Freidom

September 13, 2023:

Statement of the Freidom Board of Directors in light of recent public comments made by Footsteps:

Freidom cannot speak directly to the nature of complaints raised by Footsteps because they have not shared any details with us.

As per Freidom policy, every allegation brought to our attention is accelerated and handled directly by our board of directors.

There are currently no unaddressed complaints that Freidom is aware of.

Freidom and Footsteps have different missions, different member bodies, and different safety protocols in place to protect them.

Part of Freidom’s mission is to educate our more insular members and help them integrate into mainstream society, while taking into consideration the safety of all members.

Member safety always has been and remains our highest priority. If anyone has information regarding the safety of our members, we urge them to report it to any member of Freidom staff or its board of directors.

If any information is brought to Freidom’s attention, we will, of course, launch a thorough investigation. If there are any findings that we can share without violating member confidentiality, we will do so as per our policy.

We look forward to continuing to serve our members with the highest level of dedication and excellence.

Tuesday September 19th - 6:45 pm
Manhattan: Comedy Social at 'Comedy Cellar'

Join the Freidom community in-person for an evening of comedy at NYC's famous Comedy Cellar and take in the experience together with other Freithinkers.

More About Comedy Cellar:
The Comedy Cellar is a comedy club in Manhattan where many top New York comedians perform. It was founded in 1982 by then stand-up comedian, and current television writer/producer Bill Grundfest. It has been booked by Estee Adoram, who has developed the club's talent for nearly four decades. The Comedy Cellar uses a showcase format, as opposed to a headline format like most clubs. A show will consist of between five and seven comics performing sets of roughly 10-15 minutes each [Wiki].

Signup/RSVP/Details: www.freidom.org
Questions: [email protected]

Freiunteer Tasks: Social with Member - Manhattan or Queens

We’re looking for a volunteer to be social with a Freidom member, tomorrow, Saturday, between the hours of 10:30a-3:00p.

This member is a woman who needs to be occupied tomorrow during that specific time. She's open to anyone safe, even if she doesn't know the volunteer.

Hours:
10:30a - 3:00p

If you're available to meet tomorrow, email us at [email protected] and we'll communicate the details in private.

Thank you!

Team Freidom and Freiunteer

[Open to non-Freidom members, based on a vouching system. Email us at [email protected]]

Today, Thursday, August 10th - 6:45 pm
Manhattan: Karaoke Social + Food and Drinks

Join the Freidom community in-person for a Thursday evening of some good ole' karaoke over food and drinks and socialize together with other Freithinkers. No need to know how to sing. Come out to sing or just to socialize.

What's Karaoke?
Karaoke is a type of interactive entertainment usually offered in clubs and bars, where people sing along to recorded music using a microphone. The music is an instrumental version of a well-known popular song. Lyrics are typically displayed on a video screen, along with a moving symbol, changing color, or music video images, to guide the singer (Wiki).

Signup/RSVP/Details: www.freidom.org
Questions: [email protected]

[Open to non-Freidom members, based on a vouching system. Email us at [email protected]]

Today, Tuesday, July 18th - 8:00 pm ET
Freidom Book Club: 'The Vanishing Half' - Zoom

Join the Freidom community for a book club reading followed by a Zoom discussion together with other Freithinkers.

More about the book:
[Winner for Best Historical Fiction (2020)]
The Vignes twin sisters will always be identical. But after growing up together in a small, southern black community and running away at age sixteen, it's not just the shape of their daily lives that is different as adults, it's everything: their families, their communities, their racial identities. Many years later, one sister lives with her black daughter in the same southern town she once tried to escape. The other passes for white, and her white husband knows nothing of her past. Still, even separated by so many miles and just as many lies, the fates of the twins remain intertwined. What will happen to the next generation, when their own daughters' storylines intersect?
Weaving together multiple strands and generations of this family, from the Deep South to California, from the 1950s to the 1990s, Brit Bennett produces a story that is at once a riveting, emotional family story and a brilliant exploration of the American history of passing. Looking well beyond issues of race, The Vanishing Half considers the lasting influence of the past as it shapes a person's decisions, desires, and expectations, and explores some of the multiple reasons and realms in which people sometimes feel pulled to live as something other than their origins (Goodreads).

Signup/RSVP/Details: www.freidom.org
Questions: [email protected]

[Open to non-Freidom members, based on a vouching system. Email us at [email protected]]

This Thursday, August 10th - 6:45 pm
Manhattan: Karaoke Social + Food and Drinks

Join the Freidom community in-person for a Thursday evening of some good ole' karaoke over food and drinks and socialize together with other Freithinkers. No need to know how to sing. Come out to sing or just to socialize.

What's Karaoke?
Karaoke is a type of interactive entertainment usually offered in clubs and bars, where people sing along to recorded music using a microphone. The music is an instrumental version of a well-known popular song. Lyrics are typically displayed on a video screen, along with a moving symbol, changing color, or music video images, to guide the singer (Wiki).

Signup/RSVP/Details: www.freidom.org
Questions: [email protected]