Upcoming Events in NYC

Clean Up The Beach Ride

Posted Fri, 05/17/2013 - 10:33am by wnu
Date: 
Sunday, May 19, 2013 - 9:15am
Location: 
Meet at Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn

Sunday, May 19, 2013 - 9:15am
Location: Grand Army Plaza

Ride your bike out to Fort Tilden to volunteer to clean up the beaches in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

We will ride our bicycles out to Fort Tilden, to volunteer to clean up the beaches when we arrive from 11AM to 3PM.

Tasks include removing debris and moving sand.

It is recommended to bring boots, and work gloves (though gloves may be provided).

Link: 
http://times-up.org/news/clean-beach-ride

Peacemaker Awards Reception

Posted Thu, 04/18/2013 - 3:27pm by Anonymous
Date: 
Sunday, May 19, 2013 - 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Location: 
Casserly Hall below St. Joseph's Greenwich Village Church
Contact: 

info@nypaxchristi.org

Pax Christi Metro New York is proud to be honoring this year's Peacemakers: Sr. Janet Kinney, CSJ, the Executive Director of Providence House, which helps women on parole from prison get back on their feet; David Maloof, a graduating senior from Fairfield Preparatory High School, who organized a program of support for young Palestinian refugees in Lebanon; and Judy Lewis, a Development Committee and PCMNY Board member, for her energetic and inspiring service to PCMNY in and out of the office. Enjoy wonderful people, delicious refreshments, and spirited music.

Link: 
http://www.nypaxchristi.org

Repair Class: Cups/Cones/Bearings-Mnhttn

Posted Fri, 11/30/2012 - 2:18pm by Anonymous
Date: 
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Location: 
156 Rivington St. (between Suffolk & Clinton St in Manhattan's Low er East Side) in the basement.

Overhauling and rebuilding cup and cone bottom brackets, hubs, and headsets. Identifying when problems are present and whether they need a simple adjustment or a more involved overhaul.
The third Monday of every month focuses on cups, cones, and bearings. Classes are free and open to all levels of experience and expertise. There's no need to do the classes in order, or go to the beginner's class before any others. As always, people can use the tools to repair their own bikes, though they cannot expect guidance for the mechanics.

Quebec student uprising

Posted Tue, 04/23/2013 - 6:15pm by Brecht Forum
Date: 
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 7:30pm
Location: 
The Brecht Forumn 451 West Streetn New York, NY 10014

May 20th, 2013 7:30 PM
Quebec student uprising
Reflections from Montreal

An interactive discussion and sildeshow on the 2012 Quebec student uprising by Stefan Christoff, author of the recent booklet Le fond de l'air est rouge. Christoff who was an active participant in the Quebec strike movement, has been heavily involved in social justice struggles in Quebec, Canada and internationally for over a decade.

Link: 
http://brechtforum.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=12488

CORNEL WEST and CARL DIX in Dialogue: "Mass Incarceration + Silence = Genocide"

Posted Thu, 05/09/2013 - 1:11pm by Anonymous
Date: 
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 7:30pm - 10:00pm
Location: 
The Church of St. Paul & St. Andrew, 263 W. 86th Street (between Broadway and West End Ave.)
Contact: 

Revolution Books, 212-691-3345 www.revolutionbooksnyc.org

This joint fundraising event for the Stop Mass Incarceration Network and Revolution Books, NYC promises to be a dynamic and substantive conversation between two people on the cutting edge of calling out all the horrors this system inflicts on people all over the world and actively involved in calling on people to stand up and build resistance to them.

Link: 
http://www.revolutionbooksnyc.org

Summer Study Group: Revolution, She Wrote

Posted Fri, 05/17/2013 - 5:40pm by Anonymous
Date: 
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Location: 
See details below - Manhattan and Brooklyn
Contact: 

Betty Maloney - 212-222-0633

Through columns, essays and speeches spanning 40 years, Clara Fraser’s book provides a compelling exploration of the meaning of socialist feminism, linking the power of Marxist theory and working-class feminism. Selected readings will illuminate the interconnections of racism and sexism, lessons from battles for queer rights and free speech, and strategies for overcoming obstacles to revolution.

Monday nights, 7:30-9pm
May 20 – September 16
Snacks served at 7pm for $5 donation • Study group free

Two Locations
Manhattan:

Link: 
http://www.socialism.com/newyorkcity

Women/Trans Repair: Cups, Cones Bearings

Posted Fri, 11/30/2012 - 2:17pm by Anonymous
Date: 
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Location: 
99 South 6th Street, Brooklyn off Bedford Avenue, right under th e Williamsburg Bridge

Come learn the basics of bicycle repair from female mechanics at our workshop designed by and for women.
The third Tuesday of every month focuses on cups, cones, and bearings. Overhauling and rebuilding cup and cone bottom brackets, hubs, and headsets. Identifying when problems are present and whether they need a simple adjustment or a more involved overhaul. Classes are free and open to all levels of experience and expertise. There's no need to do the classes in order, or go to the beginner's class before any others.

Calls to Conscience

Posted Mon, 05/06/2013 - 8:15pm by Brecht Forum
Date: 
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 7:30pm
Location: 
The Brecht Forumn 451 West Streetn New York, NY 10014n United Statesn

May 21st, 2013 7:30 PM
FORUM
Co-Sponsors: The Center for Constitutional Rights, Adalah-NY & Havaar
Calls to Conscience
Prison Resistance in Palestine, Guantánamo, the U.S. & Iran
Sahar Francis, Leili Kashani, Victoria Law, Asoo & Darryl Li

Link: 
http://brechtforum.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=12497

Calls to Conscience

Posted Mon, 05/06/2013 - 8:15pm by Brecht Forum
Date: 
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 7:30pm
Location: 
The Brecht Forumn 451 West Streetn New York, NY 10014n United Statesn

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May 21st, 2013 7:30 PM
FORUM
Co-Sponsors: The Center for Constitutional Rights, Adalah-NY & Havaar
Calls to Conscience
Prison Resistance in Palestine, Guantánamo, the U.S. & Iran
Sahar Francis, Leili Kashani, Victoria Law, Asoo & Darryl Li

Link: 
http://brechtforum.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=12498

"Under the Surface: FRACKING, FORTUNES, and the Fate of the Marcellus Shale" by Tom Wilber

Posted Sun, 05/12/2013 - 6:10pm by Anonymous
Date: 
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Location: 
Revolution Books, 146 W. 26th Street, NYC
Contact: 

www.revolutionbooksnyc.org, 212-691-3345

A Conversation and Book-Signing with Tom Wilber about his new book. Come by Revolution Books this afternoon to talk with Tom Wilber about his ground-breaking book exposing fracking in Pennsylvania and New York state.

Tom Wilber is in town because his book has been nominated for the New York Public Library's Annual Helen Bernstein Book Award For Excellence In Journalism (one of 5 books including Katherine Boo's "Behind The Beautiful Forevers" and "Spillover" by David Quammen).

Link: 
http://www.revolutionbooksnyc.org
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