14th Annual International Law Roundtable Welcome

The Robert H. Jackson Center 305 E 4th ST, Jamestown, NY

This year's recipient is Hans Corell, who served as Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and Legal Counsel of the United Nations from March 1994 to March 2004. He helped establish the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and was the Secretary-General's representative at the 1998 U.N. Conference that adopted the Rome Statute of the International Criminal […]

Constitution Day Program: Plessy v. Ferguson

The Robert H. Jackson Center 305 E 4th ST, Jamestown, NY

FROM VS TO &: A LIVING LEGACY After meeting through a mutual friend Keith Plessy and Phoebe Ferguson began a partnership that eventually blossomed into the Plessy & Ferguson foundation. Together, they visit schools, festivals, and academic or historical institutions, spreading their message that their mutual history can be a tool to create unity and […]

Free Speech & Press in Challenging Places

Virtual Event

Fall is upon us and Tea Time is back! Join Jackson Center President Kristan K. McMahon and Radio Free Asia President Bay Fang to discuss the importance of a free press, free speech, and the impact of Radio Free Asia. At Radio Free Asia, Ms. Fang oversees award-winning journalism with the mission of bringing free […]

Kristallnacht Commemoration

Daemen College 4380 Main Street, Amherst, NY

On November 9, 1938, a mass torching of synagogues, vandalism and pillaging of businesses, murders and arrests were widespread in Germany, Austria, and Czechoslovakia. This atrocity is known as Kristallnacht (Night of the Broken Glass).In commemoration of Kristallnacht, Dr. Michael Bryant will present: Malevolent Intentions and the Play of Circumstance: the Pogrom of November 1938 and Hitler's […]

Founders’ Day Open House

The Robert H. Jackson Center 305 E 4th ST, Jamestown, NY

Join us for our Founders' Day Open House On Tuesday, December 13, the Robert H. Jackson Center will celebrate its anniversary with our annual Founders' Day Open House from 5 […]

Doors Open Jamestown

The Robert H. Jackson Center 305 E 4th ST, Jamestown, NY

Each year Doors Open Jamestown offers an opportunity for local residents to be a tourist right here in our hometown. Doors Open Jamestown is a FREE admission day at local museums and attractions. It's designed to let local residents see our community as visitors often see us.

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Living Voices: Hear My Voice

The Robert H. Jackson Center 305 E 4th ST, Jamestown, NY

The Robert H. Jackson Center is pleased to welcome back the remarkable talent of Living Voices (part of TheatreWorks USA) on Wednesday, February 1 and Thursday, February 2, 2023 to […]

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Living Voices: Hear My Voice

The Robert H. Jackson Center 305 E 4th ST, Jamestown, NY

The Robert H. Jackson Center is pleased to welcome back the remarkable talent of Living Voices (part of TheatreWorks USA) on Wednesday, February 1 and Thursday, February 2, 2023 to perform “Hear My Voice” in our Cappa Theatre.This live, interactive performance will offer the audience a view into the 72-year struggle that finally won half […]

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Living Voices: The Right to Dream

The Robert H. Jackson Center 305 E 4th ST, Jamestown, NY

The Robert H. Jackson Center is pleased to welcome back the remarkable talent of Living Voices (part of TheatreWorks USA) on Wednesday, March 15-16, 2023 to perform "The Right to Dream" in our Cappa Theatre. Discover the struggle and sacrifice for Black civil rights, through the efforts of a young African American activist coming of […]