Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. Moravian College Political Science Department invites you to attend a public documentary screening and a moderated discussion with filmmakers. “Battleground”(2020). This public documentary follows two grassroots activists in the pivotal counties of the…
Category: Upcoming Events
New Exhibit: “40 Years of Public Health in the Lehigh Valley LGBT Community”
COMING SOON! A new virtual exhibit from the Lehigh Valley LGBT Community Archive will feature oral histories that reflect 40 years of public health from the HIV/AIDS epidemic to the COVID-19 pandemic. The exhibit launches on Monday, March 15!
Past, Place, and Presence in the Lehigh Valley – a Geohumanities Workshop
Please join us on April 2 and 3 for a virtual workshop: Past, Place, and Presence in the Lehigh Valley will provide instruction on computer mapping and other methods for investigating the history and geography of our area. As computer…
SAVE OUR SWIFTS! Lecture Series
SAVE THE DATES for a series of lectures – “Save Our Swifts,” co-sponsored by the LVEHC and hosted by the Bethlehem Area Public Library. Visit https://www.bapl.org/saveourswifts/ for more information Forum #1 Wednesday Feb 17, 2021, 7:00-8:3o PM Chimney Swifts…
Writing Nature: Refuge, or Threat?
March 26-27, 2021 This FREE, VIRTUAL conference will explore people’s experiences in natural landscapes as spaces of inclusion and exclusion. With limited spaces available on a first come, first serve basis. Each workshop participant will be eligible to apply…
Digging up Bethlehem Steel’s History in Latin America: A Virtual Event
SATURDAY, JANUARY 23rd at 3:00 PM This virtual talk explores the history of Bethlehem Steel’s iron mining operations in Chile, the transnational flows of raw materials and people and Bethlehem Steel’s legacy in Latin America. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER TO…
Upcoming Event: Black Words Black Voices Black Magic Black Matters
Saturday, October 24th, 2pm – 4pm. Touchstone Theater 321 E 4th St, Bethlehem, PA 18015 Click here for more information and to register. “To be black in America right now is a wound. Nothing seems to exactly describe the…
Race and Space in the Lehigh Valley Discussion Series
This series of two digital forums will explore the relationship between race and the region. Topics include historical, contemporary and forward-thinking discussions of community policing, the idea of “who belongs where,” the implications of gentrification and urban renewal, access to…
“Columbus in the Crosshairs: Navigating Public Symbolism in Art”
Wednesday, July 15th at 5:00pm Zoom link: https://tinyurl.com/LVEHC-Digital-Forum Meeting ID: 717 355 4988 Access by phone: (646) 876-9923 A panel discussion examining the intersection of public art, history, and social justice. At this moment of social and political unrest, Christopher…
Covid-19 and Poverty in Easton: a Digital Discussion
Join us for the Covid-19 and Poverty in Easton: a Digital Discussion on June 3 at 6:30pm A panel discussion exploring poverty in Easton, PA in recent history as well as the short- and long-term impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on…