AMISTAD AT LARGE
The Amistad Committee, Inc., in the media
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AMISTAD COMMUNITY COMMEMORATIVE
It happened here in New Haven…
Join The Amistad Committee, New Haven Sister Cities, and Dixwell Avenue Congregational UCC in remembrance of the historic Amistad incident, its legacy, and the man who sought to keep this history alive for New Haven, former Amistad Committee president Alfred Marder (1922 -2023).
When: SUNDAY, MARCH 10th, 2024 | 11 A.M.
Where: Dixwell Avenue Congregational UCC
217 Dixwell Avenue, New Haven, CT -
The Amistad Committee helped catalyze Yale’s movement to examine its own history. | Feb. 19, 2024
The following Yale Daily News article quotes extensively from committee member Charles Warner, who is also a member of the Yale and Slavery Working Group. The article also references a booklet the Amistad Committee published in 2001.
Read the entirety of the article, HERE.
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Al Marder, True Believer To The End, Dies At 101
Alfred Marder was a life-long resident of New Haven, World War II veteran, and University of Connecticut graduate. He joined the Communist party as a teen in 1938, served as the chairman of the Connecticut Young Communist League, and was one of the organizers of the campaign for the first evening college in the state. As a Communist party organizer in 1952 in New Haven during the Cold War, he helped to organize an unsuccessful campaign to allow African Americans to work as bus drivers. | New Haven Independent | December 19, 2023
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DeLauro, Clyburn, Meeks, Clarke, Torres Introduce Legislation Honoring Constance Baker Motley | Feb. 17, 2023
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), House Assistant Democratic Leader James Clyburn (SC-06), Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05), Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09), and Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15) introduced the Congressional Tribute to Constance Baker Motley Act of 2023, legislation to honor the life of civil rights pioneer Judge Constance Baker Motley by posthumously awarding her with a Congressional Gold Medal.
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The Tom Ficklin Show: Human Rights Essay Contest for New Haven Public Schools
Joy Burns discusses the Amistad Committee, Inc.'s Human Rights Essay Contest for New Haven Public Schools. | Jan. 20, 2023
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Mental Health, Wellness & Recovery | The Witness Stones Project
Joy Burns on NHTV | 01/18/2023
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Witness Stones Shed Light On New Haven's History Of Enslavement Downtown
Greater New Haven Arts Council | June 6, 2022
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Al Marder, a century of accomplishment for unity, peace, justice, and socialism
Communist Party USA | Feb. 18, 2022
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Happy 100th Birthday, Al Marder
Par-New Haven | Jan. 26, 2022
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The Amistad Committee - 2020 Human Rights Day talk featuring Dr. Vijay Prashad
GLC @ Yale | Dec. 16, 2021
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The Tom Ficklin Show: In Conversation with Charles Warner Jr, Amistad Committee
WNHH Community Radio | 2021
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The Amistad Comes Home
NHV Independent | Oct. 11, 2021
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This Week in New Haven (Mar 29 – Apr 4):
Mondays at Beinecke
Featuring: Joy Burns & George MilesDaily Nutmeg | March 29, 2021
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City unveils statue of William Lanson, Black engineer and activist
Yale Daily News | Sept. 28, 2020
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In Studio with Dana King: Shaping the Legacy of William Lanson
GLC @ Yale | Sept. 10, 2020
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CCSU to Hold 17th Annual Amistad Lecture
New Britain Independent | Feb. 25, 2020
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President Julius Maada Bio commemorates 180 years of Amistad Slave Revolt
The Patriotic Vanguard | Sep. 26, 2019
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Sierra Leone president and first lady visit New Haven
CT Post | Sept. 25, 2019