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The election next week (Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020) may be the most important election in our lifetime. But you must register to vote first!
The deadline to register to vote in Connecticut – either online, in person, or by mail – is TODAY (Oct. 27, 2020)!
Your vote will help decide the future of your local community, your state and your country. Register now.
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Need health insurance coverage for you or your family?
You can start browsing available plans today with Access Health CT, and CRT also has a Navigator who can aid with enrollment.
Get complete details in this article from CT News Junkie, which includes details about CRT’s Navigator service.
Feeling the economic pinch these days? You may be eligible for the Connecticut Energy Assistance Program to help pay your home-heating bills this winter.
You can also find out if you qualify for Weatherization services to make your home more energy efficient all year long!
Check out this CRT interview with Margaux Farrell on Fox 61 to learn more about how you can get support from these valuable programs.
As Chris Arnott notes in the Hartford Courant, the Glastonbury Newcomers’ and Neighbors’ Club is truly putting its best foot forward once again this year with their 4th annual “Socktober” efforts, collecting new pairs of socks that will be donated to the residents at CRT’s homeless shelters!
Every year, the most requested item for the homeless continues to be new, clean socks.
Find out how you can support this amazing project!
Note: The image above is from the 2018 Socktober event, pre-COVID-19 restrictions.
Our dear friends at the Glastonbury Newcomers’ & Neighbors’ Club are once again hosting a “Socktober” event this month, collecting new socks for the month of October to be given to the residents at CRT’s homeless shelters in Hartford and East Hartford. This is the fourth annual Socktober event from the Club!
Check out this video by the kids from the Club to see how you can support this amazing effort!
For more information about how you can support this effort, check out their website.
CRT is seeking proposals from artists to create a massive public mural as a visual tribute to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and other strong women who have made significant contributions to the advancement of women and social justice. The mural will be painted at 330 Market Street, Hartford – home of CRT’s Women’s Empowerment Center.
Learn more in this report on WTNH News 8.
Sign up now for the Connecticut Energy Assistance Program!
Are you familiar with the Connecticut Energy Assistance Program? This free program can help you to pay for your home-heating costs this winter! CRT can help you to apply now!
And, this year, more households than ever before may be qualified for this valuable service. Fuel deliveries will begin on November 2, 2020, so now is the time to apply!
CRT spoke with Shannon Miller from NBC Connecticut about how people can apply now:
For more information, visit the Energy Assistance page or call the hotline at 860-560-5800. Call center representatives speak both English and Spanish.
Mural will be featured at 330 Market Street, Hartford – home of CRT’s Women’s Empowerment Center
Hartford – Following the Community Renewal Team’s (CRT) recent announcement that it is officially renaming its Women’s Empowerment Center in Hartford to honor the legacy of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the agency announced today that it is now soliciting proposals for the creation of a massive public mural on the side of the building where the Center is located (330 Market Street, Hartford).
Local artists are being encouraged to submit proposals for this project to “honor the legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and other women who have made significant contributions to the advancement of women.”
As noted in the Request for Proposal (RFP) document, which can be found on CRT’s website: “The mural will be a symbol of Women’s Empowerment anchored by a portrait of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. It will serve as a visual tribute to Justice Ginsburg and other women who have made significant contributions to the advancement of women. It will help to create a strong and positive image for the community.”
The deadline to submit proposals for this new mural in Hartford is November 20, 2020 by 1:00 p.m.
Additional details about the project are below, and in the attached RFP document.
Goal of the project: The goal of the Women’s Empowerment Center Mural Project is to honor the legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and other women who have made significant contributions to the advancement of women.
Design and Theme: The mural will be a symbol of Women’s Empowerment anchored by a portrait of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. It will serve as a visual tribute to Justice Ginsburg and other women who have made significant contributions to the advancement of women. It will help to create a strong and positive image for the community.
Mural Site Location & Specifications: The North facing site wall of 330 Market Street, Hartford CT is approximately 105 feet long and is a brick structure. The artist’s canvas will be the space between the first floor and second floor windows. The artist will have the whole side of the building as their canvas. If the vision of the artist includes wrapping, the mural around the building this will considered considering the design.
Artists will:
- Develop a distinct painted mural artwork that communicates and promotes women (of all ages and cultures) within the character and spirit of women’s empowerment – through the use of design, color and a variety of subject matter for public viewing of all ages and cultures.
- The mural will feature a prominent portrait of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, with dissent collar, Judge Sonia Sotomayor and former first lady Michelle Obama.
- Generate a work that is artistically engaging and sufficiently stimulating to ignite conversation and evoke appreciation by the general public.
- Design a work that fits well within the context of the site (i.e. scale and theme).
- Use materials of the highest quality, designed and fabricated for all weather durability for at least 20 years, as well as for low maintenance – and including the application of an anti-graffiti protective coating/sealant.
- Complete project within the specified period of time and within budget.
Selection Process: CRT will review all submittals in conformance with the RFP. After a selection has been made, CRT will enter into a contract with the artist or team of artists.
Deadline: Complete proposals are due November 20, 2020 by 1:00 pm and should be emailed to: [email protected]
View the RFP on the Vendor portion of CRT’s website.
For more information about this advisory, please contact: Jason Black, Communications Director @ 860-230-4535 or via email: [email protected]
An enormous mural featuring the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and former First Lady Michelle Obama will soon be appearing in Hartford at CRT’s Women’s Empowerment Center at 330 Market St. in Hartford.
CRT recently announced plans to rename its Women’s Empowerment Center after Ginsburg, and now we have put out a call for artists to submit a design for this mural project. The brick wall is about 105 feet wide, and from the ground the height available is 29 feet, so the total mural size could be massive.
Lena Rodriguez, president and CEO of CRT, spearheaded the drive to rename the building and to create the mural.
“The work she has done and the barriers she has gone through paved the way for women in law, women in social justice, all women and all people in general,” Rodriguez said. “Learning about her passing was really hard. I thought, what could we do as a state to honor her?”
Get more details about this important project in this article by Susan Dunne in the Hartford Courant.
