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SUMMARY:SPANISH FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE | Summer 2026
DESCRIPTION:¡Bienvenides! Welcome to Spanish for Social Justice! \n  \nAlgarabía Language Co-op is excited to announce that we are offering virtual Spanish classes this spring! \n  \nAlgarabía 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. Through weekly social justice themes and using a communicative and popular education approach\, participants will improve their Spanish skills and critically engage with various cultural productions centered around the lived experiences of working-class people of Indigenous and African descent on the continent. These courses are designed for folks at different levels of fluency in their productive (speaking\, writing) and receptive (listening and reading) skills. Special focus will be given to learning vocabulary and community organizing terminology relevant to contemporary social movements in New York City (Lenapehoking)\, one of the largest and most diverse Spanish-speaking cities in the world\, as well as the rest of Turtle Island and Abya Yala.  \n  \nTo apply\, click HERE \n  \nSUMMER 2026 COURSE SCHEDULE: \n  \nClick HERE to view the full list of classes\, schedules and descriptions. \n*Times are in Eastern Time (ET) / New York\, New York \nWEEKDAY SESSIONS: Virtual Courses (10 Weeks)  \nStart: Monday July 6th & Tuesday July 7th  \nEnd: Monday September 7th & Tuesday September 8th \nWEEKEND SESSIONS: Virtual Courses (10 Weeks)  \nStart: Saturday July 11th & Sunday July 12th \nEnd: Saturday September 12th & Sunday September 13th \n  \nIMPORTANT: \n▪ This virtual program is Open-to-All. However\, we prioritize access to folks identified as BIPOC. \n▪ Please only apply if you can attend most of the classes.  \n▪ Each session can hold up to 15 participants. \n▪ Cost of class $200-$400 sliding scale. This includes all course materials. \n*$500 if an employer or another institutional funding source pays for the contribution.* \n  \nCOURSE DESCRIPTION \nAll courses focus on the use of inclusive\, gender-neutral\, and anti-racist language. There is an emphasis on validating U.S. Spanish and other varieties of Spanish that are often considered “non-standard.” We actively include the use of “vos” as used in Central America.  \n  \nAs part of Algarabía’s mission to make our courses accessible\, we offer sliding-scale rates and flexible payment plans. You’ll be able to select your payment tier and plan directly within the application form\, based on your financial circumstances. \nABOUT OUR LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION: At Algarabía Language Co-op\, we see language learning as a meaningful\, collaborative\, and transformative process reflected in our training in hands-on communicative and task-based language teaching approaches and our use of popular education in the language classroom. We seek to support the holistic development of all language learners as they become competent multilingual speakers. We design classroom activities and utilize textbooks and other original didactic materials that cater to our participants’ needs and reflect the linguistic and racial/ethnic diversity of the Spanish-speaking worlds. \nAlgarabía will contact selected participants on a rolling basis and provide them with a link to complete their payment and secure their spot in the class. \n  \nTake a look at our FAQ!  \n  \nFor more information about our language services\, go to www.algarabialanguage.com or email us at algarabialanguage@gmail.com
URL:https://peoplesforum.org/events/spanish-for-social-justice-summer-2026/
LOCATION:Virtual Event with The People’s Forum
CATEGORIES:Education,Language courses,Spanish
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SUMMARY:FABRIC AS NARRATIVE: BATIK + NATURAL DYE w/ DRISHTI JAGGI
DESCRIPTION:FABRIC AS NARRATIVE: BATIK + NATURAL DYE w/ DRISHTI JAGGI \nOne-day   |   5:30 – 8:30PM   |   Wednesday\, August 19  |  Sliding Scale \nThis workshop introduces participants to the traditional art of batik through a contemporary\, accessible\, and community-centered approach. Using wax-resist techniques\, participants will learn how to design and create patterns on fabric while exploring the relationship between material\, memory\, and storytelling.\nThe workshop emphasizes experimentation\, cultural appreciation\, and hands-on learning\, making batik approachable for beginners while still engaging for those with prior textile experience. Participants will be guided through the full batik process right away from sketching ideas and applying wax resist\, to layering natural or fabric-safe dyes\, and finally revealing their finished textile piece.\nAlongside technical instruction\, the workshop encourages participants to reflect on personal or collective narratives they wish to express through pattern\, symbolism\, and color. \n__ \nDrishti Jaggi is a textile artist\, educator\, and researcher whose work centers on traditional batik techniques\, natural dye practices\, and community-based art education. Through hands-on workshops and interdisciplinary creative projects\, they explore the relationship between craft\, cultural storytelling\, sustainability\, and collective memory. Their teaching practice emphasizes accessible learning environments where participants engage with fabric drawing\, wax-resist techniques\, and experimental textile processes as tools for both artistic expression and cultural dialogue.
URL:https://peoplesforum.org/events/batik-natural-dye/
LOCATION:Elizabeth Catlett Art Space & Printmaking Studio\, 320 W. 37th\, New York\, NY\, 10018\, United States
CATEGORIES:art,Art Courses,Culture,Education
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SUMMARY:Film Screening: Matewan
DESCRIPTION:Film Screening: Matewan\nA labor union organizer comes to an embattled mining community in 1920 West Virginia\, brutally and violently dominated and harassed by the mining company. \nUS | 1987 | John Sayless | 172 min \nThis is a free educational program\, however\, in order to maintain a safe capacity level\, we ask that you get an $8 solidarity ticket to reserve your participation and to sustain our educational programming.
URL:https://peoplesforum.org/events/film-screening-matewan/
LOCATION:Paul & Eslanda Robeson Cinema\, 320 West 37th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10018\, United States
CATEGORIES:Culture,Film Screenings
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SUMMARY:Class 12: Building A Socialist Society | Socialist Summer School – People Vs. Billionaires
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the seventh class of our 5-week Socialist Summer School course: People Vs. Billionaires (in the fight for the future). It’s not to late to register: peoplesforum.org/summer26 \nTanya Núñez: The U.S. has reached a certain level of material and scientific development that makes socialism not just a distant aspiration\, but an immediate possibility. The means of production are already here\, we have everything we need\, and have reached a level of scientific development that not only shows immense potential to fix the crises that capitalism has created but shows a path of concrete scientific development for the future that betters our lives\, once power and these tools are in our own hands. We know the solution and we have what we need for socialism now. What we lack is the organization to take our future in our own hands. \n🗓️ July 21 – Aug 20 • Tuesdays & Thursdays\, plus select Saturdays \n🕕 6:30-8:30 PM ET \n💻📍 HYBRID! In-person in NYC or virtual from anywhere. \nFREE!
✅ Register now at peoplesforum.org/summer26
URL:https://peoplesforum.org/events/class-12-building-a-socialist-society-socialist-summer-school-people-vs-billionaires/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260821T173000
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SUMMARY:LOW-TECH PRINTMAKING: STENCILS & SCREENS w/ KERY RODRIGUEZ
DESCRIPTION:LOW-TECH PRINTMAKING: STENCILS & SCREENS w/ KERY RODRIGUEZ \nTwo-day | Friday\, August 21 5:30-8:30PM AND Saturday\, August 22\, 3-6PM    \nThis two-day workshop will introduce participants to mesh printing\, a low-tech printmaking process that combines modern DIY screen printing methods with late 19th century stencil-based image making. \nThrough the use of mylar stencils and modeling paste\, adaptable printing matrices will be created from window screen mesh; these “screens” will be highly capable of transferring images onto a variety of different hard and fabric surfaces. This workshop aims to expand the participants’ understanding of historical stencil and mesh-based printing techniques while encouraging a low cost\, DIY approach to printmaking. \n__ \nAs a multimedia artist\, Kery Rodriguez’ practice initially began in garment intervention. Pre-owned clothing was used as a site for countercultural expression. His work now explores reuse and recontextualization across collage\, digital design\, and alternative printmaking. Across these mediums\, Kery maintains a grounded focus in process and experimentation. With this approach\, he has been able to develop an adaptable low cost printmaking method that can work on a variety of surfaces. \nThrough facilitating collaborative learning environments\, he aims to share accessible creative tools that encourage participants to rethink material use.
URL:https://peoplesforum.org/events/low-tech-print/
LOCATION:Elizabeth Catlett Art Space & Printmaking Studio\, 320 W. 37th\, New York\, NY\, 10018\, United States
CATEGORIES:art,Art Courses,Culture,Education
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SUMMARY:Community Conversations: Black August and Abolitionist Worldmaking
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Friday\, August 21 at 6:00 PM for a conversation with Dr. Orisanmi Burton about Black August\, the living legacy of the Attica Revolt\, and the urgent call to be in solidarity with our incarcerated comrades and all who rebel against the prison. Please RSVP at bit.ly/abolitionist-worldmaking and note that this event will not be livestreamed. \nCommunity Conversations is a program presented by the Community Church of New York\, aiming to facilitate open dialogue with movement leaders and thinkers on justice issues that demand our engagement\, understanding\, and action. \nSpeaker Bio \nOrisanmi Burton is Associate Professor of Anthropology at American University. His research employs ethnographic and archival methods to examine historical collisions between Black radical organizations and state repression in the United States. Dr. Burton received his BA in interdisciplinary social inquiry from Hampshire College\, an MA in library and information science from Long Island University\, and a PhD in sociocultural anthropology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Burton’s work has been published in North American Dialogue\, The Black Scholar\, Radical History Review\, and American Anthropologist among other outlets\, and has received support from the Wenner-Gren Foundation\, the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study\, and The Marguerite Casey Foundation\, which selected him as a 2021 Freedom Scholar. Tip of the Spear: Black Radicalism\, Prison Repression\, and the Long Attica Revolt is his first book (University of California Press\, 2023).
URL:https://peoplesforum.org/events/community-conversations-black-august-and-abolitionist-worldmaking/
LOCATION:Josina Machel & Michael Ratner Combined Classroom\, 320 West 37th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10018\, United States
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SUMMARY:BASIC PORTUGUESE 3 | FALL 2026
DESCRIPTION:Basic Portuguese 3  | Português Básico 3  \nFor students who know the basic tenses and structures of Portuguese \nNew Students: An application and an assessment are required for this level (the assessment link is given to you  at the end of the Application form).  \n  \nClick here to apply: https://forms.gle/Niy8GHAsJJKcwyJ96 \n  \nContinuing students: contact your instructor at portugueseny@gmail.com  to get the registration link\, and skip the application form. \nThis is a fast-paced course designed for people who learned the Basic structure of Portuguese and present\, past\, present progressive\, and near future of verb tenses. You will learn other tenses\, introduction to subjunctive\, and more complex writing. We learn vocabulary through urban and rural social movements. \nIdeal for students who already started to learn Portuguese formally\, and suitable for people who grew up/spent time around Portuguese but need to perfect their grammar. \nIt is a continuation of the course: Português Básico 2.  \nNew students are welcome to apply\, and will be accepted upon filling out an application and an assessment form\, to qualify for the start level of this class. It is recommended that you commit to the 8 weeks. \nDETAILS \n\nCourse runs on Zoom for 8 weeks\nAugust 31 – October 19\, 2026 \nMondays\, 6pm – 8pm EST (Second class on Tuesday instead: September 8)\nOne extra weekly hour of self-study is expected\n$180 – $340 sliding scale cost for students\n\n  \nClick here to apply**: https://forms.gle/Niy8GHAsJJKcwyJ96 \n  \n*Please pay what you are comfortable with\, leaving room for students who need the first tiers to register\, if possible.  \n**For Basic 2\, 3 or Intermediate and Advanced levels\, also fill ot an assessment form. Advanced Portuguese students are also welcome to apply and will be contacted when we have class options.  \nAs part of Portuguese for Social Transformation Learn Portuguese from people’s movements virtual \nClasses designed and taugh by Natalia de Campos / Syncretic Pleasures \nMore information:  \nPortuguese is a language with roots in Portugal and also the official language spoken today in 10 countries: Brazil\, Mozambique\, Angola\, Portugal\, Guinea-Bissau\, East Timor\, Equatorial Guinea\, Macau\, Cape Verde\, and São Tomé and Príncipe. Portuguese is arguably among the 9 or 10 most spoken languages in the world\, but only 5 percent of its speakers live in its original home Portugal. It is estimated that 270 million people speak Portuguese today\, amongst which nearly 254 million are native speakers. It is the second most spoken Romance language\, after Spanish. Brazil’s 211 million people is the largest Portuguese-speaking population in the world. \nAs a colonial language\, it suffered many transformations\, particular to each locale. It is nowadays also a result of cultural resistance of the indigenous and enslaved people during colonialism. It is spoken in the U.S particularly in the Northeast\, in California and in Florida\, where native Portuguese speakers\, who are immigrants from Africa\, South Asia\, Europe and Brazil have concentrated historically. In nearby regions\, it is more widely spoken in areas of Newark\, New Jersey; Astoria\, Queens; in the coastal regions of Connecticut\, and Massachusetts. \nIf you have any questions\, you can contact the instructor at: portugueseny@gmail.com \n 
URL:https://peoplesforum.org/events/portuguese-basico-3-fall-2026/
CATEGORIES:Education,Language courses,Portuguese
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SUMMARY:PORTUGUESE INTERMEDIATE 1 | FALL 2026
DESCRIPTION:Intermediate Portuguese 1 / Português Intermediário 1 \nFor continuing students of Português Básico 3 \nFor New students who know the basic structure of Portuguese including present/past/ future tenses\, plus had an introduction to Subjuntivo\, and Basic vocabulary. Upon filling out an application and an assessment form (the assessment link is given at the end of the application form) \nContinuing students: contact your instructor to get the registration link and skip the application form \nNew Students: New students are welcome to apply. The link to the Assessment is at the end of the application form\, and it takes about 20 – 30 minutes to be completed. \nDETAILS \n\nIntermediate Portuguese 1\nCourse runs on Zoom for 8 weeks\nSeptember 2 – October 21 \nWednesdays\, 6pm – 8pm (U.S. Eastern Time)\n$180 – $360 sliding scale cost for students\n\n  \nClick here to apply and fill out an assessment form \n  \nContinuing students: contact your instructor at portugueseny@gmail.com to get the registration link and skip the application form \nPortuguês 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\, to have more vocabulary\, composed verbal structures\, and more elaborate conversations with Portuguese native speakers.  \nWe will work with texts from Brazilian and other Portuguese-speaking revolutionary thinkers and writers. We will read about and discuss a few of the most important social movements in Brazil and their political context. \nThis course has a fast approach for people who already speak basic Portuguese \nDuring the course we will use visual materials\, music\, literature\, and conversation\, focusing on Brazilian Portuguese\, and we will also examine a few more differences between Brazilian\, African\, South Asian and European/Continental Portuguese. The program will deepen grammar structures in practical ways\, and include writing and speaking exercises. \nWe will engage with the history of Brazilian people\, its revolutionary struggles\, and other means of resistance. \nYou will learn about historical and contemporary contexts of the working classes and social movements in Brazil\, and other Portuguese-speaking countries. \nMore information:  \nPortuguese is a language with roots in Portugal and also the official language spoken today in 10 countries: Brazil\, Mozambique\, Angola\, Portugal\, Guinea-Bissau\, East Timor\, Equatorial Guinea\, Macau\, Cape Verde\, and São Tomé and Príncipe. Portuguese is arguably among the 9 or 10 most spoken languages in the world\, but only 5 percent of its speakers live in its original home Portugal. It is estimated that 270 million people speak Portuguese today\, amongst which nearly 254 million are native speakers. It is the second most spoken Romance language\, after Spanish. Brazil’s 211 million people is the largest Portuguese-speaking population in the world. \nAs a colonial language\, it suffered many transformations\, particular to each locale. It is nowadays also a result of cultural resistance of the indigenous and enslaved people during colonialism. It is spoken in the U.S particularly in the Northeast\, in California and in Florida\, where native Portuguese speakers\, who are immigrants from Africa\, South Asia\, Europe and Brazil have concentrated historically. In nearby regions\, it is more widely spoken in areas of Newark\, New Jersey; Astoria\, Queens; in the coastal regions of Connecticut\, and Massachusetts.  \n  \nBackground:  \nSince the 16th century Brazilians started to incorporate dialects\, words and sounds into Portuguese\, particularly from the Tupi and Guarani indigenous linguistic branches that make up the majority of the pre-Columbian indigenous languages of Brazil’s current territory. With enslaved workers brought from Africa\, more heavily during the 17th\, 18th and 19th centuries\, many different languages and backgrounds were also influential. \nBrazilian Portuguese continued to evolve as the common language amongst all living in Brazil\, and the one permitted to be spoken by the colonizers. However\, new words referring to foods\, materials and relationships with no correlations in Europe\, started to influence Continental Portuguese\, even though the grammar and syntax structures remained the same.  \nRevolutionary literacy methods created for adults\, by the influential educator Paulo Freire in the 1960s\, author of the Pedagogy of the Oppressed\, finally started to prioritize local people’s needs and generate wider political consciousness about the role of language in political emancipation to the elite oppressors. It is still used to combat illiteracy and poverty\, and to help achieve freedom\, much beyond Brazil’s borders.
URL:https://peoplesforum.org/events/portuguese-intermediate-1-winter-2026/
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SUMMARY:Community Dinner | Community Church of New York x The People's Forum
DESCRIPTION:The Community Church of New York invites you to join us for Community Dinner at the People’s Forum to break bread and build relationships grounded in revolutionary love. Whoever you are\, and whatever your relationship to our church\, we’d love to gather around the table with you. Never heard of us? Familiar but have never visited? Don’t consider yourself a religious person? No problem – there’s no pressure here\, just shared values and commitments.\n\nWe’ll be upstairs at the People’s Forum from 6 – 8 PM. Food will be provided by the Community Church. Space is limited and RSVP is required to ensure enough food to go around. To reserve your spot\, fill out the registration form using this link.
URL:https://peoplesforum.org/events/community-dinner-community-church-of-new-york-x-the-peoples-forum/2026-09-03/
LOCATION:The People’s Forum\, 320 West 37th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10018\, United States
CATEGORIES:Culture
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SUMMARY:Shut it Down for Palestine - Volunteer Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join us in preparation for another month of struggle for a free Palestine! We will discuss the current moment and prepare materials for this month of mobilization! RSVP now!\n\nWhen: Monday\, September 7\, 6:30 PM\n\n✊ The details: Our volunteer meeting & art build will start with a political orientation from key organizations in the Shut It Down 4 Palestine Coalition\, including the Palestinian Youth Movement\, the People’s Forum\, and the ANSWER Coalition. We will discuss important developments in the movement for Palestine and the actions planned for the week. From there\, we will divide up into groups to plan local neighborhood outreach\, put the week’s goals into action\, and make art and materials for upcoming actions. Before leaving\, we will ask volunteers to take #ShutItDown4Palestine materials\, like stickers\, flyers\, and posters to distribute in their neighborhoods and workplaces
URL:https://peoplesforum.org/events/shut-it-down-for-palestine-volunteer-meeting/
LOCATION:The People’s Forum\, 320 West 37th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10018\, United States
CATEGORIES:Shut It Down 4 Palestine
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SUMMARY:ARABIC LANGUAGE CLASSES | FALL 2026
DESCRIPTION:Arabic for Social Justice\nAPPLY HERE: Registration Form \nAlgarabía 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. Through weekly social justice themes\, and using a communicative and popular education approach\, participants will improve their Arabic skills and critically engage with various cultural productions in Arabic\, including films\, TV series\, newsreels\, short stories\, and songs. \nThese courses are designed for folks at different levels of fluency in their productive (speaking\, writing) and receptive (listening and reading) skills. Special focus will be given to learning vocabulary and community organizing terminology relevant to contemporary social movements in the U.S. and the Arab world. \nCourse Offerings\nAll courses run for 10 weeks. Total tuition for each complete 10-week course is $300–$400 on a sliding scale\, or $500 when paid through a work or professional-development stipend. \nBeginner I (in-person and virtual options)\nThis course introduces students with no prior experience to the Arabic alphabet and the basics of reading\, writing\, pronunciation\, and sentence structure. Participants learn foundational vocabulary and simple grammatical forms while being introduced to spoken Arabic alongside Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). \n\nVirtual: Sundays\, starting Oct 4 | 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM EDT/EST\nVirtual: Sundays\, starting Oct 4 | 12:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT/EST\nIn-Person: Saturdays\, starting Oct 3 | 12:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT/EST\n\n\nBeginner II (in-person and virtual options)\nDesigned for students with one semester of Arabic\, this course reviews core structures and expands vocabulary\, verb conjugation\, and sentence formation. Participants continue developing reading\, listening\, and speaking skills while gaining more exposure to spoken Arabic and its relationship to Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). \n\nVirtual: Sundays\, starting Oct 4 | 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM EDT/EST\n\nIn case of high enrollment\, we might open another virtual session at 12:30 PM EDT/EST. You can specify your preference in the application form\, and we will do our best to accommodate. \n\nIn-Person: Thursdays\, starting Oct 8 | 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM EDT/EST\n\n\nBeginner III (in-person and virtual options)\nThis course is designed for students who have completed two semesters of Arabic and are ready to work more consistently with cultural materials. Participants strengthen conversational skills\, expand vocabulary\, and develop greater comfort moving between spoken Arabic and Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) through short texts\, songs\, film clips\, and guided viewing activities. Watch a short course preview here. \n\nVirtual: Sundays\, starting Oct 4 | 12:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT/EST\nIn-Person: Tuesdays\, starting Oct 6 | 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM EDT/EST\n\n\nIntermediate I (virtual only)\nThis Intermediate course builds on foundational Arabic skills to develop participants’ ability to communicate across everyday\, cultural\, and social topics using both colloquial Arabic and Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). Students work with short video clips\, songs\, dialogues\, and written texts to expand vocabulary\, practice key grammatical structures\, and build confidence in comprehension\, conversation\, and short writing. Watch a short course preview here. \n\nVirtual: Sundays\, starting Oct 4 | 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM EDT/EST\n\n\nIntermediate Music Club (virtual only)\nThis discussion- and music-based Arabic course uses songs from across the Arab world to develop listening comprehension\, vocabulary\, pronunciation\, and conversational skills in both colloquial Arabic and Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). Participants work with song lyrics\, audio and video recordings\, short contextual readings\, translation activities\, and guided discussions to explore the relationships between music\, culture\, history\, politics\, and everyday life. Watch a short course preview here. \n\nVirtual: Mondays\, starting Oct 5 | 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM EDT/EST\n\n\nAdvanced and Heritage Speakers Film Club (virtual only)\nThis discussion- and media-based Arabic course uses a film club format to develop advanced comprehension\, vocabulary\, and expressive skills across colloquial Arabic and Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). Designed for high-intermediate learners\, advanced students\, and heritage speakers\, participants work with subtitled and unsubtitled films/clips\, dialogue transcripts\, and short texts through translation\, brief writing\, and guided discussion. Watch a selection of trailers from this semester’s films here. \n\nVirtual: Sundays\, starting Oct 4 | 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM EDT/EST\n\nAPPLY HERE: Registration Form \nContact & Follow Us: \n\nEmail: algarabia.arabic@gmail.com\nWebsite: www.algarabialanguage.com\nInstagram: @algarabia.language
URL:https://peoplesforum.org/events/arabic-fall-2026/
CATEGORIES:Arabic,Language courses
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