Upcoming Events in NYC

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

DIRECTIONS
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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, Between 6th and 7th Ave, NYC
Contact: 

www.revolutionbooksnyc.org, 212-691-3345, revbooksnyc@yahoo.com

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

Why Do Popular Movements Vanish? And Do They Have To?

Posted Tue, 05/14/2013 - 1:02pm by Anonymous
Date: 
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: 
Pearl Studios, 500 Eighth Ave. (35-36 St), Mahn., Room 403, or by teleconference
Contact: 

mhi@marxisthumanistinitiative.org

Marxist-Humanist Initiative invites you to a two-part exploration of the recent history of failed revolts, and the questions they raise for the future.

Wednesdays May 22 and June 26 at 7:00 p.m.

You can attend in person: Pearl Studios, 500 Eighth Avenue (35-36 Streets), Manhattan, Room 403

Or by telephone: write us to obtain the conference call number, or for other information: mhi@marxisthumanistinitiative.org

Link: 
http://marxist-humanist-initiative.org

Drawn from the Fire, Children of the Intifada

Posted Tue, 05/14/2013 - 11:15pm by Brecht Forum
Date: 
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 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 22nd, 2013 7:30 PM
READING/PERFORMANCE
Drawn from the Fire, Children of the Intifada
Heather Spires

There will be a reading, "Poets for Peace in Palestine", and then a viewing of the documentary,"Drawn from the Fire, Children of the Intifada". Following that, the program will end with a Q&A with Ms. Spears and a general discussion of the subject of the film.

Sliding scale: $6/$10/$15
Free for Brecht Forum Subscribers

Link: 
http://brechtforum.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=12513
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