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How we will pursue staff education about DEI & environmental justice in CTSG & the communities we serve:

Commit to continued professional development to acquire a basic understanding of inequities based upon age, race, gender, religion, income and other demographic characteristics. (e.g., monthly staff meeting that includes guest speakers and/or reviewing, sharing and discussing relevant articles, information or tools; participation in other learning opportunities) Learn about inequities that exist across Connecticut communities and […]

Art, climate change challenges come together in new exhibit, UConn course

Vibrant paintings of the lower Connecticut River share space with images of polluted waterways in India and mixed-media works evoking future water wars and the power and physical properties of water in an exhibit that opened last week at The William Benton Museum of Art. “Unfiltered” features the works of 11 contemporary and six 19th […]

Wrack Lines – Vol. 4, No. 1: Beware the Grip of the Rip!

Spring/Summer 2004Be careful of the undertow,” my mother warned in somber tones when I went off with friends for a summer swim at Misquamicut Beach, Rhode Island, in my youth. “It’s very powerful and can pull you away from shore–right out to sea!” An inexperienced swimmer, I nodded gravely and went happily on my way […]