Upcoming Events in NYC

"Opening the Doors to Hope” Caravan

Posted Thu, 05/23/2013 - 6:56am by wnu
Date: 
Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 11:00am
Location: 
Federal Plaza
Contact: 

Ravi Ragbir (English) 917.566.4816 Rev. Fabian Arias 646.244.5404 (Spanish) or Juan Carlos Ruiz (English/Spanish) 347.369.1959

"Opening the Doors to Hope” Caravan

Opening the doors to Hope” Caravan, is a faith based partnership of Mexican and US based immigrant rights organizations, led by Fr. Alejandro Solalinde.

CONTACT:Ravi Ragbir (English) 917.566.4816 Rev. Fabian Arias 646.244.5404 (Spanish) or Juan Carlos Ruiz (English/Spanish) 347.369.1959

Local leaders, Immigration Organizations and International Faith Leaders meet to discuss the 22,000 kidnapping and 70,000 disappearances that have occurred on the US/Mexican Border

Protest 'Democracy' Award to Kissinger

Posted Thu, 05/23/2013 - 6:51am by wnu
Date: 
Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Location: 
The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, Pier 86, 12 Ave. & 46 Street, New York City
Contact: 

John M. Miller, 917-690-4391

Contact: John M. Miller, 917-690-4391

Media Advisory- Groups to Protest 'Democracy' Award to Kissinger

WHEN: Thursday, May 23, 2013 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

WHERE: The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, Pier 86, 12 Ave. & 46 Street, New York City

WHO: East Timor and Indonesia Action Network , Big Apple Coffee Party, Campaign for Peace and Democracy, Chelsea Neighbors United to End the War, War Resisters League/NYC, Veterans for Peace Chapter 34, War Criminals Watch/World Can't Wait.

Link: 
http://bit.ly/guT5VD

Film Screening/Discussion: She Who Struggles for the People and is Thankful

Posted Mon, 05/13/2013 - 9:16am by Brecht Forum
Date: 
Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 7:30pm - 10:30pm
Location: 
The Brecht Forum — 451 West Street, New York, NY 10014

Film Screening/Discussion:
She Who Struggles for the People and is Thankful
Assata Shakur and Us
Casey Butcher, Casey Johanna, Lehna Huie, Sophia Dawson
People's Video Network | 55 minutes | 1998 | Cuba

Link: 
http://brechtforum.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=12503

LENNY FOSTER: NATIVE AMERICAN ISSUES AND LEONARD PELTIER

Posted Fri, 05/03/2013 - 8:01am by M.T.
Date: 
Friday, May 24, 2013 - 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Location: 
Casa de las Américas 182 East 111 St. (Lex. Ave & 3rd Ave.), New York, NY
Contact: 

nyclpdoc@gmail.com 646 429-2059

Lenny will speak on Native American Spirituality, the Prison System, Environmental Issues Affecting Native Lands and Native American Prisoner of War Leonard Peltier.

Lenny Foster of the Diné Nation is the Director of the Navajo Nation Corrections Project and the Spiritual Advisor for more than 2,000 Indian inmates in ninety-six state and federal prisons in the Western U.S. He has co-authored legislation in New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado allowing Native American spiritual and religious practice in prison and resulting in significant reductions in prison returns.

Idle No More! A Presentation on Indigenous Rights

Posted Fri, 05/10/2013 - 11:15am by Brecht Forum
Date: 
Friday, May 24, 2013 - 7:30pm
Location: 
The Brecht Forum, 451 West Street, New York, NY 10014, United States

May 24th, 2013 7:30 PM
Idle No More!
A Presentation on Indigenous Rights
Sylvia McAdam (cofounder of Idle No More) & Kerry Coast

Coming out of the echo of the Occupy Movement, Idle No More is an indigenous movement that has rocked the foundations of the Canadian settler state.. As a movement of First People's it has challenged the environment violations and legacies of broken treaties. Sylvia McAdam (co-founder of Idle No More) and Kerry Coast author of the Colonial Present discuss the history of the Idle No More movement and its next steps.

Link: 
http://brechtforum.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=12502

Image Theater

Posted Tue, 04/30/2013 - 11:15am by Brecht Forum
Date: 
Saturday, May 25, 2013 - 10:00am - 6:00pm
Location: 
The Brecht Forumn 451 West Streetn New York, NY 10014n United Statesn

DIRECTIONS
RENTAL INFO

May 25th, 2013 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
1-DAY WORKSHOP
Co-sponsor: Theater of the Oppressed Laboratory
Image Theater
Looking at Aging—Its Effects on Families, Caregivers & the Aging Person
Facilitated by Elia Gurna & Marie-Claire Picher

Link: 
http://brechtforum.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=12490

Riverside Ride

Posted Sun, 11/25/2012 - 3:15am by Anonymous
Date: 
Saturday, May 25, 2013 - 10:00pm
Location: 
Columbus Circle (59th Street) entrance to Central Park

Join us on bicycles or skates at 10 p.m. on the last Saturday of every month at Columbus Circle

RESISTANCE CINEMA Presents "GRANITO: How To Nail A Dictator"

Posted Sun, 05/19/2013 - 12:05pm by Russell Branca
Date: 
Sunday, May 26, 2013 - 1:15pm
Location: 
COMmunity Church NY Gallery Room 28 East 35th St.
Contact: 

russellbranca@yahoo.com

RESISTANCE CINEMA
Presents
“GRANITO: How To Nail A Dictator”

WHEN: Sunday May 26th, 2013 1:15 pm
WHERE: Community Church NY Gallery Room, 28 East 35th St. btwn Park & Madison Aves.
ADMISSION: Free, donations appreciated

Link: 
http://russellbranca.com/AriaAperta/Projects/DETAILSGRANITO.html

A Sunday Salon New Music: Alex Alexander

Posted Mon, 05/13/2013 - 9:16am by Brecht Forum
Date: 
Sunday, May 26, 2013 - 6:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: 
The Brecht Forum — 451 West Street, New York, NY 10014

Earthdriver.org Presents
A Sunday Salon New Music: Alex Alexander

This Memorial Day weekend we are giving the drummer some! Alex Alexander is a multi dimesional percussionist who has performed with the likes of Chaka Khan, Eminen and Bernie Worell. Stepped in Latin, Africana and hip hop, Alexander creates a spirtual groove

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

Link: 
http://brechtforum.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=12504

Repair Class: Wheels & Spokes-Manhattan

Posted Mon, 11/26/2012 - 10:15pm by Anonymous
Date: 
Monday, May 27, 2013 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Location: 
156 Rivington St. (between Suffolk & Clinton St in Manhattan's Low er East Side) in the basement

Learn how to true and wheel and replace broken spokes. Classes are free and open to all levels of experience and expertise.
The fourth Monday of every month focuses on wheels and spokes. 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.

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