Join us for an introductory course on the basics of Portuguese with a glimpse on historical and contemporary contexts of the working classes and social movements in Brazil, and other Portuguese-speaking countries.
Algarabía Language Co-op is offering new Arabic courses at The People’s Forum to those who are interested in learning Arabic with a focus on topics of social justice, cinema, media, and culture.
Performances and workshops by Ka Pā Hula O La`akea is presented in collaboration with Dancers Unlimited, a bi-coastal 501(c)3 company in NYC and Hawai`i.
After blazing a trail for people of color in the Socialist Party of America, Hubert Harrison emerged as one of the most prominent Black freethinkers and free lovers of his generation. Because of his fearless radicalism, however, the full scope of Harrison's revolutionary legacy has been erased from popular memory.
How to navigate the need for housing versus the destructive practice of construction? Charlotte Malterre-Barthes (RIOT/ EPFL) will discuss one of the most contentious parts of the groundbreaking book ‘A Moratorium on New Construction’ at the People’s Forum.
Open studio is a space to develop a print-making project in community with other organizers, artists, and cultural workers.
FOR VENIDA, FOR KALIEF (95 minutes) delves into the profound legacy of Kalief Browder, who at age 16 was sent to New York’s notorious Rikers Island jail complex for allegedly stealing a backpack.
Join us for Collage Making For Liberation, a one-day course w/ Queens-based therapist and artist Ashley Lagrange.
In Cyanotype 201, students will dive deeper into their print-making practice. With teaching artist Praise Fuller.
Based on a true story, Pride follows a group of lesbian and gay activists in London who raise money to support striking coal miners during the 1984–85 UK miners' strike.
In PHARMA MONOPOLY, Tahir Amin and co-author Rohit Malpani pull back the curtain on a system that prioritizes power and profit over human well-being. This isn't just about the pharmaceutical industry—it’s about how access to medical care has been remade by private interests both in the U.S. and abroad, how governments have ceded control to monopolies, and how global health initiatives often maintain a status quo that leaves the most vulnerable behind while cementing existing power structures.
In this one-day session, participants will practice figure drawing from life, working independently with guidance from Nick Skoug.
