This coming Sunday, March 19 from 1:00 to 2:30 PM (preceded by a light luncheon at 12:30; the event is free and open to all) St.Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, corner of Clinton and Montague streets (enter at Clinton) will present, in recognition of Women’s History Month, a lecture, followed by discussion, about the […]
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Tish James Endorsed by “Carpenter Rise” at Brooklyn Bridge Park Presser – NYC Democratic Primaries Today!
On Saturday on Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 1, Tish James, NYS Attorney General received the endorsement of The NYC District Council of Carpenters, aka “Carpenters Rise.” The group is a consortium of eleven unions representing NYC’s skilled Carpenters, Millwrights, Dockbuilders, Timbermen, Cabinetmakers, Floorcoverers, and Industrial Workers. Joe Geiger, Executive Secretary-Treasurer proclaimed, “No one is more qualified to […]
Doyenne of Brooklyn Heights Who Housed Women Seeking Abortions in 1960’s Featured in New York Magazine
Ninety-seven-year-old Grace Faison’s family has resided in Brooklyn Heights for generations. She is a graduate of Packer Collegiate and a fixture at Plymouth Church. Throughout her life has held “soft positions of power” at Plymouth, non-profits, and schools in the neighborhood. When her children were small, her husband received an inheritance. The Faison family moved from a “lovely apartment […]
Planned Parenthood Rally for Roe Saturday
On Saturday, May 14 Planned Parenthood has organized a rally against the likely overturning of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court; It will begin at noon at Cadman Park, and will proceed from there to a march across the Brooklyn Bridge to Foley Square in Manhattan. Women’s March and Move On will be […]
Oula, New Service for Women, Has Opened on Montague
Oula, a new maternity care center that provides a full range of services for women, including those who wish to become mothers (preconception coaching, available on line), prenatal care for those going through all phases of pregnancy, delivery, postpartum and neonatal care, has opened at 109 Montague Street, between Henry and Hicks. They have a […]
“Orange is the New Black” Author Piper Kerman Featured at Last “Books Under the Bridge” Virtual Event Monday
This Monday, October 19 at 7:00 p.m. Brooklyn Bridge Park, in conjunction with Freebird Books, will present the last of this season’s “Books under the Bridge” virtual events. It will feature Piper Kerman, the author of the book that inspired Orange is the New Black, along with Vikki Law. They will discuss how prisons make […]
Stacey Abrams to Speak in Brooklyn Historical Society Virtual Tribute to “Women + Power”
Stacey Abrams, who served as minority leader in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2011 to 2017, and narrowly lost the gubernatorial election in 2018, will appear on Wednesday, September 16 at 7:30 p.m. in an on line discussion with Raquel Willis, director of communication for the Ms. Foundation for Women, which co-sponsors this event. […]
NYS Attorney General Letitia James at St. Ann’s Sunday Evening, March 29
New York State Attorney General Letitia James, the first woman to be elected Attorney General and the first woman of color to hold statewide office, will be at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church and Pro-Cathedral, 157 Montague Street (between Clinton and Henry) on Sunday, March 29 starting at 5:30 p.m. She will speak […]
Senator Gillibrand at St. Ann’s Church Saturday to Promote New Book
New York’s junior U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, prominently mentioned as a possible Democratic candidate for President in 2020, will be at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, Clinton and Montague streets, at 1:00 PM this Saturday, December 15. She will read from and discuss her new book for children, Bold & Brave: Ten Heroes […]
Coming This Week at Brooklyn Historical Society
This coming Wednesday evening, October 10, from 6:30 to 8:00 the Brooklyn Historical Society will present “Immigrant Women, Labor, and the Quest for Gender Justice,” in which award winning journalist and author Bernice Yeung will discuss her writings and work concerning the protection of immigrant women in the work force from violence, sexual harassment, and […]
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