. National Cannabis Festival Policy Summit
FRIDAY Apr 20 fr/ 10:00 am to 4:00 pm in Newseum
555 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, 20001, DC,
https://nationalcannabisfestival.com/ncf-policy-summit/  
https://eventbrite.com/e/national-cannabis-policy-summit-tickets-39883861704 
https://facebook.com/events/133318767369897/
https://facebook.com/pg/natlcannafest/events/  

. National Cannabis Festival
SATURDAY Apr. 21 at RFK Stadium  (please check schedule)
https://nationalcannabisfestival.com
https://facebook.com/events/1916629171938216/
(https://nationalcannabisfestival.com/news/2017/11/14/announcing-the-2018-national-cannabis-festival-april-21-2018)
https://twitter.com/AndrewGiambrone/status/981627675101024256 

On Friday, April 20, 2018, National Cannabis Festival invites you to attend the inaugural NCF Policy Summit taking place at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.

The Summit is free and open to the public. Arrive early. Seating is first-come first-served.

The NCF Policy Summit brings together a diverse group of activists and leaders from government, business, healthcare, veterans groups, and civil rights organizations to discuss today’s most pressing cannabis policy challenges and opportunities. Timed to take place the day prior to the National Cannabis Festival, the Summit is Washington, D.C.’s premier celebration of cannabis advocacy and a call to action for American leadership in defense of state’s rights and and the will of the voters, in Washington, D.C. and around the country. We hope you will join the conversation in person or online via our live stream.

Topics to be discussed include:
- Criminal Justice and Cannabis Legalization
- Harm Reduction and Opioids
- Alternatives for Veterans
- The Cannabis Industry and Banking
- Creating a Diverse and Equitable Industry

Agenda and speaker list coming February 2018. Spread the word. Space is very limited and seating will be first-come first-served.

For speaker and agenda updates, RSVP to this Facebook event page.

For press inquiries and access, please email
press@nationalcannabisfestival.com with "NCF Summit" in the subject line.

March For Government Action Against Gun Violence
Apr 21 fr/ 09:00 am to Noon on The National Mall in Washington DC
https://facebook.com/events/1590446604384597/
https://twitter.com/FaridhaSalama/status/977547525954719746
www.saveourschools.us http://twitter.com/SchoolsSave 
https://facebook.com/groups/404092596699396/events/

Radical Visionaries: Public Readings on Democracy at New York Live Arts
219 W 19th St. btw. 7th & 8th Aves.; #1 to 18 St.; C, E, F, M, PATH to various 23 St. stops;
map & transit  https://goo.gl/maps/kNfHV6JemHU2
http://newyorklivearts.secure.force.com  https://newyorklivearts.org/event/public-reading
https://twitter.com/NewYorkLiveArts/status/985202322077896705
https://facebook.com/events/601569503537472  212.691.6500 info@newyorklivearts.org 
https://facebook.com/pg/NewYorkLiveArts/events/ 

Free public readings to honor 12 Radical Visionaries who gave up much to deepen, challenge, and electrify our understanding of democracy.

THURSDAY, April 19, 4:00p-5:00p
Russell Frederick reading as Medgar Evers
Tamar-kali reading as Ida B. Wells
Aisha Tandiwe Bell-Caldwell reading as Mamie Till-Mobley
Queen Godis reading as Sandra Bland

FRIDAY, April 20, 4:00p-5:00p
Huiying B. Chan reading as Grace Lee Boggs
Moustafa Bayoumi reading as Edward Said
Greg Tate reading as Muhammad Ali
Sonia Guiñansaca reading as Gloria E. Anzaldúa

SATURDAY, April 21, 11:30a-12:30p
Madeline Sayet reading as Wilma Mankiller
Andrew Lippa reading as Harvey Milk
Liz Abzug reading as Bella Abzug
Shola Lynch reading as Shirley Chisholm

FREE ADMISSION, $10 SUGGESTED DONATION

*for links to these readings visit https://newyorklivearts.org/event/public-reading/.

Live Ideas 2018: Radical Vision
Presented by New York Live Arts
219 W 19th Street, New York, NY 10011

Co-curated by Brian Tate | The Tate Group,
and New York Live Arts.
In partnership with The Hannah Arendt Center
for Politics and Humanities at Bard College,
with curatorial input from Roger Berkowitz,
the Center's director.

Earth Celebrations Ecological City Puppet & Costume Workshops
Losaida Inc. Center- 710 East 9th St. (btwn. Aves C & D)
Event description & any changes:
https://facebook.com/pg/EarthCelebrations/events
https://facebook.com/events/1905089839821320/ 212-777-7969 mail@earthcelebrations.com http://www.earthcelebrations.com

MARCH
WED March 28 from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

SAT March 31 from Noon to  4:00 PM

APRIL
WED April 4 from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

SAT April 7 from Noon to  4:00 PM

WED April 11 from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

SAT April 14 from Noon to  4:00 PM

WED April 18 from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

SAT April 21 from Noon to  4:00 PM

WED April 25 from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

SAT April 28 from Noon to  4:00 PM

May 2018
WED May 2 from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

SAT May 5 from Noon to  4:00 PM

WED May 9 from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Emergency Care for Intoxication and Overdose
Medic 2.0 Training Saturday, Apr. 21 fr/ 1:00 to 3:00 PM at ALP
147 W 24th St., 3rd Fl., btw. 6th & 7th Aves.; #1, F, PATH, C, E, R, Weekend N Local or #6 Train to various 23rd St. stops; #2, 3 to 34 St.-Penn Sta. (exit to W.32nd & 7th);
D, Q to 34 St.-Herald Sq. (Greeley Sq. exit on W.32nd); 23rd St. cross town bus;
trip planners  http://mta.info  https://goo.gl/maps/WdsagrC17UK2
transit surprises  http://mta.info/weekender
event description  https://facebook.com/events/427961710972196/
https://facebook.com/pg/justicecommitteeny/events  
info@justicecommittee.org http://justicecommittee.org
Apparently relevant  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naloxone 
Space is limited, so please rsvp here:  http://bit.ly/LoveAndProtect   Note: We are prioritizing NYers of color who want to organize to build safety in our communities without relying on police.  
                                       ::

Dear Justice Committee Supporter:

We all want to live in safe, healthy communities. We also know all too well that we can't rely on the police for safety. So we need to be able to rely on each other.

As part of the Justice Committee's efforts to build our skills to love and protect each other and decrease reliance on police, we are hosting a follow-up to our Emergency Medicine training last summer. This training will cover emergency care for community members dealing with the impacts of intoxication and overdose, including a certification in administering Naloxone for opioid overdose, facilitated by VOCAL-NY.

This training is geared towards NYers of color who want to organize to build safety in our communities without relying on police.

Medic 2.0 Training
Emergency Care for Intoxication and Overdose
When: Sat. April 21, 1-3pm
Where: @ 147 West 24th St. 3rd Floor (ALP Office) (F/M, E or 1 to 23rd St.)
Space is limited, so please rsvp here: bit.ly/LoveAndProtect
Note: We are prioritizing NYers of color who want to organize to build safety in our communities without relying on police. Please take this into consideration when registering.
Please share the: Facebook event
For more info: info@justicecommittee.org

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Justice Committee
justicecommittee.org
@WatchTheCops
facebook.com/justicecommitteeny
instagram.com/justicecommittee/
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Schomburg Center For Research In Black Culture "Black Power Exhibit"
*Upcoming Black Panther Led Tours:
Wed., April 4 @ 5:30 PM & Sat., April 21 @ 2:00 PM
515 Malcolm X Blvd, Harlem, NY 10037 (bet. 135/136th streets)
*To Participate In A "Free" Black Panther Led Group Tour:
RSVP @ Panthershepcat@aol.com
Exhibit:  https://nypl.org/events/exhibitions/black-power
(https://nypl.org/press/press-release/february-8-2017/schomburg-center-open-new-exhibition-black-power)
https://facebook.com/events/1477237769061987/
[ask correct ending times. -t.]

RIGHT TO COUNSEL STATEN ISLAND FORUM
Saturday, Apr. 21, 2018 fr/ 2:00 to 4:00p.m. in Faith United Methodist Church
221 Heberton Ave.
descriptions http://url.ie/128pq  = (https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/righttocounselnyc/pages/26/attachments/original/1521652363/Staten_Island_RTC_Forum-3.pdf) 
https://facebook.com/projecthospitality/posts/1877889668952623  
(https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/30725851_1877889648952625_1410468475482144768_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=c42443cc8803f7b978b0de03779c2f4a&oe=5B9AB623) 
(https://facebook.com/projecthospitality/photos/pcb.1877889668952623/1877889638952626/?type=3&theater) 
RSVP to Ketty Toco: kettyt@hcanswers.org or call: 212-962-4795 ext. 260
related  https://righttocounselnyc.org/

Declaring and Embracing Who We Are
CEMOTAP 31st Anniversary
Saturday Apr 21, 3:00 to 6:00 PM in
Robert Ross Johnson Family Life Center at St Albans Congregational Church
172-17 Linden Boulevard in Jamaica Queens
map  https://goo.gl/maps/tEXCYBZ7Wx62
transit planners http://mta.info  https://goo.gl/w1rtmc
event description https://facebook.com/pg/CEMOTAP-122568097799371/events/ 
347 907-0629 facebook.com/events/406059893153436/

DR. MOLEFI KETE ASANTE
will deliver Keynote Address at
CEMOTAP 31ST ANNIVERSARY taking place on
SATURDAY APRIL 21ST 2018 at 3:00 P.M. His topic is
“Declaring and Embracing Who We Are. ” Dr. Asante is a  PROFESSOR – PHILOSOPHER- AUTHOR- SCHOLAR- HISTORIAN who created and established the Afrocentric School of Thought. Created the Doctoral Program in African American Studies at Temple University He is the Author of 70 books and the President, Institute for Afrocentric Studies
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
CEMOTAP
Committee to Eliminate Media Offensive to African People
March 6, 2018

LEADING HISTORIAN MOLEFI ASANTE HEADS CEMOTAP 31ST ANNIVERSARY

Dr. Molefi Asante is in demand by Heads of State throughout the African Diaspora for his wise counsel and advanced ideas of international and intercultural communication. Yet, he has never failed to set aside time to share his vision and intellectual treasure of African history and culture with CEMOTAP, Committee to Eliminate Media Offensive to African People. Dr. Asante will be CEMOTAP’S keynote speaker for its 31st Anniversary Celebration being held on
Saturday, April 21 at 3:00 p.m. at the Robert Johnson Family Life Center,
172-17 Linden Blvd in St. Albans.

He is renowned for his introduction of Afrocentricity in his book “Afrocentricity: The Theory of Social Change” along with additional works “Kemet, Afrocentricity and Knowledge and an Afrocentric Manifesto that exposed the conflict between white cultural hegemony and oppressed African culture.

Dr. Asante has been identified as one of the leading thinkers in America. He proposed the first doctoral program in African American Studies at Temple University in Philadelphia, which was approved in 1988. Temple University became a leader in African American Studies Departments. Afrocentricity placed Africans at the center of their own narratives and taught African American history from where it had been marginalized by Europeans.

Using the title “Declaring and Embracing Who We Are” Dr. Asante will reveal a pathway of thought, action, and cultural self confidence during his lecture. Betty Dopson, CEMOTAP, co-Chair expressed “this brilliant historian, born in the little racist town of Valdosta Georgia has written over 70 books and has directed more than 100 PhD dissertations. He is certainly the tallest tree in the African forest of intellectuals.

We invite all our people to hear his compelling message.” Admission is free. Call 347 907-0629 for additional information.
____________________________________________________________________
Robert Johnson Family Life Center 172-17 Linden Blvd. St. Albans, NY
ADMISSION FREE

About CEMOTAP
CEMOTAP
Public Service · South Ozone Park

Brooklyn Pirate Radio Sound Map Preview
Saturday, Apr. 21 fr/ 3:00 to 6:00 PM at Interference Archive 
314 7th St., Brooklyn, btw. 4th & 5th Aves. nr. F, R, G & 9th St. bus; 
transit  https://goo.gl/maps/6ssZgn7GsCt
event descriptions & any changes: https://facebook.com/events/219352558618492/
http://interferencearchive.org/brooklyn-pirate-radio-sound-map-preview/  http://interferencearchive.org/category/events/ info@interferencearchive.org
https://twitter.com/InterferenceArc https://facebook.com/pg/InterferenceArc/events/    www.interferencearchive.org/category/events/
related  https://soundcloud.com/brooklyn_pirate_radio_sound_map

Every day in Brooklyn, over thirty unlicensed radio stations fire up their transmitters and take to the air. Historically known as pirates, they crowd onto an already packed FM dial, beaming transgressive culture-bearing signals into Caribbean, Orthodox Jewish and Latino neighborhoods.

At this event, radio producer David Goren will preview his Brooklyn Pirate Radio Sound Map. Combining an interactive archival map with an audio-annotated essay, the Sound Map project explores the forces that drive these stations and the risks they take to remain on the air.

Former pirate broadcaster DJ Cintronics will join David for a Q and A session. Cintronics was the creator of WBAD, a pivotal and influential Brooklyn hip hop station. WBAD came on the air in the mid-90’s, a time when pirate radio was shifting from the domain of tech savvy pranksters to clandestine programmers reaching out to underserved audiences.

David Goren is an award winning radio producer and audio archivist based in Brooklyn, NY. He’s created programming for the BBC, KCRW’s Lost Notes, Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Wall Street Journal magazine, NPR’s Lost and Found Sound Series, On the Media, and Afropop Worldwide as well as audio-based installations for the Proteus Gowanus gallery, and the Ethnographic Terminalia Collective. In 2016, he was an artist-in-residence at Wave Farm, a center for the Transmission Arts. David is currently working on several projects about urban pirate radio including the Brooklyn Pirate Radio Sound Map and a documentary for the BBC World Service.

Dave Cintron, aka DJ Cintronics, founded Brooklyn’s legendary pirate radio station WBAD, which delivered uncensored underground hip hop to a devoted audience in the mid-90’s. After WBAD went off the air, he went on to DJ for Sirius Satellite Radio. Dave also produces and remixes his own music and DJs private parties/clubs. He has held a full time position with UPS for the past 28 years. In 2016, Dave created an internet radio station called Local 804 Radio, dedicated to informing local union members about company news. For more information, visit djcintronics.com or check out his podcast.

STILL, THEY PERSISTED (w/ Sharon Bala, Marcos Aguinis)
Saturday Apr. 21 fr/ 5:00 to 6:30 PM at Dixon Place  
161A Chrystie St. btw. Rivington St. & Delancey St./Kenmare St.; J to Bowery; D to Grand; F to Delancey St. or 2 Av. (west exit to Christie/2nd Av.); M to Essex (I think);
#6 or Weekend IRT Lexington Av. Local to Spring St.; R or Weekend N Local to Prince St.;
transit  https://goo.gl/maps/KcVkWH6ruFx
$15 at https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/10247002 
http://dixonplace.org/performances/still-they-persisted/
https://worldvoices.pen.org/session/still-they-persisted/      
www.sharonbala.com/contact/ https://lauriegwenshapiro.com/contacts/
https://worldvoices.pen.org/schedule/  festival@pen.org  (646) 981-0689
Venue Event Listings, etc.  http://dixonplace.org/category/all-events
https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/cal/171  https://facebook.com/pg/dixonplace/events
https://twitter.com/dixonplace  http://dixonplace.org/accessibility/  212-219-0736
contact@dixonplace.org

Where do people find the inner resources, the determination, the doggedness and the sheer physical wherewithal to keep going in the face of adversity and torment? Each of these writers tells compelling stories of epic feats of persistence. Sharon Bala’s boatload of Sri Lankan refugees lands in Canada but instead of receiving sanctuary they are imprisoned because of fears that their group includes terrorists; their quest for freedom moves to the courts. Marcos Aguinis tells the extraordinary story of the Jewish intellectual who resisted the tortures of the Spanish Inquisitors in 16th century South America and fought to retain his faith. The common theme is the almost superhuman effort of individuals to persist in the face of danger and death.

Sharon Bala’s debut novel, The Boat People, was published by McClelland & Stewart and Doubleday US in January 2018. The manuscript won the Percy Janes First Novel Award and was shortlisted for the Fresh Fish Award. A three-time recipient of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Arts and Letters award, she has stories published in Hazlitt, Grain, The Dalhousie Review, and others.

Marcos Aguinis wrote the definitive account of the life of Francisco Maldonado da Silva, who resisted the Spanish Inquisition in South America, with his novel Against the Inquisition (8/1/18). This book came highly recommended as a “stirring song to freedom” by Nobel Prize in Literature laureate Mario Vargas Llosa.

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STILL, THEY PERSISTED Sharon Bala, Marcos Aguinis    
Saturday, Apr. 21, 2018 at 5:00pm at Dixon Place
161A Chrystie St. btw. Rivington St. & Delancey St./Kenmare St.; J Train to Bowery;
D to Grand; F to Delancey St. or to 2 Av. (west exit to Christie/2nd Av.); weekend M to Essex (?); #6 to Spring St.; R to Prince St.; 
Trip Planners  http://mta.info  https://goo.gl/maps/KcVkWH6ruFx
Svc. Changes  http://mta.info/weekender
$15 Tix & Descriptions  https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/10247002
http://dixonplace.org/performances/still-they-persisted/
https://twitter.com/mad2034/status/986706537933570049
https://worldvoices.pen.org/session/still-they-persisted/
https://twitter.com/PENamerican  https://worldvoices.pen.org/schedule/ http://sharonbala.com/events/
Venue Event Listings, etc.  http://dixonplace.org/category/all-events
https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/cal/171  https://facebook.com/pg/dixonplace/events
https://twitter.com/dixonplace  http://dixonplace.org/accessibility/  212-219-0736
contact@dixonplace.org

Where do people find the inner resources, the determination, the doggedness and the sheer physical wherewithal to keep going in the face of adversity and torment? Each of these writers tells compelling stories of epic feats of persistence. Sharon Bala’s boatload of Sri Lankan refugees lands in Canada but instead of receiving sanctuary they are imprisoned because of fears that their group includes terrorists; their quest for freedom moves to the courts. Marcos Aguinis tells the extraordinary story of the Jewish intellectual who resisted the tortures of the Spanish Inquisitors in 16th century South America and fought to retain his faith. The common theme is the almost superhuman effort of individuals to persist in the face of danger and death.

Sharon Bala’s debut novel, The Boat People, was published by McClelland & Stewart and Doubleday US in January 2018. The manuscript won the Percy Janes First Novel Award and was shortlisted for the Fresh Fish Award. A three-time recipient of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Arts and Letters award, she has stories published in Hazlitt, Grain, The Dalhousie Review, and others.

Marcos Aguinis wrote the definitive account of the life of Francisco Maldonado da Silva, who resisted the Spanish Inquisition in South America, with his novel Against the Inquisition (8/1/18). This book came highly recommended as a “stirring song to freedom” by Nobel Prize in Literature laureate Mario Vargas Llosa.

90 minutes  [ask correct ending time -t.]

Legacy of an LGBTQ Countercultural Icon: Taiwanese Novelist Qiu Miaojin’s Works
Saturday, Apr 21, 2018 fr/ 7:30 to 8:30 pm at Dixon Place
161A Chrystie St. btw. Rivington St. & Delancey St./Kenmare St.; J to Bowery; D to Grand; F to Delancey St. or 2 Av. (west exit to Christie/2nd Av.); M to Essex (sometimes);
#6 or Weekend IRT Lexington Av. Local to Spring St.; R or Weekend N Local to Prince St.;
transit  https://goo.gl/maps/KcVkWH6ruFx
$10 tix & descriptions https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/10247001 
https://taiwanembassy.org/usnyc_en/post/2570.html 
http://dixonplace.org/performances/legacy-of-an-lgbtq-countercultural-icon/
https://worldvoices.pen.org/session/legacy-lgbtq-countercultural-icon/
(https://eventbrite.com/e/taiwanese-dumpling-making-a-talk-on-a-taiwanese-lgbtq-icons-legacy-tickets-44926333874) www.tpecc.org/?p=7177#more- 
https://twitter.com/alexjzucker/status/981954013435514881  
Venue Event Listings, etc.  http://dixonplace.org/category/all-events 
https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/cal/171  https://facebook.com/pg/dixonplace/events 
https://twitter.com/dixonplace  http://dixonplace.org/accessibility/  212-219-0736 
contact@dixonplace.org
Part of PEN America Fest  festival@pen.org (646) 981-0689                          
As courts pave the way for the introduction of same sex marriage rights in Taiwan, the novels of Qiu Miaojin, who killed herself at age 26, open a door to a time of great change in Taiwanese culture, from the social and political vilification of LGBTQ people there to the underground explosion of gender and LGBTQ diversity. Bonnie Huie, translator of Qiu’s Notes of a Crocodile, and Ari Larissa Heinrich, translator of her Last Words from Montmartre, talk to poet and novelist Eileen Myles about an artist who has become a countercultural icon and whose work has had a lasting impact on literature and LGBTQ identity in Taiwan.

Co-presented with the Ministry of Culture (Taiwan) and Taipei Cultural Center in New York.  [Would i kid you? - Anon.]

PEN America stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect open expression in the United States and worldwide.

Contact
 

Building the Movement for Social & Ecological Justice
Westchester Social Justice Forum
Sunday, April 22, 2018 [check schedule for times]at Pace Law School
78 N Broadway, White Plains,  NY
Event graphic & descriptions https://goo.gl/PhxEJx  = (https://gallery.mailchimp.com/a7ca1ea0db56f296d179e42ba/images/bf208e85-6bee-4ede-bcb0-dda68be32e4a.jpg)
https://mailchi.mp/687b1cfea48e/2018-westchester-social-justice-forum
https://westchestersocialforum.org/
https://facebook.com/WestchesterSF/
For updates, try also this web search on event's title:  https://goo.gl/bYLHS4

Join community organizations in Westchester for a social justice forum on Sunday, April 22nd to exchange ideas and information, foster solidarity, and celebrate our work to create a more just and equal society. We live in a time of struggle as we witness growing threats to the well-being of our planet and communities, as profit is placed over people and land, and corporations, not civilians, control our democracy.

Yet, we, the people, have the collective power to organize a movement for change. The Westchester Social Justice Forum will provide the space to learn from one another, strengthen our organizing skills, and connect as a community. The day will include a people’s march, workshops on organizing for social and ecological justice, and a culminating cultural celebration! We hope you can join us!

For more details please visit: https://www.westchestersocialforum.org/ or on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WestchesterSF/

Construyendo el Movimiento por la Justicia Social y Ecológica! Únase a organizaciones comunitarias en Westchester durante un foro social en Abril 22 para intercambiar ideas e información, fomentar solidaridad y celebrar nuestra labor para crear una sociedad más justa e igualitaria. Estamos viviendo tiempos de lucha, mientras presenciamos crecientes amenazas al bienestar de nuestro planeta y nuestras comunidades, que anteponen la ganancia de dinero por sobre el pueblo y la tierra, y donde las corporaciones, no los ciudadanos, son los que controlan nuestra democracia.

​Sin embargo, nosotros, el pueblo, tenemos el poder colectivo de organizar un movimiento por el cambio. El Foro Social de Westchester proveerá el espacio para aprender de unos y otros, fortalecer nuestras habilidades organizativas y conectarnos como una comunidad. El día incluirá una marcha popular, talleres sobre organización social y justicia ecológica y culminará con una celebración cultural. ¡Esperamos que puedan unirse a nosotros!

LOCATION: Pace Law School located at 78 N Broadway, White Plains, NY 10603
For more details please visit: https://www.westchestersocialforum.org/ or on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WestchesterSF/

Jamaica Bay Clean-up
Sunday, Apr. 22 at 10:00am in Kaiser Park
D, F, N, Q Train to Stillwell Av. (at Mermaid Av.); Mermaid Av. bus;
weekend transit trip planners:  http://mta.info  or  https://goo.gl/maps/gbpxhrZg3bT2 
transit changes list:  http://mta.info/weekender
Consider requesting more specific assembly point, or allow time to search shore path;
event description:  https://tockify.com/societyevents/detail/181/1524373200000
718-474-0896,  donriepe@littoralsociety.org
https://littoralsociety.org/upcoming-events.html

Earth Day Cleanup on the shorelines of Coney Island Creek. We will meet at
Kaiser Park in Brooklyn at 10 am. Wear sturdy shoes, we will supply gloved and bags.

ask correct ending time -t.

NYC Democratic Socialists of America DSA Community Garden Work
Sunday, Apr. 22 fr/ 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at La Finca Del Sur at
E. 138th St. & Grand Concourse, next to Major Deegan approach & #4, 5, stop;
trip planners http://mta.info  https://goo.gl/UCjxtr  https://goo.gl/NM5Acp
service changes http://mta.info/weekender
https://facebook.com/events/1313654985435810/
[the reported nominal address webmaps blocks away from this garden, unless there are two. -t.]    Hello, DSA garden workers! Our next volunteer is coming up at La Finca del Sur — South Bronx Farmers, located at
110 E 138th St [?? -t.]in the Bronx, on Sunday, April 22 starting at 10:00am, finishing up at around 2pm. We will be doing a day of garden stewardship to help celebrate Earth Day and provide community support to a local organization that tackles environmental and food justice in the Bronx area. Expect to be involved in planting, tilling, tidying up, preparing the garden for Spring. Feel free to invite interested friends or parties to join us for a day of community work!

Please email uptownbxdsa@gmail.com with any questions.

A People’s History of the World
Sundays, Apr. 15, Apr. 22, Apr. 29 & May 6 [ask whether other dates -t.]
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM in Downtown Newark on Orchard Street
http://marxedproject.org/event/a-peoples-history-of-the-world-2/all/
revsgroup@gmail.com   info@marxedproject.org
Convened by Branden Rippey
Using A People’s History of the World by Chris Harman, this course will study the broad trends in the history of our world, from early human civilization to today. We will complete the book during this term, covering events from 1750 through our present day. The goal of the course is to apply Harman’s Marxist perspective to understand major trends and significant junctures in world history, why Marx stated that the history of all prior societies has been the history of class struggle, and how that history of class struggles has shaped class and race relations today and provide us with valuable lessons for combating capitalism during our current stage of human development.

Branden Rippey is a history teacher in Newark, New Jersey, a founding member of the Newark Education Workers (NEW Caucus), and is active in socialist politics.

Sliding Scale: $60 / $70 / $80
$5 or $10 per session. No one turned away for inability to pay

MEP Classes in Newark: A short walk from Newark Penn Station

[PLEASE CHECK SOURCES OR LOOK UP EVENT TITLES FOR BETTER INFO -T.]

https://gowanuscanalconservancy.org/events-post/ https://gowanuscanalconservancy.org/volunteer/
cait@gowanuscanalconservancy.org
volunteer@gowanuscanalconservancy.org

All activities are outdoors. Be sure to wear closed-toed shoes (boots preferable), clothes you don’t mind getting dirty, and sunscreen/hat if needed. Bring a water bottle, we will have water to refill. Volunteers under the age of 18 must also have a parent/guardian sign the volunteer waiver.To sign up for the events below, please email . Volunteers under the age of 18 must also have a parent/guardian sign the volunteer waiver, here.

April 22, 11:00 am – Earth Day at the Salt Lot [ask correct ending time -t.]

– Join us on Earth Day for planting and stewardship at our canal-side Salt Lot location

May 5, 10:00 am – Riverkeeper Riversweep at the Salt Lot
– Tree stewardship as part of Riverkeeper’s Hudson River Area-wide Riversweep

May 19, 11:00 am – EXPO Gowanus & Plant Sale at Thomas Greene Park (Degraw Street and 3rd Avenue)
– Planting, applying mulch, and tree stewardship as part of EXPO Gowanus, a festival of science, art, and sustainable design

June 3, 10:00 am – Gowanus Tree Network Tree Stewardship, Degraw btw Hoyt & Bond, 8th St btw 3rd and 4th St, 4th Ave btw 7th & 8th St, President btw 3rd & Nevins, Nevins btw Sackett & Union
– Tree stewardship with various block members of the Gowanus Tree Network

June 23 – Location TBD

July 7 – 10th Street Stewardship
– Tree Stewardship on 10th Street in Gowanus, in partnership with the 10th Street Block Association.

August 19 – Location TBD

Check back for Fall 2018 dates!

The Earth is Not For Sale:  Protest American Museum of Natural History Climate Denialist Rebekah Mercer 
Sunday, Apr. 22 fr/ 1:00 to 2:00 PM at American Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park West at front steps nr. Roosevelt statue;
C Train or Weekend A Local to 81 St.-Museum of Nat. Hist.; #1 to 79 St. (at Broadway); M79 cross town via E.79th to W.81st;
event description & any changes https://facebook.com/events/178143326281411/  ;
background links at https://facebook.com/pg/RevoltingDykesNYC/about/ revoltinglesbians@gmail.com

Join Revolting Lesbians on Earth Day to tell the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) that the Earth is not for sale.

Rebekah Mercer has bought her way into the White House — and onto the Board of Trustees of the AMNH. At the same time she gives millions to organizations promoting climate change denial ($42.6m from 2009-2015). One of these organizations, the Heartland Institute, claims responsibility for convincing Trump that climate change isn’t real.

Mercer money is destroying our democracy and our planet. Nobody voted for her and she has no place on the board of a science museum. We will continue to revolt against Rebekah Mercer’s position on the board until she is removed or resigns.

Mercer Has the Money – People Have the Power

Everyone Welcome – Spread the word – Bring signs – Dress up!

Resistance is Not Enough! Revolt!
 
 

``The closest accessible subway station is the 72nd St. 1/2/3, with a connection to the northbound M7 bus on Amsterdam Ave.`` - Rise & Resist calendaring folks
 
Revolting Lesbians
We are a direct action group devoted to following the money, exposing the right wing agenda, and fighting for justice.

Film, "Fresh" + panel
Sunday, Apr. 22, 1:00 PM in Bay Ridge United Methodist Church
7420 4th Ave. btw. 74th St. & Bay Ridge Pkwy. (R to 77 St.)
trip planners http://mta.info  https://goo.gl/maps/RNjFV2rpdH62
weekend svc. changes http://mta.info/weekender
w/ Peace Action Bay Ridge

Subject:     For Earth Day! Free screening "Fresh" Sun. 4/22 1 PM Bay Ridge United Methodist Church, 7420 4th Ave. (side gate) Bay Ridge
Date:     Sun, 15 Apr 2018 18:35:21 -0400
From:     I <vmmcfadyen@aol.com>

Honor Earth Day by viewing this documentary on our environment with a panel discussion to follow.

Peace,

Vicki McFadyen
Peace Action Bay Ridge

Wheelchair accessible

 . May Made Me:  An oral history of the 1968 uprising in France
With author Mitch Abidor
Sunday, Apr. 22 fr/ 3:30 to 5:30 PM at New Perspectives Studio
456-458 West 37th St. (near 10th Ave.)
map & transit https://goo.gl/maps/YwEzdPx3epm
$6 - $15
http://marxedproject.org/event/may-made-me/
book https://www.akpress.org/may-made-me.html

 . Related book talk Tuesday Apr. 24 w/ Mitch Abidor at Word Up Books
https://facebook.com/events/203767276875754/
https://facebook.com/pg/WordUpBooks/events/

The mass protests that shook France in May 1968 were exciting, dangerous, creative and influential, changing European politics to this day. Students demonstrated, workers went on general strike, factories and universities were occupied. At the height of its momentum, the protests brought the entire national economy to a halt. The protests reached such a point that the French and international bourgeoisie feared civil war or revolution.

Fifty years later, here are the eye-opening oral testimonies of those young rebels. By listening to the voices of students and workers, as opposed to those of their leaders, May ’68 appears not just as a mass event, but rather as an event driven by millions of individuals, creating a mosaic human portrait of France at the time.

Published on the 50th anniversary of those days in the spring of 68, May Made Me presents the legacy of the uprising: how those explosive experiences changed the individuals who participated and their lives as lived since then.

Mitch Abidor is a translator from Brooklyn whose many translations include A Socialist History of the French Revolution by Jean Jaurès and Anarchists Never Surrender and other works by Victor Serge.

    Sun, April 22
    3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
    $6 - $15
    New Perspectives Theatre
    456-458 West 37th Street

Below was excerpted from a periodic calendar by Bill DiPaolo & Time's Up!   Please subscribe directly. -t.

https://times-up.org/calendar  https://times-up.org/events-list-signup
212.802.8222  timesup@panix.com

Earth Day Bike Ride Costume Making Event & Bike Decorating
Thursday, April 19, 4:00 PM [ask correct ending time -t.] from...
La Plaza Cultural Community Garden, Ave. C and E.9th St. on SW cnr.
Come decorate your bicycle and yourself for the upcoming earth day Polar Bear Bike Ride. You don’t have to be a polar bear, you can make any type of costume. Try to bring some costume material. We will also provide some of the basics.
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Waterfront Ice Cream Bike Ride
Saturday, April 21 , 4:00 PM
99 South 6th Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Join us for our Waterfront Ice Cream Ride. Explore some beautiful parks along the East River, learn about the marine ecosystems swimming inside, and eat lots of ice cream!
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Polar Bear Earth Day Ride
Sunday, April 22 , 4:00 PM
Union Square North/E.17th St.
Come celebrate Earth Day on your bicycle dressed up as your favorite animal with Time's Up. As we know earth day is every day. Let's celebrate and support New York City's new sustainable infrastructure, bike lanes, greenways and auto-free plazas. It's just the beginning.
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Street Art Bike Ride
Sunday, April 29, 12:00-2:30pm
Sunday, May 20, 12:00-2:30pm
Time's Up! Brooklyn Space 99 South 6th St., Brooklyn (under the Williamsburg Bridge)
Our gallery is on the streets, and we want to share it, pointing out famous and hidden spots throughout the city. We'll be covering the Williamsburg and Bushwick neighborhoods of Brooklyn. Tour includes NYC highlights, history and social implications of street art. Check out the ride leaders pics on instagram: http://www.instagram.com/djcatnap

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Community Garden Walking Tour
Saturday, May 5 at 3:00 PM
Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space, 155 Avenue C
Teaming up with Jane's Walk, we'll be touring East Village community gardens learning about activism, sustainability, and how the community reclaimed these abandoned spaces and made these wonderful vibrant community gardens. Which then became urban green, community-run sustainable places. Organic food growing, medicinal gardens, solar and wind energy, permaculture, and composting.

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Bicycle Tour of LES Community Gardens
Meet with your bicycle Sunday, May 6 at 1:00 PM
in front of the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space (155 Avenue C between 9th and 10th Streets).
Bicycle tour of East Village community gardens. The East Village has the highest concentration of community gardens, started and maintained by the people using sustainable solutions that then become part of everyday city life. Did you know that recycling started in the gardens and now community composting is being studied and introduced across boroughs? Cyclists will tour the gardens, and when go in when gardens are open. Must have a bicycle.

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Pirate Bike RRRide at Earth Celebrations Ecological City Pageant
Saturday, May 12, Noon-6:00 PM
Loisaida Center, 710 E 9th St, between Ave C and Ave D
Dress up as a pirate and join our bike pirate ship armada at the Earth Celebrations Ecological City Pageant. Ecological City is an ecological art and climate action project engaging the Lower East Side community through creative strategies, co-creating a theatrical pageant, to develop and bring together climate resiliency and ecological sustainability solutions throughout the community gardens, neighborhood and waterfront, connecting local efforts with city and global climate changes. http://www.earthcelebrations.com/ecological-city-project

Below was excerpted from a periodic calendar by Bill DiPaolo & Time's Up!   Please subscribe directly. -t.

https://times-up.org/calendar  https://times-up.org/events-list-signup
212.802.8222  timesup@panix.com

***MANHATTANWORKSHOPS***

OUTDOORBIKE REPAIR CLASSES
** Every Tuesday, 6:30pm-8:30pm
LaPlaza Cultural Community Garden, SW corner of 9th St & Ave C
Comelearn how to fix bikes, do simple maintenance and tune-ups at thebike mechanic repair classes. Subjects are covered in a four-weekrotation beginning the first week of every month:
1st Tuesday-Basics for Beginners
2nd Tuesday- Brakes and Gears
3rdTuesday- Cups, Cones, and Bearings
4th Tuesday- Wheels andSpokes
**

1stFRIDAY FIX-YOUR-OWN-BIKE AL FRESCO
Friday, April 6,3:00pm-6:00pm
Friday, May 4, 3:00pm-6:00pm
La PlazaCultural Community Garden, SW corner of 9th St & Ave C
Openshop--you use our tools and stands to work on your bike. Experiencedmechanics will be present to answer questions, but you do the work.Since we are in a community garden you will have to bring your ownparts. Bike workshops are free, but we strongly encourage you to makea donation or become a Time's Up member to help support our efforts.

***BROOKLYNWORKSHOPS***

FIXYOUR OWN BIKE WORKSHOP

99South 6th Street, off Bedford Avenue under the Williamsburg Bridge

**Sundays & Wednesdays-5:30pm-8:30pm

Openshop--you use our tools and stands to work on your bike. Experiencedmechanics will be present to answer questions, but you do the work. Bike workshops are free, but we strongly encourage you to make adonation or become a Time's Up member to help support our efforts. Ifyou have a big project in mind, please be considerate of the time andplan ahead.

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CRITICALMASS - MANHATTAN

Friday,April 27, 7:00pm

Friday,May 25, 7:00pm

UnionSquare Park-North

CriticalMass happens the last Friday of every month around the world. Thisfun group bike ride helped change New York City into the bicyclefriendly city that we see today. Strap some music to your bike andcome on out. More info here.Good resource for other critical mass rides and info here.

CENTRALPARK MOONLIGHT RIDE
Columbus Circle entrance to Central Park

Friday,April 6, 10pm

Friday,May 4, 10pm

Meetsthe 1st Friday of every month at the Columbus Circle entrance toCentral Park. Enjoy the tranquility of the park and its beautifulponds and waterways. A nature lover’s dream.

PEACEBIKE RIDE
1Bowling Green, Museum of the American Indian

Sunday,April 15, 2pm

Sunday,May 20, 2pm

Thethird Sunday of every month please join us for a leisurely, peacefulride to some of downtown Manhattan's peace sites, including: TibetHouse, Anthroposophical Society, Former residence of John Lennon andYoko Ono, Point Thank You, Teardrop Park, The Irish Hunger Memorial,Art from the Berlin Wall, Robert Wagner Park, The Labyrinth forContemplation, Fritz Koenig's “The Sphere,” St. Paul's Chapel,the site of the Mother AME Zion Church (“first church in NYC builtand led by Afro-Americans”) and the African Burial Ground. Greatride for kids and cyclists new to group rides. Route subject tochange, not all sites are visited on every ride. DRESS FOR THEWEATHER! co-sponsoredby PeaceMuseum NY

    ``reading by Lisa Dwan...discussion with Colm Tóibín
     and Lisa Dwan, chaired by Patricia Dailey``

PEN World Voices Festival presents
Pale Sister
Sunday, Apr. 22, 2018 at 6:30PM in Columbia Univ. Pulitzer Hall/Journalism Hall
2950 Broadway btw. W.115th & W.116th nr. #1 stop
Free reservation (? - ask if required):  https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/10256399
866-811-411 https://facebook.com/events/395734644202330
www.heymancenter.org/events/antigone-project-with-lisa-dwan-and-colm-toibin https://facebook.com/pg/irwgs/events http://irwgs.columbia.edu/events
(212) 854-3277 212-854-1556 irwag@columbia.edu irwgs.columbia.edu/contact
www.heymancenter.org/people/colm-toibin www.heymancenter.org/people/lisa-dwan

Written by Colm Tóibín for the actress Lisa Dwan, Pale Sister is a dramatisation of the voice of Ismene, sister of Antigone, who recounts Antigone’s defiance of the King as pressures mount on Ismene to act to vindicate her sister, or even follow her example. It arises from “The Antigone Project,” a course taught at Columbia University by Lisa Dwan and Colm Tóibín, which explores the ways the ideas animating Antigone--conscience versus law, defiance versus might, protest versus order, the individual versus authority, and a woman's powerlessness emerging as power--have found expression at different times throughout history. There were versions made in France during the Nazi Occupation, in Ireland during the Troubles, in Germany after the war, in South Africa during apartheid, and among the Pakistani community in contemporary London.

This staged reading by Lisa Dwan runs for one hour and fifteen minutes and will be followed by a discussion with Colm Tóibín and Lisa Dwan, chaired by Patricia Dailey.

Presented with the Institute for Research on Women, Gender, and Sexuality, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and The Society of Fellows and Heyman Center for the Humanities at Columbia University.

[ask correct ending time. -t.]

From the Vault: Women's Advocacy on Film - Betty Tells Her Story, All Women Are Equal and The Woman's Film
Event Sunday Apr. 22 , 7:30pm at UnionDocs,
322 Union Ave Brooklyn, btw. Maujer & Ten Eyck, nr. G, L, J stops;
map & transit  https://goo.gl/maps/8XwUcGr9Zaz
event descriptions (https://uniondocs.org/event/2018-04-22-reexamine-reclaim-redefine-the-womans-film/)
https://uniondocs.org/   www.nywift.org/article.aspx?id=7000

In celebration of NYWIFT’s 40th Anniversary, the Women’s Film Preservation Fund (WFPF) and UnionDocs present the film series From the Vault: Women’s Advocacy on Film which features nonfiction films that have shaped movements and provided perspectives on political, environmental, and human rights issues; and ideas around gender identity and roles, sexuality, health and family, all from a woman’s perspective. All films in the series were preserved by the WFPF.

PART 2 - REEXAMINE, RECLAIM, REDEFINE: GENDER & IDENTITY
PROGRAM 7: Sunday, April 22 , 2018, 7:30pm  [ask correct ending time -t.]

Betty Tells Her Story
Liane Brandon (Director)
1972, 20 min.
Betty Tells Her Story is considered ground-breaking in the documentary genre and has gained iconic status. In two continuous takes, a woman sitting in a chair tells a story about the purchase of a dress. First, Betty describes how she needed “the perfect dress” for a very special occasion and humorously explains in detail how she found just the right one, spent more than she could afford for it, modeled it for admiring friends, felt absolutely transformed and then…never got to wear it. Then Betty is asked to tell her story again, but this time the story is strikingly different. While the facts remain the same, Betty reveals her anxiety over buying the dress, her discomfort at being praised for beauty she feels she doesn’t have, and her disappointment at losing the rare opportunity to be “beautiful.” The contrast between the two stories reveals her deeper feeling about herself and her place in the world.

Special Guest: Director Liane Brandon

All Women Are Equal (pictured above)
Marguerite Paris (Producer/Director/DP/Editor)
1972, 15 min.
A black and white portrait of a trans woman named Paula, made by veteran lesbian filmmaker Marguerite Paris. This very early, non-exploitative representation of an ordinary well-adjusted transgender person is historically significant for its treatment of the subject. Paris produced, directed, shot, and edited this film, which, unlike other versions, allowed the individual to tell a personal story, without resorting to spectacle or focusing on performativity. Through Paris’s lens, we are given real insight into both the era and Paula’s sense of self.

Special Guest: Jim Hubbard, Filmmaker/Programmer

The Woman’s Film
Louise Alaimo, Judith Smith, Ellen Sorrin (Filmmakers)
1970, 40 min.
A valuable historical document of the origins of the modern women's movement in the U.S. The film delves into the lives of ordinary women from different races, educational levels and social class backgrounds. Filmed mostly in small consciousness-raising groups, from which the women's movement grew, the women talk about the daily realities of their lives as wives, home-makers, and workers. They speak, sometimes with hesitancy, often with passion, about the oppression of women as they see it. The Woman’s Film, originally produced by San Francisco Newsreel, is part of the Third World Newsreel film collection.

Special Guests: Filmmakers Judith Smith and Louise Alaimo

Note: Siona Wilson, Writer & Art Historian will moderate the post-screening conversation with Liane Brandon, Jim Hubbard, Louise Alaimo and Judith Smith.

 
AVAILABILITY OF TICKETS FOR PURCHASE TBA

This series is curated by
WFPF Co-Chair Kirsten Larvick,
with programming assistance from
Co-Chair Ann Deborah Levy and Raquel Salazar-Foster

Special Thanks
Christopher Allen and Jenny Miller
UnionDocs

The Women's Film Preservation Fund (WFPF) is the only program in the world dedicated to preserving the cultural legacy of women in the industry through preserving films made by women. Founded in 1995 by NYWIFT in conjunction with the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), WFPF has preserved more than 130 American films, across all genres, in which women have played key creative roles. The WFPF is rewriting the film history books, by saving one moving picture at a time.

UnionDocs (UNDO) is a non-profit Center for Documentary Art that presents and produces pioneering records of reality. The organization brings together a diverse community of activist artists, experimental media-makers, dedicated journalists, big thinkers, and local partners. UnionDocs is on a search for urgent expressions of the human experience, practical perspectives on the world today, and compelling visions for the future.

Join the conversation on Twitter: #nywift | @nywift

NYWIFT programs, screenings and events are supported, in part, by grants from New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

Families United for Racial and Economic Equality
http://furee.nationbuilder.com/

 
 . FUREE GENERAL MEETING
TUESDAY APRIL 24 (5:30 - 7:30 PM) at GOWANUS HOUSES TENANT ASSOCIATION
244 BOND ST BASEMENT Enter around corner on Douglass Street. Space may be accessed by ramp or stairs. 
transit  https://goo.gl/maps/wHpoUcGZXH52
This meeting we will discuss the most recent conversations about NYCHA, details about our upcoming Organizing Academy  and updates from Turning the Tide (T3) and the Gowanus Neighborhood Coalition for Justice.
RSVP to Mike at (917) 704 - 6994 or michael@furee.org [consider asking whether required -t.]

 
 . T3 GOES TO ALBANY
MONDAY, APRIL 23 AT 7:00 AM
BREAKFAST WILL BE SERVED AT FIFTH AVE COMMITTEE AT 7:00 AM
BUS LEAVING FROM ATLANTIC TERMINAL AT 8:00 AM SHARP
transit  https://goo.gl/N7xoAS
Turning the Tide (T3) Joins NYRenews Members in Albany for CuomoWalkTheTalk.org the largest climate-specific rally ever directed at the Governor to pass landmark Climate and Community Protection Act (CCPA) this year! The CCPA would legally mandate that NYS reach 100% renewable economy-wide by 2050, while  putting standards in place to triage resources to the communities hardest hit by climate change, and ensure the renewable energy economy creates good, family-supporting jobs. If you would like to join us, please RSVP to Karen Blondel at Kblondel@fifthave.org or (718) 809-2070

 
 . RED HOOK TEA
SATURDAY, APRIL 21 in RED HOOK LIBRARY
7 WOLCOTT ST. (F, G to Smith-9 St.) map  https://goo.gl/maps/XHmaBL235vQ2
Turning the Tide (T3) in collaboration with Friends of Red Hook Library are hosting a community conversation on future plans and ideas for Red Hook! Share your info and projects with other local stakeholders and learn who may be a potential partner in the neighborhood!Please RSVP to Karen Blondel at (718) 809-2070

 . GOWANUS GREEN TEAM
The Gowanus Green Team are paid high school apprentices engaged in environmental careers in green infrastructure, urban conservation, and design. The program aims to expand green job opportunities in Gowanus. This training program is an integral part of Gowanus Canal Conservancy’s growing maintenance team, providing stewardship for green infrastructure in Gowanus.
Apprentices participate in classroom lessons, field training sessions, and field trips to learn about parks and restoration in Gowanus and other parts of NYC. Field work and class sessions explore a range of environmental themes including stormwater management, urban forestry and horticulture. The program provides participants with physical skills, including gardening, infrastructure maintenance, and plant identification; teamwork and communication skills; and knowledge about urban environmental issues facing Gowanus.
The 2018 Gowanus Green Team runs from May 1 to August 18 . Applications are due by April 22   Click here to apply!

 
 . NEXT GEN NYCHA FOR WHO?  A COMMUNITY FORUM
SATURDAY, APRIL 28  (11:00 AM - 2:00PM)   
NYCHA is planning to build 80-100 buildings on various NYCHA campuses without listening to the residents who live on site and who will be impacted the most by these new developments. Join your neighbors, other NYCHA residents and allies to learn about NYCHA's plan, how to organize and take ACTION NOW!
Gouverneur Hospital, 227 Madison St,, Manhattan [btw. Jefferson & Clinton]
F Train to East Broadway, M22 to Madison St. & Jefferson St.
and M9 to Essex St. & East Broadway
[ trip planners: http://mta.info  https://goo.gl/maps/zGP113XKSjJ2  ;

svc. changes: http://mta.info/weekender ]

Organized by NYCHA Residents and Stakeholders from La Guardia Houses, Wyckoff Gardens, the Cooper Park Resident Council, GOLES, FUREE, St. Nick's Alliance and the Equitable Neighborhoods Practice at the Community Development Project.
Please RSVP by clicking here!
We will provide a light breakfast and lunch.

 
FUREE ANNUAL FUNDRAISER
FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 7:00 PM to MIDNIGHT at COMMONS CAFE
388 ATLANTIC Av. btw. Hoyt St. & Bond St. nr. A, C, G, 2, 3, 4, 5, F, D, N, R, B, Q stops
transit https://goo.gl/maps/BiZUodjdH1z

WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!
FUREE always needs help with our day-to-day administration, campaign and event planning and communications with our members and allies! Do you have some time and some skills that you think may be an asset to us? Reach out to Mike at michael@furee.org!
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Families United for Racial and Economic Equality (FUREE) · 388 Atlantic Ave, 2nd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11217, United States
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Cuomo Walk The Talk, Off Fossil Fuels Convergence
Monday, Apr. 23 from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Albany, New York
https://facebook.com/events/310284546148736/
with Complete It Cuomo, Food & Water Watch - New York, Frackbusters, Sane Energy Project, Riverkeeper https://twitter.com/CompleteItCuomo
(347) 778-2743 http://foodandwaterwatch.org eweltman@fwwatch.org https://facebook.com/pg/foodandwaterwatchNY/events/ http://frackbustersny.org/
(646) 387 3180 contact@saneenergyproject.org http://saneenergyproject.org
(914) 478-4501 info@riverkeeper.org https://twitter.com/riverkeeper http://riverkeeper.org

Sign The Pledge To Resist NY InFRACKstructure on April 23
www.stopnyinfrackstructure.org

We will have a short prayerful event sprinkled with creative storytelling and march together in Albany, NY together before entering the New York State Capitol Building to demand Governor Cuomo Walks the Talk and moves Off Fossil Fuels NOW.

One year ago, Governor Cuomo announced in his 2017 State of the State that “the State must double down by investing in the fight against dirty fossil fuels and fracked gas from neighboring states.” And in 2014, he outright banned High-Volume Hydraulic Fracturing, or fracking, on account of health and environmental impacts.

In 2017, however, we have seen continued expansion in gas pipelines, compressor stations, and power plants. Compressed-gas truck fleets now ply rural roads and explosive oil trains run along residential communities. The state continues to import frack waste from Pennsylvania. Medical associations have documented increased cancer rates, and respiratory problems. Besides pregnant women, children and the elderly are most at risk. Working-class neighborhoods, communities of color, and Indigenous Peoples are disproportionately targeted by fracked gas infrastructure. This contradicts the goals of Environmental Justice, human rights, and stewardship of the earth.

It’s time for the Governor to protect our future. The first step must be to halt all fracked-gas projects statewide. To stem climate change we must work toward a just transition to 100% renewable energy immediately. We must address issues of energy efficiency and storage. And we must do this with courage and expediency.

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THE CENTER FOR MEDIA, CULTURE AND HISTORY PRESENTS
500 YEARS:  LIFE IN RESISTANCE
+ Post-screening discussion w/ Director Pamela Yates & Producer Paco de Onís.
Monday, Apr. 23 fr/ 5:00 PM at NYU King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center
53 Washington Sq. South btw. Sullivan St. & Thompson St. next to Judson Memorial Church & nr. A, B, C, D, E, F, M, PATH, #1, R, W, #6 stops & Houston St. bus;
transit  https://goo.gl/maps/fvo22xi9KNq
event graphic & descriptions https://t.co/WTLq7c7f91  
https://as.nyu.edu/clacs/events/spring-2018/500-years.html   (https://wp.nyu.edu/cmch/2017/12/01/april-23-500-years-dir-prod-pamela-yates-paco-de-onis/)  https://twitter.com/CMCHnyu/status/983405391089414144   (https://facebook.com/pg/The-Center-for-Media-Culture-and-History-at-NYU-156699557774312/events/)
https://wp.nyu.edu/cmch/  https://facebook.com/pg/CLACS.NYU/events/ 
(212) 817-8438 https://twitter.com/CLACS_NYU  https://as.nyu.edu/clacs/events.html
 (212) 817 – 7283  Tdomi@gc.cuny.edu  https://twitter.com/Hemisferico
free & public.  (Please ask correct ending time -t.)

The Center for Media Culture and History - cmchnyu.org
The Center for Religion and Media - crmnyu.org

500 Years: Life in Resistance
(2017, Dir: Pamela Yates/Prod: Paco de Onís)
follows the trial of former Guatemalan dictator Efraín Ríos Montt for genocide against the country’s indigenous Maya population in the 1980s and the popular uprising that followed the trial, which led to the toppling of President Otto Perez Molina. The documentary is the third film in a trilogy which also includes When the Mountains Tremble (1983) and Granito: How to Nail a Dictator (2011).

Discussion follows screening with Pamela Yates and Paco de Onís.

Co-sponsors: Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics

Event is free and open to the public but seating is limited, first-come first-served. Persons needing assistance are requested to contact the Center in advance: cmch.info@nyu.edu.

Intrusion: Domestic Violation & the Rise of the Carceral State
a lecture by  Sarah Haley, Gender Studies, UCLA
Monday, Apr. 23 fr/ 6:00 to 8:00 PM in NYU Dept. of Social & Cultural Analysis
20 Cooper Sq, 4th Fl., physically on Bowery opposite E.5th St., nr. #6, R, W, B, D, F, M stops & cross town buses either via W.8th or via E.9th;
map & transit  https://goo.gl/maps/KRxaNuzzHYE2
descriptions: http://www.csgsnyu.org/tag/carceral-state/
https://facebook.com/events/478210635913695/  http://as.nyu.edu/sca/events.html
(http://csgsnyu.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/csgs-spring-2018-calendar-663x1024.jpg)  https://facebook.com/pg/SCA.NYU/events  http://csgsnyu.org

csgs@nyu.edu http://twitter.com/csgsnyu  https://facebook.com/pg/csgsnyu/events  (212) 992-9540 (212) 992-9650 https://facebook.com/pg/SCA.NYU/events 
sca@nyu.edu  http://sca.as.nyu.edu/page/home  https://twitter.com/SCAatNYU  
free & public;
This talk will explore the role of mundane and ostentatious forms of carceral terror executed in black homes from the 1970s through the 1990s. It will examine the relationship between black domesticity and carceral state buildup as well as the affective and haptic work of life making that black women performed in the face of ubiquitous police violence.

This event is free & open to the public. Venue is accessible. For more information, please contact NYU CSGS at csgs@nyu.edu or 212-992-9540.

Co-sponsored by the NYU Center for the Study of Gender & Sexuality, and Department of Social & Cultural Analysis.

APR10
The Hazards of Witnessing: Photographing the Philippine Drug War

APR24
Rana Plaza 5 Years Later: Amplifying Workers Voices Globally

PUBLICITY FOR THIS EVENT WAS GIVING CONFLICTING LOCATION INFO AS OF LATE MARCH.  IT'S EITHER AT NEW SCHOOL OR JEFFERSON MARKET LIBRARY.  NEARER THE EVENT DATE, PLEASE CONSIDER CHECKING THAT ALL SOURCES AGREE BEFORE TRAVELING TO ATTEND. -t.

Climate Change Resiliency - Preserving our Neighborhoods and Beyond
Monday, Apr. 23, 2018, 6:30 pm
PROBABLY in New School University Center Bldg.
Bob and Sheila Hoerle Lecture Hall, Room UL105,
63 Fifth Ave. btw. E. 13th St. & E. 14th St. nr. L, F, M, 1, 2, 3, N, Q, R, W, A, C, E, 4, 5, 6 stops & cross town buses via 14th St. or 9th St. or 8th St.
Free; registration is required at the top right button
(https://71712.blackbaudhosting.com/71712/Climate-Change-Resiliency---Preserving-our-Neighborhoods-and-Beyond) 
(http://events.newschool.edu/event/climate_change_resiliency_-_preserving_our_neighborhoods_and_beyond)
https://facebook.com/events/169928770307400/

We will talk, learn, and strategize around climate change resiliency, specifically as it impacts the Village/Lower Manhattan and look at what various communities and organizations are doing to move us forward in this effort. What is being done, what needs to be done, and how can we get involved to make changes in this critical effort that may determine the future and survival of our communities.

Ana Baptista, Assistant Professor in the Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management Program at the Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy will moderate this panel with
Aziz Dehkan, Director of Garden's Rising;
Felicia Young, founder of Earth Celebrations; and
Lynn Englum, City and Policy Manager at Rebuild by Design.

Sponsored by GVSHP, Gardens Rising, Earth Celebrations, and The New School's Tishman Environment and Design Center.

    General Public
 Tishman Environment and Design Center

May Day: Mass Planning Meeting
2 Mondays...

APR 16 at 6:30 PM
APR 23 at 6:30 PM in Solidarity Ctr.
147 W. 24th St. btw. 6th & 7th Aves.
nr. #1, F, M, PATH, C, E, R, W, 6 stops & 23rd St. bus;
https://facebook.com/events/137833293722704/
https://facebook.com/pg/MayDayUnionSquare/events/

Revolutionary Columbia University Struggle of 1968
THE BATTLE FOR HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION WITH LESSONS FOR TODAY’S MOVEMENT
with Eric Mann, Komozi Woodard, Channing Martinez,
Monday April 23 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM at Brooklyn Commons
388 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn, btw. Hoyt St. & Bond St.; A, C, G train to Hoyt Schermerhorn;
#2, 3 to Hoyt St. (at Fulton); F to Bergen St. (at Smith St.); #4, 5 to Nevins (at Flatbush); D, N, R, Q or weekdays-only B to Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr.;
buses via Atlantic or 3rd Av. or Bergen or Smith St. or 5th Av. or Flatbush Av.;
Map & Transit https://goo.gl/9wVRMU https://goo.gl/maps/LaAq5GDxsPG2
$6 - $15 Description:
http://marxedproject.org/event/revolutionary-columbia-university-struggle-of-1968/
http://thecommonsbrooklyn.org/events-list
(347) 9874966 info@thecommonsbrooklyn.org

How the Black Movement in Harlem, Student Afro-American Society and Students for a Democratic Society took on the Columbia ruling class representatives, Mayor Lindsay, The New York Times and the New York Police Department and Won.
Eric Mann, Director of the Labor/Community Strategy Center, Veteran of the Congress of Racial Equality, Newark Community Union Project, Students for a Democratic Society, the Columbia University Struggle and the United Auto Workers, author of Playbook for Progressives: The 16 Qualities of the Successful Organizer
In Conversation with
Komozi Woodard, author of Nation within a Nation: Amiri Baraka and Black Power Politics
and
Channing Martinez, lead organizer, Labor/Community Strategy Center, and manager, Strategy and Soul Movement Center

Get On The Stage
Monday, Apr. 23 fr/ 7:00 to 9:00 PM
Bluestockings Bookstore, Café, & Activist Center
172 Allen St, btw. Rivington St. & Stanton St., nr. F, J, M, B, D, #6, R, W stops
transit https://goo.gl/maps/MBRb1C2jyfw
https://eventbrite.com/e/get-on-the-stage-open-mic-registration-4446844130  https://facebook.com/events/1794326363953428/
http://bluestockings.com/events/calendar/
https://facebook.com/pg/bluestockingsnyc/events/
Get On the Stage is an open mic based around uplifting and centering the voices of Queer/Trans People of Color, Trans, Two Spirit, Gender Non-Conforming, Non-Binary, Intersex and anyone who falls between the margins of these Western labels. Speakers can bring poems, prose, music, stand-up and spoken word of any kind.

Cis white queer folks are prohibited from participating but are encouraged to attend to support and help boost the voices of marginalized speakers.

Accessibility Information: Bluestockings is wheelchair accessible, with no steps or platforms, and wide aisles between shelves. While we make every effort to remain ADA compliant, our bathroom is not wheelchair accessible. There is a Starbucks two short blocks down the street with an accessible bathroom (at Allen and Delancey).

Metered street parking is readily available in the blocks surrounding Bluestockings. Bluestockings is not a scent-free space, but we encourage visitors to please refrain from wearing perfumes, colognes or other scented products (including essential oils) and smoke far away from the entrance to the space.

MEETING: JVP-NYC Chapter Meeting
Monday, Apr. 23, fr/ 7:30 to 9:30 PM (orientation 7pm) in KJCC
53 Washington Sq. South, Rm 701, btw. Sullivan St. & Thompson St. (next to Judson);

nr. A, B, C, D, E, F, M, PATH, #1, R, W, #6 stops & Houston St. bus;
transit  https://goo.gl/maps/9WgK9woVzTH2

https://jvpnyc.org/events/meeting-jvp-nyc-chapter-meeting
w/ Jewish Voice for Peace NYC  newyork@jewishvoiceforpeace.org 
https://jvpnyc.org/new-members/#contact-us  https://jvpnyc.org/new-members/
https://twitter.com/jvplive   https://jvpnyc.org/new-members/#actions-events
https://facebook.com/pg/JVPNY/events/

Join us for our monthly chapter-wide meeting.

Join us for JVP-NYC’s monthly chapter meeting. We typically spend a portion of the chapter meeting diving into political education, analysis or skill-development related to some aspect of our work, and a second portion of the meeting updating each other on chapter organizing.

New members are welcome! Join us for a brief
 == > new member orientation at 7pm before the meeting in the building lobby. If you’re interested, RSVP to newyork@jewishvoiceforpeace.org.

THERE WILL BE PIZZA!

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Gun Violence is a Women’s Issue with Downtown Women for Change
Monday, Apr. 23 fr/ 7:00 to 9:00 PM at 46 Barrow St. btw. Bedford St. & Bleecker St.
transit https://goo.gl/maps/2gVtno4vBY92
RSVP (ask whether required)  at (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfyGT9rYTkxYv7XUiHmeLOrBtie_RtY3EnNYVZGDayhoEb6Sw/viewform)  (https://downtownwomenforchange.org/news/2018/4/2/gun-violence-is-a-womens-issue)
https://downtownwomenforchange.org/news/

Join Downtown Women for Change for a discussion on how gun violence is a women’s issue on Monday, April 23, at the Greenwich House Music School.

Panelists:

City Councilmember Carlina Rivera represents the 2nd Council District. She was elected to office in 2017 and is a strong supporter of gun control laws that will keep our schools and streets safe, including an expansion of the SAFE Act and stronger laws at the federal level.

Jacqueline Bediako, M.S., BSBA, is an organizer, writer, behavior analyst and educator. Her writing focuses on black feminism, education, immigration, and race. She is an organizer with the New York City chapter of Million Hoodies Movement for Justice.

Sarah Friedman is a writer and researcher specializing in human rights, international affairs, security, and public policy, with a particular focus on women’s issues. She holds a Master of Science (MS) in Foreign Service and a Master of Public Policy (MPP) from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.

Yolanda McNair is the co-founder of Protect Our Stolen Treasures. Yolanda lost her daughter, Adaisha Miller, to gun violence and started this small foundation to pay for the coffins and funeral expenses of other children who are victims.

RSVP here.

Greenwich House Music School
46 Barrow St - New York

Dixon Place presents Bad Activist: Sex Politics, Palestine & You
Starring Mina Teitelbaum, MR Stine & Rebecca Katherine Hirsch with the assistance of Dan Pasternack & Megan Bailey
Monday, Apr. 23 fr/ 7:00 to 8:30 PM at Dixon Place
161A Chrystie St. btw. Rivington St. & Delancey St./Kenmare St.; J Train to Bowery;
B, D to Grand; F to Delancey St. or to 2 Av. (west exit to Christie/2nd Av.); M to Essex (?);
#6 to Spring St.; R, W to Prince St.;  transit  https://goo.gl/maps/KcVkWH6ruFx 
Event http://dixonplace.org/performances/bad-activist-sex-politics-palestine-and-you/
https://facebook.com/events/335879200149441/
Venue Event Listings, etc.  http://dixonplace.org/category/all-events 
https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/cal/171  https://facebook.com/pg/dixonplace/events 
https://twitter.com/dixonplace  http://dixonplace.org/accessibility/  212-219-0736 
contact@dixonplace.org

Two Americans on holiday--er, working at the U.N/teaching English or whatever--SOLVE the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, using only their ability to have sex. Wow!

In this live reading, witness the entanglements of two Jewish-American activists, one sordid Jewish–Palestinian romance & one oppressive state! What will our heroines learn about Zionism, mismatched queer desires, cycles of abuse, political guilt-based objectification, and fantasies and realities of domination and submission?

Find out more, in this rousing 'comedy.'

FREE
Dixon Place
161a Chrystie St
New York, NY 10002
Starts 7:30pm, ~45 min

Other incarnations of this play have been performed as part of Fringearts:
http://fringearts.com/event/bad-activist-sex-politics-palestine/ & NIGHT KITCHEN at Beaumont Wherehouse/Sherwood Oak

Humble Mumbles
Radio Station
quarreling with humility as a stock positive, achievable or desirable state since 2014

More Events at Dixon Place

APR13 UrbanJATRA: Planting Seeds of the Past | Kalamandir Dance Co

APR27 The Sacred Feminine

MAY1 May Day! Dixon Place mainstage, The Wapshot Whatever: The secret lives of computer programs

The Chinese Revolution: 1930-1949
at Brooklyn Commons 388 Atlantic Av. btw. Hoyt St. & Bond St.
A, C, G to Hoyt-Schermerhorn; #2, 3 Train to Hoyt St. (at Fulton St.); #4, 5 to Nevins St. (at Flatbush Av. & Fulton); F to Bergen St.; D, N, R, B, Q to Atlantic Ave.-Barclays Ctr.
Monday, Mar. 26 from 7:30 to 9:30 PM
Monday, Apr. 2 from 7:30 to 9:30 PM
Monday, Apr. 9 from 7:30 to 9:30 PM
Monday, Apr. 16 from 7:30 to 9:30 PM
Monday, Apr. 23 from 7:30 to 9:30 PM
Monday, Apr. 30 from 7:30 to 9:30 PM
Monday, May 7 from 7:30 to 9:30 PM
Monday, May 14 from 7:30 to 9:30 PM
Monday, May 21 from 7:30 to 9:30 PM
Monday, Jun. 4 from 7:30 to 9:30 PM
Monday, Jun. 11 from 7:30 to 9:30 PM
http://marxedproject.org/event/revolution-in-china-1911-1949/all/  https://facebook.com/events/155661128582324/ http://marxedproject.org/events/
https://facebook.com/pg/MarxistEducationProject/events
https://facebook.com/pg/RevolutionsStudyGroup/events
https://facebook.com/pg/thecommonsbrooklyn/events
Public · Hosted by Marxist Education Project and Revolutions Study Group
 
Of 20th-century revolutions, the upheaval in China that culminated in the declaration in 1949 of the People’s Republic was arguably just as significant as the Russian Revolution of 1917. We begin with the Chinese Revolution in 1930, after the nationalist party led by Chiang Kai Shek turned on the mass movement, slaughtered militant workers and peasants, and declared war on Communists. The Communist Party regrouped in remote rural areas and reoriented its activity from urban industrial working class to organizing a peasant rebellion from these rural bases. This led to a prolonged civil war, interrupted by a Japanese invasion, which in turn became part of World War Two. After the war, the struggle between the armies of Chiang Kai Shek and the Communists resumed, ending with Chiang's fleeing to Taiwan and the final victory of the Communist army in 1949. The primary reading will be Mark Selden: China in Revolution: The Yenan Way Revisited. Check marxedproject.org for updates to the reading list.

THE REVOLUTIONS STUDY GROUP (originally at the Brecht Forum) has been meeting since 2009. Individual participants have come and gone, however the group has held together, studying in depth a wide range of history including the French Revolution, the Russian Revolutions of 1905 and 1917, the Mau-Mau Revolt in Kenya, the Haitian Revolution, the European Revolutions of 1848, the May movement in France of 1968 and the Hot Autumn of Italy the following year, the Spanish Civil War, the Mexican Revolution, the Socialist (2nd) International, and Russian Social Democracy prior to World War I. The RSG has just completed a year-long examination of the German Revolutionary period of 1918-1924.
 
The Marxist Education Project is devoted to creating a space for study and dialogue among radicals in a non-sectarian environment.

The Revolutions Study Group has met in NYC for more than eight years and continues with the Marxist Education Project (MEP).

A World not Ours
Tuesday, Apr. 24 fr/ 6:00 to 8:00 PM in Schermerhorn Hall,
northeast of Low Library & Steps & College Walk/W.116th St. btw. Broadway & Amsterdam; transit  https://goo.gl/maps/2Madn5Qd3tr  https://goo.gl/bDCzVa
event graphic & descriptions (www.palestine.mei.columbia.edu/cps-events-spring-2018/2018/4/24/a-world-not-ours) 
https://facebook.com/events/1875785459133113/  Public · Hosted by
Center for Palestine Studies at Columbia University (212) 851-2992 palestine@columbia.edu  https://facebook.com/pg/CUPalestine/events 
http://columbia.edu/cu/palestine   https://twitter.com/CUpalestine 

A World Not Ours is an intimate, humorous, portrait of three generations of exile in the refugee camp of Ain el-Helweh, in southern Lebanon. Based on a wealth of personal recordings, family archives, and historical footage, the film is a sensitive and illuminating study of belonging, friendship, and family.

NYC City Council committee hearing on the status of NYC's animal shelter system (Animal Care Centers) 
Tuesday, April 24, 10:00 am in
250 Broadway 14th Fl., btw. Park Pl. & Murray St.
area map http://url.ie/zb2p
please check for updates & any changes:  https://goo.gl/hqsXZ2
or call co-sponsors

see also https://www.nyclass.org https://twitter.com/nyclass
https://www.facebook.com/pg/stophorseabuse/events/

``lower voting age to 17....accelerate civics curriculum...register voter at schools.``

Students take Albany 2018: Young Voter Act Lobby Day
Tuesday, April 24, 2018 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
New York State Capitol (map)

Join students from across New York City and New York State for the second annual YPPG lobby day in support of the Young Voter Act. To register for the lobby day, click here:  https://goo.gl/forms/VWIvASmNjzWRuwOi2

Event graphic, descriptions & any changes:  https://goo.gl/o6Y7D9
 = (yppg.org/new-events/2018/4/24/students-take-albany-2018-young-voter-act-lobby-day)
 (https://eventbrite.com/e/students-take-albany-2018-yppg-lobby-day-for-the-young-voter-act-tickets-43679422328)
https://twitter.com/search?q=Young+Voter+Act+Lobby+Day
yppg.ny@gmail.com yppg.nj@gmail.com

Summary of the bill  https://goo.gl/AjD5tc

To help us make this event accessible to everyone, donate here if you can:
http://ioby.org/project/vote-17

Click here to view the full text of the Young Voter Act:
(http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld&leg_video&bn=A06839&term&Summary=Y&Memo=Y)

Co-Hosts: Assembly Member Robert Carroll, YVote

Families United for Racial and Economic Equality
http://furee.nationbuilder.com/

 
 . FUREE GENERAL MEETING
TUESDAY APRIL 24 (5:30 - 7:30 PM) at GOWANUS HOUSES TENANT ASSOCIATION
244 BOND ST BASEMENT Enter around corner on Douglass Street. Space may be accessed by ramp or stairs. 
transit  https://goo.gl/maps/wHpoUcGZXH52
This meeting we will discuss the most recent conversations about NYCHA, details about our upcoming Organizing Academy  and updates from Turning the Tide (T3) and the Gowanus Neighborhood Coalition for Justice.
RSVP to Mike at (917) 704 - 6994 or michael@furee.org [consider asking whether required -t.]

 
 . T3 GOES TO ALBANY
MONDAY, APRIL 23 AT 7:00 AM
BREAKFAST WILL BE SERVED AT FIFTH AVE COMMITTEE AT 7:00 AM
BUS LEAVING FROM ATLANTIC TERMINAL AT 8:00 AM SHARP
transit  https://goo.gl/N7xoAS
Turning the Tide (T3) Joins NYRenews Members in Albany for CuomoWalkTheTalk.org the largest climate-specific rally ever directed at the Governor to pass landmark Climate and Community Protection Act (CCPA) this year! The CCPA would legally mandate that NYS reach 100% renewable economy-wide by 2050, while  putting standards in place to triage resources to the communities hardest hit by climate change, and ensure the renewable energy economy creates good, family-supporting jobs. If you would like to join us, please RSVP to Karen Blondel at Kblondel@fifthave.org or (718) 809-2070

 
 . RED HOOK TEA
SATURDAY, APRIL 21 in RED HOOK LIBRARY
7 WOLCOTT ST. (F, G to Smith-9 St.) map  https://goo.gl/maps/XHmaBL235vQ2
Turning the Tide (T3) in collaboration with Friends of Red Hook Library are hosting a community conversation on future plans and ideas for Red Hook! Share your info and projects with other local stakeholders and learn who may be a potential partner in the neighborhood!Please RSVP to Karen Blondel at (718) 809-2070

 . GOWANUS GREEN TEAM
The Gowanus Green Team are paid high school apprentices engaged in environmental careers in green infrastructure, urban conservation, and design. The program aims to expand green job opportunities in Gowanus. This training program is an integral part of Gowanus Canal Conservancy’s growing maintenance team, providing stewardship for green infrastructure in Gowanus.
Apprentices participate in classroom lessons, field training sessions, and field trips to learn about parks and restoration in Gowanus and other parts of NYC. Field work and class sessions explore a range of environmental themes including stormwater management, urban forestry and horticulture. The program provides participants with physical skills, including gardening, infrastructure maintenance, and plant identification; teamwork and communication skills; and knowledge about urban environmental issues facing Gowanus.
The 2018 Gowanus Green Team runs from May 1 to August 18 . Applications are due by April 22   Click here to apply!

 
 . NEXT GEN NYCHA FOR WHO?  A COMMUNITY FORUM
SATURDAY, APRIL 28  (11:00 AM - 2:00PM)   
NYCHA is planning to build 80-100 buildings on various NYCHA campuses without listening to the residents who live on site and who will be impacted the most by these new developments. Join your neighbors, other NYCHA residents and allies to learn about NYCHA's plan, how to organize and take ACTION NOW!
Gouverneur Hospital, 227 Madison St,, Manhattan [btw. Jefferson & Clinton]
F Train to East Broadway, M22 to Madison St. & Jefferson St.
and M9 to Essex St. & East Broadway
[ trip planners: http://mta.info  https://goo.gl/maps/zGP113XKSjJ2  ;

svc. changes: http://mta.info/weekender ]

Organized by NYCHA Residents and Stakeholders from La Guardia Houses, Wyckoff Gardens, the Cooper Park Resident Council, GOLES, FUREE, St. Nick's Alliance and the Equitable Neighborhoods Practice at the Community Development Project.
Please RSVP by clicking here!
We will provide a light breakfast and lunch.

 
FUREE ANNUAL FUNDRAISER
FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 7:00 PM to MIDNIGHT at COMMONS CAFE
388 ATLANTIC Av. btw. Hoyt St. & Bond St. nr. A, C, G, 2, 3, 4, 5, F, D, N, R, B, Q stops
transit https://goo.gl/maps/BiZUodjdH1z

WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!
FUREE always needs help with our day-to-day administration, campaign and event planning and communications with our members and allies! Do you have some time and some skills that you think may be an asset to us? Reach out to Mike at michael@furee.org!
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Families United for Racial and Economic Equality (FUREE) · 388 Atlantic Ave, 2nd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11217, United States
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Cuomo Picketing - Off Fossil Fuels
Tuesday, Apr. 24 fr/ 6:00 to 7:00 PM at The St. Regis New York
2 E. 55th St. at 5th Ave.; E, M Train to 5 Av. (at 53rd); N, R to 5 Av.
(east exit to E.60th); F to 57 St. (at 6th Av.); Q to 57 St.-7 Av.; B, D
to 7 Av. (at 53 St.); #6 to 51 St. (at Lex.); 4, 5, 6 to 59 St.;#1 to 50 St.
(at Broadway); A, C to 59 St.-Columbus Cir.;
buses via 57th St., W.50th, E.49th;
transit  https://goo.gl/maps/iim8aYvDWqk
https://facebook.com/events/2080529018842288/ https://twitter.com/nychange https://twitter.com/350Brooklyn  https://twitter.com/foodandwater 
https://twitter.com/SaneEnergy 350brooklyn@gmail.com http://350brooklyn.org https://facebook.com/pg/350Brooklyn/events
https://facebook.com/pg/Mothers-Out-Front-NYC-613623272303647/events http://ny.mothersoutfront.org (347) 778-2743 http://foodandwaterwatch.org    eweltman@fwwatch.org https://facebook.com/pg/foodandwaterwatchNY/events/ https://facebook.com/pg/saneenergyproject/events  contact@saneenergyproject.org (646)3873180  https://facebook.com/pg/350NYC/events http://saneenergyproject.org  https://facebook.com/pg/nychange/events (347) 410-6919 http://nycommunities.org   
https://foodandwaterwatch.org/news/earth-cuomo-get-fossil-fuels

On April 24, Governor Cuomo is holding a fundraiser – and we’ll be there, urging him to be a true climate leader.We’ll be picketing outside, calling on Cuomo to move New York off fossil fuels, by stopping fracking infrastructure and shifting to 100% renewable energy.This action follows a massive rally in Albany the day before, which you are also invited to attend:
www.CuomoWalktheTalk.org
eweltman@fwwatch.org 347-778-2743

TransFamilies Project at The Center
Multiple Tuesdays, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM at
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Ctr
208 W. 13 St. btw. Greenwich Av. & 7th Av.; L Train to 8 Av.; #1, 2, 3, A, C, E, F, M, PATH to various 14th St. stops; N, Q, R, W, 4, 5, 6 to 14 St.-Union Sq.; cross town buses via 14th St. or 9th St./Christopher St.
https://facebook.com/events/319071458498911/
http://www.pflagnyc.org/content/transfamilies-project-center-0 
https://facebook.com/pg/pflagnyc/events   info@pflagnyc.org  http://www.pflagnyc.org
(646) 240-4288   https://twitter.com/pflagnyc

PFLAG NYC, in partnership with The Center, invites parents, family members and friends of transgender and gender nonconforming loved ones to the TransFamilies Project, a monthly support group. No matter when your loved one disclosed his/her/their gender identity, or what stage of transition he/she/they are in, join with others to meet understanding friends, share information, and get and provide support. Free and open to all, but please note if you are bringing someone with you who is younger than high-school age, please notify us beforehand by emailing transgender@pflagnyc.org.

Upcoming Dates
MAR27Tue 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

APR24Tue 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

MAY29Tue 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

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About the Venue

Below was excerpted from a periodic calendar by Bill DiPaolo & Time's Up!   Please subscribe directly. -t.

https://times-up.org/calendar  https://times-up.org/events-list-signup
212.802.8222  timesup@panix.com

***MANHATTANWORKSHOPS***

OUTDOORBIKE REPAIR CLASSES
** Every Tuesday, 6:30pm-8:30pm
LaPlaza Cultural Community Garden, SW corner of 9th St & Ave C
Comelearn how to fix bikes, do simple maintenance and tune-ups at thebike mechanic repair classes. Subjects are covered in a four-weekrotation beginning the first week of every month:
1st Tuesday-Basics for Beginners
2nd Tuesday- Brakes and Gears
3rdTuesday- Cups, Cones, and Bearings
4th Tuesday- Wheels andSpokes
**

1stFRIDAY FIX-YOUR-OWN-BIKE AL FRESCO
Friday, April 6,3:00pm-6:00pm
Friday, May 4, 3:00pm-6:00pm
La PlazaCultural Community Garden, SW corner of 9th St & Ave C
Openshop--you use our tools and stands to work on your bike. Experiencedmechanics will be present to answer questions, but you do the work.Since we are in a community garden you will have to bring your ownparts. Bike workshops are free, but we strongly encourage you to makea donation or become a Time's Up member to help support our efforts.

***BROOKLYNWORKSHOPS***

FIXYOUR OWN BIKE WORKSHOP

99South 6th Street, off Bedford Avenue under the Williamsburg Bridge

**Sundays & Wednesdays-5:30pm-8:30pm

Openshop--you use our tools and stands to work on your bike. Experiencedmechanics will be present to answer questions, but you do the work. Bike workshops are free, but we strongly encourage you to make adonation or become a Time's Up member to help support our efforts. Ifyou have a big project in mind, please be considerate of the time andplan ahead.

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CRITICALMASS - MANHATTAN

Friday,April 27, 7:00pm

Friday,May 25, 7:00pm

UnionSquare Park-North

CriticalMass happens the last Friday of every month around the world. Thisfun group bike ride helped change New York City into the bicyclefriendly city that we see today. Strap some music to your bike andcome on out. More info here.Good resource for other critical mass rides and info here.

CENTRALPARK MOONLIGHT RIDE
Columbus Circle entrance to Central Park

Friday,April 6, 10pm

Friday,May 4, 10pm

Meetsthe 1st Friday of every month at the Columbus Circle entrance toCentral Park. Enjoy the tranquility of the park and its beautifulponds and waterways. A nature lover’s dream.

PEACEBIKE RIDE
1Bowling Green, Museum of the American Indian

Sunday,April 15, 2pm

Sunday,May 20, 2pm

Thethird Sunday of every month please join us for a leisurely, peacefulride to some of downtown Manhattan's peace sites, including: TibetHouse, Anthroposophical Society, Former residence of John Lennon andYoko Ono, Point Thank You, Teardrop Park, The Irish Hunger Memorial,Art from the Berlin Wall, Robert Wagner Park, The Labyrinth forContemplation, Fritz Koenig's “The Sphere,” St. Paul's Chapel,the site of the Mother AME Zion Church (“first church in NYC builtand led by Afro-Americans”) and the African Burial Ground. Greatride for kids and cyclists new to group rides. Route subject tochange, not all sites are visited on every ride. DRESS FOR THEWEATHER! co-sponsoredby PeaceMuseum NY

 . May Made Me:  An oral history of the 1968 uprising in France
With author Mitch Abidor
Tuesday Apr. 24, 6:30 PM at Word Up Books, 2113 Amsterdam at W.165th nr. #1, A, C
https://facebook.com/events/203767276875754/
https://facebook.com/pg/WordUpBooks/events/  (ask correct ending time. -t.)

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 . May Made Me:  An oral history of the 1968 uprising in France
With author Mitch Abidor
Sunday, Apr. 22 fr/ 3:30 to 5:30 PM at New Perspectives Studio
http://marxedproject.org/event/may-made-me/

book https://www.akpress.org/may-made-me.html

The mass protests that shook France in May 1968 were exciting, dangerous, creative and influential, changing European politics to this day. Students demonstrated, workers went on general strike, factories and universities were occupied. At the height of its fervor, it brought the entire national economy to a halt. The protests reached such a point that political leaders feared civil war or revolution.

Fifty years later, MAY MADE ME offers are the eye-opening oral testimonies of those young rebels. By listening to the voices of students and workers, as opposed to that of their leaders, May ’68 appears not just as a mass event, but rather as an event driven by millions of individuals, achieving a mosaic human portrait of France at the time.

MAY MADE ME reveals the legacy of the uprising: how those explosive experiences changed both those who took part, and the course of history. The book will record these moments before history moves on yet again.

MITCHELL ABIDOR has translated texts from French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Esperanto for the Marxists Internet Archive and published many books, including Voices of the Paris Commune, Death to Bourgeois Society: The Propagandists of the Deed, and A Socialist History of the French Revolution by Jean Jaurès.

The Muslim Ban: What You Need To Know 
w/ Noor Zafar, Linda Evarts
Tuesday, Apr. 24, 7:00 PM (doors 6:30 PM) at Urban Justice Ctr.
40 Rector St., 9th Fl., at West St.; #1 Train to Rector (at Greenwich St.); R, W to Rector St. (at Trinity Pl./Church St.); #4, 5 to Wall St. (at Broadway); J to Broad St. (at Wall); #2, 3 to Wall St. (at William St.); A, C to Fulton St. (west exit nr. Broadway); 
transit  https://goo.gl/maps/Nrzha2iV42S2  http://url.ie/zb2p
descriptions  https://urbanjustice.org/civicrm/event/register?id=72
https://www.urbanjustice.org/muslimban3  https://irap.urbanjustice.org
https://ypn.urbanjustice.org/muslimban  https://ypn.urbanjustice.org/speaker-series

    The Urban Justice Center serves New York City's most vulnerable residents through a combination of direct legal service, systemic advocacy, community education and political organizing. Our 12 Projects assist clients on numerous levels, from one-on-one legal advice in soup kitchens, to filing class action lawsuits to bring about systemic change, to pushing social justice legislation forward.

    The Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP) works to end the wrongful detention and deportation of refugee women and children in the United States. ASAP amplifies the traditional legal services model through creative use of technology, an international network of engaged volunteers, and innovative approaches to community building and partnership.

    The Corrections Accountability Project is an innovative initiative dedicated to tearing down the commercial wall that blocks criminal justice reform and clearing the road for lasting transformational change. We work to eliminate the perverse influence of financial interests on our criminal justice system and end the exploitation of those it touches.

    CDP provides legal, participatory research and policy support to strengthen the work of grassroots and community-based groups in New York City to dismantle racial, economic and social oppression.

    Our mission at the Domestic Violence Project (DVP) is to help victims of domestic violence and their children live free of violence and abuse. We consider domestic violence in any type of relationship, regardless of gender or sexual identity, to be a human rights violation.

    Be heard. Be free.

    The Human Rights Project (“HRP”), a project of the Urban Justice Center, works at both the local and national levels to equip advocates with information and tools to promote domestic compliance with universally accepted human rights standards.

    The International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) organizes law students and lawyers to develop and enforce a set of legal and human rights for refugees and displaced persons. Mobilizing direct legal aid and systemic policy advocacy, IRAP serves the world's most persecuted individuals and empowers the next generation of human rights leaders.

    The Mental Health Project of the Urban Justice Center is a team of attorneys, social workers and advocates dedicated to enforcing the rights of low-income New Yorkers with mental illness. We represent individual clients, bring class action lawsuits, and engage in community education and outreach with the belief that low-income people with mental illness are entitled to live stable and full lives, free from discrimination.

    Founded in 1994, PCYP is an innovative legal services project focusing on the civil legal needs of the thousands of homeless and street-involved lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQQ) young people in New York City. PCYP works to interrupt the cycles of poverty and criminalization that prevent LGBTQQ young people from living fulfilling lives free from discrimination, abuse, and oppression. We have built unique expertise in the complex legal issues facing marginalized young people at the crossroads of youth and adult systems.

    Casting a wider social safety net for all New Yorkers.

    The Street Vendor Project is a membership-based project with more than 1,500 active vendor members who are working together to create a vendors’ movement for permanent change. We want more power and more respect. We are part of the Urban Justice Center, a non-profit organization that provides legal representation and advocates for marginalized New Yorkers.

    Created in December 2001, the Sex Workers Project is the first program in New York City and in the country to focus on the provision of legal services, legal training, documentation, and policy advocacy for sex workers.

    The Veteran Advocacy Project at the Urban Justice Center provides free legal services to low-income veterans, with a focus on those living with Post Traumatic Stress, Traumatic Brain Injury, and substance abuse problems.

The Muslim Ban

On April 25th, the Supreme Court will hear Trump v. Hawaii, one of the legal challenges to the Trump administration's Muslim Ban, which has been blocked by the courts time and time again. The night before, on April 24th, join UJC and our International Refugee Assistance Project for a teach-in on the administration's Muslim ban policies, which continue to harm refugees and immigrant families.

From the very beginning, our clients have been among those whose lives have been thrown into chaos by this poorly enacted, ever-shifting, Islamophobic policy. This is your chance for an indepth conversation with some of the attorneys who have been on the ground fighting for their rights.

6:30 – doors
7:00pm – start
40 Rector St., 9th Floor

Our panelists will include:

    Linda Evarts, a joint staff attorney in our International Refugee Assistance Project’s Litigation Department. This is a joint position with the National Immigration Law Center.  Linda was previously a staff attorney at The Bronx Defenders, where she represented hundreds of indigent clients charged with misdemeanors and felonies in Bronx Criminal and Supreme Court.  After law school, she served as law clerk to the Honorable Dolly M. Gee of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

 

    Noor Zafar, a Bertha Justice Institute Fellow in the Guantanamo docket at the Center for Constitutional Rights. Noor earned her J.D. from Harvard Law School, where she served as co-president of the Muslim Law Students Association, executive editor of the Harvard Journal on Racial and Ethnic Justice, and a student attorney with the Iraqi Refugee Assistance Project. She interned at Reprieve, where she helped represent victims of U.S. drone strikes and detainees at Guantánamo Bay, and at the ACLU’s National Security Project, where she helped draft a complaint against the psychologists responsible for designing the CIA’s torture program. As part of her clinical experience, Noor represented indigent clients in the Massachusetts court system through the Criminal Justice Institute and conducted anti-torture advocacy through Harvard’s International Human Rights Clinic.

    Henrike Dessaules (moderator), the Communications Director at IRAP. She was previously the Assistant Director of Programs at the Council for European Studies at Columbia University, where she promoted research on European policy and social affairs through the organization of large international conferences, digital publications, and research grants.

This is our second Speaker Series on the Muslim Ban. For information on our first event, click here. To learn more about our Speaker Series in general, click here. And to find out about getting involved with our Young Professional Network, which hosts these events, please click here.

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Wife, Inc.: The Business of Marriage in the Twenty-First Century
Tuesday Apr. 24, fr/ 7:00 to 9:30 pm at Bluestockings Books
172 Allen St. btw. Stanton St. & Rivington St. nr. F, J, M, B, D, #6, R, W stops
transit  https://goo.gl/maps/JKZAfTgG6GJ2
event descriptions, etc. (http://bluestockings.com/event/wife-inc-the-business-of-marriage-in-the-twenty-first-century/?instance_id=190107)
https://facebook.com/events/1535614356565561/
http://bluestockings.com/events/calendar/
https://facebook.com/pg/bluestockingsnyc/events/
http://bluestockings.com/events/calendar/
According to Wife, Inc., dating, marital commitment, and married life have been reconfigured in the 21st century, such that the work of wifedom occurs in online dating sites, on reality television, in social media, and on the campaign trail. No longer the stuff of marriage vows, these realms are now controlled by brand management and marketability. To prosper, women must appear confident, empowered, and sexually savvy. In conversation with Elisa Kreisinger, Executive Producer at Refinery29 and host of the podcast and video series Strong Opinions Loosely Held, author Suzanne Leonard will guide listeners through the stages of this new “wife cycle”.

Insane: America's Criminal Treatment of Mental Illness
Author Alisa Roth w/ Eyal Press
Tuesday Apr. 24 fr/ 7:00pm at Book Culture - LIC
26-09 Jackson Ave  btw. 44th Dr. & 43rd Ave.;
G, #7, E, M to various Court Sq. stops; R to Queens Plaza;
transit  https://goo.gl/maps/9E9d4uVoHoG2
event descriptions (http://bookculture.com/event/lic-alisa-roth-insane-americas-criminal-treatment-mental-illness)
https://twitter.com/alisa_roth/status/980895468308877312
venue (718) 440-3120  http://www.bookculture.com/upcoming-events

Join us at Book Culture LIC to celebrate the release of Alisa Roth's new book Insane: America's Criminal Treatment of Mental Illness on Tuesday, April 24  at 7pm! Alisa will be joined in conversation by Eyal Press.

America has made mental illness a crime. Jails in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago each house more people with mental illnesses than any hospital. As many as half of all people in America's jails and prisons have a psychiatric disorder. One in four fatal police shootings involves a person with such disorders.

In this revelatory book, journalist Alisa Roth goes deep inside the criminal justice system to show how and why it has become a warehouse where inmates are denied proper treatment, abused, and punished in ways that make them sicker.

Through intimate stories of people in the system and those trying to fix it, Roth reveals the hidden forces behind this crisis and suggests how a fairer and more humane approach might look. Insane is a galvanizing wake-up call for criminal justice reformers and anyone concerned about the plight of our most vulnerable.

Alisa Roth is a former staff reporter for Marketplace and frequent contributor to various NPR programs. A Soros Justice Fellow, her work has also appeared in the New York Review of Books and New York Times. She lives in New York.

Eyal Press is a writer based in New York. His work has appeared in the The New Yorker, The New York Review of Books, The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, The Nation, and the Raritan Review. He is the author of Beautiful Souls: Saying No, Breaking Ranks and Heeding the Voice of Conscience in Dark Times (2012), and Absolute Convictions (2006), a narrative account of the abortion conflict. He is a past recipient of the James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism, and he is currently a fellow at the New York Public Library’s Cullman Center.
 

Event address:
26-09 Jackson Ave.
Long Island City, NY 11101

Supreme Court Oral Arguments - #NoMuslimBanEver
Wednesday, April 25 at 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM in Supreme Court of the United States
1st St NE, Washington, District of Columbia 20002
https://facebook.com/CAIRNational/posts/10155230232817695
http://twitter.com/hashtag/NoMuslimBanEver

w/ MPower Change, CAIR - San Francisco Bay Area, Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC, National Immigration Law Center, Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Asian Law Caucus,
CAIR

  . CUNY Rising Hearings at Brooklyn College and Bronx Community College
   Wednesday, Apr. 25, 4:00 PM in Brooklyn College Library
https://goo.gl/maps/UCHZCqPtbj72 
https://actionnetwork.org/events/cuny-rising-brooklyn-hearing
yshafritz@nycommunities.org  https://facebook.com/events/993582884129023  https://twitter.com/CUNYRising/status/986705679451918336  (www.psc-cuny.org/CUNYRising nycclc.org/event/cuny-rising-brooklyn-hearing-apr-25-2018)
https://twitter.com/cunyrising   (http://psc-cuny.org/news-events/cuny-rising-hearings-brooklyn-college-and-bronx-community-college)
 
   Thursday, May 3 in Bronx Community College Nichols Hall, Rm. 104
nr. W.181st St. & University Av.; transit:  https://goo.gl/R7E4YT
http://bcc.cuny.edu/Directions/Documents/CAMPUS_MAP.PDF 
w/ Professional Staff Congress  https://facebook.com/pg/psccunygc/events/
http://psc-cuny.org/news-events http://psccunygc.commons.gc.cuny.edu https://twitter.com/PSC_CUNY  psccunygc@gmail.com 212-354-1252, 212-PSC-CUNY  (AFT Local #2334)

CUNY Rising, a coalition of 33 CUNY-allied groups, including the PSC, will host two hearings for city and state elected officials, one in Brooklyn and one in the Bronx. PSC chapters are helping to organize both events. The Brooklyn hearing will focus on the needs of CUNY senior colleges and their students. It will be
4:00 PM Wed., Apr. 25 at the Brooklyn College Library {misinfo snipped}  

The Bronx hearing will focus on the community colleges and their students. It will be
4:00 PM Thurs., May 3 at Bronx Community College in Nichols Hall, room 104
{misinfo snipped}

Demands to be raised at the hearings will include: the hiring of additional faculty and staff, fair pay for adjuncts, and repair of CUNY’s crumbling infrastructure, as well as protection of students’ rights to control the activity fees that support student activism and campus press. Come join CUNY Rising at one of the hearings to help build support in Albany and City Hall for investment in quality, affordable college education.
Upcoming Events

    City-wide Cross Campus Units Meeting
    Apr 17 2018 - 6:30pm
    Legislation Committee Meeting
    Apr 18 2018 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
    International Committee Meeting
    Apr 20 2018 - 4:00pm to 6:00pm
    7K Lobby Day
    Apr 24 2018 (All day)
    Safety Net Working Group
    Apr 26 2018 - 12:00pm to 2:00pm

Dolores, a new film about Dolores Huerta
Wednesday, April 25, 2018 fr/ 4:30 to 6:00 PM
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
524 W. 59th St. Room L.63 (btw. 10th Av./Amsterdam Av. & 11th Av./WEA)
nr. 57th St. bus & #1, A, B, C, D, N, Q, R, W, F stops;
https://meetup.com/NYC-Grassroots-Alliance/events/248269183
trailer https://youtu.be/Unzr9kiFScQ

• What we'll do
Dolores Huerta is among the most important, yet least known, activists in American history. An equal partner in co-founding the first farm workers unions with Cesar Chavez, her enormous contributions have gone largely unrecognized. Dolores tirelessly led the fight for racial and labor justice alongside Chavez, becoming one of the most defiant feminists of the twentieth century—and she continues the fight to this day, at 87. With intimate and unprecedented access to this intensely private mother to eleven, the film reveals the raw, personal stakes involved in committing one’s life to social change. Directed by Peter Bratt. Followed by a Q&A with Suzanne Oboler,
Professor of Latin American and Latina/o Studies at John Jay College Reception

Hosted by
John Jay College Sustainability and Environmental Justice Program
John Jay College Sustainability Council
Professional Staff Congress

An EEF EcoCinema Event

• What to bring
Bring an ID

• Important to know
Free and open to the Public

Queens Popular Assembly
Wednesday, Apr. 25 fr/ 5:00 to 7:00 PM
Queensborough Community College / CUNY
222-05 56th Ave., Bayside (Qns.);  map  https://goo.gl/maps/v8h8evjKJTo
bus map
description https://facebook.com/events/434900860297258/ 
https://facebook.com/pg/Cunyadjunctsandstudentsfor7kandfreetuition/events
7kandfreetuition@gmail.com https://facebook.com/pg/psccunygc/events psccunygc@gmail.com  https://twitter.com/psccunygc
https://facebook.com/pg/CUNYRising/events  https://twitter.com/CUNYRising https://facebook.com/pg/cunystruggle/events  http://cunystruggle.org https://facebook.com/pg/YoungProgressivesOfAmerica/events  http://ypamerica.org

Adjunct faculty deserve $7k/course. CUNY students deserve free tuition. We can win both.

Featuring
CUNY Adjuncts/Students for 7k & Free Tuition, CUNY Struggle, Young Progressives of America, The Graduate Center PSC, CUNY Rising,

CUNY Struggle
An independent outlet for CUNY radicals to mobilize, towards a renewed CUNY movement and beyond.

Young Progressives of America is a political organization of young people committed to the advancement of the progressive agenda.

The Graduate Center PSC
The PSC chapter for the Graduate Center, Advanced Science Research Center, Murphy Institute, CUNY School of Journalism, CUNY SPS, CUNY School of Public Health, &
Macaulay Honors College.

CUNY Rising Alliance is a coalition of 30+ organizations fighting for free and quality CUNY.

About the Venue
Queensborough Community College / CUNY

 

Below was excerpted from a periodic calendar by Bill DiPaolo & Time's Up!   Please subscribe directly. -t.

https://times-up.org/calendar  https://times-up.org/events-list-signup
212.802.8222  timesup@panix.com

***MANHATTANWORKSHOPS***

OUTDOORBIKE REPAIR CLASSES
** Every Tuesday, 6:30pm-8:30pm
LaPlaza Cultural Community Garden, SW corner of 9th St & Ave C
Comelearn how to fix bikes, do simple maintenance and tune-ups at thebike mechanic repair classes. Subjects are covered in a four-weekrotation beginning the first week of every month:
1st Tuesday-Basics for Beginners
2nd Tuesday- Brakes and Gears
3rdTuesday- Cups, Cones, and Bearings
4th Tuesday- Wheels andSpokes
**

1stFRIDAY FIX-YOUR-OWN-BIKE AL FRESCO
Friday, April 6,3:00pm-6:00pm
Friday, May 4, 3:00pm-6:00pm
La PlazaCultural Community Garden, SW corner of 9th St & Ave C
Openshop--you use our tools and stands to work on your bike. Experiencedmechanics will be present to answer questions, but you do the work.Since we are in a community garden you will have to bring your ownparts. Bike workshops are free, but we strongly encourage you to makea donation or become a Time's Up member to help support our efforts.

***BROOKLYNWORKSHOPS***

FIXYOUR OWN BIKE WORKSHOP

99South 6th Street, off Bedford Avenue under the Williamsburg Bridge

**Sundays & Wednesdays-5:30pm-8:30pm

Openshop--you use our tools and stands to work on your bike. Experiencedmechanics will be present to answer questions, but you do the work. Bike workshops are free, but we strongly encourage you to make adonation or become a Time's Up member to help support our efforts. Ifyou have a big project in mind, please be considerate of the time andplan ahead.

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CRITICALMASS - MANHATTAN

Friday,April 27, 7:00pm

Friday,May 25, 7:00pm

UnionSquare Park-North

CriticalMass happens the last Friday of every month around the world. Thisfun group bike ride helped change New York City into the bicyclefriendly city that we see today. Strap some music to your bike andcome on out. More info here.Good resource for other critical mass rides and info here.

CENTRALPARK MOONLIGHT RIDE
Columbus Circle entrance to Central Park

Friday,April 6, 10pm

Friday,May 4, 10pm

Meetsthe 1st Friday of every month at the Columbus Circle entrance toCentral Park. Enjoy the tranquility of the park and its beautifulponds and waterways. A nature lover’s dream.

PEACEBIKE RIDE
1Bowling Green, Museum of the American Indian

Sunday,April 15, 2pm

Sunday,May 20, 2pm

Thethird Sunday of every month please join us for a leisurely, peacefulride to some of downtown Manhattan's peace sites, including: TibetHouse, Anthroposophical Society, Former residence of John Lennon andYoko Ono, Point Thank You, Teardrop Park, The Irish Hunger Memorial,Art from the Berlin Wall, Robert Wagner Park, The Labyrinth forContemplation, Fritz Koenig's “The Sphere,” St. Paul's Chapel,the site of the Mother AME Zion Church (“first church in NYC builtand led by Afro-Americans”) and the African Burial Ground. Greatride for kids and cyclists new to group rides. Route subject tochange, not all sites are visited on every ride. DRESS FOR THEWEATHER! co-sponsoredby PeaceMuseum NY

Earth Celebrations Ecological City Puppet & Costume Workshops
Losaida Inc. Center- 710 East 9th St. (btwn. Aves C & D)
Event description & any changes:
https://facebook.com/pg/EarthCelebrations/events
https://facebook.com/events/1905089839821320/ 212-777-7969 mail@earthcelebrations.com http://www.earthcelebrations.com

MARCH
WED March 28 from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

SAT March 31 from Noon to  4:00 PM

APRIL
WED April 4 from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

SAT April 7 from Noon to  4:00 PM

WED April 11 from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

SAT April 14 from Noon to  4:00 PM

WED April 18 from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

SAT April 21 from Noon to  4:00 PM

WED April 25 from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

SAT April 28 from Noon to  4:00 PM

May 2018
WED May 2 from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

SAT May 5 from Noon to  4:00 PM

WED May 9 from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

EL MAR LA MAR
+ Post-screening discussion with Directors J.P. Sniadecki & Joshua Bonnetta
Wednesday Apr. 25 fr/ 6:00 to 8:00 PM in NYU Michelson Theatre
721 Broadway, 6th Fl., at Waverly Pl., nr. R, W, 6, B, D, F, M stops
(https://wp.nyu.edu/cmch/2017/12/01/april-25-el-mar-la-mar-dirs-j-p-sniadecki-joshua-bonnetta/)  (https://facebook.com/pages/The-Center-for-Media-Culture-and-History-at-NYU/156699557774312)
Ctr for Media Culture & History http://cmchnyu.org  https://twitter.com/CMCHnyu
NYU Center for Religion and Media  http://www.crmnyu.org
Trailer https://vimeo.com/205561041

EL MAR LA MAR
(94 min., 2017, Dirs: J. P. Sniadecki & Joshua Bonnetta)
A gripping portrait from and about those who brave the perilous journey across the Sonoran Desert to cross from Mexico to the U.S.  The film weaves together "border stories" with compelling imagery of the terrain, riddled with items its travelers have left behind.
         
IN COLLABORATION WITH CINEMA STUDIES WEDNESDAY NIGHT SERIES
Co-sponsors: Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics

Monuments as: History / Art / Power
Harriet Senie, Deirdre Cooper Owens, Marina Oritz, Doreen Garner,
Wednesday Apr. 25 fr/ 6:00 to 8:00 PM at CUNY Segal Theater
365 5th Av. Rm. 1218 btw. E. 34th & E. 35th nr. B, D, F, M, N, Q, R, PATH, #1, 2, 3, 6, A, C, E stops & 34th St. bus;  event graphic & descriptions: 
(https://i0.wp.com/historyprogram.commons.gc.cuny.edu/files/2018/04/MonumentsEvent3.jpg)
https://ashp.cuny.edu/difficult-histories-public-spaces-series-public-programs
(https://historyprogram.commons.gc.cuny.edu/april-25-monuments-as-history-art-power/)     (https://americanstudiescp.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/04/10/april-25-monuments-as-history-art-power/) 
212-817-1978   https://twitter.com/HistoryGc/status/986670660222103554
https://www.gc.cuny.edu/All-GC-Events/Calendar/Detail?id=44547    
ADMISSION: Free 
SPONSOR:  American Social History Project / Center for Media and Learning

This panel will offer an overview of the ongoing re-evaluation of public monuments and memorials across the country and in New York City. The current New York City Commission to review controversial monuments will be placed within a broad perspective of changing approaches to and styles in public art. The panel will then present a case study of the J. Marion Sims monument on Fifth Avenue and 104th Street, examining how we can understand Sims’s medical research and experimentation on enslaved women, the East Harlem community response to his current memorialization, and future possibilities for remembering this difficult history. Community organizers and artists working in the East Harlem community will engage with the audience to explore the role of performative protests to educate and inspire dialog about difficult chapters in U.S. history and the role of public art.

    Harriet Senie, Professor of Art History, Graduate Center, CUNY whose chief research areas are public art, memorials, memory and material culture, and the American landscape tradition. Professor Senie served on the Mayoral Advisory Commission on Monuments.
    Deirdre Cooper Owens, Professor of History, Queens College, CUNY whose recent book Medical Bondage: Race, Gender, and the Origins of American Gynecology examines the work of J. Marion Sims.
    Marina Oritz, Founder & President, East Harlem Preservation, a volunteer-driven organization founded to promote and preserve the neighborhood’s history and diversity, which was active in debates around the J. Marion Sims statue.
    Doreen Garner, artist, whose performance work on the J. Marion Sims statue, "Poneros" engaged and challenged audiences around issues of race, gender and power.
    Moderator: Arinn Amer, Department of History, Graduate Center, CUNY

This is the first program in the series Difficult Histories/Public Spaces: The Challenge of Monuments in New York City and the Nation, sponsored by the American Social History Project/Center for Media and Learning, The Gotham Center for New York City History, and the CUNY Public History Collective/Center for the Humanities.
 

Two event listings follow.

  .  La Cocina de Las Patronas (The Kitchen of the Patrons) Film & Panel

Wednesday, Apr 25, 6:30 PM in CCNY Shepard Hall Rm. 290/291
on Convent Av. btw. W. 138th & W. 140th 
map & transit https://goo.gl/maps/11QpdMN3jB12
event description http://bit.ly/2Fw1Ar6  = (https://eventbrite.com/e/la-cocina-de-las-patronas-the-kitchen-of-the-patrons-film-and-panel-tickets-44083275263)  https://facebook.com/events/2064078610504246/ https://twn.org twn@twn.org
(212) 947-9277 https://facebook.com/pg/twnthirdworldnewsreel/events
film https://vimeo.com/156052808 https://youtu.be/us694PXF2oQ https://sacbeproducciones.com venue CCNY MFA Film Student Club, Third World Newsreel and the Documentary Forum at CCNY www.documentaryforum.org
(212)6506126

  . “Las Patrona’s Kitchen”:  Women defending migrants’ rights in Mexico: Film screening and discussion with director Javier Garcia, and Norma Romero, speaker of the group “Las Patronas.”
Friday, Apr. 27 fr/ 7:00 to 9:00 PM in CUNY Segal Theater,
365 5th Ave. btw. E.34th & E. 35th nr. B, D, F, M, N, Q, R, W, PATH, #6, 1, 2, 3, A, C, E & 34th St. bus; w/ The Center for Place, Culture and Politics; free & public;
(http://pcp.gc.cuny.edu/events/04-27-las-patronas-kitchen-film-screening-and-discussion/)
http://pcp.gc.cuny.edu/events/
“Las Patrona’s Kitchen” tells the story of a group of farmer women who 23 years ago realized that people where “free riding” on the top of the train that crosses their community, La Patrona, Veracruz, Mexico. They did not know who they were or even why they where traveling like that.

One day the daughters of Ms. Leo, head of the family, went to buy milk and bread. On their way back home the train was passing by and one of the guys on the train shouted: “Mother, feed me, I am hungry.” They gave them all what they had just bought, and returned home fearing that their mother was going to get mad. Instead Ms. Leo told them: “When people are hungry, you have to give.” Since then, many women of La Patrona cook for Central American migrants traveling on top of the train.

Step by step, this kitchen has become a political space as well. The Patronas have learned how to talk about Mexico’s problems, poverty in the countryside, human rights, indifference towards migrants, and about their own rights as women.

Taking the main ideas exposed by the film as a starting point, a discussion will take place between the audience, the director Javier Garcia, and Norma Romero, speaker of the group “Las Patronas.”

THIS EVENT IS SPONSORED BY THE CENTER FOR PLACE, CULTURE, AND POLITICS.
THE EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

    ``role of activism, allyship, and community organizing in
     empowering Dalit women and advancing social justice and
     legal advocacy efforts in South Asia and the diaspora.``

Living Untouchable: Identity, Activism & the Human Rights of Dalit Women - Panel & Exhibit [Opening] w/ Pabitra Dash,  Ritty Lukose & Jayshree Satpute
Wednesday Apr. 25 fr/ 6:30 to 9:30 PM in Puck Bldg. at
295 Lafayette St. at E. Houston St., nr. B, D, F, M, #6, R, W stops
Free. Register [probably required -t.]:  (https://wagner.nyu.edu/community/events/living-untouchable-identity-activism-human-rights-dalit-women-panel-exhibit-2018)    (https://eventbrite.com/e/living-untouchable-identity-activism-the-human-rights-of-dalit-women-panel-exhibit-tickets-44673576871) 
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(212) 998-7401, (212)998-7400 https://twitter.com/nyuwagner 
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Join us for the opening of Living Untouchable: Dalit Women in South Asia, the Spring 2018 exhibition at the Gallery Space at Wagner. Curated by Frankie Crescioni-Santoni, the exhibit features images by documentary photographer Sara Hylton.
    Pabitra Dash, Organizing Fellow & Activist, Adhikaar;
    Ritty Lukose, Associate Professor of Anthropology, NYU Gallatin; and
    Jayshree Satpute, Director & Co-founder, Nazdeek.
PANEL 6:30pm -8:00pm  |  RECEPTION 8:00pm - 9:30pm
Presented by the Gallery Space at Wagner and the Bernstein Institute for Human Rights at NYU Law

Join us for the opening of Living Untouchable: Dalit Women in South Asia, the Spring 2018 exhibition at the Gallery Space at Wagner. Curated by Frankie Crescioni-Santoni, the exhibit features images by documentary photographer Sara Hylton. It is presented in conjunction with the panel discussion Living Untouchable: Identity, Activism & the Human Rights of Dalit Women.

Caste-based discrimination is a human rights issue affecting more than 260 million people globally, the majority of whom are Dalits living across South Asia. Dalit women and girls are one of the most vulnerable and at-risk groups, as they experience the weight of their caste with the triple burden of caste, class, and gender. Over the course of several years, Sara Hylton has been able to access a wide spectrum of stories from Dalit women in India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. With a naturalistic approach to portraiture and landscape photography, her Dalit series explores issues of intersectional discrimination and inequity, while at the same time poignantly capturing her subjects with a deep sense of dignity and intimacy.

The accompanying panel discussion will spotlight the role of activism, allyship, and community organizing in empowering Dalit women and advancing social justice and legal advocacy efforts in South Asia and the diaspora. Confirmed panelists include:

The program will start with the panel discussion and Q&A from 6:30pm to 8:00pm. A reception will immediately follow from 8:00pm to 9:30pm.

Living Untouchable is cosponsored by the Gallatin Human Rights Initiative, Asian Heritage Month at NYU, and the International Public Service Association (IPSA). For more information, please contact

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The Center for Place, Culture and Politics invites you:
The Revolt of the Provinces with author Kristóf Szombati,
in discussion with Andrew Arato and Mary N. Taylor, moderated by Ida Susser
Wednesday Apr. 25 fr/ 6:30 to 8:30PM in CUNY Grad Ctr. Room C198
365 5th Ave btw. E. 34th St. & E. 35th St. nr. B, D, F, M, N, Q, R, W, PATH, 1, 2, 3, A, C, E stops & 34th St. cross town bus; free & public.
(http://pcp.gc.cuny.edu/events/4-25-book-event-the-revolt-of-the-provinces-with-author-kristof-szombati/) 
https://twitter.com/PCPatGC/status/984215433627697153  (212) 817-1876
pcp@gc.cuny.edu  https://facebook.com/pg/placeculturepolitics/events 
book www.berghahnbooks.com/title/SzombatiRevolt
 
The Revolt of the Provinces (forthcoming May 2018 Berghahn) is the first in-depth ethnographic monograph on the New Right in Central and Eastern Europe, The Revolt of the Provinces explores the making of right-wing hegemony in Hungary over the last decade. It explains the spread of racist sensibilities in depressed rural areas, shows how activists, intellectuals and politicians took advantage of popular racism to empower right-wing agendas and examines the new ruling party's success in stabilizing an 'illiberal regime'. To illuminate these important dynamics, the author proposes an innovative multi-scalar and relational framework, focusing on interaction between social antagonisms emerging on the local level and struggles waged within the political public sphere.

Kristóf Szombati is Istvan Deak Visiting Professor at Columbia University. He has a background in both politics and academia. He co-founded the green LMP party and was an elected member of its Steering Committee until 2010 when he left party politics to pursue a PhD at Central European University (CEU). He completed the latter in 2016 and received CEU’s Best Dissertation award for his work. Besides writing the book, he has also published articles on radical right-wing politics in Hungary and on the intersection of politics, ethnicity and ‘race’.

Andrew Arato (PhD 1975, University of Chicago) is the Dorothy Hart Hirshon Professor in Political and Social Theory at the New School for Social Research in New York. He has taught at L'École des hautes études and Sciences Po in Paris, as well as at the Central European University in Budapest. He had a Fulbright teaching grant to Montevideo in 1991, and was Distinguished Fulbright Professor at the Goethe University in Frankfurt/M,Germany. Professor Arato has served as a consultant for the Hungarian Parliament on constitutional issues (1996-1997), and as U.S. State Department Democracy Lecturer and Consultant (on Constitutional issues) on Nepal (2007). He was re-appointed by the State Department in the same capacity for Zimbabwe (November of 2010), where he had discussions with civil society activists and political leaders in charge of the constitution-making process. He was invited Professor at the College de France (Spring 2012).

Professor Arato's scholarly research is widely recognized, and conferences and sessions have been organized around his work at University of Glasgow Law School (Spring 2009) and Koc University, Istanbul (December 2009), as well as at the Faculty of Law, Witwaterstrand University, Johannesburg, South Africa (August 2010). Arato was appointed Honorary Professor and Bram Fischer Visiting Scholar at the School of Law, University of Witwatersrand Johannesburg (June 2010-June 2011). Among his publications are Adventures of the Constituent Power (Cambridge University Press, 2017); Post Sovereign Constitution Making: Learning and Legitimacy(Oxford University Press, 2016); Critical Theory and Democracy (A Festschrift for Arato) (Routledge, 2013); Constitution Making Under Occupation: The Politics of Imposed Revolution Iraq (Columbia, 2009); Civil Society, Constitution, and Legitimacy (Rowman & Littlefield, 2000); Habermas on Law, Democracy, and Legitimacy: Critical Exchanges, co-editor with Michael Rosenfield (University of California, 1998); From Neo-Marxism to Democratic Theory: Essays on the Critical Theory of Soviet-Type Societies (Routledge, 1994); Civil Society and Political Theory, co-author with Jean L. Cohen (MIT, 1992).

Mary N. Taylor is Assistant Director of the Center for Place, Culture, and Politics at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.  Her research focuses on sites, techniques and politics of civic cultivation, social movement, and cultural management; the relationship of ethics and aesthetics to nationalism and cultural differentiation, and people’s movements in interwar, socialist and postsocialist Hungary, East Europe, and the Balkans. She is a member of the editorial collective of LeftEast, co-organizer of an annual roving summer school on ‘neoliberalizing postsocialism’, and co-founder of the Brooklyn Laundry Social Club. Her writing has been published in an array of fora, including Focaal–European Journal of Anthropology, Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, Journal of Hungarian Studies, The Journal of Nationalism and Ethnicity, Bajo el Volcan, and LeftEast. She edited Critical Perspectives on the Persistence of ‘Culture Talk’ in the Making of Europe (2009 Focaal–European Journal of Anthropology 55); and co-edited (with Charlotte Huddleston, Abby Cunnane, and Sakiko Sugawa Co-Revolutionary Praxis; Accompaniment as a Strategy for Working Together (2015:  Auckland NZ: ST PAUL St. Gallery Publishing). She is currently completing her book Movement of the People: Folk Dance, Populism and Citizenship in Hungary.

This event is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by The Center for Place, Culture, and Politics.

Divining Desire: Focus Groups and the Culture of Consolidation
Author Liza Featherstone w/ Kim Phillips-Fein
Wednesday, Apr. 25 fr/ 7:00 to 8:00 PM at Book Culture on 112th
536 W. 112th St. btw. Broadway & Amsterdam Av., nr. #1, B, C stops,
transit  https://goo.gl/maps/aQ9RagdyTMr
event descriptions www.bookculture.com/event/112th-liza-featherstone-divining-desire 
https://facebook.com/events/207017723389192/   https://twitter.com/bookculture
venue (212) 865-1588  https://facebook.com/pg/bookculture/events/
www.bookculture.com/upcoming-events  https://facebook.com/pg/bookculture/events/ 
book  https://google.com/search?q=Liza+Featherstone+Divining+Desire 
https://facebook.com/pg/orbooks/events 

Join us at Book Culture on 112th as Liza Featherstone discusses her new book Divining Desire: Focus Groups and the Culture of Consolidation on
Wednesday, April 25 at 7:00pm! Liza will be joined in conversation by
Kim Phillips-Fein!

Over the course of the last century, the focus group has become an increasingly vital part of the way companies and politicians sell their products and policies. Few areas of life, from salad dressing to health care legislation to our favorite TV shows, have been left untouched by the questions put to controlled groups about what they do and don’t like. Divining Desire is the first-ever popular survey of this rich topic.

In a lively, sweeping history, Liza Featherstone traces the su...

OR Books is a new type of publishing company. It embraces progressive change in politics, culture and the way we do business.

 . Amy Siskind, THE LIST: A Week-to-Week Reckoning of Trump's First Year
Sunday April 15 at Word Up Books  2113 Amsterdam Av. at W.165th nr. #1, A, C stops;
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DaXEULQXUAAdI-u.jpg
https://wordupbooks.wordpress.com/wordupevents/
https://facebook.com/events/1859493100792142/ 

Similar upcoming event at Housting Works

 . Sarah Kendzior & Amy Siskind
Wednesday, Apr. 25 at Housing Works Books
126 Crosby St. nr. E. Houston St. & R, W, #6, B, D, F, M, J stops
 https://www.housingworks.org/events/sarah-kendzior-amy-siskind
https://twitter.com/HousingWorksBks/status/981909344659783682
https://www.facebook.com/events/2261781927381971/
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https://housingworks.org/events bookstore@housingworks.org (212) 334-3324   https://twitter.com/HousingWorksBks

Chasing Coral, an event of the 5th Annual EcoCinema Cafe Marathon Film Festival
Wednesday, Apr. 25, fr/ 7:00 to 9:00 PM at John Jay College of Criminal Justice
524 W. 59th St. Room L.63, btw. 10th Av./Amsterdam Av. & 11th Av./WEA
nr. 57th St. bus & #1, A, B, C, D, N, Q, R, W, F stops;
https://meetup.com/NYC-Grassroots-Alliance/events/248269462/
trailer  https://youtu.be/b6fHA9R2cKI

• What we'll do
Story - An “emotional race against time”. — The New York Times

With the same adventurous spirit and curiosity that inspired Emmy Award-Winning Chasing Ice, Director Jeff Orlowski and the film team train their lens on the world’s oceans on a journey to reveal a mysterious phenomenon happening beneath the surface.

The team follows Richard Vevers, a former ad man, who left his advertising career to become an underwater photographer. Captivated by the magic of the reefs, he sets out to reveal the oceans to the world. He meets with the world’s most brilliant coral scientists, and learns of a horrific event unfolding: an underwater heatwave is killing corals around the planet. With young scientist and self-proclaimed “coral nerd” Zackery Rago, the film team ventures to remote regions of the planet, racing the clock and battling the unpredictable nature of the ocean to document this beautiful yet haunting phenomenon.

Chasing Coral was shot over three years, with expeditions to coral reefs around the world. The imagery is an ominous warning of the planet’s future along the current course; at the same time, it is a celebration of the most biodiverse ecosystem on the planet.

• Free Admission: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chasing-coral-tickets-43670695225?aff=es2 • What to bring
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Moving Beyond Janus Workshops:
http://nycclc.org/news/2018-03/moving-beyond-janus-workshops

Is your local prepared for the upcoming Janus decision? Join the NYC Central Labor Council, the Murphy Institute at CUNY, and the Worker Institute at Cornell ILR for a series of six workshops focused on the fundamental skills and strategy necessary to strengthen our unions in this crucial moment.

Workshops will be held twice a month beginning on March 29. Please see the session listing & attached documents below for more information.

Sessions can be attended individually, but locals are strongly encouraged to choose participants who can attend all six. Sessions run $50 per person, or pre-pay for all six for a discounted rate of $200.

Pre-payment & registration is required for each workshop.

Moving Beyond Janus Workshops
Are We Ready for Janus? The Basics of How & Why We Have to Talk to Our Members.
Thursday, March 29, 10AM - 12PM
Cornell
16 East 34th Street, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10016
http://www.nycclc.org/event/are-we-ready-janus-basics-how-and-why-we-hav...

Moving Beyond Janus Workshops
Tools and Skills Needed for Internal Organizing
Thursday, April 12, 2018, 10AM - 12PM
Cornell
16 East 34th Street, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10016
http://www.nycclc.org/event/tools-and-skills-needed-internal-organizing-...

Moving Beyond Janus Workshops
Messaging & Communication Tools
Thursday, April 26, 10AM - 12PM
Cornell
16 East 34th Street, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10016
http://www.nycclc.org/event/messaging-and-communication-tools-apr-26-2018

Moving Beyond Janus Workshops
If We Don't Talk to Our Members, The Bad Guys Will
Thursday, May 10, 10AM - 12PM
Cornell
16 East 34th Street, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10016
http://www.nycclc.org/event/if-we-don%E2%80%99t-talk-our-members-bad-guy...

Moving Beyond Janus Workshops
New Employees Matter More Than Ever
Thursday, May 24, 10AM - 12PM
Cornell
16 East 34th Street, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10016
http://www.nycclc.org/event/new-employees-matter-more-ever-may-24-2018

Moving Beyond Janus Workshops
Cultural Change for the Long Run
Thursday, June 7, 10AM - 12PM
Cornell
16 East 34th Street
6th Floor
New York, NY 10016
http://www.nycclc.org/event/cultural-change-long-run-jun-07-2018

Reimagining Justice: Realizing Human Rights through Legal Empowerment
Robert L. Bernstein Institute for Human Rights Annual Conf.
w/ Panels Thursday Apr. 26 fr/ 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM &
Friday, Apr. 27 fr/ 9:00 AM to 2:45 PM in NYU School of Law, Vanderbilt Hall
40 Washington Sq. South btw. MacDougal St. & Sullivan St.,
nr. SW corner of the park & A, B, C, D, E, F, M, PATH, #1, R, W, #6 stops;
Please register at  https://nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6MaczCuVxEtN4Dr
Event graphic & schedule  www.law.nyu.edu/bernstein-institute/conference
https://its.law.nyu.edu/eventcalendar/index.cfm?fuseaction=main.detail&id=58259
bryan.brown@nyu.edu law.bernstein.conference@nyu.edu

With more than 4 billion people understood to be living outside the protection of the law, there is an urgent need to make legal systems work for everyone. Legal empowerment, a growing field of human rights practice, scholarship, and education, strives to reverse this tide of injustice and strengthen the capacity of marginalized individuals to use the law to find solutions to their justice problems.

The Robert L. Bernstein Institute for Human Rights at NYU School of Law promotes cutting-edge research, education, and advocacy on human rights issues around the world, with a focus on advancing legal empowerment. The 2018 annual conference leverages the interdisciplinary strengths of the Bernstein Institute and draws together leading legal empowerment practitioners and academics from across the globe to assess the state of the legal empowerment field, identify research and programmatic opportunities, and build a stronger movement for grassroots justice.

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Public Hearing: Williams Pipeline in Brooklyn
Thursday, Apr. 26 fr/ 5:00 to 9:00 PM at Best Western Gregory Hotel
8315 4th Ave., Brooklyn (R Train to 86 St.)
map & transit https://goo.gl/maps/sPe4CNdVawT2
https://facebook.com/events/1246497188787057/
w/ Food & Water Watch - New York, Sane Energy Project,  Surfrider Foundation: Jersey Shore Chapter,  Surfrider Foundation NYC Chapter,  NY/NJ Baykeeper
https://facebook.com/pg/foodandwaterwatchNY/events/ (347) 778-2743 eweltman@fwwatch.org http://foodandwaterwatch.org
https://facebook.com/pg/saneenergyproject/events
https://facebook.com/pg/surfridernyc/events https://twitter.com/SurfriderJSC 
(732) 888-9870 https://twitter.com/surfridernyc 
https://facebook.com/pg/SurfriderJSC/events https://twitter.com/NYNJBaykeeper

background https://nyc.surfrider.org/williams-transco-enhancement-pipeline/ www.nynjbaykeeper.org/williams-pipeline/

``Our Risk, Their Profit``

The Williams Transco energy company is proposing to build a
23-mile long pipeline that will carry fracked natural gas under New York harbor. The pipeline would run along the coast of Staten Island then connect off the Rockaways.

There are many reasons to oppose this pipeline! See talking points from:

Surfrider NYC https://nyc.surfrider.org/williams-transco-enhancement-pipeline/

Sane Energy Project https://www.saneenergy.org/stop-the-williams-pipeline/

350Brooklyn https://350brooklyn.org/stop-the-williams-pipeline/

NY/NJ Baykeeper http://nynjbaykeeper.org/stopwilliamspipeline/

It's appalling that FERC, The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, otherwise known as the rubber stamp machine for fracked gas infrastructure, has only scheduled ONE hearing in New York City, one of many front line communities to this pipeline.

We will be organizing a press event and rally at a TBD time, so stay tuned for that and join us in the fight to stop this pipeline.

What would it mean for you if your rent was raised again? For more than half of New Yorkers who pay more than 30% of their income in rent it could mean choosing between food and rent.

Rent Stabilized tenants have the chance to get a Rent Freeze at this years Rent Guidelines Board Preliminary Vote and Hearings. But NOT without a strong showing at the Preliminary Vote to put pressure on the public members.

Join us on April 26 at the Preliminary Vote to demand a Rent Freeze!

We will be meeting at 5:45pm on April 26 at Astor Place [btw. Broadway & 4th Av.
nr. #6, R, W, B, D, F, M stops & M8 cross town via W.8th or E.9th] and then walking over to the rally and vote at Cooper Union together.  [ask correct ending time -t.]

Tenant power has stopped landlord greed the last three years! We can not let up the pressure to get a 0% rent adjustment. The public members have been swayed by the masses of tenants who attend the Rent Guidelines Board Preliminary Vote and Hearings.

We need to do it again! Can you join us?

In Solidarity,
Andrea

Met Council on Housing
http://metcouncilonhousing.nationbuilder.com/

NEW BOOK: ON THE ARAB-JEW, PALESTINE, AND OTHER DISPLACEMENTS
w/ Ella Shohat
Thusday Apr. 26 fr/ 6:00 to 8:00 PM in Dean’s Conference Rm.
721 Broadway, 12th Fl., at Waverly Pl. (Tisch Arts)
nr. R, W, #6, B, D, F, M, A, C, E, PATH, #1 stops; 
transit  https://goo.gl/maps/Yqzw5EqCP2K2
event graphic & description  https://goo.gl/VnKLoN
http://as.nyu.edu/neareaststudies/events/spring-2018/Ella_Shohat.html
RSVP [consider asking whether required -t.] to  ksk281@nyu.edu

Welcome by:
Karen Shimakawa,
Tisch Co Associate Dean of Faculty

Readings from the book by:
Kathy Engel,
Chair, Art & Public Policy, Tisch

Sinan Antoon,
The Gallatin School

Ella Shohat,
Art & Public Policy, Tisch
and Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies, FAS

Followed by book signing & reception with Middle Eastern delights [ ! -t.]

NYC Atheists Meeting
Thursday Apr. 26 fr/ 6:30 to 9:00 pm SLC Conference Center
15 West 39th St. btw. 5th & 6th Aves.,
nr. B, D, F, M, #1, 2, 3, 7, N, Q, R, S, A, C, E, 4, 5, 6 stops & 42nd St. bus
transit https://goo.gl/maps/hnvRZJFgzxB2
directions www.slccenters.com/location.html
description https://nycatheists.org/event/monthly-meeting-2018-apr/  
https://meetup.com/atheists-24/events/  https://nycatheists.org/events/     
venue (212) 244-8888
On the last Thursday of each month, NYCA holds its general monthly meeting. President Ken Bronstein opens with a recap of organization activities and announcements. After that, a guest speaker presents a talk on a topic of social or scientific interest to the community. Or sometimes it’s a panel discussion. No matter what, it’s always interesting! A donation of $10 is requested to help cover the cost of the room rental.

Non-members are most welcome. 

Tell Joe Lhota full accessibility now!
Thursday, Apr. 26 fr/ 7:00 to 9:00 PM at Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Ave. btw. E. 103rd & E. 104th nr. #6, 2, 3 stops; 
M2, M3, M4 buses via W.110th/CPN & 5th Av./ 96th St. bus;
transit  https://goo.gl/maps/eVi8TYsWbH82
event description https://facebook.com/events/340206863155098/  
The People's MTA and Why Accountability https://facebook.com/pg/pplsmta/events/
https://facebook.com/pg/WhyAccountability/events/ (646) 856-9847 info@whyaccountability.com  http://www.WhyAccountability.com

PROTESTS FOR SUBWAY ELEVATORS RESULT IN FEDERAL ACTION
NEXT PROTEST: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 7-9PM
CITY MUSEUM OF NY, 1120 FIFTH AVE AT 103RD STREET

Joe Lhota wants to talk about the "future success" of the subway... count us in!

On Wednesday, March 21, the Museum of the City of New York will host a discussion between MTA Board Member Veronica Vanterpool, MTA Chairman Joseph Lhota, and New York Times reporter Sarah Maslin Nir.

The discussion will revolve around the "future success of the New York subway." Who better to talk about this than... the people! Certainly not Joe Lhota... Joe Lhota isn't talking about full accessibility or ending broken windows policing in the subways or any of the real issues impacting riders today.

Join us on April 26 to demand the MTA implement full elevator accessibility now! The people have a clear vision for a better MTA, and we deserve to be part of any discussion on the MTA's "future success".

Featuring
The People's MTA
The MTA was created by the banks to service debt, not the people. We need an MTA board made of the people for the people.

Why Accountability
We provide community empowerment because the NYPD is an inherently corrupt, racist institution.

info@whyaccountability.com
IG: WHY_ACCOUNTABILITY

More Events at Museum of the City of New York

APR6  Sense-ational Spring Wreath Making - Family Program

APR10  King's Legacy: The Black Church and Social Activism Today

APR11 Fania All-Stars: Live in Africa

From Below: Poetry and Social Justice
Cyrée Jarelle Johnson,  Jennifer Bartlett
Thursday, Apr. 26 fr/ 7:00 to 9:00 PM at Interference Archive
314 7th St., Brooklyn, btw. 4th & 5th Aves. nr. F, R, G & 9th St. bus
transit  https://goo.gl/maps/6ssZgn7GsCt
descriptions  http://interferencearchive.org/from-below-poetry-and-social-justice/
https://facebook.com/events/161915254497787/ 
https://twitter.com/InterferenceArc  https://facebook.com/pg/InterferenceArc/events/   www.interferencearchive.org/category/events/   info@interferencearchive.org 

How do we make the world we want to live in? How does art help us re-imagine social and political reality? We want to answer these question by exploring the places where poetry and political activism intersect — and, maybe just as crucially, interrogating places where they don’t. Poetry, too often, is seen by activists as a mere decoration; activist community-building, too often, is treated by poets as an aesthetic choice. We need new approaches to both meaning-making and community organizing if we want to make radical change. From Below is a poetry and discussion series that aims to get this conversation started.

Join us for our inaugural event on April 26 from 7-9pm! Featuring poets and disability rights activists Cyrée Jarelle Johnson and Jennifer Bartlett.

Cyrée Jarelle Johnson is a poet, essayist, and editor living in New York City. They are a Poetry Editor at The Deaf Poets Society and a candidate for an MFA in Poetry from Columbia University. Their work has appeared most recently in The New York Times and WUSSY. They have given speeches and lectures at The White House, The Whitney Museum of American Art, The University of Pennsylvania, Tufts University, and Mother Bethel AME Church, among other venues. Their work has been profiled on PBS Newshour, Mashable, and Rooted in Rights.

Jennifer Bartlett is the author of four books of poetry, most recently The Hindrances of a Householder. She co-edited Beauty is a Verb: The New Poetry of Disability and has written for the New York Times Disability web series. Bartlett has done activism in many capacities. She was founder of the AWP disability caucus and served on its board for one year. She is a member of the direct action group Rise and Resist, formed in response to Trump's election. Through RAR, Bartlett participates in the Elevator Action Group with rallies for and works with the NYC MTA to make the subway ADA compliant.
 

More Events at Interference Archive
APR14Afro-Asian Storytime at Radical Playdate\
APR15Empowerment Self-Defense Workshop
APR17Film Screening and Discussion: Bones of Contention

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Conference on Cities, Climate and Migration
Friday, Apr. 27, 2018 at 9:00 am to 7:00 pm
The Auditorium, Room A106, Alvin Johnson/J.M. Kaplan Hall
66 West 12th St. btw. 5th & 6th Aves., nr. L, F, M, PATH, #1, 2, 3, N, Q, R, W, 4, 5, 6 stops & cross town buses via 14th St. or W.8th or E.9th St.
(https://zolberginstitute.org/eventbrite-event/conference-on-cities-climate-and-migration/conference-on-cities-climate-and-migration-2/)
https://events.newschool.edu/event/conference_on_cities_climate_and_migration
https://eventbrite.com/e/conference-on-cities-climate-and-migration-tickets-43894060316
Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility https:/twitter.com/zolberginst
https:/facebook.com/pg/zolberginst/events/  migration@newschool.edu
Free

Through interdisciplinary panels and breakout sessions, the Conference on Cities, Climate and Migration will highlight challenges facing cities in the U.S. (particularly coastal cities such as New York), examine issues of social justice in planning responses, and explore the role of cities as actors on the national and global level. The event will feature influential speakers; including leading academics, policymakers and climate change experts.

Climate change and natural disasters are fundamental drivers of migration and will grow in importance in the future. Urban areas will be particularly affected by environmental events, resulting in the migration of large numbers of persons into and out of cities. Such migration will produce challenges relating to shelter, public services, social cohesion and social justice—putting the world’s urban areas on the frontline of efforts for response and adaptation.

The Conference on Cities, Climate and Migration is hosted by the Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility, in collaboration with other departments at The New School.

This Conference is a part of The Nth Degree Series: Creative Minds Creating Change.

Reimagining Justice: Realizing Human Rights through Legal Empowerment
Robert L. Bernstein Institute for Human Rights Annual Conf.
w/ Panels Thursday Apr. 26 fr/ 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM &
Friday, Apr. 27 fr/ 9:00 AM to 2:45 PM in NYU School of Law, Vanderbilt Hall
40 Washington Sq. South btw. MacDougal St. & Sullivan St.,
nr. SW corner of the park & A, B, C, D, E, F, M, PATH, #1, R, W, #6 stops;
Please register at  https://nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6MaczCuVxEtN4Dr
Event graphic & schedule  www.law.nyu.edu/bernstein-institute/conference
https://its.law.nyu.edu/eventcalendar/index.cfm?fuseaction=main.detail&id=58259
bryan.brown@nyu.edu law.bernstein.conference@nyu.edu

With more than 4 billion people understood to be living outside the protection of the law, there is an urgent need to make legal systems work for everyone. Legal empowerment, a growing field of human rights practice, scholarship, and education, strives to reverse this tide of injustice and strengthen the capacity of marginalized individuals to use the law to find solutions to their justice problems.

The Robert L. Bernstein Institute for Human Rights at NYU School of Law promotes cutting-edge research, education, and advocacy on human rights issues around the world, with a focus on advancing legal empowerment. The 2018 annual conference leverages the interdisciplinary strengths of the Bernstein Institute and draws together leading legal empowerment practitioners and academics from across the globe to assess the state of the legal empowerment field, identify research and programmatic opportunities, and build a stronger movement for grassroots justice.

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2018 Workers Memorial Day
Commemorate workers who have lost their lives on the job
Friday, Apr. 27, 2018 at 11:00 AM on NY City Hall steps
[allow time and arrive prepared for airport-style magnetometer search inside local PD gate checkpoints, either at Murray St. & Broadway or on Park Row/Centre St. nr. Frankfurt St & Spruce St. & Pace Univ.]

Join NYCOSH, the New York City Central Labor Council, and other labor partners as we gather to commemorate workers who have lost their lives on the job.

City Hall

[ask correct ending time. -t.]

Housing Infrastructure and the Economy –From Falling Apart, to Putting It Back Together
Friday, Apr. 27, 2018 fr/ 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Pratt Inst. Manhattan
144 West 14th St., Rm. 213, btw. 6th & 7th Aves.
transit  https://goo.gl/maps/xewfvHF1mD92

Free
Event graphic & description https://goo.gl/BciUy3
https://eventbrite.com/e/resist-refocus-rebuild-tickets-42684229680
 
RESIST, REFOCUS, REBUILD  by Pratt Institute - Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment and NYC...

Over the past year, people have organized and protested, to RESIST attacks on immigrants, Latinos, African Americans, Muslims, LGBTQ people, and others. Local governments and other local actors have pushed back with positive actions to address housing needs, raise the minimum wage, and address climate change. In this lecture series, we will REFOCUS the agenda on community and people-centered priorities, and begin the process to REBUILD our democracy.

The lecture series will focus on how local actions can provide short-term resistance and long-term alternatives. Attention will also be given to how we develop, achieve and sustain diverse and dynamic communities of opportunity and environmental justice.

Topics and Dates

March 2
Show Me What Democracy Looks Like –
Local Actions and Long Term Models in an Era of Trumped- Up Politics

April 6 
The Imperatives of Climate Justice, Environmental Justice and Political Power

April 27
Housing Infrastructure and the Economy – From Falling Apart, to Putting It Back Together

May 4
Intersectionality and the Struggle for Regaining Our Values

Series organized by

Ron Shiffman, Professor Emeritus, Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment

Eddie Bautista, Executive Director, NYC Environmental Justice Alliance

Light Refreshments Served

Organizer: Pratt Institute - Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment and NYC Environmental Justice Alliance

Organizer of RESIST, REFOCUS, REBUILD

***MANHATTANWORKSHOPS***

OUTDOORBIKE REPAIR CLASSES
** Every Tuesday, 6:30pm-8:30pm
LaPlaza Cultural Community Garden, SW corner of 9th St & Ave C
Comelearn how to fix bikes, do simple maintenance and tune-ups at thebike mechanic repair classes. Subjects are covered in a four-weekrotation beginning the first week of every month:
1st Tuesday-Basics for Beginners
2nd Tuesday- Brakes and Gears
3rdTuesday- Cups, Cones, and Bearings
4th Tuesday- Wheels andSpokes
**

1stFRIDAY FIX-YOUR-OWN-BIKE AL FRESCO
Friday, April 6,3:00pm-6:00pm
Friday, May 4, 3:00pm-6:00pm
La PlazaCultural Community Garden, SW corner of 9th St & Ave C
Openshop--you use our tools and stands to work on your bike. Experiencedmechanics will be present to answer questions, but you do the work.Since we are in a community garden you will have to bring your ownparts. Bike workshops are free, but we strongly encourage you to makea donation or become a Time's Up member to help support our efforts.

***BROOKLYNWORKSHOPS***

FIXYOUR OWN BIKE WORKSHOP

99South 6th Street, off Bedford Avenue under the Williamsburg Bridge

**Sundays & Wednesdays-5:30pm-8:30pm

Openshop--you use our tools and stands to work on your bike. Experiencedmechanics will be present to answer questions, but you do the work. Bike workshops are free, but we strongly encourage you to make adonation or become a Time's Up member to help support our efforts. Ifyou have a big project in mind, please be considerate of the time andplan ahead.

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CRITICALMASS - MANHATTAN

Friday,April 27, 7:00pm  [ask correct ending time -t.]

Friday,May 25, 7:00pm

UnionSquare Park-North

CriticalMass happens the last Friday of every month around the world. Thisfun group bike ride helped change New York City into the bicyclefriendly city that we see today. Strap some music to your bike andcome on out. More info here.Good resource for other critical mass rides and info here.

CENTRALPARK MOONLIGHT RIDE
Columbus Circle entrance to Central Park

Friday,April 6, 10pm

Friday,May 4, 10pm

Meetsthe 1st Friday of every month at the Columbus Circle entrance toCentral Park. Enjoy the tranquility of the park and its beautifulponds and waterways. A nature lover’s dream.

PEACEBIKE RIDE
1Bowling Green, Museum of the American Indian

Sunday,April 15, 2pm

Sunday,May 20, 2pm

Thethird Sunday of every month please join us for a leisurely, peacefulride to some of downtown Manhattan's peace sites, including: TibetHouse, Anthroposophical Society, Former residence of John Lennon andYoko Ono, Point Thank You, Teardrop Park, The Irish Hunger Memorial,Art from the Berlin Wall, Robert Wagner Park, The Labyrinth forContemplation, Fritz Koenig's “The Sphere,” St. Paul's Chapel,the site of the Mother AME Zion Church (“first church in NYC builtand led by Afro-Americans”) and the African Burial Ground. Greatride for kids and cyclists new to group rides. Route subject tochange, not all sites are visited on every ride. DRESS FOR THEWEATHER! co-sponsoredby PeaceMuseum NY

“Las Patrona’s Kitchen”:  Women defending migrants’ rights in Mexico: Film screening and discussion with director Javier Garcia, and Norma Romero, speaker of the group “Las Patronas.”
Friday, Apr. 27 fr/ 7:00 to 9:00 PM in CUNY Segal Theater,
365 5th Ave. btw. E.34th & E. 35th nr. B, D, F, M, N, Q, R, W, PATH, #6, 1, 2, 3, A, C, E & 34th St. bus; w/ The Center for Place, Culture and Politics; free & public;
(http://pcp.gc.cuny.edu/events/04-27-las-patronas-kitchen-film-screening-and-discussion/)
http://pcp.gc.cuny.edu/events/
“Las Patrona’s Kitchen” tells the story of a group of farmer women who 23 years ago realized that people where “free riding” on the top of the train that crosses their community, La Patrona, Veracruz, Mexico. They did not know who they were or even why they where traveling like that.

[ SIMILAR EVENT: Wed., Apr 25, 6:30 PM in CCNY Shepard Hall Rm. 290/291
on Convent Av. btw. W. 138th & W. 140th  https://goo.gl/maps/11QpdMN3jB12
description  http://bit.ly/2Fw1Ar6  (212)6506126 ]

One day the daughters of Ms. Leo, head of the family, went to buy milk and bread. On their way back home the train was passing by and one of the guys on the train shouted: “Mother, feed me, I am hungry.” They gave them all what they had just bought, and returned home fearing that their mother was going to get mad. Instead Ms. Leo told them: “When people are hungry, you have to give.” Since then, many women of La Patrona cook for Central American migrants traveling on top of the train.

Step by step, this kitchen has become a political space as well. The Patronas have learned how to talk about Mexico’s problems, poverty in the countryside, human rights, indifference towards migrants, and about their own rights as women.

Taking the main ideas exposed by the film as a starting point, a discussion will take place between the audience, the director Javier Garcia, and Norma Romero, speaker of the group “Las Patronas.”

THIS EVENT IS SPONSORED BY THE CENTER FOR PLACE, CULTURE, AND POLITICS.
THE EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

Liberation Mic!

Friday, April 27 at 7 PM - 10 PM
Justice Center en El Barrio1637 Park Ave,
Public · Hosted by Justice Center en El Barrio and Party for Socialism and Liberation - PSL

Check updates for this month's theme
https://www.facebook.com/events/2119656464984472/

New York City Asian American Student Conf. 
Saturday, Apr. 28, fr/ 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM in NYU Kimmel Ctr.
60 Washington Sq. South btw. Thompson St. & LaGuardia Pl.
nr. A, C, D, E, F, #1, PATH, R, Weekend N Local & #6 Train
REGISTER   (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScsgl8uKlU2h88H6ph29AxnKA-XF7WVAMJzWMu7oHPURpOhHQ/viewform)    (http://apa.nyu.edu/event/emergence-the-new-york-city-asian-american-student-annual-conference/)
http://nycaasc.com/conference.html 
https://twitter.com/NYCAASC/status/965437968155643904
#Emergence  https://twitter.com/hashtag/NYCAASC2018 
Co-sponsored by the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU.

Emergence: The New York City Asian American Student Annual Conference is a free day-long conference organized by high school, college, and graduate students for those who are interested in Asian American communities and issues in New York City. The conference is a space for students to explore Asian American issues, and become politically engaged in their communities. The conference will present three tracks of workshops, and performances.

Visit Pennsylvania Gun Show w/ Gays Against Guns/GAG
Saturday, Apr 28 fr/ 11:00 AM fr/ LGBTQ Center
208 W. 13th St. btw. Greenwich Av. & 8th Av. nr. L, A, C, E, #1, 2, 3, F, PATH, N, Q, R, 4, 5, 6  stops & buses via 14th St. or E.9th St./Christopher St.;
weekend trip planners http://mta.info  ,   https://goo.gl/maps/XUvSZuU7mYx
transit surprises http://mta.info/weekender

event descriptions  https://facebook.com/events/135283927312338/ 
 https://twitter.com/GAGnoguns  gagnycoutreach@gmail.com  http://gaysagainstguns.net
 https://facebook.com/pg/GaysAgainstGunsNYC/events/

GAG will visit another gun show. We’ll meet at The Center (208 W 13th St.) around
11:00am and head for Pennsylvania in a group of no more than 15 members.

We always bring Human Beings to the gun shows (figures dressed in white, each of whom represent someone who’s lost their life to gun violence) because it’s a non-verbal way for the gun rights supporters who attend to make a connection between gun ownership and the toll that gun violence takes on our society. In many ways, the presence of the Human Beings may speak louder than the words we share with the people who attend these shows.

Because the group is smaller, we typically only bring between one and three HB’s with us for these trips. We’re also looking for people who will interact with the attendees of the gun show. We go to these events in the spirit of education rather than confrontation. If you’re interested in (and capable of) engaging in a friendly conversation about gun violence with people from the opposite end of the spectrum, then this action is for you! We also buy you lunch at a local diner after the show, and the food is almost always amazing!

Families United for Racial and Economic Equality
http://furee.nationbuilder.com/

 
 . FUREE GENERAL MEETING
TUESDAY APRIL 24 (5:30 - 7:30 PM) at GOWANUS HOUSES TENANT ASSOCIATION
244 BOND ST BASEMENT Enter around corner on Douglass Street. Space may be accessed by ramp or stairs. 
transit  https://goo.gl/maps/wHpoUcGZXH52
This meeting we will discuss the most recent conversations about NYCHA, details about our upcoming Organizing Academy  and updates from Turning the Tide (T3) and the Gowanus Neighborhood Coalition for Justice.
RSVP to Mike at (917) 704 - 6994 or michael@furee.org [consider asking whether required -t.]

 
 . T3 GOES TO ALBANY
MONDAY, APRIL 23 AT 7:00 AM
BREAKFAST WILL BE SERVED AT FIFTH AVE COMMITTEE AT 7:00 AM
BUS LEAVING FROM ATLANTIC TERMINAL AT 8:00 AM SHARP
transit  https://goo.gl/N7xoAS
Turning the Tide (T3) Joins NYRenews Members in Albany for CuomoWalkTheTalk.org the largest climate-specific rally ever directed at the Governor to pass landmark Climate and Community Protection Act (CCPA) this year! The CCPA would legally mandate that NYS reach 100% renewable economy-wide by 2050, while  putting standards in place to triage resources to the communities hardest hit by climate change, and ensure the renewable energy economy creates good, family-supporting jobs. If you would like to join us, please RSVP to Karen Blondel at Kblondel@fifthave.org or (718) 809-2070

 
 . RED HOOK TEA
SATURDAY, APRIL 21 in RED HOOK LIBRARY
7 WOLCOTT ST. (F, G to Smith-9 St.) map  https://goo.gl/maps/XHmaBL235vQ2
Turning the Tide (T3) in collaboration with Friends of Red Hook Library are hosting a community conversation on future plans and ideas for Red Hook! Share your info and projects with other local stakeholders and learn who may be a potential partner in the neighborhood!Please RSVP to Karen Blondel at (718) 809-2070

 . GOWANUS GREEN TEAM
The Gowanus Green Team are paid high school apprentices engaged in environmental careers in green infrastructure, urban conservation, and design. The program aims to expand green job opportunities in Gowanus. This training program is an integral part of Gowanus Canal Conservancy’s growing maintenance team, providing stewardship for green infrastructure in Gowanus.
Apprentices participate in classroom lessons, field training sessions, and field trips to learn about parks and restoration in Gowanus and other parts of NYC. Field work and class sessions explore a range of environmental themes including stormwater management, urban forestry and horticulture. The program provides participants with physical skills, including gardening, infrastructure maintenance, and plant identification; teamwork and communication skills; and knowledge about urban environmental issues facing Gowanus.
The 2018 Gowanus Green Team runs from May 1 to August 18 . Applications are due by April 22   Click here to apply!

 
 . NEXT GEN NYCHA FOR WHO?  A COMMUNITY FORUM
SATURDAY, APRIL 28  (11:00 AM - 2:00PM)   
NYCHA is planning to build 80-100 buildings on various NYCHA campuses without listening to the residents who live on site and who will be impacted the most by these new developments. Join your neighbors, other NYCHA residents and allies to learn about NYCHA's plan, how to organize and take ACTION NOW!
Gouverneur Hospital, 227 Madison St,, Manhattan [btw. Jefferson & Clinton]
F Train to East Broadway, M22 to Madison St. & Jefferson St.
and M9 to Essex St. & East Broadway
[ trip planners: http://mta.info  https://goo.gl/maps/zGP113XKSjJ2  ;

svc. changes: http://mta.info/weekender ]

Organized by NYCHA Residents and Stakeholders from La Guardia Houses, Wyckoff Gardens, the Cooper Park Resident Council, GOLES, FUREE, St. Nick's Alliance and the Equitable Neighborhoods Practice at the Community Development Project.
Please RSVP by clicking here!
We will provide a light breakfast and lunch.

 
FUREE ANNUAL FUNDRAISER
FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 7:00 PM to MIDNIGHT at COMMONS CAFE
388 ATLANTIC Av. btw. Hoyt St. & Bond St. nr. A, C, G, 2, 3, 4, 5, F, D, N, R, B, Q stops
transit https://goo.gl/maps/BiZUodjdH1z

WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!
FUREE always needs help with our day-to-day administration, campaign and event planning and communications with our members and allies! Do you have some time and some skills that you think may be an asset to us? Reach out to Mike at michael@furee.org!
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Families United for Racial and Economic Equality (FUREE) · 388 Atlantic Ave, 2nd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11217, United States
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Mayday Festival of Resistance
Saturday, Apr. 28 fr/ Noon to 5:00 PM at Mayday Space
176 St. Nicholas Ave., Brooklyn, btw. Stanhope St. & Himrod St.;
L Train to DeKalb Av.; M to Knickerbocker or Myrtle-Wyckoff;
map & transit  https://goo.gl/1mQNah
https://facebook.com/events/950435528442239/  http://maydayspace.org
https://facebook.com/pg/MaydaySpace/events/  info@maydayspace.org

Join us for our 2nd annual MAYDAY FESTIVAL OF RESISTANCE--uplifting the long, global tradition of popular protest and community resilience of our namesake holiday. We'll be gathering once again in Maria Hernandez Park in the heart of Bushwick for live music, tabling from social justice and local resource orgs, and family-friendly activities celebrating our collective power.

SAVE THE DATE for Saturday, April 28, and contact us if you, your organization, or band would like to join in!

**More info to come!!**

Mayday Festival of Resistance
Free Outdoor Concert
Saturday, Apr. 28 fr/ 2:00 to 7:00 PM in Maria Hernandez Park
nr. 301 Suydam St, Brooklyn (L Train to Jefferson)
trip planners  http://mta.info or https://goo.gl/maps/iTgHWnsdd4z
transit surprises http://mta.info/weekender
event graphic & updates
www.fiveborostoryproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/MayDay-Fest-Flyer.png 
www.fiveborostoryproject.org/upcoming-events/
https://twitter.com/FiveBoroStories/status/974329667128881152
 https://facebook.com/events/950435528442239/
https://twitter.com/MaydaySpace http://peoplescollectivearts.org/
https://facebook.com/pg/peoplescollectivearts/events/
https://facebook.com/pg/MiCasaResiste/events/ https://twitter.com/FiveBoroStories
https://facebook.com/pg/thefiveborostoryproject/events/

The Mayday Collective Presents

——————The 3rd annual——————-

MAYDAY FESTIVAL OF RESISTANCE
Free Outdoor Concert
Featuring Nitty Scott
with M.A.K.U* Sound System, Bushwick Jarocho Collective, NECIA, and DJ Sabine Blaizin (Oyasound)

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This year, for our namesake celebration we lift up the fierce, powerful movements led by Women of Color, Black Women, Trans Women, and Femmes who are transforming our world!

Women around the country and world are fighting patriarchy, working to end community militarization, transforming the political dialogue, challenging the mainstream entertainment industry, and creating global culture through unapologetic intersectional feminism.

We are honored to host inspiring artists-activists that are using music to spread messages of hope and resistance. Our lineup is a powerhouse of Women of Color singers and musicians.

Food!
Dancing!
Meet other movement groups!
Learn more about Mayday and get involved!

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Come write a love note to Bushwick at the Five Boro Story Project's "Bushwick Love Letter" station. Share your hopes and concerns for Bushwick, record your neighborhood memories, and swap stories with neighbors. The community's love notes, drawings, and other writing will be displayed in the park during the festival, composing an interactive ode to Bushwick.

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ENDORSERS:
People's Collective Arts / Colectivo de Arte Popular
Five Boro Story Project
Mi Casa No Es Su Casa: Illumination Against Gentrification
RB Bushwick Farmers Markets
Sane Energy Project
Loca Vibes Radio
BUFU
Consumata Sonidera
Queer Kitchen Brigade
UpRose Bk
Ridgewood Tenants Union

Earth Celebrations Ecological City Puppet & Costume Workshops
Losaida Inc. Center- 710 East 9th St. (btwn. Aves C & D)
Event description & any changes:
https://facebook.com/pg/EarthCelebrations/events
https://facebook.com/events/1905089839821320/ 212-777-7969 mail@earthcelebrations.com http://www.earthcelebrations.com

MARCH
WED March 28 from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

SAT March 31 from Noon to  4:00 PM

APRIL
WED April 4 from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

SAT April 7 from Noon to  4:00 PM

WED April 11 from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

SAT April 14 from Noon to  4:00 PM

WED April 18 from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

SAT April 21 from Noon to  4:00 PM

WED April 25 from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

SAT April 28 from Noon to  4:00 PM

May 2018
WED May 2 from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

SAT May 5 from Noon to  4:00 PM

WED May 9 from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

The Politics of Borders
Matthew Longo
Saturday Apr 28 from 7:00 pm at McNally Jackson Books
52 Prince St. east of Lafayette St.
& nr. R, Weekend N Local, #6, D, F, J, Q Train stops
map & transit https://goo.gl/maps/Nr58ZM95EpD2
http://www.mcnallyjackson.com/event/politics-borders-matthew-longo
(212) 274-1160 www.mcnallyjackson.com/event  https://twitter.com/mcnallyjackson 
https://facebook.com/pg/mcnallyjacksonbooks/events

Border security is an obsession of our time. Why is this true and why does it matter? The Politics of Borders: Sovereignty, Security, and the Citizen after 9/11 treats these questions via an in-depth look at border security in the US and worldwide after 9/11. Matthew Longo engages a wide-ranging discussion of borders/bordering, particularly as it relates to recent political developments in the United States.

People's Climate March on Washington
Saturday April 29
NYC-DC Buses: http://bit.ly/MarchBuses
March for Climate, Jobs & Justice!
TEXT: "Climate" to 21333
www.newyork.peoplesclimate.org

Canoe for Botanical Survey of Newtown Creek
Sunday, Apr. 29 fr/ 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM fr/ HarborLAB
53-21 Vernon Blvd, Long Is. City, NY (Qns.); #7 Train to Hunters Pt. Av.; G to 21 St. Van Alst;
map & transit  https://goo.gl/5BiCNR
descriptons  https://facebook.com/events/349076938917241/
http://newtowncreekalliance.org/plant-survey-w-hudsonia  info@newtowncreekalliance.org
www.newtowncreekalliance.org/events  https://facebook.com/pg/newtowncreek/events
(646)580 3411  https://facebook.com/pg/HarborLAB/events/  http://HarborLAB.org
(650) 650-6877, 650-MUSSELS (650-687-7357)  https://twitter.com/NYHarborLAB  harborlab@gmail.com

Survey the Queens bank of the Newtown Creek to collect plant data for HarborLAB's contribution a "citizen scientist" project coordinated by Newtown Creek Alliance and Hudsonia!

 == >  To participate:  Email  volunteer@harborlab.org  with subject "Botanical Survey." Please tell us about your interest and you canoeing experience. Seating is limited.

We will email details and safety notes to participants and alternates. Below is our schedule and course.

8:00 AM   Gather at HarborLAB (53-21 Vernon Blvd)
Safety talk, gear, prep.
8:30 AM   Boats lowered into water.
9:00 AM   Group launches.
Paddle past Dutch Kills to East Branch, surveying as we go.
Noon   Land at Plank Road. Lunch at Bunker Vietnamese.
1:15PM   Launch for return.
Paddle into Dutch Kills.
3:30PM   Land at HarborLAB
Everyone helps pack away.
4:30PM   Group departs.

Su 29 Low 3:35 AM -0.3 5:57 AM Set 6:05 AM 98
29 High 10:01 AM 4.5 7:50 PM Rise 7:32 PM
29 Low 3:51 PM -0.3
29 High 10:22 PM 5.1

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A People’s History of the World
Sundays, Apr. 15, Apr. 22, Apr. 29 & May 6 [ask whether other dates -t.]
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM in Downtown Newark on Orchard Street
http://marxedproject.org/event/a-peoples-history-of-the-world-2/all/
revsgroup@gmail.com   info@marxedproject.org
Convened by Branden Rippey
Using A People’s History of the World by Chris Harman, this course will study the broad trends in the history of our world, from early human civilization to today. We will complete the book during this term, covering events from 1750 through our present day. The goal of the course is to apply Harman’s Marxist perspective to understand major trends and significant junctures in world history, why Marx stated that the history of all prior societies has been the history of class struggle, and how that history of class struggles has shaped class and race relations today and provide us with valuable lessons for combating capitalism during our current stage of human development.

Branden Rippey is a history teacher in Newark, New Jersey, a founding member of the Newark Education Workers (NEW Caucus), and is active in socialist politics.

Sliding Scale: $60 / $70 / $80
$5 or $10 per session. No one turned away for inability to pay

MEP Classes in Newark: A short walk from Newark Penn Station

below was posted well in advance of event date. please click through or websearch event to confirm my info. -t.

Mehrsa Baradaran, ``The Color of Money: Black Banks & the Racial Wealth Gap``
Monday, Apr 9, 2018 fr/ Noon to 2:00 PM in
NYU Institute for Public Knowledge at NYU`s ``20 Cooper Sq`` Bldg.,
physically on Bowery opposite E. 5th St., nr. #6, B, D, F, M, R, W stops
Event graphic, description & any changes: https://goo.gl/Bycfa3 ;
https://facebook.com/events/1752195034833336/

https://facebook.com/pg/reparationsproject/events/ http://thereparationsproject.com
https://facebook.com/pg/nyuipk/events/ ipk.info@nyu.edu http://ipk.nyu.edu
Public · Hosted by The Reparations Project

Join the Race and Public Space Workshop of the Institute for Public Knowledge for a discussion with Mehrsa Baradaran about her 2017 book, The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap, which explores the material ramifications of racism and Jim Crow on financial practices amongst African Americans.

Can't make it? Watch the live-stream on Facebook or Instagram.

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THE REPARATIONS PROJECT

During the Spring of 2018, the Race and Public Space (RAPS) Workshop of the Institute for Public Knowledge will explore the prospect of reparations for Transatlantic slavery and colonialism, widely recognized as one of the most horrific events in world history.

This inquiry will take the form of common readings to explore and frame the central issues, lectures by experts to interrogate the stakes, legal research to evaluate the case, and economic and statistical analysis to explore the feasibility of reparations for peoples and nations victimized by colonial slavery.

May Day in the Park w/ Metropolitan Anarchist Coordinating Council - MACC
Sunday, Apr. 29 fr/ 1:00 to 6:00 PM in Tompkins Sq, Unceded Lenape Land
trip planner  http://mta.info  ,  https://goo.gl/1NfmRh
transit surprises  http://mta.info/weekender
event graphic, descriptions, contacts
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DZ0pgwhW4AAockm.jpg:large
https://twitter.com/macc_nyc/status/980985952171589632
https://facebook.com/events/570625373310278/ 
http://macc.nyc/events  https://facebook.com/pg/MACCnyc/events  info@macc.nyc 

Join radicals and anti-fascists from across the city for a fun, sunny day of food, talks, games, crafts, sunbathing, zine-reading, face-painting, daydreaming, hand-holding and more as we celebrate May Day, community, radical life and the dream of a world where we can one day enjoy the commons every day!

Free food for all in collaboration with Lower Manhattan Food Not Bombs, and talks, workshops and propaganda presented in collaboration with all our comrades! The schedule of activities will be a living document made the day of, so reach out with ideas in advance or just tack 'em up on the board!

Metropolitan Anarchist Coordinating Council - MACC  is an anarchist organization under which we are building an anarchist movement forum in NYC. Join us at the next general assembly!

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Tompkins Square May Day!
Sunday, April 29, 2018 fr/ 2:00 to 7:00 PM in Tompkins Square Park
https://facebook.com/events/652078828513208/
https://facebook.com/TimeWarpZine/ https://facebook.com/theshadowpress
https://facebook.com/Shows-in-Tompkins-Square-Park-136264110292681/

Celebrate the first big show of the new year in the park,.Speakers and performers to be announced -- stay tuned for more details

The State of Development in Northern Manhattan
Sunday Apr. 29 from 2:30 to 4:30 PM at Manhattan Bible Church
3816 9th Av. btw. W.204th & W.205th nr. #1, A stops
transit https://goo.gl/maps/d1BoYnpeFLD2 http://mta.info/weekender

event graphic & descriptions https://goo.gl/RfaWPQ = (www.uptowncollective.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/UC-Inwood-Rezoning-Ydanis.jpg)
(www.uptowncollective.com/2018/03/16/save-the-date-04-29-18-the-state-of-development-in-northern-manhattan/)

Read and Resist Book Club: "How Democracies Die" by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt
Sunday, Apr. 29 from 3:00 to 5:00 PM 
632 Broadway, 9th Fl. (at Bleecker St.) nr. #6, D, F, R & Weekend N Local stops;
trip planners  http://mta.info or https://goo.gl/maps/SmuFbz8RfU82
transit surprises  http://mta.info/weekender
description, etc.  https://facebook.com/events/155079668647263/
https://facebook.com/groups/RiseandResistNYC/events/
https://facebook.com/pg/RiseandResistNYC/events

Read and Resist is a monthly book club featuring books relevant to the Resistance. Our third meeting will be a discussion of New York Times Bestseller "How Democracies Die" by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt.

We will have coffee and donuts at the book club. We are meeting at
632 Broadway on the 9th floor.

"Donald Trump’s presidency has raised a question that many of us never thought we’d be asking: Is our democracy in danger? Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt have spent more than twenty years studying the breakdown of democracies in Europe and Latin America, and they believe the answer is yes. Democracy no longer ends with a bang—in a revolution or military coup—but with a whimper: the slow, steady weakening of critical institutions, such as the judiciary and the press, and the gradual erosion of long-standing political norms... Drawing on decades of research and a wide range of historical and global examples, from 1930s Europe to contemporary Hungary, Turkey, and Venezuela, to the American South during Jim Crow, Levitsky and Ziblatt show how democracies die—and how ours can be saved."

Source: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/562246/how-democracies-die-by-steven-levitsky-and-daniel-ziblatt/9781524762933/

If you have any questions, or if you would like to hear about future Read and Resist meetings, please email readandresistnyc@gmail.com

The building is wheelchair accessible. If you have other questions about accessibility, please email info@riseandresist.org.

Rise and Resist
We are taking direct action together for equality, justice, and human rights. We are rising against oppression and tyranny. We are building a better world.

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Anarchists Care About Books: Abdullah Öcalan's Brochures
w/ Metropolitan Anarchist Coordinating Council - MACC
Sunday, Apr. 29 fr/ 4:00 to 6:00 PM at
Bluestockings Bookstore, Café, & Activist Ctr.   
172 Allen St. btw. Rivington St. & Stanton St.
nr. F, J, D, #6, R & Weekend N Local stops;
map & transit  https://goo.gl/maps/HJ9tmZLToML2 
event descriptions (http://bluestockings.com/event/anarchists-care-about-books-a-book-discussion-series-from-the-metropolitan-anarchist-coordinating-council-3/?instance_id=189989)
https://facebook.com/events/2289245731101424/
http://macc.nyc/events
http://bluestockings.com/events/calendar/
https://facebook.com/pg/bluestockingsnyc/events/

Abdullah Öcalan played an important role in making way for the Rojava revolution. We'll be discussing his three brochures: Liberating Life, War and Peace in Kurdistan, and Democratic Confederalism.

All three are available here: http://freeocalan.org/?page_id=267

More about Öcalan:
https://thekurdishproject.org/history-and-culture/famous-kurds/abdullah-ocalan/

Metropolitan Anarchist Coordinating Council - MACC
MACC is an anarchist organization under which we are building an anarchist movement forum in NYC. Join us at the next general assembly!