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February 20 @ 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
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An event every week that begins at 5:30 pm on Wednesday and Friday, repeating until April 12, 2019
Spanish Language for Social Movements (High Beginner)
February 6th, 2019 - April 5th, 2019 Wednesdays & Fridays 5:30pm-8:00pm (5hrs./week; 45 hrs.)
The Center for Language Justice and the People’s Forum are offering high beginner-level Spanish to folks who have already completed a semester-long beginner course.
February 20 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The Educational & Political Philosophies of Malcolm X
This workshop will assess how Malcolm X’s educational practices and "glocal" political praxis influenced the Nation of Islam, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, the Black Panther Party, Revolutionary Action Movement and the Radicalization of the Black Student Movement from the the latter 1960s through the anti-imperialist struggles of the 1970s.
The History of Jazz/Music of the Black Holocaust
$30 – $50
This is a survey of great Black music that came out of the Black Holocaust of slavery, racism, and terror. This course uplifts by examining the amazing art form of Jazz its contribution and creation of many other genres of
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February 20 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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An event every week that begins at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, repeating until February 20, 2019
One event on March 13, 2019 at 7:00 pm
Political Economy of Racism
This four session seminar explores the political economy of racism with Professor Manu Karuka. We will work to denaturalize racism as something that needs to be explained, rather than accepted as a facet of social life. We will analyze race as a process and relationship internal to the capital relation itself.
February 20 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
The Global Punk Rock Revolution
The first global narrative of punk, Punk Crisis examines how transnational punk movements challenged the global order of the Cold War, blurring the boundaries between East and West, North and South, communism and capitalism through performances of creative dissent.
February 21 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
“Unheralded Heroines”: Examining the Women Mentors and Comrades in the Life of Malcolm X
Malcolm X’s life and career as influenced by the women who taught, supported and admired his trajectory from his very humble beginnings as a wayward teen to his international prominence as freedom fighter for human rights and dignity of Black and all oppressed peoples throughout the world.
February 21 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
MEDIA MATCHMAKERS FOR A NEW WORLD
New York State Poor People’s Campaign, the Kairos Center, and The People’s Forum are excited to present a workshop on MEDIA MATCHMAKERS FOR A NEW WORLD: A 3-part collaborative workshop of screening, discussions, and media work.
February 22 @ 5:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Pontecorvo double feature: The Battle of Algiers & Burn! (Quemada!)
5:30pm Battle of Algiers
7:30pm Discussion on significance of Pontecorvo’s films
8:30pm Burn! (Quemada!)
7:30pm Discussion on significance of Pontecorvo’s films
8:30pm Burn! (Quemada!)
February 22 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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An event every week that begins at 6:00 pm on Friday, repeating until May 24, 2019
Marx’s Capital, volume one (1)
Seminar of the NYC Marxist Studies Collective at the People's Forum conducted by Russell Dale. This course will be a careful reading of the first third of Marx's great economic analysis and critique of capitalism, Capital, volume one. This will be the first of three consecutive courses (Spring, Summer, Fall 2019) in which we will carefully read and discuss the entire work.
February 23 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
2 Day Theater of the Oppressed Training
$60 – $120
In this 2-day workshop we will explore the technique of FORUM THEATER over two days. Participants will learn the basic skills needed to create, perform and lead the Forum Theater format for use in their respective communities. We will explore our bodies as a tool of representing feelings, ideas, and relationships and explore collective solutions to everyday problems.
February 23 @ 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
My Purpose: Love. Light & _________
$10.00
LOVE. LIGHT & POETRY seeks to propel individuals to hone into their purposes and sacred paths. This workshop will cultivate a conversation between one’s life purpose and their legacy.
February 23 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Rosana Pinheiro-Machado on the Rise of the Far Right in Brazil
Rosana Pinheiro-Machado, a regular Intercept Brasil contributor, will discuss the rise of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and his far-right political party.
