Egypt

The State of Protest - From Tahrir Square to Zuccotti Park (Doc + Discourse Series Launch)

Posted Wed, 02/20/2013 - 11:15pm by mbralow
Date: 
Wednesday, February 20, 2013 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: 
Culture Project, 45 Bleecker St., New York, NY
Contact: 

RSVP on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/454247084648415

The State of Protest - From Tahrir Square to Zuccotti Park
When: Wed., Feb. 20, 6-8pm
Where: Culture Project, 45 Bleecker St., New York NY
Entry: Free of Charge. First come, first serve
RSVP on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/454247084648415

No door charge. All attendees encouraged to post the kickstarter link
to their Facebook pages and twitter accounts.

Doc & Discourse Series Launch

THE SQUARE (Presented by NOUJAIM FILMS)
2013 Sundance Winner:
(Category) Audience Award: World Cinema: Documentary

A panel discussion focusing on the inter-connectivity of global

Link: 
https://www.facebook.com/events/454247084648415

Emergency Protest in Solidarity with the Egyptian Revolution

Posted Fri, 06/15/2012 - 12:09am by Anonymous
Date: 
Friday, June 15, 2012 - 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Location: 
Egyptian Consulate, 58th and 2nd Ave.
Contact: 

https://www.facebook.com/events/356357064433337/?context=create

‎********please circulate widely***********

New Yorkers: Join San Francisco, Chicago and other cities June 15th:

Emergency Protest in Solidarity with the Egyptian Revolution
No! to the "soft military coup"
Friday, June 15, 4:30 pm
Egyptian Consulate, 58th and 2nd Ave.

Link: 
https://www.facebook.com/events/356357064433337/?context=create

OCCUPY GLOBAL: POPULAR RESISTANCE IN EGYPT, GREECE, AND THE UNITED STATES

Posted Fri, 05/04/2012 - 7:33am by wnu
Date: 
Friday, May 4, 2012 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: 
PSC-CUNY, 61 Broadway, 16th fl, Lower Manhattan
Contact: 

212-354-1252 |212-PSC-CUNY | psc@pscmail.org

OCCUPY GLOBAL: POPULAR RESISTANCE IN EGYPT, GREECE, AND THE UNITED STATES
Chris Hedges, Keynote: "Dismantling the Corporate State."
Omar El-Shafei: "Egyptian Workers' Unconscious Revolution"
Neni Panourgia: "Shifting Forms of Radical Resistance"

Link: 
http://www.psc-cuny.org/OccupyGlobal

Revolutions in North Africa: An Update

Posted Tue, 05/24/2011 - 11:15am by Anonymous
Date: 
Wednesday, June 8, 2011 - 7:30pm
Location: 
The Brecht Forum, 451 West Street (between Bank & Bethune Sts): A, C, E to 14 St. (south exits to 14th & 8th Av.; L to 8th Av. (at 14th); #1, 2, 3 to 14 St.(south exits to 12th St. & 7th Av.); PATH to Christopher St. (nr. Hudson St.); F, M to 14 St (at 6th Av.); B, D to W. 4 St. (north exits to Waverly & 6th Av.); maps below)
Contact: 

212-242-4201, brechtforum@brechtforum.org ; directions http://bit.ly/bierxE ; map http://bit.ly/bzOKJp

The Elombe Brath Global Africa Lecture Series
Co-sponsor: AfrobeatRadio
Revolutions in North Africa
An Update

Younes Abouyoub & Ali Abdulatif

Dr. Younes Abouyoub will present latest updates on the revolutions in North Africa and discuss the promises and pitfalls of the Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions in the transitional period, while shedding light on the promises of evolutionary reforms and the tense situation evolving in other countries of the region.

Link: 
http://brechtforum.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=11941

Reading & Performance: "The Revolution Will be Live-Streamed."

Posted Mon, 05/09/2011 - 1:01am by Anonymous
Date: 
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: 
Alwan for the Arts - 16 Beaver St 4th Fl, Manhattan 10004
Contact: 

events@alwanforthearts.org

Sponsored by Hybrid Theater Works

Tickets: $15

After decades of oppressive regimes, youth led revolutions and protests erupted in all corners of the Middle East, demanding change, democracy, and human rights. Access to the Internet became a critical tool for mobilizing disparate groups of people, sharing information, broadcasting the live footage worldwide, and soliciting solidarity and media attention.

Link: 
http://www.alwanforthearts.org/event/743

Great Conversations: Tahrir - An Epicenter of Arab Consciousness, with Actor Khaled Abol Naga

Posted Mon, 05/09/2011 - 12:56am by Anonymous
Date: 
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: 
Alwan for the Arts - 16 Beaver St 4th Fl, Manhattan 10004
Contact: 

events@alwanforthearts.org

Free and Open to the Public. Doors open at 6:30pm.

Egyptian actor and film maker Khaled Abol Naga was one of the millions who gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square during the January 25th revolution. In this public presentation, Khaled Abol Naga will share his experiences of those momentous days, where he filmed rare, unreleased footage for his upcoming documentary TAHRIR el TAHRIR, as well as his reflections on the transformations currently unfolding in the Arab world and beyond.

Link: 
http://www.alwanforthearts.org/event/748

Tariq Ali: From Cairo to Wisconsin

Posted Fri, 05/06/2011 - 1:03pm by Anonymous
Date: 
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 - 7:00pm
Location: 
Galapagos Art Space
Contact: 

indyevents@gmail.com

Renowned author Tariq Ali discusses the global implications of the revolts shaking North Africa and the Middle East and assesses their implications for movements around the world for those seeking to challenge neoliberalism and empire. Sponsored by Haymarket Books and Verso Books.

For more information visit: http://www.TariqAli.org

To register, visit: http://fromcairotomadison.eventbrite.com/>http://fromcairotomadison.eventbrite.com/

Link: 
http://www.TariqAli.org

Online Organizing: From Tahrir Square to Wisconsin

Posted Sat, 04/16/2011 - 9:01pm by Anonymous
Date: 
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 - 7:00pm
Location: 
New Work City, 412 Broadway New York, NY
Contact: 

Charles - clenchner -at- organizing20.org

The first quarter of 2011 saw an explosion of social change - in the Middle-East and our own Mid-West. What are online change makers in New York learning? What conclusions should labor and community organizers bring home?

Those of us engaged in labor and community organizing have to wonder: did Egypt really experience a 'Facebook revolution'? What role did social media play in the resistance to Wisconsin Governor Walker's anti-labor legislation? How are unions responding to the real time changes in the organizing environment of today? With:

Link: 
http://www.grassrootscamp.org/events/17190255/

Egyptian Women: Force Behind the Continuing Revolution

Posted Fri, 04/01/2011 - 3:16pm by Anonymous
Date: 
Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Location: 
Freedom Hall
Contact: 

Emily Woo Yamasaki - 212-222-0633

Since the resignation of former president Hosni Mubarak, Egyptian
women have been out on the streets demanding an end to
violence against women as well as for full social and economic
justice and equality. This meeting will feature video footage from
"Democracy Now" interview with Nawal El Saadawi, renowned feminist,
human rights activist and former political prisoner exiled from
Egypt for years who recently returned to Cairo. Join in an open
discussion of women's crucial role in Egypt's continuing revolution.

Spring Supper served at 7:00pm, donation $8.00

Link: 
http://radicalwomen.org/newyork.html

REVOLUTION IN EGYPT: Another World is Possible! An EYEWITNESS Account

Posted Sat, 02/19/2011 - 1:38am by Anonymous
Date: 
Saturday, February 26, 2011 - 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: 
NYC LGBT Community Center (208 W. 13th St (between 7th-8th ave)
Contact: 

Jason: jsf332@nyu.edu

EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT with Ahmed Shawki, Editor, International Socialist Review, Author of Black Liberation and Socialism

The Egyptian people have overthrown Hosni Mubarak, and in the process shown the world a heroic display of the power of ordinary people to change history. Join us for a discussion with Egyptian-American activist, Ahmed Shawki, recently returned from Cairo.

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=142152712514635

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