Upcoming Events in NYC

Vigil at Brooklyn College: Support students protesting tuition hikes

Posted Tue, 05/15/2012 - 11:29pm by wnu
Date: 
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 12:30pm
Location: 
Brooklyn College, Boylan Hall, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn (2,5 to Flatbush Ave)
Contact: 

RSVP to joceintransit@gmail.com if you can attend.

Wed May 16, 12:30 pm
Vigil at Brooklyn College (Boylan Hall)

Support faculty, staff, and students at Brooklyn College protesting excessive use of force against demonstration (on May 2) against tuition increases, surveillance on CUNY campuses, and other austerity measures.

RSVP to joceintransit@gmail.com if you can attend.

Vigil called by:
Brooklyn College Student Union
Brooklyn College Executive Committee, Professional Staff Congress, CUNY

Link: 
http://takebackbrooklyn.wordpress.com/

Power at the Roots: Gentrification, Community Gardens, and the Puerto Ricans of the Lower East Side

Posted Tue, 05/15/2012 - 11:40pm by wnu
Date: 
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: 
Faculty Dining Room, 8th Floor, Hunter College West Building, At SW corner of 68 St. & Lexington Av
Contact: 

212.396.6545

Miranda Martinez goes deeply into the ethnic and cultural significance of community gardens to show the contradictory meanings of gentrification of Puerto Ricans. This book vividly demonstrates how Puerto Ricans interact with the global and local trends involved in gentrification and how the struggles against displacement can alter the boundaries of the process.

Wednesday May 16 from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM
Faculty Dining Room, 8th Floor:
Hunter College West Building
At SW corner of 68 St. & Lexington Av.

Link: 
http://centropr.hunter.cuny.edu/civicrm/event/info?id=29&reset=1

Support the Capital Grille workers

Posted Wed, 05/16/2012 - 7:03am by wnu
Date: 
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: 
155 E 42nd Street (between 3rd Ave. and Lexington). In front of the Capital Grille, Chrysler Center
Contact: 

Please RSVP to john@rocny.org

The Restaurant Opportunities Center of New York (ROC-NY) invites you and any other supporters to come out on Wednesday, May 16th, from 6-7 PM, for an action in support of Capital Grille workers that are part of the Dignity at Darden campaign.

Our most recent actions against retaliation have sent a strong message to the company and energized the workers. So, let's keep building!

Link: 
http://DignityAtDarden.org

Fix Your Bike Workshop-Brooklyn

Posted Sat, 03/24/2012 - 6:15pm by Anonymous
Date: 
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Location: 
Time's Up! Brooklyn at 99 South 6th Street, off Bedford Avenue, right under the Williamsburg Bridge

Open shop--you use our tools and stands to work on your bike. Experienced mechanics will be present to answer questions, but you do the work.
Bike workshops are free, but we strongly encourage you to make a donation or become a Time's Up! member to help support our efforts.If you have a big project please be considerate of the time and plan ahead.

http://times-up.org/index.php?page=bike-co-op

Link: 
http://times-up.org/calendar/detail.php?calendarid=3632

New Perspectives for the Anti-War Movement -- Havaar: Iranian Initiative Against War, Sanctions and State Repression Teach-In

Posted Sun, 05/06/2012 - 6:30pm by Anonymous
Date: 
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: 
365 Fifth Ave. CUNY Graduate Center, Segal Theater, First Floor
Contact: 

info@havaar.org

Havaar* is a coalition of Iranians, Iranian-Americans, and allies formed in response to the U.S. government’s escalating attacks on Iran and to the Iranian government's ongoing repression of grassroots movements.

INDIGENOUS LEADER FROM VENEZUELA WILL LEAD A PRAYER FOR PRESIDENT CHAVEZ

Posted Tue, 05/15/2012 - 5:30pm by Anonymous
Date: 
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 7:30pm
Location: 
American Indian Community House — 134 W. 29th St., 4th Floor, New York, NY 10001
Contact: 

Bolivarian Circle Alberto Lovera — cbalbertolovera@gmail.com

The Alberto Lovera Bolivarian Circle of NY and the American Indian Community House invite you to join Noeli Pocaterra and other Indigenous leaders for a ceremony this Tuesday in the American Indian Community House dedicated to health of president Chavez.

Link: 
http://www.facebook.com/events/228612367253221/

The People's Pension: The Struggle to Defend Social Struggle Since Reagan

Posted Mon, 04/16/2012 - 3:15pm by Anonymous
Date: 
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 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

May 16th, 2012 7:30 PM
The People's Pension:
The Struggle to Defend Social Struggle Since Reagan
With author Eric Laursen

"Laursen has given us a comprehensive account of the three decade long war against Social Security.... This is a fascinating history that progressives must learn, not only to protect Social Security but also to understand the dynamics behind an effective long-term strategy."—Dean Baker, author of False Profits: Recovering From the Bubble Economy

Link: 
http://brechtforum.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=12218

Shut Indian Point Now! Public Meetings in Tarrytown

Posted Wed, 05/16/2012 - 9:51pm by wnu
Date: 
Thursday, May 17, 2012 - 4:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: 
4 pm: Bus from Grand Central, 45th St & Vanderbilt Ave; 6 pm Rally: Double Tree Hotel, 455 South Broadway, Tarrytown, NY
Contact: 

E-mail nuclearzero@brooklynpeace.org and climateaction@brooklynpeace.org

May 17, Thursday: Shut Indian Point Now!
No More Fukushimas! Don't Let It Happen Here!
Attend Public Hearings,Tarrytown, NY

Get on the bus! Leave Grand Central Station 4 pm, Return 10 pm

Operating licenses for the Indian Point Nuclear Power plant are coming up for renewal in 2013 and 2015.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is the agency which has the authority to deny the operating license.
NRC is dominated by the nuclear power indudstry, and recently REFUSED to consider the lessons from last year's meltdown at Japan's Fukushim Daiichi plant.

Link: 
https://www.facebook.com/events/382341745140976//

1st Feminist General Assembly!

Posted Wed, 05/16/2012 - 5:16pm by Anonymous
Date: 
Thursday, May 17, 2012 - 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Location: 
Washington Square Park
Contact: 

WOWs Caucus

From: WOWs Caucus
Date: Wed, May 9, 2012 at 2:39 PM
Subject: You're invited to the 1st Feminist General Assembly!
To: wowsnyc@gmail.com

Thursday, May 17, 2012
6:30pm until 9:00pm
Washington Square Park

Women Occupying Wall Street (WOWs) invites people and organizations of all gender identities to the first Feminist General Assembly!

Together, let's stand for justice and disarm the war on women. It’s time to rise up!

Dialogo sobre la lucha y realidad Actual en la Nacion Mapuche

Posted Wed, 05/16/2012 - 10:23pm by wnu
Date: 
Thursday, May 17, 2012 - 6:30pm
Location: 
5C - Solidarity Center, 55 West 17th Street, 5th Floor,h Av. btw 5th & 6t
Contact: 

212-633-6646 y 718-292-6137, lapena2006@hotmail.com

Dialogo sobre la lucha y realidad Actual en la Nacion Mapuche
Con Maria Curihuentro quien viaja desde Temuko, Chile.

Los mapuche constituyen la principal etnia de Chile con unos 600.000 a
un Millon de miembros que representan mas del seis por ciento de la población total.

Hora: 6:30 PM.- Dia Jueves 17 de Mayo,2012.

Direccion: 5C - Solidarity Center
55 West 17th Street, 5th Floor,h Av. btw 5th & 6t
F, M train to 14th St.; #1 to 18 St.; L to 6 Av.; PATH to 14th St.; N,
Q, R to 14 St.-Union Sq.; A,
C, E to 14 St.; #4, 5, 6 to 14 St.-Union Sq.
212-633-6646 y 718-292 6137.

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