Português Básico 1 is a beginner’s class, designed by Natalia de Campos for The People’s Forum, with a focus on listening, speaking and developing communication skills in Portuguese from the first day, without resorting to translating into one’s native language.
This is a fast-paced course designed for people who learned the Basic structure of Portuguese and present, past and future of verbs tenses and are ready for subjunctive and more complex writing, who are fluent or native Spanish speakers and started to learn Portuguese formally, or people who grew up/spent time around Portuguese but need to perfect their grammar. It is a continuation of the course: Português Básico 2.
Algarabía Language Co-op offers Spanish for Social Justice courses in partnership with The People’s Forum. We offer classes at the beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels of fluency for those interested in topics related to social justice, politics, and culture.
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.
This course delves into the history and lessons of the labor movement, and examines why the power of the organized working class has always been central to every progressive transformation in the United States. Together, we will explore how we can take these lessons and build a bold, fighting labor movement today - one that not only defends our rights but goes on the offensive to win a world organized to meet the needs of the many, not just the few.
Screenprinting 101: History and Practice w/ Francesca Barr on Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30PM from October 22 through November 19.
Revolutionary Printmaking w/ Daniel Drenan Elawar on Wednesdays, 5:30-8:30PM from November 8 through December 18. This six-session class provides an overview of relief printmaking in terms of the political poster tradition, combining type with image, and one-color linoleum print work. The broadside or poster serves as an important historical printed record and archive of prevailing customs and culture, as well as resistance to dominant cultural norms. In this project, students will conduct photo and lettering research, design and carve linoleum blocks, and print a small run of a one-color poster.
Learn how social and structural inequalities in Lebanon are naturalized by the NGOs and think tanks who are supposed to be tackling them.
This 4-part course from the Palestinian Youth Movement will study the history and present of US intervention in the Middle East to equip participants with a deeper understanding of US imperialism, Israel’s role within it, and its consequences for working people in the US and around the world.
Architectural Workers United and Democracy at Work present the Labor of Architecture: A Conversation between
In this class, we will explore the basics of figure drawing from life, focusing on gesture, line, light and shade, measurement, and proportion. A prerequisite of basic drawing skills is highly recommended.
This short course offers an introduction to screenprint as both an artistic medium and revolutionary tool. Participants will gain exposure to every stage of the silkscreen process–from screen build to multi-color printing! This course is designed to prepare participants for TPF’s Screenprint Open Studios.
