of the American Indian Community House (AICH), https:// aich.org/, which is represented by 72 tribes, is to serve the needs of this population; however, the pandemic unexpectedly gives everyone the opportunity to learn about the original caretakers of the land.

Theatre is utilized by the AICH to increase the visibility of American Indian cultures and to foster awareness, understanding and respect.

“One of these initiatives is Native Theatre Thursdays and the next performances are 8:00 -9:30 PM on July 9th, July 23rd and August 6th,” said Ty DeFoe, a facilitator of the series. “Visit the Native Theatre Thursdays FaceBook page for more information. “We are living in challenging times, and my hope is that we can unite the land and the people through art, dance and culture to help us all heal together. I invite everyone to join us on this spiritual journey.”

Due to COVID-19, the live audience performances had to be cancelled; and, Ryan Pierce said, “This public health challenge galvanized the arts community and enabled us to support

each other artistically and reach a broader audience who can experience Native American productions using Zoom and FaceBook.”

Ty laughed with the recognition that, “Recently, when we promoted a show at the Community House, everyone knew it was Eastern Time, now we have to note Eastern, Mountain or Pacific time.”

Ryan Pierce added, “There are a lot of things that were not told to non-native people and these productions allow audiences to learn about the Native American cultures. We can foster an inter-cultural understanding and learn about each other – especially the truth. For instance, many of the ideals that formed this country come from Native Americans, including democracy.”

Jersey City resident Kim “Morning Star” Snyder, has been a member since the 1980s and said, “There are not many spaces to work and talk about native peoples’ issues through acting, writing and producing. The Community House is a sanctuary where we can connect, create, empower and find resources to bring people together.”

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