Our 2021 programming theme is The Work Left to Do, and within that theme we explore a different focus each month. In the first Tea of the month, we look at a topic from a broader perspective to understand the universal and legal challenges. For the second Tea of the month, we speak with those […]
On December 8, 2021 at 2pm ET, join the Jackson Center for a webinar conversation with Jonathan Myerson, Oscar-nominated author and writer, as we talk about the research and work that went into his latest project, Nuremberg, a 16-part podcast for BBC Sounds. Nuremberg is a fictionalized drama that tells the story from the lesser-heard […]
Join us online as Staffan I. Lindberg, founding Principal Investigator and Director of V-Dem, Varieties of Democracy Institute joins The Robert H. Jackson Center's President Kristan McMahon to talk about the study of democracy and democratization. Staffan I. Lindberg is Professor of political science and Director of the V-Dem Institute at the University of Gothenburg, […]
The Robert H. Jackson Center is pleased to welcome the remarkable talent of Living Voices (part of TheatreWorks USA) on Monday, January 31, 2022 to perform "Hear My Voice" in our Cappa Theatre. This live, interactive performance will take the audience on an immersive journey through the incredible story of how women secured the right […]
The Robert H. Jackson Center is pleased to welcome the remarkable talent of Living Voices (part of TheatreWorks USA) on Monday, January 31, 2022 at 7pm to perform "Through the Eyes of a Friend" in our Cappa Theatre. This live, interactive performance will offer the audience a view into the world of Anne Frank from […]
The Robert H. Jackson Center invites the public to its annual Jackson Day in Warren event in honor of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson's birth on February 13, 1892 in Spring Creek, PA.The keynote speaker for our 2022 Warren Day will be Matthew Steilen, Professor of Law at the University at Buffalo School […]
Join us online as Robert H. Jackson Center President Kristan McMahon is joined by Marquette University Law School Professor Atiba Ellis. His research focuses on voting rights law with specific attention to how varying conceptions of the right to vote exclude voters on the margins. He has written about the economic entry barriers posed by […]
Explore Jamestown!
The Robert H. Jackson Center is pleased to welcome the remarkable talent of Living Voices (part of TheatreWorks USA) on Tuesday, March 8th at 7pm and Wednesday, March 9th at 10am and 1pm to perform "The Right to Dream" in our Cappa Theatre. Discover the struggle and sacrifice for Black civil rights, through the efforts of […]
Join Tea Time with the Jackson Center on Facebook Live Thursday, March 24 at 3pm ET Our 2022 programming theme is Democracy on Trial. We are exploring the pressures on, challenges to, and opportunities for democracy and democratic institutions. This year, Tea Time with the Jackson Center will occur monthly on the fourth Thursday of […]
The New Neighborhoods Coordinating Committee is hosting "Refugees: Who Needs Them?" on Thursday, March 31, 2022 at 5:00pm. The event will be held at the Robert H. Jackson Center, 305 E 4th St, Jamestown, NY and is free and open to the public.The program will include Karen Andolina Scott, Executive Director of Journey’s End Refugee […]
9:00am Breakfast/Registration 10:00 am "The Role of the Federal Prosecutor" Trini E. Ross, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York 11:00am Play read: "The Trial of Al Capone" (Edited by Scott Sroka and Paul Heimel) 12:00pm Luncheon Interview with Hon. Jeremiah J. McCarthy, U.S. Magistrate Judge, United States District Court for the Western […]
