Past Events
This website recalls events dating back to February 2021. If you have questions about earlier events, please contact us.
Upcoming eventsFirst Ever Wayne County Unity Festival (Perkins Park in Newark)
Those of us who live and work in Wayne County are diverse, but we can stand together despite our differences. Promote our togetherness tomorrow at the Wayne County Unity Festival.
2022 Wayne County Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
Wayne Action for Racial Equality (WARE), in partnership with the Village of Sodus and the Finger Lakes Community Schools Program, will host the 2022 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration to be held on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 17, 2022 from 12:45 to 3:15 PM. The event, originally to be hosted by the Sodus Third United Methodist Church, will be held virtually due to the pandemic surge.
The theme of the 2022 Wayne County Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration is What is Systemic Racism? Sodus Village Mayor, David Englert, will present a program on the theme. The program will include a talk by Jay Roscup, solo performers, and award presentations.
ZOOM:https://flxcommunityschools.zoom.us/j/89948110488
see Wayne Action for Racial Equality Facebook page for details
https://www..com/WayneActionForRacialEquality/
For further details contact Pat Hall at 585-737-2542 or Jim Wood at 585-967-8687.
Several portions of the day have been cancelled, including,
THE MLK YOUTH LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP (CANCELLED)
THE MLK COMMEMMORATIVE MARCH (CANCELLED)
MLK DINNER(CANCELLED)
2022 MLK Celebration is now virtual. Please check the event information for changes and links.
Newark Public Library: "Exploring James Baldwin"
James Baldwin was an American essayist, novelist, and playwright whose eloquence and passion on the subject of race in America made him one of
the20th century’s greatest writers. Baldwin broke new literary ground exploring racial and social issues through his works. He is especially known
for his eloquent, thoughtful, and passionate essays on the Black experience in America.
Through four alternating weeks, we’ll explore some of Baldwin’s writings, culminating with a showing of the documentary film, I am not your Negro,
which is based on a final unfinished Baldwin manuscript.
Join us for an enlightening and fascinating exploration and discussion of this interesting and complex American writer—whether you’ve read Baldwin
before or not.
Registration is through theNewark Library Events tab on our website at newarklibrary.org
The Newark Pubic Library will host an in-person four session book discussion event, focusing on four of James Baldwin's works from the WARE collection and the OWWL Library System.
The Newark Public Library's Alliance Book Club Book Discussion based on the book, Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora.
This event is presented by the Newark Public Library Alliance Book Club.
Event Poster
To register, please visit:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfjdKr8QiTCxYBZVc6NXCY5Y84-VAbFK0in3J2cULTCuNlxuA/viewform
Co-hosted by WARE.
Looking Toward the Future: A Wayne County Conversation
Featuring speakers: James Schuler of My Brother's Keeper, Steve MacNeal, candidate for Wayne County Sherriff, Rhea Hayes, new Director of the Wayne County Museum, and Wayne Action for Racial Equality (W.A.R.E.)
Live Music
Young Sommer Winery in Williamson, New York
(Restaurant rules apply for masking.)
Chat with Wayne County neighbors about a post-pandemic future. Hosted by Citizen's Response Network of Wayne County.