NJPAC Will Host Free STANDING IN SOLIDARITY Programs on Caregiving, AAPI Heritage & More
The Newark-based series includes panel conversations and PSEG Foundation Social Impact films
The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) will present the concluding programs of the Standing in Solidarity 2025 – 26 season.
Standing in Solidarity, NJPAC's ongoing series of monthly conversations built around issues of social justice and equity, is supported by the PSEG Foundation.
Most of these programs include a screening of a socially-engaged documentary paired with a thought-provoking, post-screening talk by a panel of activists, academics, journalists and others deeply engaged with the topic. In partnership with Dodge Poetry, the programs will open with a poetry performance.
For more information visit Standing in Solidarity.
Caring for the Caregiver
April 20 at 7PM
On Zoom
In honor of National Caregivers Month, this Standing in Solidarity virtual conversation is about finding community and discovering resources to ease the caregivers' load. Caregiving, the PSEG Foundation Social Impact film, was executive-produced by Bradley Cooper and should be watched in advance at home.
RSVP here.
Celebrating Asian American Trailblazers
May 11 at 6PM
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC)
1 Center St.
Newark, NJ
In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, join a candid conversation about the challenges Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders face in the workplace and celebrate their professional achievements. The PSEG Foundation Social Impact film screening will be Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority, a documentary about the first woman of color and the first Asian American woman to be elected to Congress.
RSVP here.
Food Security
June 22 at 6PM
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC)
1 Center St.
Newark, NJ
Learn about creative solutions to end the cycle of food insecurity. The program, part of the 2026 North to Shore Festival, will include resources from Growing Healthy Pantries, the Preferred Food Security Partner of the North to Shore Festival. The PSEG Foundation Social Impact film screening will be Wasted!: The Story of Food Waste, a documentary executive-produced by Anthony Bourdain. RSVP here.
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