Ignacio library to host computer program
The Ignacio Community Library, 470 Goddard Ave., will host “Demystifying Computers & Windows Operating Systems” at 1 p.m. Sept. 10.
A repeat class will take place at 7 p.m. Sept. 10. This is a free class on computer basics. No prior computer knowledge is necessary.
For more information, call 563-9287.
Universalist fellowship announces programs
The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Durango Social Justice Committee invites community members to explore the links between racism, the war on drugs and mass incarceration, and how people might effect change with this series of events:
The reading of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander, available at Maria’s Bookstore.
A free screening of the documentary “The House I Live In” will take place at 7 p.m. Sept. 13.
A free screening of a recorded presentation by Michelle Alexander will take place at 7 p.m. Sept. 20. In this presentation, Alexander urges listeners to awaken to the reality that the mass incarceration of people of color that has followed the “War on Drugs” has created a new caste system in the United States.
Discussions will follow the screenings Sept. 13 and Sept. 20 and will be led by local leaders working with populations impacted by “The New Jim Crow.” All events are free, open to the community and take place at the fellowship, 419 San Juan Drive. For more information, visit www.durangouu.org.
Botanical society to host presentation
The Durango Botanical Society will present “Fall Plants” at 5 p.m. Sept. 19 at Durango Public Library Demonstration Garden, 1900 East Third Ave.
This will be the society’s last scheduled weed day. Participants are asked to bring tools and knee pads. People will learn about fall plants and how to create a garden for all seasons. There also will be plants for sale.
The society will host its last program, “Native Western Bulbs,” in October. In this program, participants will learn bulb planting and protective fencing techniques.
For more information, visit www.durangobotanicalsociety.com.
Herald Staff
