Poet Charles Straney will read from his work at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany on Thursday, September 20, 2018, at 7:30PM.
Charles Straney graduated from SUNY Albany in 1983 with a degree in English. He is married with four children and now lives in St Johnsville, New York. He has worked in the Real Estate Management and Home Renovation field for 35 years.
A reading by a local or regional poet is held each Third Thursday at the Social Justice Center. The event includes an open mic for audience members to read. Sign-up starts at 7:00 PM, with the reading beginning at 7:30. The host of the readings is Albany poet and photographer Dan Wilcox. The suggested donation is $3.00, which helps support this and other poetry programs of the Poetry Motel Foundation, and the work of the Social Justice Center. For more information about this event contact Dan Wilcox, 518-482-0262; e-mail: dwlcx@earthlink.net.
The Social Justice Center, founded in 1981, is a non-profit organization working for progressive social change through education, community building, and collective action. The center advances the struggles against racism and for peace and justice. For further information about the SJC call 518-434-4037.
