Film Screening: Tout Va Bien

The People's Forum 320 West 37th Street, New York, NY, United States

Godard and Gorin’s film, unpopular and hardly viewed when released, emerges nearly 50 years later as a film with increasing relevance to the days as lived during this late capitalist period. One can see many of the participants in this film wearing gilets jaunes if the film were being shot today.

Book Launch: Being and Insurrection

The People's Forum 320 West 37th Street, New York, NY, United States

Join us, along with writer/philosopher A. Shahid Stoverand professor LaRose T. Parris for an engaging and critical dialogue about Being and Insurrection, a work of existential liberation theory rooted in lived Black experience.

POOR PEOPLE’S WALKING TOUR OF WALL STREET

Offsite. Participants will be informed in advance of the meeting point.

Wall Street stands above all other command centers of global capitalism, and that’s why it’s so important that people struggling from below come here to see it for themselves

Lenny Foster: Native American Issues and Leonard Peltier

The People's Forum 320 West 37th Street, New York, NY, United States

Lenny Foster of the Diné Nation (former Director of the Navajo Nation Corrections Project), talking about Leonard Peltier, a Native American activist who was unfairly and illegally tried and convicted for his participation in a firefight on the Pine Ridge Reservation in 1975.

Fuera Yankis! Santo Domingo, 1965: La revolución dominicana y sus múltiples interpretaciones

Violeta Parra Stage 320 West 37th Street, New York, United States

A panel discussion rescuing the historical memory of the Dominican people with the objective of challenging and dismantling the historical revisionism in regards to the “April Revolution” and its heroes. In addition, through studying the “April Revolution” we will be able to understand the current conjuncture of North American imperialism in Latin America.

Revolution in the Air: A Book Talk and Discussion

The People's Forum 320 West 37th Street, New York, NY, United States

Join us for a book talk with author Max Elbaum on the re-release of his book, Revolution in the Air: Sixties Radicals Turn to Lenin, Mao and Che.  Max will joined for a discussion by leader and scholar Willie Baptist. 

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Theories of Poverty

The People's Forum 320 West 37th Street, New York, NY, United States

Drawing on religious and cultural references, news media, and other sources, we will examine the deeply entrenched ideologies that keep society at large from recognizing the breadth and depth of poverty and, therefore, prevent us from seeking long-term and real solutions that can end poverty.

MAY DAY Open mic + Party Honoring the legacy of Nipsey Hussle

Following the rallies/marches around the city commemorating MAY DAY we will come together to celebrate our culture and movements. For this edition of RAIZ UP, let’s honor the legacy of Nipsey Hussle, and the commitment of building our communities from within, promoting values and principles that uplift us to build people power.

Book Launch: Militant Education with Sonia Vaz Borges

The People's Forum 320 West 37th Street, New York, NY, United States

Join us for the Launch of Sónia Vaz Borges’s new book, "Militant Education, liberation struggle and consciousness. The PAIGC education in Guinea Bissau 1963-1978."  Sónia will be joined for a discussion with Craig Wilson.

PEOPLE’S MARKET

The People's Forum 320 West 37th Street, New York, NY, United States

The People’s Market features local artists, creatives and makers from the 5 boroughs, and beyond. Come learn, share experiences and build community while supporting our local artists. 

CALL FOR ART - Artists Against Apartheid

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