WORKSHOPS, PROGRAMS ON THURSDAY African politics lecture CANTON: St. Lawrence University will host Sean Jacobs, associate professor of international affairs at The New School in New York City, who …
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WORKSHOPS, PROGRAMS ON THURSDAY
African politics lecture
CANTON: St. Lawrence University will host Sean Jacobs, associate professor of international affairs at The New School in New York City, who will deliver the 2018 C.L.R. James lecture at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 28, in Eben Holden; event is free and open to the public; in his lecture, “A new political vocabulary: What kinds of futures come after nationalism for Africa?” Jacobs acknowledges the current state of African politics; dominated by national liberation or legacy political parties riddled with various forms of corruption.
Photography talk
CANTON: St. Lawrence University’s Art Collaborative’s “Photographing the Invisible” series, 4:30 p.m., Herring Cole’s Feinstone Room and will feature a conversation with photographer, photo editor, and mental health/wellness writer Danielle Hark, the creator of Broken Light Collective, a community of photographers who are affected by mental illness; will present her work and how it relates to her personal coping with depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder; workshop with Hark, titled “Photographing as a Therapeutic Tool,” will follow her talk from 9 a.m.-noon on Friday, March 1, will discuss how she has used photography to deal with her depression, the workshop will dive into photographic methods to cope with personal mental illness; free and open to the public; RSVP for workshop: sknobel@stlawu.edu or call 315-229-5166.
Oil painting class
OGDENSBURG: Oil painting class, 10 a.m.-noon, Frederic Remington Art Museum’s Eva Caten Remington Education Center, 323 Washington St.; all skill levels welcome, all materials provided; taught by artist Julie Pratt; 315-393-2425, desmond@fredericremington.org.
Harassment prevention class
CANTON: Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Sessions for small and medium-sized businesses and non-profits, 9:30-11 a.m., St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES, 40 W. Main St.; new state mandates that say employers and employees must complete interactive training for sexual harassment prevention prior to Oct. 9; St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce partnering with Northern Insuring Agency Inc.; register: http://bit.ly/Training_28th, 315-386-4000.
Leadership workshop
POTSDAM: St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce is collaborating with Tedra L. Cobb & Associates and the GrasseRoots Fund to offer a 5-part board leadership series; designed for participants to learn and hone their skills, build relationships within their boards and coach each other to build a strong board team; interactive trainings will be held once a month; first session, “Communication – The Key Building the Board Team” will cover communication, motivation and morale, 5-7 p.m. at the Hospice and Palliative Care of St. Lawrence Valley; open to everyone and costs $25 for St. Lawrence County Chamber Members, and $30 for Non-Chamber-Members; pre-registration required through the Chamber’s Facebook page Facebook.com/SLCchamberNY/events, email Mike Besaw at mike@SLCchamber.org, or call 315-386-4000.
Smartphone, tablet class
CANTON: Cyber Seniors class on smartphones and tablets, 2:30-4 p.m., St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES, 40 W. Main St.; offered by county Office for the Aging, taught by St. Lawrence University students; classes are free to those 60 and older with little or no knowledge, as well as those who want to gain more knowledge of tablets, smartphones and computers; classes are offered in I & II part sessions, so registration will be for 2 classes to be sure topics are covered fully; must bring your own tablet or smartphone.