In Collaboration with: Cranston Public Library, Hera Gallery, Institute for Labor Studies, Oasis International, RISD Museum, and Rhode Island Slavery and its Legacies Consortium (Newport Historical Society, Pettaquamscutt Historical Society, RI Black Heritage Society, RI Historical Society, Smith’s Castle)

Work and Freedom: Learning by Doing. Lawrence E. Rothstein Expanding the Limits of Self-Determination. Daniel Weisman October 15th, 7pm, Institute for Labor Studies, Cranston. Contact: 463-9900 Culture or Censorship? Freedom and the Avante-Garde in Rhode Island. Paul Buhle October 16th, 7pm, Monhasset Mills, Providence. Contact: 789-1488 The Lion & The Tiger: Frederick Douglass in Ireland, 1845-1846. Mairéad Byrne October 19th, 2:30pm, RISD Museum, Providence. Contact: 454-6500 Stories of Freedom. Daniel Scott October 23rd, 6pm, Rhode Island Foundation, Providence. Contact: 421-1252 Rhode Island Slavery and its Legacies. Joanne Pope Melish October 26th, 2pm, Kingston Congregational Church, Kingston. Contact: 295-3521 Freedom as a Folk Idea in Pawtuxet Village. Michael Bell October 28th, 7pm, William Hall Library, Cranston. Contact: 943-9080 Each of these talks have been developed in conjunction with a RICH funded special grants initiative that asked for projects that creatively examine "WHAT DOES FREEDOM MEAN TO US?" For project descriptions and detailed schedules of associated events visit www.uri.edu/rich or contact RICH at 273-2250. Funding from this initiative comes from the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities, an independent affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Verizon Foundation.