Holleran Center for Community Action

WE ARE BEAUTIFUL! WE ARE STRONG! WE ARE UNITED!

Join us for New London's official parade, the We Are New London Parade, on Sunday, September 22, 2024!

The parade will start at 2 p.m., beginning at State and Washington Streets and concluding at The Whale Tail.

Come together to celebrate the vibrant diversity that makes New London so special! This is an opportunity for all New Londoners to showcase their unique cultures, traditions, and love for our city.

🚫Please note: Political campaigning and materials are not permitted during the parade. This event is dedicated to celebrating the people of our city, not politics. This rule will be strictly enforced by our Parade Committee.

For more details, feel free to contact us at [email protected].

Save the dates for our Fall semester Housing Justice series...

Learn “How community land trusts can fight green gentrification” https://ctmirror.org/2024/07/05/ct-community-land-trusts-green-gentrification/

Pledge at https://allintovote.org/take-the-pledge/?

The Summer Civic Leaders program pairs Connecticut College student interns with New London organizations "to address social issues such as education, employment, health, homelessness and racism at a local level."

https://www.conncoll.edu/news/news-archive/2024/civic-leaders/

Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut Alliance For Living Center for Housing Opportunity Southeastern Connecticut Community Land Trust Spark Makerspace New London Public Schools Thames River Heritage Park New London Homeless Hospitality Center New London Recreation Department

Civic Leaders Civic Leader Wilson Hernandez ’25 takes photos and records testimonial videos July 2 with participants in the Horizons Beyond High School program. View photos of the other Civic Leaders below the article.

Check out the Holleran Center's July newsletter. It's been a busy summer! https://mailchi.mp/c0c332a4d05b/welcome-back-sharing-lots-of-opportunities-to-get-involved-this-semester-17389068

Ven a celebrar el día de la independencia de Perú

It was a pleasure to be present at the BRILLA 2024 ceremony. Brilla is a Hispanic Alliance of Southeastern Connecticut “leadership course for Latina high school students”. Congratulations to all the participants and their families for their achievement.

Congratulations to Miranda for all of her work and Leadership with Camels Vote over her four years at Connecticut College. www.camelsvote.org

Miranda Van Mooy ’24, who recently completed her bachelor's degree in government, was chosen by The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge for a spot on their Honor Roll.

Van Mooy, pictured here at a voter registration drive on campus, was among the 137 students recognized for their “commitment to nonpartisan democratic engagement and their contributions to their local communities.”

Learn more: https://bit.ly/45IT3Kn

Connecticut College at the New London NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner

Check out the Holleran Center's June newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/6e89a716e0f4/welcome-back-sharing-lots-of-opportunities-to-get-involved-this-semester-17385671

Congratulations to Diamoni Davis ’27 named Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact.

"Davis is a Posse scholar who mentors high school youth in New London, as a volunteer with the Holleran Center for Community Action's Genesis Mentorship Program. Next semester, he will begin his tenure as president of the People of Color Alliance (POCA)" at Connecticut College

New London Public Schools People of Action - New London County Division of Equity and Inclusion at ConnColl Pica Holleran Connecticut College Alumni

Newman Civic Fellow Diamoni Davis ’27 first heard the call to help others as a child in Chicago’s South Side. “Just seeing the circumstances in my neighborhood—from poverty to gun violence to lack of resources within the education system—I was always intrigued why these issues were still happening, and it jus...

City of New London, Connecticut The Samaritan House Inc. OIC of New London County, Incorporated New London Public Schools Connecticut CollegeNew London Haitian Hub Resource Center

Upcoming in the Park...CT Trails Day, Weekly Farmers Market, Live Music, Cultural Celebrations, CT Open House Day and more! The first two weeks of June bring many outdoor activities...There's so much to discover on the Thames! VIEW AS WEBPAGE CT Trails Day Saturday, June 1st - Sunday, 2nd | All Day New London & Groton Spon

Join us this Friday to celebrate all of the wonderful community engagement work done over the semester!

Seasons' Greetings Conn College Community,

'Tis the time of year to show your spirit of giving!

Every year for the past 20 years, Connecticut College and the Holleran Center has participated in the New London Holiday Adopt-A-Family project to ensure that the holiday wishes of local New London children come true, but we cannot do it without your support! Departments, sports teams, student clubs, individuals, families, etc. can participate by purchasing new gifts or gift cards for families in need in New London - see some suggestions below - and follow these simple steps (a little different than in past years):

1. Please wrap the gifts.

2. Attach a lightly-taped note to the gift that says what's inside, so that volunteers may match gifts with children/adults/families and then remove note.

3. Deliver gifts/gift cards to the Holleran Center on the first floor of Cro no later than Friday, December 6th. Holleran Center staff will deliver the gifts to the Adopt-a-Family Program in New London.

Your generosity is appreciated!

Multiple student groups will be heading over to BDJ tomorrow to enjoy this Community Meal! Hope to see you there!

Looking forward to seeing you all from 5-6pm for tomorrow's community meal (and fingers crossed that there's no last-minute community emergency that prevents this one from happening)!

Join us this evening at 6pm! Lex Chandra is a PICA scholar alum and will be back on campus today, Nov 11th giving a talk "Tender Tantrums: An Everyday Guide for Thinking and Feeling Intergenerationally."

Need a ride to the polls tomorrow? We've got you covered! All members of the Conn Community are welcome to use our transportation services (no sign-up necessary).

Veronica Dagher, Senior Wealth Management Reporter for the Wall Street Journal will be joining the Career Office for a conversation on the Finance & Investment Environments, Current news and diversity within these fields.

October 19, 2019, 2:00pm, New London 101

This conversation is open to the entire Connecticut College community!

Please join us for an in-depth and behind the scenes look at these environments.

Veronica Dagher is an award-winning senior wealth management reporter for the Wall Street Journal. She is the co-creator, host and co-producer of the top-rated podcast the Wall Street Journal’s “Secrets of Wealthy Women” (apple.co/2fUWaKv) where she interviews some of the most well-known women in the world including Ayesha Curry, Maria Sharapova and Rebecca Minkoff. She is the author of the WSJ ebook, Resilience, How 20 Ambitious Women Used Obstacles to Fuel Their Success. She co-produces and hosts videos for WSJ.com and WSJ’s Snapchat channel. She’s a regular guest on the Fox Business Network, Yahoo! Finance and other national media where she speaks about women, personal finance, markets and the economy. She is a frequent panel moderator, keynoter and MC across the U.S. She received her M.B.A. from Fordham University and is a volunteer anti-human trafficking educator for LifeWay Network.

https://www.theday.com/local-news/20190924/connecticut-college-students-league-of-women-voters-active-on-national-voter-registration-day

Connecticut College students, League of Women Voters active on National Voter Registration Day At Connecticut College on Tuesday, as part of a nationwide effort to sign up new voters, Julia Leighton was encouraging those already registered