Black Power! Ongoing Exhibit
30 Dates, Aug 1 - Aug 31
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library
515 Malcolm X Blvd, at W. 135th St. nr. #2, 3, B, C, & 135th St. bus;
transit  https://goo.gl/maps/1qQo7mNneU72

Black Power! On view in the Main Exhibition Hall | Curated by Dr. Sylviane A. Diouf
Back by popular demand, the Schomburg Center extends viewing of the iconic exhibition Black Power!

The concept of Black Power was introduced by Stokely Carmichael and fellow Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) worker Willie Ricks in June 1966. Like no other ideology before, the multiform and ideologically diverse movement shaped black consciousness and identity and left an immense legacy that continues to inform the contemporary American landscape.

Perceived mostly as a violent, urban episode that followed the rural, non-violent Civil Rights Movement, the Black Power movement, which lasted only ten short years, had a more significant impact on issues of identity, politics, culture, art, and education than any prior movement. Reaching beyond America’s borders, it captured the imagination of anti­colonial and other freedom struggles and was also influenced by them. Similarly, Black Power aesthetics of natural hair and African­-inspired fashion, and the concept that black was beautiful, resonated worldwide.

Following in the Black Power footsteps, American Indian, Asian, women, Latino, and LGBT groups challenged the status quo, and the politics of group identity entered mainstream academia and society at large. One of the most lasting legacies of the Black Power movement has been the enduring strength of the Black Arts Movement. The cultural transformations brought forth by the movement left indelible marks on black aesthetics and visual arts, as well as on hip-hop and spoken word artists.

Thus, to understand 20th and 21st century African-American history, and ultimately American society today, it is imperative to understand the depth and breadth, and the achievements and failures of the Black Power movement.
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    Monday, Sept.  17  VOCAL-NY annual gala! Get your ticket now and save $25!

    Wednesday, Aug. 1,  5:00PM  Our weekly participatory defense meeting where people with open court cases are invited to share knowledge and resources about navigating the criminal court system. Where: VOCAL-NY, 80A 4th Ave, Brooklyn. Travel: 2, 3, 4, 5, B, Q, D, N, R to Atlantic Ave-Barclays Center. Contact: Jay Del Aguila, 347-873-0098, jaydel@vocal-ny.org .

    Thursday, Aug. 2, 2:00PM  Join us at the monthly New York City Homeless Union (NYCHU) meeting. Where: Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Sq South (entrance around the corner at 239 Thompson). Travel: A,B,C,D,E,F,M trains to West 4th St. / N,R to 8th St / 1 to Christopher St. RSVP: GG, 516-900-7455, georgia@vocal-ny.org

    Friday Aug. 3, Noon  Celebrate victories and build for the future at a BBQ in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, with our Civil Rights Union building power to end mass incarceration! RSVP to nick@vocal-ny.org for the location.

PLEASE ASK CORRECT ENDING TIMES -t.

March vs. Chuck Schumer to Abolish U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement
part of Abolish ICE Everywhere: 4 Days of Action - Mayor Bill De Blasio
Meet under Grand Army Plaza [Brooklyn Soldiers` and Sailors`] Arch and
we’ll march to his home on Prospect Park West
https://facebook.com/events/1047429028748769  https://riseandresist.org/new-events/?view=LIST
https://facebook.com/groups/RiseandResistNYC/events/  http://twitter.com/RiseNResistNYC
https://facebook.com/pg/RiseandResistNYC/events 
questions info@riseandresist.org  https://m.me/RiseandResistNYC 

The demand to “Abolish ICE” has gained tremendous traction recently, and we need to seize this momentum. Congress so far has not stopped our white supremacist president from terrorizing innocent people. So we must abolish I.C.E. by defying it and limiting its powers at the local level, even as we keep pressuring the federal government to find its conscience. Complicit politicians and profiteering corporations must be called out and pushed into action.

Join Rise and Resist for four actions in four days targeting local, state and federal government entities that enable ICE cruelty and the private companies that profit from detention. We will demand specific actions at every level to diminish ICE’s abuses of power.

Endorsed by: Judson Memorial Church - New York City, Jackson Heights Immigrant Solidarity Network

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Here's the complete SCHEDULE of the, FOUR DAYS OF ACTIONS:
(July 30  through August 2)
1. Monday, July 30   Mayor Bill De Blasio at [or near] City Hall  [Allow yourself extra time to find folks or else consider requesting specific location.  -t]
https://facebook.com/events/1061118990708695/
2. Tuesday, July 31   Gov. Andrew Cuomo at 633 Third Ave at E. 41st St. 
https://facebook.com/events/292056738035875
3. Wednesday, Aug. 1   Sen. Chuck Schumer - Meet under Grand Army Plaza [Soldiers and Sailors] Arch and we’ll march to his home on Prospect Park West [Brooklyn]
https://facebook.com/events/1047429028748769
4. Thursday, Aug. 2    The Profiteers (JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo)
at 23 Wall St. [at Broad St./Nassau St.] across from Federal Hall and NYSE
https://facebook.com/events/277669842992207

(Note: Each action has its own unique Facebook event page. Please RSVP to the other Abolish I.C.E. actions.)

Uptown Bounce: Girls Who Run the World
Wednesday, Aug. 1, 6:00 - 9:00pm
Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Ave @ at E. 104th

``Free with Registration`` [ask whether required.]

http://blackbaudhosting.com/35948/Uptown-Bounce-Night-2
https://mcny.org/event/uptown-bounce-girls-who-run-world 

 

Free! Join the Museum of the City of New York and El Museo del Barrio for our free summer block party series celebrating East Harlem at the top of Museum Mile.

At the Museum of the City of New York: Girls Who Run the World
1220 Fifth Ave @ 104th Street
Who run the world? Girls! Celebrate the opening of our exhibition, Rebel Women: Defying Victorianism, and the close of Beyond Suffrage: A Century of New York Women in Politics with this supercharged night of music and dance.

    DJ Misbehaviour of Mobile Mondays! collaborates with The Avenue DJs, two seventh and ninth grade DJs from the Lower East Side Girls Club, to spin anthems of female empowerment.
    Transform into your inner superhero by decorating your own cape.
    Advocacy group She Will Rise will offer information about female leadership in government.
    Check out our exhibitions after hours with curator-led tours of Beyond Suffrage and Rebel Women.
    Summer drinks and snacks will be available for purchase from Amy's Bread.

At El Museo del Barrio: Uptown x Papi Juice
1230 Fifth Ave @ 104th Street
The Uptown Bounce block party series continues! This week El Museo del Barrio will be featuring Papi Juice, a Brooklyn-based collective celebrating the lives of queer and trans people of color. More details coming soon!

About Uptown Bounce:
Join the Museum of the City of New York and El Museo Del Barrio for our annual Uptown Bounce series of free summer block parties. On four consecutive Wednesday evenings, dance to New York DJs, enjoy gallery talks, tours, art workshops, and savor summer drinks and local food. To view all of the events in the series, click here.

This event is free and open to the public but pre-registration is required.
Includes Museum admission.
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Women's March sign by Rene Lynch, 2017.
Related Exhibition - Through August 5, 2018
Beyond Suffrage
A Century of New York Women in Politics
Our Partners

Uptown Bounce at the Museum of the City of New York is made possible in part by Jim Hanley & Taconic Builders and Elizabeth Belfer.

This program is presented in collaboration with El Museo Del Barrio and produced with Rebecca Lynn of Mobile Mondays!

Fix Your Own Bike Workshops at Time's Up
99 South 6th St, btw. Berry St. & Bedford Ave.; 
J, M Train to Marcy; G to Broadway; transit https://goo.gl/maps/Nf7NiNLF1322
Wednesdays & Sundays, 6:00 to 8:00 PM including:
Wednesday, Aug. 1
Sunday,  Aug. 5
Wednesday,  Aug. 8
Sunday,  Aug. 12
Wednesday,  Aug. 15
Sunday,  Aug. 19
Wednesday,  Aug. 22
Sunday,  Aug. 26
Wednesday,  Aug. 29
 https://facebook.com/pg/timesupnyc/events
http://m.me/timesupnyc  (212) 802-8222 timesup.events@gmail.com http://times-up.org
 
Come to a bike repair workshop every Sunday and Wednesday at the Time's Up Brooklyn space (99 South 6th Street in Williamsburg) starting at 6pm. You can bring your own bicycle and work on it yourself with the aid of
Time's Up mechanics. You can use our tools and we have recycled bike parts available for sale. Bikes are awesome! They're ecofriendly, good exercise, faster than the speed of light, and fun! Let’s be good to our metal and rubber friends.
 

 

Movement to Protect the People /MTOPP Monthly Meeting
7:00 PM on first Wednesday of each month at
89 Sterling St, Brooklyn, btw. Washington & Bedford Aves.
B, Q Train or Franklin Av. Shuttle to Prospect Park (at Lincoln Rd. & Ocean Av.);
#2, 5 to Sterling St. (at Nostrand Av.);
transit  https://goo.gl/maps/yKEcMmjYjNC2

Wednesday, May 2 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM
Wednesday,  Jun. 6 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM
Wednesday, Jul. 4 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM
Wednesday, Aug. 1 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM
Wednesday, Sept. 5 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM
Wednesday, Oct. 3 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM
Wednesday, Nov. 7 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM
Wednesday, Dec. 5 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM

description & any changes  https://facebook.com/events/172059533428080/
https://facebook.com/pg/mtopp.plg/events/  http://mtopp.org
Stay up to date with MTOPP! Help us save Brooklyn.
We are organizing against the impending rezoning project
against the Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Please come out and be apart of the Solution of Saving our Garden!

Every month same time and place

MTOPP meeting

1st Wednesday of the Month

Place: 89 Sterling St, Brooklyn N.Y. 11225 at 7 pm
All are welcome

The Supreme Court v. Women: The New Fight for Abortion Rights
Wednesday, Aug. 1 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM at Brooklyn Free School
372 Clinton Ave, Brooklyn, btw. Lafayette Av. & Greene Ave.; G to Clinton-Washington (at Lafayette);
C to Clinton-Washington (at Fulton); transit  https://goo.gl/maps/BxY8HXowPKu
description & contacts https://facebook.com/events/234511200512388/
https://facebook.com/pg/NYCforAbortionRights/events https://facebook.com/pg/nyciso/events   https://facebook.com/pg/BrooklynSocialists/events/ https://m.me/NYCforAbortionRights nyc4abortionrights@gmail.com brooklyniso@gmail.com nyciso@gmail.com 
https://abortionrights.nyc https://m.me/BrooklynSocialistsnyc  http://www.nycsocialist.org  https://m.me/nyciso  http://nycsocialist.org

    Monday, Sept. 17  VOCAL-NY annual gala! Get your ticket now and save $25!

    Wednesday, Aug. 1,  5:00PM  Our weekly participatory defense meeting where people with open court cases are invited to share knowledge and resources about navigating the criminal court system. Where: VOCAL-NY, 80A 4th Ave, Brooklyn. Travel: 2, 3, 4, 5, B, Q, D, N, R to Atlantic Ave-Barclays Center. Contact: Jay Del Aguila, 347-873-0098, jaydel@vocal-ny.org .

    Thursday, Aug. 2, 2:00PM  Join us at the monthly New York City Homeless Union (NYCHU) meeting. Where: Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Sq South (entrance around the corner at 239 Thompson). Travel: A,B,C,D,E,F,M trains to West 4th St. / N,R to 8th St / 1 to Christopher St. RSVP: GG, 516-900-7455, georgia@vocal-ny.org

    Friday Aug. 3, Noon  Celebrate victories and build for the future at a BBQ in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, with our Civil Rights Union building power to end mass incarceration! RSVP to nick@vocal-ny.org for the location.   [ but possibly one of these locations:
https://nycgovparks.org/parks/prospect-park/facilities/barbecue -t. ]

PLEASE ASK CORRECT ENDING TIMES -t

    Monday, Sept. 17  VOCAL-NY annual gala! Get your ticket now and save $25!

    Wednesday, Aug. 1,  5:00PM  Our weekly participatory defense meeting where people with open court cases are invited to share knowledge and resources about navigating the criminal court system. Where: VOCAL-NY, 80A 4th Ave, Brooklyn. Travel: 2, 3, 4, 5, B, Q, D, N, R to Atlantic Ave-Barclays Center. Contact: Jay Del Aguila, 347-873-0098, jaydel@vocal-ny.org .

    Thursday, Aug. 2, 2:00PM  Join us at the monthly New York City Homeless Union (NYCHU) meeting. Where: Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Sq South (entrance around the corner at 239 Thompson). Travel: A,B,C,D,E,F,M trains to West 4th St. / N,R to 8th St / 1 to Christopher St. RSVP: GG, 516-900-7455, georgia@vocal-ny.org

    Friday Aug. 3, Noon  Celebrate victories and build for the future at a BBQ in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, with our Civil Rights Union building power to end mass incarceration! RSVP to nick@vocal-ny.org for the location.   [ but possibly one of these locations:
https://nycgovparks.org/parks/prospect-park/facilities/barbecue -t. ]

PLEASE ASK CORRECT ENDING TIMES -t

Political Punk Exhibition, Opening Friday, Aug. 3 from 6pm to 9pm

*POLITICS OF PUNK: RADICAL ACTION IN RADICAL TIMES*
Opening Friday, August 3, 2018 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM

Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space, 155 Avenue C at E. 10th St.;
L to 1 Av.; #6 to Astor; F to 2 Av. (exit to 1st Av. & E. Houston); J to Essex; M9 via Essex St. & Ave. C; M8 via 8th St., St. Mark's & E.10th St.; M14D via 14th St. & Ave. D;

Transit https://goo.gl/maps/E6edFCbusYq

Event Graphic Updates http://www.morusnyc.org/political-punk-exhibition/
*Art exhibition opening about political punk music, its history, evolution and impact on the East Village squatter scene at the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space
opening on Friday, August 3 at 6:00 pm. *

The Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space (MORUS) is pleased to present an exhibition highlighting the politics of punk, and the musicians, activists, and agitators who rejected the status quo and championed causes they believed in. Generations of punks across the globe have fought, and continue to fight, against injustice and for causes that deeply impact the world. As they say, “If it ain’t political, then it ain’t punk.”

Come check out the ephemera we’ve collected for this show, shared so generously by many who were directly involved.
 
Political Punk opens Friday, August 3, from 6-9pm and kicks off with an exhibition spanning two floors and live acoustic performances at MoRUS. On Sunday, August 5 from 7-10pm on the 30th anniversary of the 1988 Tompkins Square Park Police Riot, there will be a multi-media presentation linking two generations of resistance.

Comics slide shows by Eric Drooker and Seth Tobocman with music by
Eric Blitz, Stefan Christoff and Suzanne Shoshke-Rayzl Yuni. Additionally,
Paul Garin will show ‘By Any Means Necessary,’ his classic documentary about the Tompkins Square Movement focusing on the events of 1988 to 1991. More speakers and performers TBA.

Additional live performances throughout the exhibition TBA, including a performance by

*Mob 47 and Protest Bengt* on Thursday, August 16 from 7-11pm at C-Squat and
*Warm Thoughts* will be performing on Saturday, August 25 from 7-11pm.

Stay tuned for additional live performances and more at C-Squat!

Liberation Forum: Amazon Workers Fight Back! 

Friday, Aug. 3 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM at Justice Ctr. en El Barrio
1637 Park Ave. btw. E. 115th St. & E. 116th St., nr. #2, 3, B, C & 116th St. cross town bus
https://facebook.com/events/423952608090505/
Public · Hosted by Justice Center en El Barrio and Party for Socialism and Liberation - PSL

https://facebook.com/pg/JusticeCenterEnElBarrio/events/ m.me/JusticeCenterEnElBarrio

In July, thousands of Amazon warehouse workers in Italy, France, England, Germany, Spain, and Poland walked off the job in protest of wage cuts and poor working conditions in Amazon’s warehouses. In some countries, the strike began on July 10th, the week leading up to Prime Day. Others joined later. While Amazon workers make about $12 an hour to stand for long shifts and process as many as 300 orders a minute with rare breaks and constant harassment from supervisors, Jeff Bezos is the richest man alive with a net worth of $152 billion. In this context, it only makes sense that Amazon workers are fighting back and demanding better pay and working conditions.

In addition, it was revealed that Amazon U.S. has been providing ICE and law enforcement with data and facial recognition technologies. In response, Amazon employees have created a campaign for increased transparency and worker control over the creation and distribution of Amazon products. Workers are circulating an internal petition with the hashtag #wewontbuildit to end Amazon’s collaboration with ICE and law enforcement.

What are some of the lessons we can draw from the Amazon strike, #wewontbuildit, and the history of the labor movement? What can we do to organize and demand better in our workplaces and how is this related to the workers’ struggle against racist policing and deportations? What is the socialist vision for the future of workers? Join us to discuss!

Legalized Apartheid in Israel: The Ongoing Struggle to Free Palestine
On July 19, 2018, the Israeli parliament ratified into law an apartheid system that has long been a reality. “Israel as the Nation-State of the Jewish People,” is the newly approved Basic Law, which serves as a constitution for the Israeli state. This law ignores the indigenous Palestinian population of the land, including Palestinian citizens of Israel who comprise 21% of its population. In another attack on Palestinian rights, Point 3 of the “nation-state” law asserts that “The capital of the state Jerusalem, complete and united, is the capital of Israel.”

The Nation-state law has been in consideration for many years but total support from the Trump administration, including moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, was the green light for many members of the parliament (Knesset) to vote for the bill now. The massive military and economic support, and diplomatic protection extended by Washington have made Israeli leaders increasingly dismissive of criticism from other governments and international bodies.

In their towering arrogance, the rulers of Israel have exposed the profoundly racist character of their state and society, while Palestinians are remaining steadfast on their land, fighting for return in the historic Great March of Return in Gaza. The people of Palestine continue to face atrocious human rights violations at the hands of the Israeli government and military. Since 1948, Israel has existed as a settler colonial state that has attempted to force the indigenous peoples of Palestine out through violence and occupation. Now is the time for all people who believe in justice to join in solidarity with the Palestinian people in their struggle for self-determination and liberation!

Party for Socialism and Liberation - PSL
Political Party

Intro To Rosa Luxemburg: ( Women, Gn/C And N/B Only!)
Friday Aug. 3 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM at CUNY

365 5th Ave. Room 4202 / Urban Education Lounge, btw. E. 34th & E. 35th,

nr. B, D, F, M, N, Q, R, W, PATH, #6, 1, 2, 3, A, C, E & 34th St. cross town bus; [CUNY requires you show any standard, public ID such as non-driver license, passport or NYCID; your name will be recorded -t.]
(https://socialists.nyc/events/2018/8/3/intro-to-rosa-luxemburg-women-gnc-and-nb-only)  https://socialists.nyc/events/?view=LIST  https://twitter.com/NycSocfem  https://twitter.com/nycdsa  https://facebook.com/nycdsa/events 

**Women and gender non-confirming people only!**

This week in the Early Marxist Thinkers reading group we will read Rosa Luxemburg.
Sign up here: https://goo.gl/forms/gHGbFUx0lsVIvbLy2

The readings are as follows:

Part 1 of Reform or Revolution - pg. 41-72 (https://rosswolfe.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/rosa-luxemburg-reform-or-revolution-1898-and-the-mass-strike-1906.pdf)

Excerpts of The Mass Strike: Part 3 and 5, Rosa Luxemburg
(https://www.marxists.org/archive/luxemburg/1906/mass-strike/)

**View the complete syllabus here: https://goo.gl/jfVDWT**

The DSA has a mix of people — some seasoned Marxists, while some who are new to socialism. The Socialist Feminist Working Group wants to build socialist leaders among women (trans and cis), trans men and non-gender conforming people who feel confident to discuss and debate key Marxist ideas and their relevance to today. We think of Marxism as a method of thought (historical materialism) as a theory of capitalism, as well as a political practice to revolutionize all of society. In this reading group, we hope to address all of these facets of Marxism by studying Marx, as well as canonical writers who came after him including Engels, Luxemburg, Lenin, Trotsky and Kollontai.

**This course is ONLY open to women, trans and non-gender conforming individuals. We believe it is important to give political space to oppressed people who may feel intimidated in wider spaces of Marxist discussion.

  . Fighting for Abortion Rights in the Streets of Argentina
Friday, Aug. 3 from 7:00 to 10:00 PM at Verso Books
20 Jay St, Brooklyn, Suite 1010,  btw. John St. & Plymouth St.; F Train to York St.;
A, C to High St.-Brooklyn Bridge; #2, 3 to Clark St.-Brooklyn Hts.;
Transit https://goo.gl/maps/VBRqgXa3crB2
Event Graphic & Descriptions  https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DjYSi-3V4AEdrSA.jpg
(https://socialists.nyc/events/2018/7/25/fighting-for-abortion-rights-in-the-streets-a-discussion-with-argentine-socialists)
https://twitter.com/left_voice/status/1024026380793798658
https://facebook.com/events/228008887849909/  Public · Hosted by NYC Democratic Socialists of America and Left   https://socialists.nyc/events/?view=LIST
https://twitter.com/NycSocfem  @nycDSA = https://twitter.com/nycdsa  https://facebook.com/nycdsa/events  https://facebook.com/pg/LeftVoice.org/events/
https://twitter.com/left_voice  contact@leftvoice.org  http://Leftvoice.org
m.me/LeftVoice.org https://m.me/nycdsa

venue  (718) 246-8160 https://versobooks.com/events

 . Intro To Rosa Luxemburg: ( Women, Gn/C And N/B Only!)
Friday, Aug. 3 from  7:00 to 9:00 PM at CUNY Graduate Center,
365 5th Ave. Room 4202/Urban Education Lounge (btw. E. 34th & E. 35th nr. B, D, F, M, N, Q, R, W, PATH, #6, 1, 2, 3, A, C, E & 34th St. cross town bus)
**Women and gender non-confirming people only!**
This week in the Early Marxist Thinkers reading group we will read Rosa Luxemburg. Sign up here: https://goo.gl/forms/gHGbFUx0lsVIvbLy2

The readings are as follows:

Part 1 of Reform or Revolution - pg. 41-72 (https://rosswolfe.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/rosa-luxemburg-reform-or-revolution-1898-and-the-mass-strike-1906.pdf)

Excerpts of The Mass Strike: Part 3 and 5, Rosa Luxemburg (https://www.marxists.org/archive/luxemburg/1906/mass-strike/)

**View the complete syllabus here: https://goo.gl/jfVDWT**

The DSA has a mix of people — some seasoned Marxists, while some who are new to socialism. The Socialist Feminist Working Group wants to build socialist leaders among women (trans and cis), trans men and non-gender conforming people who feel confident to discuss and debate key Marxist ideas and their relevance to today. We think of Marxism as a method of thought (historical materialism) as a theory of capitalism, as well as a political practice to revolutionize all of society. In this reading group, we hope to address all of these facets of Marxism by studying Marx, as well as canonical writers who came after him including Engels, Luxemburg, Lenin, Trotsky and Kollontai.

**This course is ONLY open to women, trans and non-gender conforming individuals. We believe it is important to give political space to oppressed people who may feel intimidated in wider spaces of Marxist discussion.

New York Health Act Canvassing*
Saturday Aug. 4 from Noon to 3:00 PM at 
39th St. & 6th Av., Brooklyn, nr. D, N, R stop & B35 Church Av. bus;

Weekend transit planners http://mta.info or https://goo.gl/maps/BfcbqxxY43n

List of Service Cuts & Changes http://mta.info/

Public · Hosted by NYC Democratic Socialists of America
RSVP  http://bit.ly/sbknyha
any changes https://facebook.com/events/210425622917863/ 
Come canvass in Sunset Park to inform people about the New York Health Act and Medicare-For-All, and to let them know about our
[Sunday Aug. 12] teach-in for the NYHA and M4A.

Please RSVP on Action Network here: http://bit.lysbknyha

[ *  Nationwide, DSA event publicity uses the term, "canvassing" for both door-knocking and street outreach, as if per linguistic policy or fashion.  In NYC, asking each event's contact gives a different answer.  If curioius which, then consider asking for yourself. -t.]

[Blurbs for 2wo NYC events on this book tour, which might be at least partly about parenting a possibly autistic kid.  I think.  -t.]

 . NOS (disorder, not otherwise specified)
with Aby Kaupang & Mattew Cooperman
Saturday, Aug. 4, 7:00 PM in McNally Jackson Books [ask correct ending time -t.]
52 Prince St. nr. Mott St. & R Train, Weekend N Local, D, F, #6, J stops
Weekend transit planners http://mta.info or https://goo.gl/maps/2euS8n2ycK62
List of svc. changes & cuts  http://mta.info/weekender
Event Descriptions  (https://www.mcnallyjackson.com/event/nos-disorder-not-otherwise-specified-aby-kaupang-and-matthew-cooper-prince-street)
www.futurepoem.com/events.php https://facebook.com/events/610685102658284/
https://twitter.com/futurepoem  https://facebook.com/pg/futurepoem/events/ 
Venue 212.274.1160 https://facebook.com/pg/mcnallyjacksonbooks/events/
Speakers, Authors, Editors & For Questions https://facebook.com/aby.cooperman
https://facebook.com/matthew.cooperman https://facebook.com/omarbrd   https://facebook.com/jena.osman.9 https://facebook.com/dawnlundy

 . RELATED EVENT SAME TOUR
NOS (disorder, not otherwise specified) Book Launch
Thursday, Aug. 2 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Unnameable Books
600 Vanderbilt Ave, Brooklyn, btw. St. Marks Av. & Prospect Pl.;
#2, 3 Train to Bergen St.; Q to 7 Av. (at Park Pl.); C to Clinton-Washington;
Transit https://goo.gl/maps/zQYVsGVoNxK2
Event Descriptions www.futurepoem.com/events.php
https://facebook.com/events/2241361965906423/
https://twitter.com/futurepoem/status/1024095524499152896
https://facebook.com/pg/futurepoem/events
Venue (718) 789-1534 unnameablebooks@earthlink.net
https://facebook.com/pg/unnameable/events/ http://unnameablebooks.blogspot.com

Join us in celebrating the launch of NOS (disorder, not otherwise specified) by Aby Kaupang & Matthew Cooperman! Also reading will be Jena Osman and Stacy Szymaszek.

We'll be in the backyard of Unnameable (glorious weather permitting) with food and drinks. Can't wait to see you all there!

Aby Kaupang is the author of Disorder 299.00, w/Matthew Cooperman, (Essay Press, 2016), Little “g” God Grows Tired of Me (Spring Gun, 2013), Absence is Such a Transparent House (Tebot Bach, 2011), and Scenic Fences | Houses Innumerable (Scantily Clad Press, 2008). She holds Master’s degrees in both Creative Writing and Occupational Therapy and lives in Fort Collins, where she served as Poet Laureate from 2015-17.

Matthew Cooperman is the author of, most recently, Spool, winner of the New Measure Prize (Free Verse Editions/Parlor Press, 2016), Disorder 299.00 w/Aby Kaupang (Essay Press, 2016), the text + image collaboration Imago for the Fallen World, w/Marius Lehene (Jaded Ibis Press, 2013), and other books. A professor of English at Colorado State University, he is also co-poetry editor for Colorado Review. He lives in Fort Collins with his wife, the poet Aby Kaupang, and their two children.

Jena Osman's books of poems include Corporate Relations (Burning Deck, 2014), Public Figures (Wesleyan University Press, 2012), The Network (Fence Books 2010, selected for the National Poetry Series in 2009), An Essay in Asterisks (Roof Books, 2004) and The Character (Beacon Press, winner of the 1998 Barnard New Women Poets Prize). She founded and co-edited the journal Chain with Juliana Spahr for twelve years. She is a Professor of English at Temple University, where she currently directs the MFA Creative Writing Program.

Stacy Szymaszek is the author of A Year From Today, Journal of Ugly Sites & Other Journals, hart island, Emptied of All Ships, Hyperglossia, and many chapbooks. She has worked at Woodland Pattern Book Center in Milwaukee, WI and was the Director of The Poetry Project at St. Mark’s Church in New York City from 2007 to 2018.

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Futurepoem — Please join us  Thursday [evening] at Unnameable Books in Brooklyn for a release reading and party to celebrate the release of NOS (disorder, not otherwise specified) by co-authors Aby Kaupang Cooperman and Matthew Cooperman joined by guest readers Stacy Szymaszek and Jena Osman . NOS was selected for publication by Jena along with guest editors Dawn Lundy Martin and Omar Berrada through Futurepoem's open reading period. NOS is a journey of two writers who become lovers who become parents of a special needs daughter. Necessarily hybrid, NOS is a mixed-form narrative about autism and parenting, that’s also a document of trauma. In the extreme present of living a life not otherwise specified, the authors give both voice and shape to the complex journey of a family—not just one child—living with autism.
Futurepoem is a New York City-based non-profit publishing collaborative dedicated to presenting innovative works of contemporary literature. http://www.futurepoem.com

MOVE9 40 Year Commemoration w/ The MOVE Organization

Sunday, Aug. 5 from 10:00 to 8:00 PMPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania 19143
MOVE 40th Anniversary Program
Mark your Calendars! Sunday, August 5, 2018 we will gather for events to remember the August 8, 1978 police raid on MOVE people & the arrest of the MOVE 9 political prisoners. On August 5, 2018, we will have day full of events including a
5K to Run Down the Walls, co-sponsored with Philly Anarchist Black Cross. The second event of the day will include the Framed in America concert, featuring local artists, such as Seraiah Nicole, Mic Africa, Raw Life Crew and more!! Stay tuned in to this page for our special artist headliner, TBA

These events are to have the whole city, the nation and the world remember the police attack on MOVE people on August 8, 1978. On that day, 9 members of MOVE were arrested and unjustly sentenced to 30-100 years in prison for a crime they did not commit. Police raided MOVE’s Powelton home and used tear gas, thousands of rounds of ammunition, powerful water hoses and bulldozers to destroy MOVE’s home and threaten the lives of MOVE men, women and children, forced to barricade in the basement of the home. After destroying the home, police arrested and brutalized several MOVE adults, including the infamously brutal beating of our brother Delbert Africa, which was captured on live video. This brutality and police violence is part of a system of repression against strong revolutionaries!  A system of violence against black and poor people in America!

40 years later, the MOVE9 are still confined as political prisoners throughout Pennsylvania prisons, separated from their families and children for decades. They’ve reached the time for parole but have been denied continuously by the parole board. They men and women were up for parole early 2018 and were denied yet again. 40 years is too long!!

Join us as we commemorate the 1978 attack but also continue in our struggle to undo this violent, racist, capitalist system & free all political prisoners!!!

See you in Fairmount park! Spread the word! Ona MOVE

******************August 5 Events:********************

 . 5K RUNNING DOWN THE WALLS, 10:00am
Fairmount Park
MOVE & The Philly Anarchist Black Cross
Register Here: https://phillyabc.wordpress.com/rdtw/
(arrive early!)

 . FRAMED IN AMERICA CONCERT, 3:00pm
Free admission with love offering accepted!
**Artists
Seraiah Nicole & Eli Capella
Dell P
Mic Africa
Raw Life Crew
& More to come! Stay tuned for the surprise headliner!!

SPECIAL GUESTS:
Mike Africa Jr.
Ramona Africa
Pam Africa
MOVE 9 Political Prisoners Call In!
Professor Walter Palmer
Karen Falcon, Jubilee School founder
Sharif El-Mekki, Educator
Ms. Angie, Educator
Robert Saleem Holbrook, Human Rights Coalition
Workers world
Ghani, freed Juvenile Lifer
Coalition Again Death By Incarceration (CADBI)

#justice #freedom #freethemove9 #onamove #freeallpoliticalprisoners #freemumia

The MOVE Organization — DONATE! Support the MOVE9 today with any LOVE OFFERING you can give! Every little bit counts!
https://www.fundedjustice.com/71JSPb?ref=ab_3QeIW9Hq9cv3QeIW9Hq9cv 

MOVE9 40 Year Commemoration

Sunday, Aug. 5 from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM in PHILADELPHIA
https://facebook.com/events/459207087868374/ pamafrica@gmail.com
Public · Hosted by The MOVE Organization

MOVE 40th Anniversary Program
Mark your Calendars! Sunday, August 5, 2018 we will gather for events to remember the August 8, 1978 police raid on MOVE people & the arrest of the MOVE 9 political prisoners. On August 5th 2018, we will have day full of events including a 5K to Run Down the Walls, co-sponsored with Philly Anarchist Black Cross.

The second event of the day will include the Framed in America concert, featuring local artists, such as Seraiah Nicole, Mic Africa, Raw Life Crew and more!! Stay tuned in to this page for our special artist headliner, TBA

These events are to have the whole city, the nation and the world remember the police attack on MOVE people on August 8,  1978. On that day, 9 members of MOVE were arrested and unjustly sentenced to 30-100 years in prison for a crime they did not commit. Police raided MOVE’s Powelton home and used tear gas, thousands of rounds of ammunition, powerful water hoses and bulldozers to destroy MOVE’s home and threaten the lives of MOVE men, women and children, forced to barricade in the basement of the home. After destroying the home, police arrested and brutalized several MOVE adults, including the infamously brutal beating of our brother Delbert Africa, which was captured on live video. This brutality and police violence is part of a system of repression against strong revolutionaries!  A system of violence against black and poor people in America!

40 years later, the MOVE9 are still confined as political prisoners throughout Pennsylvania prisons, separated from their families and children for decades. They’ve reached the time for parole but have been denied continuously by the parole board. They men and women were up for parole early 2018 and were denied yet again. 40 years is too long!

Join us as we commemorate the 1978 attack but also continue in our struggle to undo this violent, racist, capitalist system & free all political prisoners!

See you in Fairmount Park! Spread the word! Ona MOVE

******************August 5th Events:********************

5K RUNNING DOWN THE WALLS, 10am
Fairmount Park
MOVE & The Philly Anarchist Black Cross
Register Here: https://phillyabc.wordpress.com/rdtw/
(arrive early!)

FRAMED IN AMERICA CONCERT, 3pm
Free admission with love offering accepted!
**Artists
Seraiah Nicole & Eli Capella
Dell P
Mic Africa
Raw Life Crew
& More to come! Stay tuned for the surprise headliner!

SPECIAL GUESTS:
Mike Africa Jr.
Ramona Africa
Pam Africa
MOVE 9 Political Prisoners Call In!
Professor Walter Palmer
Karen Falcon, Jubilee School founder
Sharif El-Mekki, Educator
Ms. Angie, Educator
Robert Saleem Holbrook, Human Rights Coalition
Workers world
Ghani, freed Juvenile Lifer
Coalition Again Death By Incarceration (CADBI)

#justice #freedom #freethemove9 #onamove #freeallpoliticalprisoners #freemumia

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Bluestockings Bookstore, Café, and Activist Center

172 Allen St., btw. Stanton St. & Rivington St., nr. F, J, M,
B, D, #6, R, W stops & buses via Houston St. or via 2nd Av.
http://twitter.com/bluestockings
(212) 777-6028 mailto:bluestockings-subscribe@lists.riseup.net>
events@bluestockings.com
 
 . Feminist Book Club
Sunday, Aug 5 @ 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
The Feminist Book Club reads and discusses feminism. We make no claims to any particular feminist platform. We read theoretical texts, literature and primary works. All are welcome inclusive of gender, political persuasion, and familiarity. This month’s book is Women, Race, and Class by Angela Y. Davis. For more information, email feministbookclubnyc@gmail.com.

 
 . Kundalini Yoga with Ursula Scherrer
Tuesday, Aug 7 @ 9:00 am – 10:15 am
Kundalini Yoga is also called the Yoga of Awareness. It combines the physical practice of Asanas with Pranayama (breathing) and Meditation/Chanting – it targets the whole body system (nervous system, glands, mental faculties, chakras) to develop awareness and consciousness, strength and flexibility.
 
 . La Brujas Club Gathering
Tuesday, Aug 7 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
La Brujas Club is a mystical society that empowers women. We believe in the power of intuition and bringing women of all backgrounds together under one room to share literature and connect on a spiritual level.
 
 . Off the Binary
Saturday, Aug 11 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Come and meet people who are just as confused as you are about public restrooms and getting dressed in the morning! We provide a safe space for anyone with a non-binary gender identity to discuss one’s experiences as we defy society’s mainstream conception of gender.
We welcome gender identities that include but are not limited to: androgynous, agender, bigender, demigender, gender non-conforming, gender variant, genderfluid, genderqueer, non-binary, transmasculine, transfeminine.
 
 . Deep Yoga and Journaling
Sunday, Aug 12 @ 9:00 am – 10:15 am
You are invited to join Sharyn Hahn’s Deep Yoga-Journaling experience.You will be led through some warm-up poses and a vinyasa flow as well as several short meditations, creative visualization, and intention-setting writing or sketching activities. You will leave feeling more flexible, relaxed, energized, with a mantra that you can carry with you throughout the week. Please bring a yoga mat if you have one, and we do have some if you need to borrow one for the class. Also bring a journal and something to write with. We will be writing a few times during the class, and if you prefer to sketch or want to do both, that is awesome! Wear comfortable clothing, and feel free to bring a warm or cool drink to keep you hydrated (with a secure lid). All levels are welcome. If you have never done yoga you will be able to participate as well. Namaste.
 
 . Radical Educators Book Club
Sunday, Aug 12 @ 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Join a group of educators engaged in inquiry of critical texts for a meetup and collaborative discussion of pedagogical values and practices. Please contact bluestockingsraded@gmail.com for more information.
 
 . Black and Pink
Sunday, Aug 12 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
NYC Black & Pink & the Queer Detainee Empowerment Project would like to invite you to our afternoon letter writing. What can you bring? Writing materials, stamps if you want! We can always use more postage. Help us in alleviating the isolation of prison!
 
 . Self-Defense Workshop with POP Gym
Sunday, Aug 12 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Palm Heels for the people! Don’t get that joke? No worries! Come by this FREE workshop to learn some introductory skills that will keep you feeling safe. We’ll be covering the basics: stretching, conditioning, technique, and theory, with the hope that participants will leave with some super useful foundations that will aid them in the day-to-day. Mix that in with some sweat and some movement, and you’ll have an accessible and confidence-boosting good time for all. Whether you are a beginner, or someone with experience, come work it out with us!   Open to all ages! Participants should wear clothing in which they are comfortable stretching and sweating.   POP Gym is a new project, working towards opening a physical space in Brooklyn that offers free self-defense, fitness, and skill share classes 7 days a week. As we continue planning, we invite you to come by any of our events this summer! Our workshops have been described as, “fun”, “holistic” and “empowering”, and for any questions, comments, or inquiries for future workshops for you or your organizations, email us at info@popgym.org

 
 . t4tech: Intro to React.js & Front End Software Engineering
Monday, Aug 13 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Ever wanted to get a foundational understanding of what software engineering is really all about? This will be a hands-on approach that covers both the core concepts of software development as well as front end engineering with the popular Javascript framework React. Laptops are not required, and all skill levels are welcome!
t4tech is a free and accessible resource for education that centers trans & gender non-conforming people. We share knowledges about software engineering, web development, and digital technologies in a space designed to empower and welcome trans people of all technical skill levels. Our code of conduct is simply “Don’t be mean.”
 
 . Kundalini Yoga with Ursula Scherrer
Tuesday, Aug 14 @ 9:00 am – 10:15 am

Read and Resist Book Club: Violent Borders by Reece Jones
Sunday, Aug. 5 from 3:00 to 5:00 PM in 632 Broadway at Bleecker St.,
nr #6, B, D, F, M stops, Houston St. bus; M8 cross town from W.8th or E.9th;
description https://www.facebook.com/events/445791935889296/
book https://versobooks.com/books/2516-violent-borders
https://www.google.com/search?q=Violent+Borders+by+Reece+Jones
contacts http://m.me/readandresistny  readandresistnyc@gmail.com 
https://facebook.com/pg/readandresistny/groups 

25th Annual Interfaith Peace Gathering & Peace Walk
Sunday Aug. 5, 2018 from 5:30 to 8:00 PM from Judson Memorial Church
55 Washington Sq South at Thompson St., nr. A, C, D, E, F, #1, PATH, R, Weekend N Local & #6 stops;
trip planners http://mta.info or https://goo.gl/maps/iAwWmhFixbu
list of service cuts & changes http://mta.info/weekender
(Bell at 7:15 PM EST, followed by Peace Walk around Washington Square Park)
http://buddhistcouncilny.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/180615Peace-Flyer-2018-.jpg
tknakagaki@gmail.com  646-797-7982

Rev. Dr. T. K. Nakagaki, a Japanese Buddhist priest, Hiroshima Peace Ambassador, Peace Correspondent of Nagasaki, President and Founder of Heiwa Peace and Reconciliation Foundation of New York, former President of the Buddhist Council of New York and former Vice Chair of the Interfaith Center of New York, has organized this Annual Interfaith Peace Gathering in Manhattan since 1994. This commemorative ceremony will include local Buddhist, Shinto, Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Muslim and Native American religious leaders, along with musicians and choirs from Japan and the United States.

All is welcome with free will donation.

 

Fix Your Own Bike Workshops at Time's Up
99 South 6th St, btw. Berry St. & Bedford Ave.;
J, M Train to Marcy; G to Broadway; transit https://goo.gl/maps/Nf7NiNLF1322
Wednesdays & Sundays, 6:00 to 8:00 PM including:
Wednesday, Aug. 1
Sunday,  Aug. 5
Wednesday,  Aug. 8
Sunday,  Aug. 12
Wednesday,  Aug. 15
Sunday,  Aug. 19
Wednesday,  Aug. 22
Sunday,  Aug. 26
Wednesday,  Aug. 29
 https://facebook.com/pg/timesupnyc/events
http://m.me/timesupnyc  (212) 802-8222 timesup.events@gmail.com http://times-up.org
 
Come to a bike repair workshop every Sunday and Wednesday at the Time's Up Brooklyn space (99 South 6th Street in Williamsburg) starting at 6pm. You can bring your own bicycle and work on it yourself with the aid of
Time's Up mechanics. You can use our tools and we have recycled bike parts available for sale. Bikes are awesome! They're ecofriendly, good exercise, faster than the speed of light, and fun! Let’s be good to our metal and rubber friends.
 

 

Film Screening: Not In My Neighbourhood
Monday Aug. 6 from Noon to 3:00 PM at
301 Grove St. btw. Myrtle & Wyckoff Aves. nr. L, M;
Transit  https://goo.gl/maps/RgA52aJCZox
Descriptiion https://facebook.com/events/2154825111204714/

Come join us for our community screening of the award winning film
“Not In My Neighbourhood” that takes an intimate and in-depth look at the impact of
spatial violence on communities in Brooklyn,New York, Johannesburg, South Africa and [Sao Paolo], Brazil. The film explores the deep roots of colonization that show up in cities development projects as well as the ways in which the police serve as active roles in facilitating the process of gentrification. Together we can learn, feel, and envision resistance to the struggles our communities face. Come eat, laugh, cry, and resist with us !

To get a trailer of the film check out the link:
https://vimeo.com/237044326

This is a youth (14-25) space, all adults must be accompanied by youth.
This is a safe space. All identities will be accepted,welcomed and affirmed.

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MARCH vs. DE BLASIO INWOOD DISPLACEMENT SCHEME

Subject: IMPORTANT ACTION
From: david dubnau <nmn4pj@gmail.com>
Date: 8/5/2018 1:21 PM   <dubnauda@njms.rutgers.edu>

Final MARCH to defend Uptown/MARCHA Final Para defender Uptown
Public · Hosted by Northern Manhattan is Not for Sale/Alto Manhattan No Se Vende

MONDAY, August 6, 6:00 PM

Assemble at Dyckman and Nagle, near #1 Dyckman Station [ or A to Dyckman stop at Broadway;
transit https://goo.gl/maps/A2npzCrjHem ] 

The fight against the City's displacement plan for Inwood continues! Join us on
Monday, Aug.6th for a Final Community March in Inwood to show the Councilmember Ydanis Rodriguez and Mayor de Blasio that we demand a better plan for the neighborhood. This is our last chance before the vote on Wednesday, August 8, to show Ydanis and the City Council that the neighborhood (and city!) doesn't accept their rezoning plans. The occupation has ended. But the fight continues. ¡Nos vemos el lunes!

~ESPAÑOL~
¡La lucha contra el plan del desplazamiento de la Ciudad para Inwood sigue! Acompañe nosotros el lunes, agosto 6th para un marzo de la Comunidad Final en Inwood para mostrar a Councilmember Ydanis Rodriguez y el alcalde de Blasio que exigimos un mejor plan para la vecindad. Esto es nuestra última posibilidad antes del voto el miércoles, 8 de agosto, para mostrar a Ydanis y el Ayuntamiento que la vecindad (¡y ciudad!) no acepta sus proyectos de nueva división por zonas. La ocupación ha terminado. Pero la lucha sigue. See you Monday!

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CONTEXT/CONTEXTO
i. ENGLISH
Last Thursday, August 2nd, 11 brave activists supported by dozens of residents, trade unionists, and allied organizations, occupied the offices of district councilor, Ydanis Rodriguez, for 24 hours to demand he vote NO on the city's rezoning plan for Inwood that if passed will lead to gentrification and mass displacement of working class residents and people of color. We demanded that he instead adopt our community created rezoning proposals for affordable housing and a JUST rezoning of Inwood.

i. ESPAÑOL
El pasado jueves 2 de agosto, 11 valientes activistas apoyados por docenas de residentes, sindicalistas y organizaciones aliadas, ocuparon las oficinas del concejal de distrito, Ydanis Rodriguez, durante 24 horas para exigir que votara no sobre el plan de rezonificación de la ciudad para que si pasado conducirá a la repoblación y el desplazamiento masivo de residentes de clase obrera y personas de color. Exigimos que en su lugar adopte nuestra comunidad creó propuestas de rezonificación para viviendas asequibles y una rezonificación justa de la misma.

ii. ENGLISH
Despite declaring it the "People's Office" and telling us we could stay as long as we needed, he did not accept our demands and ultimately drove us out. One occupier, our very own community board member, Ayisha Oglivie, was arrested, and another, Maria Peña, faced police mistreatment and locked herself in the bathroom for hours out of fear of harm to her body in a brave display of resistance and love for her community.

ii. ESPAÑOL
A pesar de declarar la "Oficina del pueblo" y diciéndonos que podíamos quedarnos el tiempo que necesitábamos, él no aceptó nuestras demandas y en última instancia nos llevó a cabo. Un ocupante, nuestro propio miembro de la Junta de la comunidad, AYISHA Oglivie, fue arrestado, y otra, María Peña, se enfrentó a maltrato policial y se encerró en el baño durante horas por miedo a dañar su cuerpo en un valiente despliegue de resistencia y amor por su comunidad.

iii. ENGLISH
We invite you, community residents and allies, to help us fight the irresponsible rezoning of Inwood and continue helping to lay the foundations for a city-wide movement to fight for working class neighborhoods of color who are most affected by these rezonings.

iii. ESPAÑOL
Le invitamos a usted, los residentes de la comunidad y aliados, para ayudarnos a luchar contra la rezonificación irresponsable de la de y seguir ayudando a sentar las bases para un movimiento en toda la ciudad para luchar por los barrios de clase obrera de color que son los más afectados por estas rezonificaciones.

People's Monday for #RolandoMeza
Aug. 6 from 7:00 PM in Grand Central Terminal Main Concourse

https://www.facebook.com/events/567338323668418/
http://m.me/nycshutitdown http://www.nycshutitdown.net  
Join us as we tell the story of Rolando Meza Espinoza. Rolando was a 35-year old from migrant from Honduras detained by ICE in Long Island and was killed through medical neglect.  [ask correct ending time -t.]

 . Stand Up for Timothy Caughman & Against White Supremacy
Tuesday Aug. 7 from 8:30 AM in Manhattan Supreme Court
60 Centre St. at Worth St. on Foley Sq. nr. #4, 5, 6, J, R, W, 2, 3, A, C, 1, E, WTC
map http://url.ie/zb2p 
https://facebook.com/pg/nycshutitdown/events

''hear audio from the project’s first 15 interviews''



RNC Oral History Listening Party
Tuesday, Aug. 7, 7:00 PM at Interference Archive
314 7th St. Brooklyn, btw. 4th & 5th Aves., nr. F, G, R stops;
Weekend transit planners http://mta.info or https://goo.gl/maps/55DXTwh2ffR2
List of service cuts & changes http://mta.info/weekender
http://interferencearchive.org/category/events/ https://facebook.com/pg/InterferenceArc/events
https://twitter.com/InterferenceArc  info@interferencearchive.org   [check correct ending time -t.]

Before there was “The Resistance” there was mass resistance to the Republican policy-agenda during the George W. Bush administration. During this previous wave of anti-Republican Party resistance, activists aligned with the Global Justice Movement regularly mobilized mass street demonstrations at party conventions and economic summits. The NO RNC 2004 Oral History Project documents the organizing efforts that led to a month’s worth of events and demonstrations in New York City during August and September 2004. Join us for a listening party to hear audio from the project’s first 15 interviews and an exploration of visual materials from the demonstrations.

Marx and Moral Philosophy
Tuesday Aug. 7 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM at Unnameable Books
600 Vanderbilt Ave, Brooklyn, btw. St. Marks Av. & Prospect Pl.; #2, 3 Train to Bergen St.;
Q to 7 Av. (at Park Pl.); C to Clinton-Washington;
Transit https://goo.gl/maps/zQYVsGVoNxK2
See Event Description https://facebook.com/events/671289019870670/
Public · Hosted by Red Bloom: A Communist Collective redbloom.nyc@gmail.com
https://facebook.com/NYCCommunists/events
Groups https://redbloomcommunistcollective.wordpress.com/
Venue (718) 789-1534 unnameablebooks@earthlink.net
https://facebook.com/pg/unnameable/events/ http://unnameablebooks.blogspot.com

NYC: Drive out Trump and Pence Organizing Meeting

Tuesday Aug. 7, 7:00 PM at LGBTQ Center
208 W. 13th St., btw. Greenwich Av. & 7th Av.; L to 8 Av.; A, C, E, #1, 2, 3, F, M, PATH to various 14 St. stops; N, Q, R, W, 4, 5, 6 to 14 St.-Union Sq.; cross town buses via 14th St. or via 9th St./Christopher St.   Public · Hosted by Refuse Fascism NYC
https://www.facebook.com/events/1786950008059159/
646-851-6785 NYC [at] refusefascism.org https://refusefascism.org/protests-and-events/ 
[ask correct ending time ]

Tell Cuomo No Fossil Fuel Money!
Wednesday, Aug. 8 from 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM outside Cuomo's NYC Office
633 3rd Av. btw. E. 40th St. & E. 41st St.; #7 Train to 42 St.-Grand Central (east exit nr. 3rd Av.); #4, 5, 6, S to 42 St.-Grand Central (at Park); 42nd St. cross town bus;
Transit https://goo.gl/maps/Ab1mWDsy5C92
Description & any changes  https://facebook.com/events/213984216122337/ 
Public · Hosted by Sunrise NYC https://www.sunrisemovement.org/heatweek2018/
https://facebook.com/pg/sunrisemvmtnyc/events/  www.m.me/sunrisemvmtnyc  https://google.com/search?q=weather+10017

We have demanded that Governor Cuomo reject dirty fossil fuel money on SIX separate occasions at fundraisers, speeches, and even his Manhattan office but he has refused to listen. Today, we are bringing this fight to his office to show him that his constituents want him to stand up for the lives and well being of New Yorkers, not corporate profits.

Fossil fuel executives and lobbyists get away with their pay-to-play politics because they corrupt our democracy in the shadows. It’s our role to bring their actions into the light. In 2018, young people are saying No More Fossil Fuel Money! Our home and futures are on the line. Let’s show Governor Cuomo that 2018 will be the year that fossil fuel executives no longer call the shots in New York and across the US.

On August 8, one month before the Democratic primary, we will turn up the heat on Governor Cuomo, who has accepted over $400,000 ($114,000 in this election cycle alone) from fossil fuel executives!

We’ll send a message loud and clear to Governor Andrew Cuomo: take a stand, drop Big Oil, or we’ll replace you with someone who will!

A NOTE ABOUT MESSAGING: We welcome people from other organizations and movements to attend as individuals. To keep the message of the action clear and accessible to the press and the public, we ask that you not bring other organizational signage or shirts. We will provide participants who want them with Sunrise signs, props, and swag (shirts and hats for sale!).

Take Action with us during Heat Week
https://www.sunrisemovement.org/heatweek2018/

[Ask correct ending time. Orig. upon request. Description snipped for google form space constraints. -t. From: 718-706-9892 | NYTWA1@AOL.COM |www.nytwa.org
twitter.com/nytwa facebook.com/nytwa ] (was: "Subject: Fwd: TODAY, Wednesday, August 8 at 1PM & after Council Vote: NYTWA actions on day of City Council vote on For-Hire-Vehicle legislation")

MEDIA ADVISORY
For TODAY Wednesday August 8, 2018

Media Availability at City Hall beginning 10AM
1PM Rally & Press Conference on Steps of City Hall
Press Conference Immediately Following City Council Vote (Council stated meeting begins at 1:30PM)

Contact: Eliza Bates, 646.285.8491, elizamargarita@gmail.com, media@nytwa.org

City Council to Vote on First-Time Regulations on Uber & Lyft After Months of Mobilizations by NYTWA Members

Uber, Lyft, Yellow, Green, Black Car, and Livery Drivers to Rally and Hold Press Conference

Thousands of NYTWA Members Have Rallied, Met with Council Members, Held Press Conferences and Vigils to Stop the Crisis of Poverty Devastating Drivers in Every Sector: Now City Council is Set to Vote on Legislation Sparked by Our Demands

(New York, NY) On Wednesday, August 8 the New York City Council is scheduled to vote on first-of-its-kind legislation regulating the App-dispatch sector, including Uber and Lyft. New York City is on the brink of becoming the first city in the country to pass sensible legislation to stop the crisis of poverty devastating drivers in our city and across the globe. NYTWA members have been campaigning non-stop over several months and have been sounding the alarm about the economic crisis among drivers in every sector for years. Six New York City drivers have committed suicide in recent months, unable to survive the crushing poverty brought on by the over saturation of for-hire-vehicles on our streets. The package of bills to be voted on Wednesday include a 12-month cap on new For-Hire-Vehicle licenses, with an exception for wheelchair accessible vehicles, a minimum pay requirement for app drivers, and give authority to the Taxi and Limousine Commission to regulate minimum rates of fare in all sectors.

The council will be introducing another package of bills that also address NYTWA's demands including, the creation of a health and benefits fund for drivers in every sector, financial assistance for yellow cab owner-drivers and regulations on FHV car leasing expenses to stop predatory lending.

NYTWA members will be out in full force all day. The FHV Committee is schedule to vote on the package of bills at 10AM. NYTWA members will rally on the steps of City Hall at 1PM and then hold a press conference immediately after the vote.

Who: NYTWA members, including yellow, green, black car, livery, Uber and Lyft drivers, family members of drivers who committed suicide, and allies

Where: Steps of City Hall

What/When: TODAY, Wednesday, August 8, 2018

Media Availability at City Hall beginning 10AM
1PM Rally & Press Conference on Steps of City Hall
Press Conference Immediately Following City Council Vote (Council stated meeting begins at 1:30PM)

Please contact Eliza Bates at 646.285.8491 with any questions about the day's schedule.

As Uber and Lyft continue to flood the streets without limit, drivers in every sector are struggling more and more to make ends meet, each driver left with fewer passengers as Uber and Lyft put more cars on the road. For Uber and Lyft, it's a win-win - they profit regardless of which of the tens of thousands of their drivers get a fare, even if scores are left with their vehicles - and their pockets - empty. The result of this unchecked growth is a crushing poverty for App drivers just as it is for NYC's yellow, black car, green cab, and livery drivers. A city-commissioned study found 85% of App drivers earn below Minimum Wage. Several recent national studies have similarly found Uber and Lyft drivers earning below Minimum Wage across the country.

NYTWA members actions this week leading up to Wednesday's City Council vote included:

On Monday, NYTWA Uber and Lyft driver members led a rally at Uber/Lyft headquarters along with NYTWA members who drive yellow, green, black, and livery cars. On the same day, NYTWA member and Uber driver Tidiane Samassa published an OpEd in the New York Daily News in support of the cap:

"I drive for Uber in New York City - and right now, the company that pays me pennies is spending millions of dollars to try to stop the City Council from passing a cap on new for-hire vehicles and other bills that would help me feed my family and keep our apartment."

On Tuesday, families of the drivers who committed suicide spoke out in support of the cap so that no one else is pushed to suicide from the crisis of poverty devastating drivers across all sectors. George Schifter traveled all the way from Florida to join the protest and be present for the City Council vote. George is the brother of black car driver Doug Schifter who shot himself outside of City Hall after posting on Facebook that the unchecked saturation of NYC streets by Uber-dispatched vehicles had destroyed his livelihood.

IMAGES FOR MEDIA: Click here for photos of yellow, green, Uber, Lyft, black car, and livery drivers holding NYTWA signs in support of the City Council legislation.

Projection by guerrilla collective the Illuminator with names of drivers who committed suicide.

On Monday night, the guerrilla projection collective the Illuminator projected the names of the drivers who committed suicide onto a wall in DUMBO and called for the City Council to vote yes on the cap.

Last week City Council Woman Adrienne Adams published an OpEd in the New York Times calling the FHV cap a step in the right direction for racial and economic justice. On Tuesday, the National Employment Law Project put out an opinion piece in Crains in support of the FHV cap and calling for Uber to stop interfering in our local democracy.

New York Taxis For All, a wheelchair accessibility and disability rights coalition has put out a statement in support of the cap. And 66 NYC faith leaders have come together to support the cap.

The six drivers pushed to suicide by financial despair were:

Abdul Saleh, a yellow cab lease driver, was the sixth NYC professional driver to commit suicide in recent months. He was a Yemeni immigrant who had been struggling financially for months, having difficulty covering his share of the medallion lease he shared with his driving partner.

Yu Mein Kenny Chow was a yellow cab owner-driver, who had been missing for eleven days before his body was identified after washing up under the Brooklyn Bridge (Kenny Chow's family has started a GoFundMe to help his wife, who is fighting stage 4 cancer).

Nicanor Ochisor was a yellow taxi owner-driver who drove with his wife (there is also a GoFundMe to help Nicanor's wife).

Danilo Corporan Castillo was a Bronx livery driver who wrote his suicide note on a Taxi and Limousine Summons.

Alfredo Perez was a Bronx livery driver who hung himself in November.

Douglas Schifter was a black car driver who shot himself in front of City Hall after posting a note on Facebook saying that the city's failure to regulate Uber had destroyed his livelihood.

NYTWA POLICY PROPOSALS TO STOP THE CRISIS HURTING DRIVERS IN EVERY SECTOR

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Cuomo: Fight for People Not Polluters
Today Wednesday, Aug. 8 from 5:00 PM outside
Harvard Club of NYC Food & Beverage Division
35 W. 44th St. btw. 5th & 6th Aves.
nr. #7, B, D, F, M, 4, 5, 6, 1, 2, 3,  N, Q, R, W, A, C, E stops & 42nd St. cross town bus;
Transit https://goo.gl/maps/EysdjdUWvgo
Event Description & Contacts https://facebook.com/events/195250171339474/
https://goo.gl/Wi9PHf https://facebook.com/pg/NYRenews/events/
https://facebook.com/pg/foodandwaterwatchNY/events/
https://facebook.com/pg/saneenergyproject/events/  https://facebook.com/nychange/  http://m.me/NYRenews http://nyrenews.org  http://m.me/foodandwaterwatchNY
(347) 778-2743  eweltman@fwwatch.org http://foodandwaterwatch.org 646-387 3180 contact@saneenergyproject.org http://www.saneenergyproject.org m.me/nychange 
(347) 410-6919  http://www.nycommunities.org   

Governor Cuomo is heading to New York City for yet another fundraiser, and New York's climate movement will be right there urging to show real leadership. Together, we'll rally to to demand he reject all fracking infrastructure projects, move New York to 100% renewable energy , and make corporate polluters pay.

Join us to send a strong message to the governor. We'll urge Cuomo to stand up for people not polluters. We can win this fight, but it's going to take all of us.

 

Featuring
NY Renews
Groundbreaking coalition of over 100 groups leading the charge to power New York with 100% clean renewable energy.

Food & Water Watch - New York
Food & Water Watch works to ensure the food and water we consume is safe, accessible and sustainable.

Sane Energy Project
Sane Energy Project opposes the development, transport and export of shale gas. We support the goal of New York State being 100% renewable by 2050.

New York Communities for Change
Uniting Neighborhoods in the Fight for Economic Justice

Harvard Club of NYC Food & Beverage Division
Bar

Fix Your Own Bike Workshops at Time's Up
99 South 6th St, btw. Berry St. & Bedford Ave.;
J, M Train to Marcy; G to Broadway; transit https://goo.gl/maps/Nf7NiNLF1322
Wednesdays & Sundays, 6:00 to 8:00 PM including:
Wednesday, Aug. 1
Sunday,  Aug. 5
Wednesday,  Aug. 8
Sunday,  Aug. 12
Wednesday,  Aug. 15
Sunday,  Aug. 19
Wednesday,  Aug. 22
Sunday,  Aug. 26
Wednesday,  Aug. 29
 https://facebook.com/pg/timesupnyc/events
http://m.me/timesupnyc  (212) 802-8222 timesup.events@gmail.com http://times-up.org
 
Come to a bike repair workshop every Sunday and Wednesday at the Time's Up Brooklyn space (99 South 6th Street in Williamsburg) starting at 6pm. You can bring your own bicycle and work on it yourself with the aid of
Time's Up mechanics. You can use our tools and we have recycled bike parts available for sale. Bikes are awesome! They're ecofriendly, good exercise, faster than the speed of light, and fun! Let’s be good to our metal and rubber friends.
 

 

``2% of buildings in NYC make up 45% of the climate pollution``

NYC #DirtyBuildings Action! RSVP Here, now!
Thursday, Aug. 9, 12:30 to 1:30PM at Speaker Johnson’s District Office
224 W. 30th St. btw. 7th & 8th Aves., nr. #1, 2, 3, A, C, E, B, D, F, M, PATH, N, Q, R, W
transit https://goo.gl/maps/M518J8JwzPk
description https://facebook.com/events/495833584176931/
Super Luxury = Super Polluters graphic https://goo.gl/NMq1zD
https://twitter.com/hashtag/dirtybuildings
w/ NYC Democratic Socialists of America, 350 Brooklyn, WE ACT for Environmental Justice,   Peoples Climate Movement NY, New York Communities for Change

The NYC City Council is on the verge of introducing comprehensive and ambitious #DirtyBuildings legislation. The legislation would drastically cut pollution from large buildings; create thousands of good union jobs, all while protecting tenants in rent regulated housing from incurring rent hikes. Support is building in the Council, but we just need Speaker Corey Johnson to step up and ensure that this game-changing legislation passes.

 . Cuomo Petition Delivery August 16
A lot of fracking infrastructure related petitions are stacking up for Cuomo and it’s about time to deliver ‘em. Food & Water Watch is cooking up a powerful petition delivery event for August 16th and this is something you’ll want to keep on your radar. They are also looking for co-sponsors, attendees, and more petitions!  Lshindell@fwwatch.org

 . Civil Disobedience Pledge for Sept. 7
As part of RISE, we are announcing a Civil Disobedience action on Friday, September 8 at noon outside the NYC office of Governor Cuomo.  If you can or can’t risk arrest, but want to help support the action, please sign up below. Short link to sign up:http://bit.ly/riseforcdNYC

We demand of our local elected officials to move on an aggressive climate agenda::

    Just Transition to 100% Renewable Energy Now!

    Halt All New Fossil Fuel Infrastructure!

    Make Corporate Polluters Pay!

 . On Thursday, Sept. 6, 5:30 pm, we’ll be rallying at Battery Park and then marching up Broadway in a beautiful and powerful display of unity for climate action now!

In solidarity,

Denise, Lauren, Marilyn, Nancy & Patrick

PCM-NY Core Team

Screening the Red Army Faction with Christina Gerhardt
Thursday Aug. 9 from 7:30 to 9:00 PM in Unnameable Books
600 Vanderbilt Ave, Brooklyn, btw. St. Marks Av. & Prospect Pl.;
#2, 3 Train to Bergen St.; Q to 7 Av. (at Park Pl.); C to Clinton-Washington;
Transit  https://goo.gl/maps/zQYVsGVoNxK2
Event Description https://www.facebook.com/events/1791892737532382/
Venue (718) 789-1534 unnameablebooks@earthlink.net
https://facebook.com/pg/unnameable/events/ http://unnameablebooks.blogspot.com

Please join Christina Gerhardt as she talks about and celebrates the publication of her new book Screening the Red Army Faction. In it Christina explores representations of the Red Army Faction (RAF) in print media, film and art. The book contributes both a new history and a new cultural history of post-fascist era West Germany that grapples with the fledgling republic's most pivotal debates about the nature of democracy and authority; about violence, its motivations and regulation; and about its cultural afterlife.

 
More Events at Unnameable Books

AUG2NOS (disorder, not otherwise specified) book launch

AUG4
The Black Radical Tradition Through a Caribbean Lens

AUG7
Marx and Moral Philosophy

AAA - Cut Your Ties with Sea World

Friday, Aug. 10 from 1:30 to 2:30 PM

1881 Broadway btw. W. 62nd & W. 63rd,
nr. #1, A, B, C, D, N, Q, R, F stops & cross town buses via E.67th to W. 65th or via 57th St.
https://goo.gl/maps/7waX8k4sLTN2
event description https://facebook.com/events/476307016173272/ 
Apparently relevant:
https://google.com/search?q=AAA+-+Cut+Your+Ties+with+Sea+World
https://twitter.com/peta2/status/1001501438281961473
https://twitter.com/peta/status/542138064290590720

National March on the NRA
Saturday, Aug. 4, Noon at National Rifle Association of America
11250 Waples Mill Rd, Fairfax, Virginia 22030
https://marchonnra.org/ https://twitter.com/MarchOnNRA/status/1023367703929778176 https://facebook.com/events/173267946723985/ https://facebook.com/pg/MarchOnNRA/events/ https://facebook.com/pg/marchforourlives/events https://m.me/marchforourlives 
https://marchforourlives.com https://twitter.com/amarch4ourlives marchforourlives@gmail.com
ask correct ending times. -t.

 . March for Our Lives #Road To Change Tour

Friday Aug. 10 from 7:00 to 8:30 PM New York Society for Ethical Culture

2 W. 64th St. at Central Park West nr. #1, A, B, C, D, N, Q, R, F stops
& M66 cross town bus via E.67th & W.65th
 info@marchforourlives.com https://marchforourlives.com/tour/
https://actionnetwork.org/events/road-to-change-nyc-town-hall

Liberation Flicks: From Auburn to San Quentin, Free Them All!  (A Fundraiser)
Friday Aug. 10 from 7:00 to 10:00 PM in Justice Center en El Barrio
1637 Park Ave. btw. E. 115th & E.116th, nr. #6, 2, 3, B, C stops & 116th St. bus
https://facebook.com/events/211562496172139/
https://facebook.com/JusticeCenterEnElBarrio/events/  Public · Hosted by Justice Center en El Barrio and Party for Socialism and Liberation - PSL
http://www.LiberationNews.org

Liberation Flicks Presents: From Auburn to San Quentin - Free Them All! (A Fundraiser)

At the age of eighteen, George Jackson was sentenced to serve one year to life sentence after being accused of stealing $70 from a gas station. Jackson became a Field Marshal of the Black Panther Party while in prison, where he served 12 years of his life. His book of published letters, "Soledad Brother," became an instant classic. His legacy is important to remember today in the struggle for ending mass incarceration.

At the age of 25, Ronald Williams has been incarcerated at Rikers for two years over a crime he did not commit. Our criminal “justice” system works to enslave Black men and women daily. We are raising money for a criminal appeals lawyer to stop another Black man from being wrongfully criminalized and locked away due to racist police tactics.

Join us as we build community, discuss George Jackson's legacy, and raise funds for a criminal appeals lawyer for Ronald Williams. Light refreshments and food will be served.

Learn more about Ronnie's case here:   (https://huffingtonpost.com/entry/brooklyns-wrongful-convictions-persist-with-gang_us_59610852e4b085e766b5131d)

 

Screening the Red Army Faction: a discussion with Christina Gerhardt
Friday, Aug. 10, 8:00 PM at Interference Archive
314 7th St. Brooklyn, btw. 4th & 5th Aves., nr. F, G, R stops;
https://goo.gl/maps/55DXTwh2ffR2 
(https://interferencearchive.org/screening-the-red-army-faction-a-discussion-with-christina-gerhardt/)
http://interferencearchive.org/category/events/ https://facebook.com/pg/InterferenceArc/events https://twitter.com/InterferenceArc  info@interferencearchive.org [ask correct ending time -t.]

Screening the Red Army Faction explores representations of the Red Army Faction (RAF) in print media, film and art. The book contributes both a new history and a new cultural history of post-fascist era West Germany that grapples with the fledgling republic’s most pivotal debates about the nature of democracy and authority; about violence, its motivations and regulation; and about its cultural afterlife. At the heart of this project rest questions about what role media playing in social movements. Author Christina Gerhardt will lead a discussion about corporate media representations of social movements as well as the self-presentation of movements, with a focus on West Berlin, in the late sixties.


Christina Gerhardt is Visiting Scholar at the University of California at Berkeley and Associate Professor of Film and German Studies at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She is author of Screening the Red Army Faction: Historical and Cultural Memory (Bloomsbury, 2018), and co-editor of 1968 and Global Cinema (Wayne State UP, 2018). Also related to 1968, she is co-editor of Celluloid Revolt: German Screen Cultures and the Long Sixties (Camden House, 2019) and guest editor of 1968 and West German Cinema, a special issue of The Sixties 10 (2017). She has also held fellowships from the Fulbright Commission, the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) and the National Endowment for the Humanities. She has held visiting appointments at Harvard University, the Free University in Berlin and at Columbia University and at the University of California at Berkeley, where she taught previously.

The Great Small Works Spaghetti Dinner
presents
a Late-Night Cabaret at the International Puppet Fringe NYC Festival
Friday, Aug. 10, 2018
Spaghetti at 10:30pm
Cabaret at 11:00pm
Flamboyan Theater at Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center

107 Suffolk St. [at Rivington St. nr. J, M, F, B, D stops; transit https://goo.gl/maps/WTiWi6Nkdhq
TIX http://puppetfringenyc.com/puppet-cabaret/
SCHEDULE http://puppetfringenyc.com/schedule/
(718) 840-2823 http://www.greatsmallworks.org https://m.me/283335051683997

https://facebook.com/pg/Great-Small-Works-Spaghetti-Dinners-283335051683997/events/ -t.]

featuring

. Lu Liu and Harrison Greene

performing original songs combining traditional Chinese pipa and guitar, stringing two cultures together

. Jenny Romaine

excerpts from The Revival of the Uzda Grave Diggers: Part 2
Between the Bundist bootmakers of Minsk and the dashing sash weavers of Slutsk, there were the Gravediggers and Gardeners of UZDA. Once a musar town in Yiddish Lite, now a sleepy shtetl in Belarus, UZDA is home to two adjacent cemeteries, one Jewish and one Muslim Tatar. This excerpt is phase 2 of project by theater director Jenny Romaine, singer/songwriter/accordionist/novelist Geoff Berner and translator Ben Kline, who followed their curiosity about the lost memories and folkways of the Gravediggers and Gardeners of UZDA and the central role of Jewish, Muslim, Christian and Pagan funeral professionals, all living together in the primeval forest for hundred and hundreds of years.

. Paradox Teatro - Sofía Padilla and Davey T Steinman

Migraciones
In light of expanding border walls around the globe, Migraciones follows the voyage of refugees as they travel through sand, water and shadows, in search of a new home. Paradox Teatro is a collaboration between artists from México and the United States, communicating across cultures with puppetry, music, and poetry in English and Spanish.

. Kathleen Tobin Kennedy

Turn Out Your Dead, New York Harbor, 1781

. Sketch for Hulk and Fleet

An excerpt from a work-in-progress puppet show about prison ships.

. Nick Knave

Dunderbeck
Knave is a street, stage, and Burlesque performer in San Francisco. From all ages cabaret to singing vaginas Nick has his grubby little mitts all over everything “puppet.”

Funding made possible in part by the Puppet Slam Network; NYC Department of Cultural Affairs; NY State Council on the Arts; Scherman Foundation; Doctorow Family Foundation; and Puffin Foundation. THANK YOU.

    ``...pulling weeds, planting bulbs, moving dirt and more!``

Community Garden Green-Up
Saturdays at Noon on Jun. 9, Jul. 14, Aug. 11, Sept. 8
La Plaza Cultural Community Garden
E. 9th St at SW corner of Ave. C; L Train to 1 Av.; #6 to Astor; F to 2 Av. (exit to 1st Av. & E. Houston St.); J, M to Essex St.; D to Broadway-Lafayette; M9 bus via Essex St. & Ave. C; M8 cross town via W.8th, St. Marks Pl. & E.10th; M14D via 14th St. & Ave. D;
transit  https://goo.gl/maps/uYBLsuW3FC62
(please ignore facebook location misinfo circulating. -t.)
event descriptions https://facebook.com/events/2083141238595977/
http://times-up.org/ongoing-campaigns/community-gardens
https://facebook.com/pg/morusnyc/events/
https://facebook.com/pg/timesupnyc/events
Come volunteer to help beautify and maintain this lovely community garden. Activities may include pulling weeds, planting bulbs, moving dirt, and more! Meet at the garden on the SW corner of 9th Street and Avenue C. This is an outdoor and potentially messy activity, so please dress for the weather and wear clothes you don't mind getting dirty and closed-toe shoes. Volunteers may also want to bring water bottles and hats. Read more about volunteering in community gardens with Time's Up here:
 
Featuring
Time's Up is a not-for-profit direct-action environmental group that uses events and educational programs to promote positive, thought-provoking, sustainable lifestyles.

Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space - MORUS
Located in the East Village, the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space is a living archive of urban activism.

[ask correct ending time -t.]

Community Garden Green-Up
Saturdays at Noon on Jun. 9, Jul. 14, Aug. 11, Sept. 8
La Plaza Cultural De Armando Perez Community Garden
East 9th St at SW corner of Ave. C.  transit https://goo.gl/rMfGWv
https://facebook.com/events/2083141238595977/
http://times-up.org/ongoing-campaigns/community-gardens
https://facebook.com/pg/morusnyc/events/
https://facebook.com/pg/timesupnyc/events
[E.9th & Ave. C.  Please disregard location misinfo on the FB entry -t.]
Come volunteer to help beautify and maintain this lovely community garden. Activities may include pulling weeds, planting bulbs, moving dirt, and more! Meet at the garden on the SW corner of 9th Street and Avenue C. This is an outdoor and potentially messy activity, so please dress for the weather and wear clothes you don't mind getting dirty and closed-toe shoes. Volunteers may also want to bring water bottles and hats. Read more about volunteering in community gardens with Time's Up here:
 
Featuring
Time's Up is a not-for-profit direct-action environmental group that uses events and educational programs to promote positive, thought-provoking, sustainable lifestyles.

Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space - MORUS
Located in the East Village, the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space is a living archive of urban activism.

[ask correct ending time -t.]

The Great Small Works Spaghetti Dinner
presents
a Late-Night Cabaret at the International Puppet Fringe NYC Festival
Friday, Aug. 10, 2018
Spaghetti at 10:30pm
Cabaret at 11:00pm
Flamboyan Theater at Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center

107 Suffolk St. [at Rivington St. nr. J, M, F, B, D stops; transit https://goo.gl/maps/WTiWi6Nkdhq
TIX http://puppetfringenyc.com/puppet-cabaret/
SCHEDULE http://puppetfringenyc.com/schedule/
(718) 840-2823 http://www.greatsmallworks.org https://m.me/283335051683997

https://facebook.com/pg/Great-Small-Works-Spaghetti-Dinners-283335051683997/events/ -t.]

featuring

. Lu Liu and Harrison Greene

performing original songs combining traditional Chinese pipa and guitar, stringing two cultures together

. Jenny Romaine

excerpts from The Revival of the Uzda Grave Diggers: Part 2
Between the Bundist bootmakers of Minsk and the dashing sash weavers of Slutsk, there were the Gravediggers and Gardeners of UZDA. Once a musar town in Yiddish Lite, now a sleepy shtetl in Belarus, UZDA is home to two adjacent cemeteries, one Jewish and one Muslim Tatar. This excerpt is phase 2 of project by theater director Jenny Romaine, singer/songwriter/accordionist/novelist Geoff Berner and translator Ben Kline, who followed their curiosity about the lost memories and folkways of the Gravediggers and Gardeners of UZDA and the central role of Jewish, Muslim, Christian and Pagan funeral professionals, all living together in the primeval forest for hundred and hundreds of years.

. Paradox Teatro - Sofía Padilla and Davey T Steinman

Migraciones
In light of expanding border walls around the globe, Migraciones follows the voyage of refugees as they travel through sand, water and shadows, in search of a new home. Paradox Teatro is a collaboration between artists from México and the United States, communicating across cultures with puppetry, music, and poetry in English and Spanish.

. Kathleen Tobin Kennedy

Turn Out Your Dead, New York Harbor, 1781

. Sketch for Hulk and Fleet

An excerpt from a work-in-progress puppet show about prison ships.

. Nick Knave

Dunderbeck
Knave is a street, stage, and Burlesque performer in San Francisco. From all ages cabaret to singing vaginas Nick has his grubby little mitts all over everything “puppet.”

Funding made possible in part by the Puppet Slam Network; NYC Department of Cultural Affairs; NY State Council on the Arts; Scherman Foundation; Doctorow Family Foundation; and Puffin Foundation. THANK YOU.

 . Agape March: Friday Aug. 3 - Sunday Aug. 12 from NYC to Washington DC

 . Rally at MLK Memorial Aug. 12  ASK CORRECT RALLY TIME.
Event graphic & descriptions https://goo.gl/BRbUHv  http://twitter.com/agapemarch  https://facebook.com/AgapeMarch/events/  https://m.me/AgapeMarch
w/ Hawk Newsome & Black Lives Matter of Greater NY http://twitter.com/hawk.newsome   https://facebook.com/pg/blmgreaterny/events/ http://twitter.com/coalition4peace  
[ MLK Memorial is at West Basin Dr. and Independence Av., SW, south of Reflecting Pool;
Blue, Orange or Silver Metro to Smithsonian; transit:  https://goo.gl/maps/CEegAdvF3kC2 ]

The Agape March will begin in New York City on August 3 and will continue for 8 days as we march to Washington DC.We will hold rallies in different cities each night to promote racial harmony and heal the racial divide  theater A March of Love, and a *truly* inclusive platform for all the rainbow of communities of D.C. to voice their opposition to White Supremacy, racism , and to stand for the values that unite us. Agape March will reach D.C {snip} Sunday, after 8 days of walking all the way from New York City.Spread the word, and join us!   . 

excerpted from a mailing...

Bluestockings Bookstore, Café, and Activist Center
172 Allen St., btw. Stanton St. & Rivington St., nr. F, J, M,
B, D, #6, R, W stops & buses via Houston St. or via 2nd Av.
http://twitter.com/bluestockings
(212) 777-6028 mailto:bluestockings-subscribe@lists.riseup.net>
events@bluestockings.com

. Feminist Book Club
Sunday, Aug 5 @ 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
The Feminist Book Club reads and discusses feminism. We make no claims to any particular feminist platform. We read theoretical texts, literature and primary works. All are welcome inclusive of gender, political persuasion, and familiarity. This month’s book is Women, Race, and Class by Angela Y. Davis. For more information, email feministbookclubnyc@gmail.com.

. Kundalini Yoga with Ursula Scherrer
Tuesday, Aug 7 @ 9:00 am – 10:15 am
Kundalini Yoga is also called the Yoga of Awareness. It combines the physical practice of Asanas with Pranayama (breathing) and Meditation/Chanting – it targets the whole body system (nervous system, glands, mental faculties, chakras) to develop awareness and consciousness, strength and flexibility.

. La Brujas Club Gathering
Tuesday, Aug 7 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
La Brujas Club is a mystical society that empowers women. We believe in the power of intuition and bringing women of all backgrounds together under one room to share literature and connect on a spiritual level.

. Off the Binary
Saturday, Aug 11 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Come and meet people who are just as confused as you are about public restrooms and getting dressed in the morning! We provide a safe space for anyone with a non-binary gender identity to discuss one’s experiences as we defy society’s mainstream conception of gender.
We welcome gender identities that include but are not limited to: androgynous, agender, bigender, demigender, gender non-conforming, gender variant, genderfluid, genderqueer, non-binary, transmasculine, transfeminine.

. Deep Yoga and Journaling
Sunday, Aug 12 @ 9:00 am – 10:15 am
You are invited to join Sharyn Hahn’s Deep Yoga-Journaling experience.You will be led through some warm-up poses and a vinyasa flow as well as several short meditations, creative visualization, and intention-setting writing or sketching activities. You will leave feeling more flexible, relaxed, energized, with a mantra that you can carry with you throughout the week. Please bring a yoga mat if you have one, and we do have some if you need to borrow one for the class. Also bring a journal and something to write with. We will be writing a few times during the class, and if you prefer to sketch or want to do both, that is awesome! Wear comfortable clothing, and feel free to bring a warm or cool drink to keep you hydrated (with a secure lid). All levels are welcome. If you have never done yoga you will be able to participate as well. Namaste.

. Radical Educators Book Club
Sunday, Aug 12 @ 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Join a group of educators engaged in inquiry of critical texts for a meetup and collaborative discussion of pedagogical values and practices. Please contact bluestockingsraded@gmail.com for more information.

. Black and Pink
Sunday, Aug 12 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
NYC Black & Pink & the Queer Detainee Empowerment Project would like to invite you to our afternoon letter writing. What can you bring? Writing materials, stamps if you want! We can always use more postage. Help us in alleviating the isolation of prison!

. Self-Defense Workshop with POP Gym
Sunday, Aug 12 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Palm Heels for the people! Don’t get that joke? No worries! Come by this FREE workshop to learn some introductory skills that will keep you feeling safe. We’ll be covering the basics: stretching, conditioning, technique, and theory, with the hope that participants will leave with some super useful foundations that will aid them in the day-to-day. Mix that in with some sweat and some movement, and you’ll have an accessible and confidence-boosting good time for all. Whether you are a beginner, or someone with experience, come work it out with us! Open to all ages! Participants should wear clothing in which they are comfortable stretching and sweating. POP Gym is a new project, working towards opening a physical space in Brooklyn that offers free self-defense, fitness, and skill share classes 7 days a week. As we continue planning, we invite you to come by any of our events this summer! Our workshops have been described as, “fun”, “holistic” and “empowering”, and for any questions, comments, or inquiries for future workshops for you or your organizations, email us at info@popgym.org

. t4tech: Intro to React.js & Front End Software Engineering
Monday, Aug 13 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Ever wanted to get a foundational understanding of what software engineering is really all about? This will be a hands-on approach that covers both the core concepts of software development as well as front end engineering with the popular Javascript framework React. Laptops are not required, and all skill levels are welcome!
t4tech is a free and accessible resource for education that centers trans & gender non-conforming people. We share knowledges about software engineering, web development, and digital technologies in a space designed to empower and welcome trans people of all technical skill levels. Our code of conduct is simply “Don’t be mean.”

. Kundalini Yoga with Ursula Scherrer
Tuesday, Aug 14 @ 9:00 am – 10:15 am

Lafayette Park for the People! Stand Against Racism: NO Nazis, NO KKK in D.C.
Sunday, Aug. 12, 1:00 p.m. in Lafayette Sq. opposite 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.,
Washington D.C. [Blue, Orange, Silver Metro to Farragut West; Red to Metro Ctr.]
http://answercoalition.org/sign_on_mass_action_aug_12_no_nazis_no_kkk_in_d_c https://facebook.com/events/936969426505974/  

People from all over the country are joining together at Lafayette Park in front of the White House on August 12 to oppose the racist, fascist and white supremacist rally scheduled to take place at that location.

Racist, fascist political forces are coming to D.C. and Lafayette Park in front of the White House on Sunday, August 12 to spread hate and commemorate their terrorist action in Charlottesville, Virginia, exactly one year prior that killed Heather Heyer and injured dozens of others. It's critically important that we don't allow their message to go unanswered.

Emboldened by the anti-immigrant and white supremacist Trump White House, these fascist forces feel that they can expand their movement of hate and bigotry. They must be stopped. Stand against racism and fascism on Sunday, August 12!
Click here to endorse this protest against racism

Initiating organizations include: ANSWER Coalition, Party for Socialism and Liberation, Justice First, Link-UP, Justice Center en El Barrio NYC, ONE DC, Internationalist Students Front-George Washington University, GW Queer Radicals, Philadelphia Liberation Center, GW Progressive Student Union, GW Young Democratic Socialists of America, Students for Justice in Palestine at GWU.
 

                   [ another blurb for same action follows -t.]

On August 12, the same white supremacist movement which murdered Heather Heyer in Charlottesville, Virginia (exactly one year earlier) are bringing their racist roadshow to Lafayette Park in front of the White House. They are coming to Washington because they want to fan the flames of racism throughout the country. They were thrilled when Donald Trump said that their fascist ranks included "some very fine people".

We won’t stand for that, or let this disgusting event go unanswered!

The vast majority of people in the Washington, D.C., area and throughout the country reject the message of the Nazis, KKK and other white supremacists. They are coming to Washington to be deliberately provocative. They are trying to prove that the fascist right wing is now a legitimate part of the political landscape.

We won’t allow Washington, D.C., to be used as a stage to promote white supremacist hatred. This is a moment that demands action, not passivity. It is critically important to show that the forces opposed to racism, anti-immigrant bigotry, Islamophobia, anti-LGBTQ hatred and anti-Semitism will not be silenced or intimidated.

We urge you to help mobilize and support this protest against racism. We know that you believe just as much as we do that the disgusting forces who make up the “unite the right” coalition must be visibly rejected by the people of this country.

Initiating organizations include: ANSWER Coalition, Party for Socialism and Liberation, Justice First, Link-UP, Justice Center en El Barrio NYC, ONE DC, Internationalist Students Front-George Washington University, GW Queer Radicals, Philadelphia Liberation Center, GW Progressive Student Union, GW Young Democratic Socialists of America, Students for Justice in Palestine at GWU

 . Black and Pink
Sunday, Aug 12 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
NYC Black & Pink & the Queer Detainee Empowerment Project would like to invite you to our afternoon letter writing. What can you bring? Writing materials, stamps if you want! We can always use more postage. Help us in alleviating the isolation of prison!
 
excerpted from a mailing...

Bluestockings Bookstore, Café, and Activist Center
172 Allen St., btw. Stanton St. & Rivington St., nr. F, J, M,
B, D, #6, R, W stops & buses via Houston St. or via 2nd Av.
http://twitter.com/bluestockings
(212) 777-6028 mailto:bluestockings-subscribe@lists.riseup.net>
events@bluestockings.com
 
 . Feminist Book Club
Sunday, Aug 5 @ 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
The Feminist Book Club reads and discusses feminism. We make no claims to any particular feminist platform. We read theoretical texts, literature and primary works. All are welcome inclusive of gender, political persuasion, and familiarity. This month’s book is Women, Race, and Class by Angela Y. Davis. For more information, email feministbookclubnyc@gmail.com.
 
 . Kundalini Yoga with Ursula Scherrer
Tuesday, Aug 7 @ 9:00 am – 10:15 am
Kundalini Yoga is also called the Yoga of Awareness. It combines the physical practice of Asanas with Pranayama (breathing) and Meditation/Chanting – it targets the whole body system (nervous system, glands, mental faculties, chakras) to develop awareness and consciousness, strength and flexibility.
 
 . La Brujas Club Gathering
Tuesday, Aug 7 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
La Brujas Club is a mystical society that empowers women. We believe in the power of intuition and bringing women of all backgrounds together under one room to share literature and connect on a spiritual level.
 
 . Off the Binary
Saturday, Aug 11 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Come and meet people who are just as confused as you are about public restrooms and getting dressed in the morning! We provide a safe space for anyone with a non-binary gender identity to discuss one’s experiences as we defy society’s mainstream conception of gender.
We welcome gender identities that include but are not limited to: androgynous, agender, bigender, demigender, gender non-conforming, gender variant, genderfluid, genderqueer, non-binary, transmasculine, transfeminine.
 
 . Deep Yoga and Journaling
Sunday, Aug 12 @ 9:00 am – 10:15 am
You are invited to join Sharyn Hahn’s Deep Yoga-Journaling experience.You will be led through some warm-up poses and a vinyasa flow as well as several short meditations, creative visualization, and intention-setting writing or sketching activities. You will leave feeling more flexible, relaxed, energized, with a mantra that you can carry with you throughout the week. Please bring a yoga mat if you have one, and we do have some if you need to borrow one for the class. Also bring a journal and something to write with. We will be writing a few times during the class, and if you prefer to sketch or want to do both, that is awesome! Wear comfortable clothing, and feel free to bring a warm or cool drink to keep you hydrated (with a secure lid). All levels are welcome. If you have never done yoga you will be able to participate as well. Namaste.
 
 . Radical Educators Book Club
Sunday, Aug 12 @ 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Join a group of educators engaged in inquiry of critical texts for a meetup and collaborative discussion of pedagogical values and practices. Please contact bluestockingsraded@gmail.com for more information.
 

 . Self-Defense Workshop with POP Gym
Sunday, Aug 12 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Palm Heels for the people! Don’t get that joke? No worries! Come by this FREE workshop to learn some introductory skills that will keep you feeling safe. We’ll be covering the basics: stretching, conditioning, technique, and theory, with the hope that participants will leave with some super useful foundations that will aid them in the day-to-day. Mix that in with some sweat and some movement, and you’ll have an accessible and confidence-boosting good time for all. Whether you are a beginner, or someone with experience, come work it out with us!   Open to all ages! Participants should wear clothing in which they are comfortable stretching and sweating.   POP Gym is a new project, working towards opening a physical space in Brooklyn that offers free self-defense, fitness, and skill share classes 7 days a week. As we continue planning, we invite you to come by any of our events this summer! Our workshops have been described as, “fun”, “holistic” and “empowering”, and for any questions, comments, or inquiries for future workshops for you or your organizations, email us at info@popgym.org

 
 . t4tech: Intro to React.js & Front End Software Engineering
Monday, Aug 13 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Ever wanted to get a foundational understanding of what software engineering is really all about? This will be a hands-on approach that covers both the core concepts of software development as well as front end engineering with the popular Javascript framework React. Laptops are not required, and all skill levels are welcome!
t4tech is a free and accessible resource for education that centers trans & gender non-conforming people. We share knowledges about software engineering, web development, and digital technologies in a space designed to empower and welcome trans people of all technical skill levels. Our code of conduct is simply “Don’t be mean.”
 
 . Kundalini Yoga with Ursula Scherrer
Tuesday, Aug 14 @ 9:00 am – 10:15 am

March & Festival for Peace and Reunification of the Korean Peninsula

Sunday, Aug. 12, 3:00 PM from Flushing High School

35-01 Union St, Flushing, NY (at Northern Blvd., off Union St.);

#7 Train to Main St.-Flushing;
Weekend Transit Planners http://mta.info or https://goo.gl/maps/gawwvT2uAdk
List of Announced Service Cuts & Changes http://mta.info/weekender
(718) 216-2236, nodutdol@nodutdol.org  [ask correct ending time -t.]

-------- Forwarded Message --------
Subject:     [unac-nyc] Come to join us at Peace March & Festival - August12(Sun) 3pm in front of Flushing High School
Date:     Fri, 03 Aug 2018 11:01:23 -0400
From:     UNAC  unacpeace@gmail.com

The poster showdown August 12

Sent from my iPhone

On Aug 2, 2018, at 10:23 PM, UNAC 

    Who: whoever promotes peace and reunification of the Korean peninsula

    Where:   Flushing High School 

    What: peace march (Northern Blvd. from Flushing H.S. to Leonard Square) & Closing Festival
    

    Hosted by: New York Hope Alliance, Minjung Solidarity of New York, Nodutdol

Inquiries at: (718) 216-2236, nodutdol@nodutdol.org

 

Fix Your Own Bike Workshops at Time's Up
99 South 6th St, btw. Berry St. & Bedford Ave.;
J, M Train to Marcy; G to Broadway; transit https://goo.gl/maps/Nf7NiNLF1322
Wednesdays & Sundays, 6:00 to 8:00 PM including:
Wednesday, Aug. 1
Sunday,  Aug. 5
Wednesday,  Aug. 8
Sunday,  Aug. 12
Wednesday,  Aug. 15
Sunday,  Aug. 19
Wednesday,  Aug. 22
Sunday,  Aug. 26
Wednesday,  Aug. 29
 https://facebook.com/pg/timesupnyc/events
http://m.me/timesupnyc  (212) 802-8222 timesup.events@gmail.com http://times-up.org
 
Come to a bike repair workshop every Sunday and Wednesday at the Time's Up Brooklyn space (99 South 6th Street in Williamsburg) starting at 6pm. You can bring your own bicycle and work on it yourself with the aid of
Time's Up mechanics. You can use our tools and we have recycled bike parts available for sale. Bikes are awesome! They're ecofriendly, good exercise, faster than the speed of light, and fun! Let’s be good to our metal and rubber friends.
 

 

Stand Up for Timothy Caughman & Against White Supremacy
Tuesday, Aug. 14 from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM in NY County Supreme Court
60 Centre St. at SE corner of Worth St., nr. #4, 5, 6, J, R, W, #2, 3, A, C, 1 stops
Transit  https://goo.gl/maps/EBr7broFx262
Event Description  https://facebook.com/events/343685872833612/
Public · Hosted by NYC Shut It Down: The Grand Central Crew #blacklivesmatter and Why Accountability  https://twitter.com/nyc_shutitdown
https://facebook.com/pg/nycshutitdown/events/ www.WhyAccountability.com
(646) 856-9847 https://facebook.com/pg/WhyAccountability/events

Related:  https://google.com/search?q=Timothy+Caughman

Pack Hearing to Stop 80 Flatbush Towers
City Council Hearing on 80 Flatbush

Tuesday Aug. 14, 9:30 AM in NYC Council Chambers
From our friends at The Boerum Hill Association .. they could use support!

The 80 Flatbush Development must be stopped!  The next step in ULURP process is the most important one yet:

Tuesday August 14, 9:30 am
City Council Hearing
City Hall, Council Chambers

Enter through the south entrance of the building. Make sure to bring photo ID and be prepared to go through security. There are two items on the agenda before 80 Flatbush, we're expected to come up at 11:00 am. Each person will have 2 minutes to speak. You can bring a full statement and drop it off to the secretary or you can email to:

hearings@council.nyc.gov

Make sure to put "80 Flatbush" in the subject line.

WE NEED EVERYONE TO SHOW UP AND VOICE THEIR OPPOSITION ONCE AGAIN!
So many of us came to the CB 2 hearing that they had to close the doors! Let's flood the room once more.

This fight was always going to play out in this round:

Will the Council really approve the largest zoning in Brooklyn?
Will the Council really bring Manhattan's largest density to our neighborhood?
Will the Council really set this dangerous precedent for Brooklyn and all of New York City?
Will the Council really ignore CB2's vote of 32 NO, 1 in favor and 5 abstentions?
Will the Council really ignore Borough President Adams, NO with recommendations?
Will the Council really rubber stamp an ECF proposal that is tremendously out-of-scale?
Clearly this proposal needs to be scrapped.

Will you show up?
Will you make your voice heard?

Please email me so I can get an idea about our numbers. Many thanks to all who have responded so far....but we need more of you! If you can't attend but plan to submit by email please let me know. One or two paragraphs opposing the "out of scale" development, the unprecedented bulk and density is all we need. Your voice counts!

NYC: Drive out Trump and Pence Organizing Meeting
Tuesday Aug. 14, 7:00 PM at LGBTQ Center
208 W. 13th St., btw. Greenwich Av. & 7th Av.; L to 8 Av.; A, C, E, #1, 2, 3, F, M, PATH to various 14 St. stops; N, Q, R, W, 4, 5, 6 to 14 St.-Union Sq.; cross town buses via 14th St. or via 9th St./Christopher St.   Public · Hosted by Refuse Fascism NYC
https://www.facebook.com/events/1786950008059159/
646-851-6785 NYC [at] refusefascism.org https://refusefascism.org/protests-and-events/
[ask correct ending time ]

Flash Mob For Farmed Animals
[Ask correct start & ending times.  Please contact organizers about apparently daily actions,
Wednesday Aug. 15 through Wednesday Aug. 29, perhaps in various locations. -t.]
https://facebook.com/events/409623546198814/  https://m.me/DxENYC
Public · Hosted by Direct Action Everywhere New York City
http://directactioneverywhere.com  https://www.facebook.com/DxENYC/events/

Spectacle and song have the power to reach and move people.

Join us for a choreographed production featuring professional dancers, musicians, and a bold call to #StopViolence against animals. Every role is integral.

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Check out the video of our first performance here:
https://www.facebook.com/DxENYC/videos/2122412804500474/

Lyrics & Music here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1oKq_hANUHkwlt_cklX28NIAiwAUnv4SG?usp=sharing

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Performance Details:
We are currently working on selecting an ideal date and venue. Please check back for updates regarding potential dates.

Further details will be available in a private event page. To gain access please message DxE NYC or Danielle Diamond Powers.

Help us make this one even grander than the last!
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About Direct Action Everywhere New York City
Direct Action Everywhere New York City
Nonprofit Organization
Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) is an international grassroots network of animal rights activists who use non-violent direct action tactics to shift cultural, societal, and political institutions to achieve animal liberation.
Events with Direct Action Everywhere New York City

Health As A Human Right 2018

Wednesday, Aug. 15 from 6:00 to 10:00 PM
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
208 W. 13th St. btw. Greenwich Av. & 7th Av.; L Train to 8 Av.; A, C, E, 1, 2, 3, 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 via
9th St./Christopher St.; transit https://goo.gl/maps/uHWccWFgD642

https://facebook.com/events/243892582878866/   (https://www.facebook.com/nycblackpride/photos/gm.243892606212197/2022878471076884/?type=3&theater)
Public · Hosted by NYC Black Pride

Fix Your Own Bike Workshops at Time's Up
99 South 6th St, btw. Berry St. & Bedford Ave.;
J, M Train to Marcy; G to Broadway; transit https://goo.gl/maps/Nf7NiNLF1322
Wednesdays & Sundays, 6:00 to 8:00 PM including:
Wednesday, Aug. 1
Sunday,  Aug. 5
Wednesday,  Aug. 8
Sunday,  Aug. 12
Wednesday,  Aug. 15
Sunday,  Aug. 19
Wednesday,  Aug. 22
Sunday,  Aug. 26
Wednesday,  Aug. 29
 https://facebook.com/pg/timesupnyc/events
http://m.me/timesupnyc  (212) 802-8222 timesup.events@gmail.com http://times-up.org
 
Come to a bike repair workshop every Sunday and Wednesday at the Time's Up Brooklyn space (99 South 6th Street in Williamsburg) starting at 6pm. You can bring your own bicycle and work on it yourself with the aid of
Time's Up mechanics. You can use our tools and we have recycled bike parts available for sale. Bikes are awesome! They're ecofriendly, good exercise, faster than the speed of light, and fun! Let’s be good to our metal and rubber friends.
 

 

Solving the Black Maternal Heath Crisis-Hosted by Cynthia for NY
Wednesday Aug. 15 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM in Ancient Light Studio BK
521 Halsey St. btw. Stuyvesant Av. & Malcolm X Blvd.;
A, C Train to Utica or J to Kosciuszko; transit:  https://goo.gl/maps/NoicaWbm7WR2
event description:  https://facebook.com/events/234496423871925/
[ Seems unlikely but also consider asking whether RSVP required on form at
https://actionnetwork.org/events/b5d0b1a2efebce46754b5d90a176f2f3d1372287
-t.]
https://twitter.com/JamilahLemieux/status/1027662210825420800
https://facebook.com/pg/JamilahLemieux/about
http://m.me/CynthiaforNY http://www.cynthiafornewyork.com
https://facebook.com/pg/CynthiaforNY/about  http://jamilahlemieux.com
venue (347) 384-1439 info@ancientlightstudiobk.com http://m.me/ancientlightstudiobk  http://ancientlightstudiobk.com https://facebook.com/ancientlightstudiobk/events/

possibly relevant or useful contacts at
https://facebook.com/groups/639836269707450/members/

Black women in the US are 3-4 times more likely to die from pregnancy or childbirth-related causes than their white counterparts. In New York City, the disparity is greater: here, Black women are TWELVE times more likely to fall victim to maternal mortality than white ones.

This is a crisis for us all.

Please join Cynthia Nixon for a powerful evening with the experts, healers and heroes that are fighting to save Black mothers and their babies in New York and beyond.

Panelists include:
Chanel Porchia (Ancient Song Doula Services)
Lynn Roberts (CUNY School of Public Health/SisterSong)
Renee Bracey Sherman (Writer/reproductive justice advocate)
Moji Alawode-El (Lady Parts Justice League/Harlem Hospital Centering Pregnancy Steering Committee)
Lynn Freedman (Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health)

Hosted by Jamilah Lemieux

Featuring
Cynthia Nixon for New York
Political Candidate
Cynthia Nixon is a lifelong New Yorker, actor, and progressive advocate running for governor to fight for a better, fairer New York. Vote on Thursday, September 13.

Jamilah Lemieux
Writer · Brooklyn, New York
Many things. Among them: writer, editor, Chicago native, Howard grad, Brooklynite. Good mother, bad girl.

About the Venue
Ancient Light Studio BK

4 posts in the discussion.

Weight of the Earth: The Tape Journals of David Wojnarowicz
Wednesday, Aug. 15 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM in McNally Jackson Books
52 Prince St. btw. Lafayette St. & Mulberry St. nr. R, W, #6, B, D, F, M, J, C, E stops
(https://www.mcnallyjackson.com/event/weight-earth-tape-journals-david-wojnarowicz-prince-street)
https://facebook.com/events/2190374057859632/
https://m.me/mcnallyjacksonbooks (212) 219-2789 https://twitter.com/mcnallyjackson https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/weight-earth

Weight of the Earth: The Tape Journals of David Wojnarowicz (PRINCE STREET)
At the height of the AIDS epidemic, artist, writer, and activist David Wojnarowicz (1954–1992) began keeping audio journals, returning to a practice he'd begun in his youth. Weight of the Earth: The Tape Journals of David Wojnarowicz presents transcripts of these tapes, documenting Wojnarowicz's turbulent attempts to understand his anxieties and passions, and tracking his thoughts as they develop in real time. By turns despairing, funny, exalted, and angry, this volume covers a period largely missing from Wojnarowicz's written journals, providing us with an essential new record of a singular American voice.

David Wojnarowicz: Cross Country is a triple-LP edition published by Reading Group presenting three tapes from Wojnarowicz’s audio journals. The “Cross Country” tapes document Wojnarowicz’s travels in the American Southwest and beyond in the first half of 1989. Published in a very limited edition of 250 with photos of Wojnarowicz by his long-time friend Marion Scemama.

David Velasco will read from his introduction to the book, and Derek Baron will play an excerpt from the tape journals.

About the Editors and Presenters:

Derek Baron operates Reading Group, a record label in New York. Derek is a musician and a Ph.D. student in Historical Musicology at New York University.

Lisa Darms is an archivist and writer. As the senior archivist at NYU’s Fales Library and Special Collections, she worked with the archives of many downtown artists, including David Wojnarowicz.

David O’Neill is a writer in New York and the managing editor of Bookforum.

David Velasco is the editor of Artforum and the editor of Sarah Michelson, published by the Museum of Modern Art in 2017. 

 

"In these moments I hate language. I hate what words are like, I hate the idea of putting these preformed gestures on the tip of my tongue, or through my lips, or through the inside of my mouth, forming sounds to approximate something that's like a cyclone, or something that's like a flood, or something that's like a weather system that's out of control, that's dangerous, or alarming...." — David Wojnarowicz, from Weight of the Earth

Liberation Forum: Mass Incarceration Timeline - From Slavery to Now
Thursday, Aug. 16 from 7:00 to 10:00 PM at Audre Lorde Project
85 South Oxford St. btw. Lafayette Av. & Fulton St.;  G Train to Fulton; C to Lafayette; B, Q, #2, 3, 4, 5, D, N, R to Atlantic-Barclays; #2, 3, 4, 5 to Nevins;
transit https://goo.gl/maps/DhUdTEAMLxE2
DESCRIPTION https://facebook.com/events/227062431280420/
(415)821-6171 m.me/pslweb info@pslweb.org http://www.PSLweb.org
venue  (718) 596-0342  Public · Hosted by Party for Socialism and Liberation - PSL
 

The United States has the largest prison population in the world. According to a Bureau of Statistics report, over 2.3 million people are in U.S. prisons. With another 5 million people in the “justice” system, there are over 7 million people on parole, probation or incarcerated. The official justification for the expansion of prisons is to bring down the crime rate. Yet crime is at an all time low, and poor and working class people are incarcerated for petty crimes while killer cops and white supremacists walk free. These contradictions reflect those of the larger capitalist system: while our prisons and police departments are bloated with funding, our social safety net has been gutted over the last 50 years.

Bikes Against Deportation
Jun. 21, Jul. 19, Aug. 17 & Third Thursdays fr/ 5:00 to 6:00 PM at
W. Houston St. & Varick St., outside DHS/ICE Varick Street Detention Center;
#1 Train to Houston (at Varick); C, E to Spring; A, B, C, D, E, F, M to W. 4 St. (south exit to W.3rd & 6th Av.); PATH to 9th St. or Christopher;
transit  https://goo.gl/maps/QDFZwYBepny
descriptions https://facebook.com/events/596247504086934/
https://facebook.com/events/601873323508524/  Public · w/ New Sanctuary Coalition of New York City and Reverend Billy And The Stop Shopping Choir   https://facebook.com/pg/revbilly/events/ www.revbilly.com www.newsanctuarynyc.org/events-actions  https://newsanctuarynyc.wordpress.com  https://twitter.com/NewSanctuaryNYC  (646) 395-2925  info@newsanctuarynyc.org
https://twitter.com/hashtag/bikesagainstdeportation

Bikes Against Deportation! Thursday May 17, 5-6 pm Varick and Houston. Ride for FREEDOM. Come and show NY what ICE is doing. Immigrants are under attack. Stop the Deportations. We ride peacefully for an hour, in partnership with The New Sanctuary Coalition.   ALL KINDS OF WHEELS WELCOME.

or from https://facebook.com/events/349254062234995 . . .

RIDE FOR FREEDOM!
In solidarity with allied-groups demanding ICE out of our courts, and in the tradition of New Sanctuary Coalition's weekly vigil at ICE's deportation machine at
201 Varick St., ride with us to show support to our immigrant communities!
Join us this month - or every month for an ongoing ride-action!

Ride safe:
-Follow the leader
-Bring bell and lights
-Ride safe
-Ride with traffic, walk against traffic, circle the building

Don't have a bike? There are Citibike docks in the area!

See https://twitter.com/brandworkers  https://facebook.com/pg/brandworkers2007/events
https://brandworkers.org (646) 568-5870  info@brandworkers.org   http://m.me/brandworkers2007

Tom Cat Call-In Action  ///  Friday, Jul. 20, 7:00-9:00pm - - Details Coming Soon

Tom Cat Action Party  ///  Friday, Jul. 20, 7:00-9:00pm, Manhattan - RSVP to rweiss@brandworkers.org for details

Tom Cat Pressure Action /// Friday, Aug. 17, 7:00pm 

Brandworkers Community Beach Trip in August (TBD)

2018 Brandworkers Awards Dinner /// Tuesday, Nov. 13, 6:00-10:00pm [at] Angel Orensanz Foundation -          Brandworkers' vision is one dignified, family supporting employment standard for workers in the local food industry, maintained and enhanced by the agency of rank and file workers.
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As the Trump Administration cracks down on immigrant workers, workers at Tom Cat Bakery are showing the way to resist ICE not just in our streets and homes, but in the workplace where immigrant workers have enormous power as producers of the food we all rely on.

As calls to #AbolishICE grow, we must ensure the success of the Tom Cat Bakery campaign so that business owners across the country are reminded that they can’t be neutral either. They either facilitate the separation of families or they do everything in their power to support workers and their families to thrive.

Tom Cat Bakery has the ability to adopt simple policies to protect workers rights when an ICE audit or raid is conducted. Instead, they stubbornly refuse to make changes to the practices that harmed dozens at the factory last year.

Responsible restaurants, cafes and grocery stores have a key role to play by using their purchasing power to get Tom Cat Bakery to adopt these basic immigrant protection policies. Many prominent companies like La Pulperia, Tisserie, Le Bernadin and Jean-Georges have joined the call.

For months Brandworkers members have called on owners Alex Raij and Eder Montero of El Quinto Pino, Txikito and La Vara restaurants, to stand up with #TomCatWorkersRising. Though the company paints itself as pro-immigrant, they continue to serve Tom Cat Bread.

Sign up today to help educate customers of El Quinto Pino about the restaurants’ refusal to support immigrants in these dark times.
I Want to Build the Movement for Immigrant Worker Protections

The current Tom Cat Bakery campaign began in March 2017, after the company threatened to fire dozens of workers. Tom Cat chose to conceal the fact that they had been required to turn over workers' documents to the Department of Homeland Security for at least three months. Vital time which workers could have used to prepare, to seek legal counsel, to make family arrangements and more.

But instead of giving up and walking away from their jobs without a fight, the Tom Cat workers chose resistance and took to the streets. Workers–along with the support of hundreds of allies like you–continue to lead the most sustained fight against a workplace immigrant audit in the United States to get Tom Cat Bakery to return to negotiations and adopt worker protection policies.

Thank you for your continued solidarity,

Whitney Witthaus
Development Associate
Save the Date

Friday, July 20, 7:00-9:00pm - Tom Cat Call-In Action - Details Coming Soon

Friday, July 20, 7:00-9:00pm, Manhattan - Tom Cat Action Party - RSVP to rweiss@brandworkers.org for details

Friday, August 17, 7:00pm - Tom Cat Pressure Action

August TBD - Brandworkers Community Beach Trip

Tuesday, November 13, 6:00-10:00pm [at] Angel Orensanz Foundation -  2018 Brandworkers Awards Dinner         Brandworkers' vision is one dignified, family supporting employment standard for workers in the local food industry, maintained and enhanced by the agency of rank and file workers.

Through member-led organizing, direct action and solidarity amongst workers and allies, Brandworkers members are forging a new kind of organization to restore power to workers.
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Blockadia and Beyond: Left Climate Politics for the 21st Century
Thea N. Riofrancos, Ashley Dawso, Audrea Lim, Daniel Aldana Cohen, Daniel Denvir
Friday, Aug. 17 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM at Verso Books
20 Jay St., Brooklyn, Ste. 1010, btw. Plymouth St. & John St.; F to York St.; A, C to High St.-Brooklyn Bridge; #2, 3 to Clark St.-Brooklyn Heights; R to Court St.;
Transit https://goo.gl/maps/iyymWJmP6PM2

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venue  (718) 246-8160 https://versobooks.com/events
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A panel discussion and live recording of The Dig podcast

Climate change is already exacerbating social and economic inequalities from the local to global scale. Big Energy and green capitalism are turning environmental destruction into an opportunity for profit—but their development of clean energy and transportation technologies also provides opportunities. What political strategies can prevent runaway climate change and eco-apartheid, and instead build an alternative future? Today, the most vibrant form of climate justice organizing centers on the frontline communities who are directly impacted by climate chaos and fossil capital. But this resistance must be paired with projects to develop alternative energy and resource economies. How can frontline communities ally in coalitions to meet this challenge? Which movements can consolidate a broader constituency of the poor and working class majorities that would be necessary for a just transition? In this panel discussion, Daniel Aldana Cohen, Ashley Dawson, Audrea Lim, and Thea N. Riofrancos will reflect on the current state of ecological crisis, and the challenges—and opportunities—it poses for building left climate politics for the 21st century. This event will be moderated by Daniel Denvir and broadcast as an episode of The Dig, a podcast from Jacobin magazine.

Thea N. Riofrancos is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Providence College. Her research focuses on resource extraction, radical democracy, social movements, and the left in Latin America. Her writing has appeared in N+1, Jacobin, NACLA and Dissent magazines. She also serves as co-chair of Providence Democratic Socialists of America.

Ashley Dawson is Professor of English at the Graduate Center/CUNY and the College of Staten Island. He is the author of two recent books on topics relating to the environmental humanities, Extreme Cities: The Peril and Promise of Urban Life in the Age of Climate Change (Verso, 2017), and Extinction: A Radical History (O/R, 2016), as well as six previous books on global social justice movements and anti-imperialism. He is a long-time member of the Social Text Collective and founder of the CUNY Climate Action Lab.

Audrea Lim is a Brooklyn-based journalist who has written for New Yorker, Rolling Stone, The New Republic and The Nation, and also edits for Verso Books. She is originally from Calgary, Alberta.

Daniel Aldana Cohen is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Pennsylvania, where he directs the Socio-Spatial Carbon Collaborative, or (SC)2.

Daniel Denvir is the author of All-American Nativism (forthcoming from Verso), a writer in residence at The Appeal, and the host of "The Dig" on Jacobin Radio.

Co-sponsored by Jacobin and Science for the People.

An Agitprop Skillshare
Saturday Aug. 18, 2:00 to 5:00 PM in Interference Archive
314 7th St., Brooklyn, btw. 4th & 5th Aves.; R to 9 St.; F, G to 4 Av.
Weekend trip planners http://mta.info or https://goo.gl/maps/619MqaZVV1P2
List of announced service changes & cuts http://mta.info/weekender
Event descriptions https://interferencearchive.org/an-agitprop-skillshare/
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Based on recent Brooklyn For Peace mailing...

 . Israel's New Apartheid Law
Saturday Aug. 18, 7:00 pm in Goddard Riverside Community Center
593 Columbus Ave. btw. W. 88th & W. 89th; C Train or Weekend IND Local to 86 St. (at CPW); #1 to 86 St. (at Broadway);
Weekend trip planners http://mta.info or https://goo.gl/maps/rsiWBMwhiTp
List of service cuts & changes http://mta.info/weekender
See event graphic https://goo.gl/tnFjZz = (https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/events/photos/000/552/470/original/aida.180818.nyc.jpg)  (https://actionnetwork.org/events/aida-touma-speaking-tour-israels-new-apartheid-wall-aug-18-nyc)
http://m.me/USPeaceCouncil uspc@uspeacecouncil.org (203) 387-0370  amistadmarder@gmail.com http://uspeacecouncil.org/
Speaker: Aida Touma-Sliman, Arab Member of Israeli Knesset (Joint List-Hadash)  Admission Free.  Sponsor: U.S. Peace Council.  Endorsed by: Brooklyn For Peace; Manhattan Peace Action; Jewish Voice for Peace--NYC; Veterans for Peace NYC Ch 34; World BEYOND
War; and others  [ Ask correct ending time.  See also online livestream from same tour on
Sunday, August 19, 2018, 2:00PM at 
https://facebook.com/search/top/?q=Aida Touma-Sliman&opensearch=1  ]

 . Little Voices from Fukushima: Film Screening
Sunday Aug. 19, 6:30 pm at Interference Archive,
314 7th St., Brooklyn (between 4th and 5th Aves.)  F/G to 4th Ave/9 St; R to 9 St;
Weekend trip planners:  http://mta.info or https://goo.gl/maps/oCqvUnqzqtu
List of service changes & cuts:  http://mta.info/weekender
Co-Sponsors: Sloths Against Nuclear State (formerly Todos Somos Japon) and the Radiation Monitoring Project.The screening will be followed by a discussion and a short presentation about radiation monitoring efforts in the United States.
Little Voices from Fukushima (2014, 119 minutes, dir: Hitomi Kamanaka) travels between Fukushima and post-Chernobyl (1986) Belarus.  The film follows a group of mothers in Fukushima who formed a neighborhood association to share resources, support one another, and take action. Torn by living costs, husbands who do not share their perspectives on radiation, and neighbors who believe in government policy, the women share the common idea/conviction that the state will not protect them. It is the “little voices” of these women that rupture the everyday oppression that characterizes highly patriarchal, hyper-capitalist Japan, where the aftereffects of the 2011 nuclear disaster are ongoing and expected to continue into the foreseeable future.
Admission Free.

 . Forum on Yemen
Friday Aug. 24, 7:00 pm in St. Joseph House
36 E. 1st St between 1st and 2nd Aves, nr. F,  B, D, M, J stops with:
Scott Paul (Oxfam.);  Carmen Trotta (Catholic Worker); 
Somia Elrowmeim (Union of Arab Women)
RSVP (important, as space is limited): actioncorps.nyc@gmail.com
http://brooklynpeace.org  [ask correct ending time]

 . New York Rise for Climate, Jobs, Justice, and Peace!
Thursday Sept 6, 5:30 pm in Battery Park
The weekend before the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco, the Peoples Climate Movement will lead a nation-wide mobilization: Rise for Climate, Jobs, and Justice. The first action will be on Thursday, September 6 , as New Yorkers gather in
Battery Park at 5:30 pm demanding immediate action from Governor Andrew Cuomo, Mayor Bill de Blasio, and all elected officials.
BFP will be there to share our message:  Climate change causes war, and war causes climate change!
March for our demands that city, state, and federal officials act now to:
**Plan urgently for just transition to 100% renewable energy
**Halt all fossil fuel infrastructure
**Make corporate polluters pay
**End war: War leads to climate change, and climate change leads to war!
For more info, and to volunteer with People's Climate March/NYC to help in organizing and outreach:
www.pcmny.org or email outreach@350Brooklyn.org

Refugees and Immigrants Are Welcome Here!
Join our campaign to get this poster up in stores near where you live.
This campaign is symbolic of our resistance to the Trump regime, and is especially important at this time in creating a climate of public opinion.  See recent coverage of the poster campaign on News12 Brooklyn.
Email fortgreenepeace@gmail.com to join a team from Fort Greene Peace to help in Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, and Bed-Stuy
OR pick up posters in the Brooklyn For Peace office (388 Atlantic Ave) to put up in YOUR neighborhood.
E-mail bfp@brooklynpeace.org or call 718-624-5921 t