INTRO TO ASL | Winter 2026

Virtual Event with The People's Forum

In this class, we will build your vocabulary in American Sign Language (get ready to be able to sign entire conversations!) and explore Deaf American culture and history

ASL LEVEL 2 | WINTER 2026

Virtual Event with The People's Forum

The focus of this course is to prepare students for non-verbal interaction and communication with members of the deaf community. You’ll learn useful vocabulary and you’ll be able to hold meaningful conversations about various topics. But it’s not all serious – you’ll also learn how to tell jokes, use common expressions and sayings, and relay anecdotes to your audience.

WINTER 2026 | Intermediate Portuguese 1

Virtual Event with The People's Forum

Português Intermediário 1 is an intermediate class with a focus on deepening listening, speaking and developing communication skills in Portuguese in a conversational style, without translating into one’s native language, to allow you to deepen the understanding of advanced verbs tenses,

WINTER 2026 | Basic 2 Portuguese

This course will give you a solid base and allow you to start communicating with Portuguese native speakers. The program will introduce grammar structures in practical ways, and some writing exercises.

[SERIES] Hidden Histories of Rebellion in the United States

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

This is an 8-session seminar series that explores the hidden and often untold people’s rebellions that have shaped the history of the United States. 

ARABIC SPRING 2026

Virtual Event with The People's Forum

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.

Black & Red Books Day 2026

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

In 2026, we proudly celebrate Red Books Day alongside the 100th anniversary of Black History Month, bringing together two traditions of resistance and struggle. This year’s Black & Red Books Day centers Black revolutionaries and the radical writings that continue to shape global liberation movements.

100 Years of BHM a Film Program by Daniel Simmons: Wilmington 10 — USA 10,000 (1979)

Paul & Eslanda Robeson Cinema 320 West 37th Street, New York, NY, United States

In October 1972, nine Black men and one white woman were wrongfully convicted of arson and conspiracy and sentenced by the North Carolina state court to 282 collective years in prison. An international cause célèbre, the so-called Wilmington 10 languished for nearly a decade in separate jails, even as journalists and lawyers exposed criminal wrongdoing in the State’s case; religious leaders, politicians, and activists demanded their release and exoneration; and the Soviet Union brandished their photos as a symbol of American hypocrisy and racism.

Recurring

SCREEN-PRINT OPEN STUDIO w/ FRANCESCA BARR

Elizabeth Catlett Art Space & Printmaking Studio 320 W. 37th, New York, NY, United States

These drop-in sessions offer a space to develop a screen-print project in community with other organizers, artists, and cultural workers.

ICE Out of New York: Court Accompaniment Training

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

Join us on Saturday, February 28th from 11AM to 1PM for another ICE Out of NY Court Accompaniment Training! The volunteer training will cover basic rights when inateracting with ICE and other law enforcement and how to stay safe, organized, and effective before, during, and after accompaniment.

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