Breaking the Bubble
A Community Conversation Series
Breaking the Bubble is a community conversation series co-sponsored by the University's Office for Residential Life and Housing Services and the Center for Community Engagement. Breaking the Bubble seeks to burst the bubble that can envelop the University, separating it from the surrounding community. The series highlights timely issues of interest to both the University's community and the general ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é community—particularly ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é's southwest neighborhoods, adjacent to the University's River Campus. These events are free and open to the public.
Upcoming Events
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Past Events
2023-2024 Series
Indigenous Conversations
Ronalyn (Ronnie) Pollack, Executive Director of the Native American Cultural Center
School Data Matters
Dr. Shanai Lee, Founder and Executive Director of READY
2021-2022 Series
Building Community Control: How City Roots Community Land Trust is Combating Gentrification with Community Owned Land
Graham Hughes, City Roots Community Land Trust
Fostering Accessible Play Through Community Engagement
Calvin Eaton, 540WMain, Inc.
Suzan Hoffman ’22 (E5)
CampusROC & Helping Students Fall in Love with Greater ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é
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Barb Egenhofer, Director of Talent Strategy, ROC2025
Julia Pagano, Talent Strategy Coordinator, CampusROC
2020-2021 Series
Lentory Johnson, local activist
Ashley Gantt, Free the People Roc
Zola Brown, President of the 19th Ward Community Association
Dorian Hall, President of the PLEX Neighborhood Association
Moniek Silas-Lee, Principal at Dr. Charles T. Lunsford School No. 19
Jean Pedersen, Associate Professor of History and of Humanities, Eastman School of Music, ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é
Annie Rosenow ‘22, Chair, Voter Outreach Subcommittee, Committee for Political Engagement, ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é Center for Community Leadership
Barbara Grosh, Director of Voter Services, League of Women Voters of the ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é Metropolitan Area
2019-2020 Series
Maria Furgiuele, Executive Director, the Community Design Center ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é
Bridging Silos: Collaborating for Environmental Health and Justice in Urban Communities
Katrina Korfmacher, PhD, associate professor of environmental medicine, ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é
Introduction to Addressing Structural Racism and Building Community
Loriane Ngarambe, RMAPI community engagement specialist
Community Engagement through the Lens of Barbershops and Salons
Wille Lightfoot, ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é City Council vice president and owner, New Creations Unisex Shop
Wade Davis, owner, Wade & Me Barbershop
Andre Morrison, owner, Andre's Barbershop
Dr. Desjamebra Robinson, NYS cosmetologist
Working Towards Climate Justice in ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é
Abby McHugh-Grifa, executive director of ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é People's Climate Coalition
Calvin Eaton, Founding executive director of 540 WMain Inc.
Hridesh Singh, leadership member of ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é Youth Climate Leaders
2018-2019 Series
Yoga 4 a Good Hood
Imani Olear, founder, and pastor, Reformation Lutheran Church
How to Run for Office
Gary Pudup, former political candidate and campaign manager
Refugees Helping Refugees
Sadiya Omar, Pio Moller, and Pam Adams, Refugees Helping Refugees, Inc.
ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é’s Music Scene
Jeff Spevak, local arts writer and ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é Democrat and Chronicle pop/rock critic
2017-2018 Series
Toward Urban Education Success: East EPO
Lorna Washington, assistant superintendent, East EPO
Re-Energizing the Legacy of Frederick Douglass
Carvin Eison, ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é Community TV and SUNY Brockport, and Bleu Cease, executive director, ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é Contemporary Art Center
Strengthen the ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é Community through National Service
Panel of National Service Members including Matthew Trombley and Jeiri Flores
ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative
Dr. Leonard Brock, executive director
2016-2017 Series
Incarceration Nation: The US and Mass Incarceration
Joshua Dubler, ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é assistant professor of religion, founder and director of the ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é Prison Education Project
Join the Conversation: Health, Hunger, and Food Banks
Mitch Gruber, chief program officer at Foodlink
Re-Humanizing ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é: The Past, Present, and Future of ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é’s Transportation System
Mike Governale, Reconnect ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é, and Erik Frisch, transportation specialist, City of ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é
A Conversation with Mayor Lovely Warren: Believe in ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é
City of ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é Mayor Lovely Warren