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Interpreting the Crisis: Spring 2020 Lecture Series

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

We’re pleased to announce the Spring schedule for “Interpreting the Crisis,” a lecture series organized by TPF Director of Research, Jordan T. Camp. Please mark your calendars, and spread the word!

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Rumi and Hafez Poetry Workshop

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

*TPF is closed from March 10 - April 20* Led by linguist and educator Amir Vahab , this evening workshop focuses first on literal translations of the mystical poetry of Rumi and Hafez from the original language, followed by discussion of interpretation and meaning.

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The Woman Question

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

*This class will be held online*When we say we want to end patriarchy, what does that mean? What are the historical and material origins of patriarchy, and how has it shaped the conditions of women historically and today? 

RED ZONE: CUBA AND THE BATTLE AGAINST EBOLA IN WEST AFRICA

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

In 2014, three West African countries were hit by the largest epidemic on record of the deadly Ebola virus. In response to an international call for help, Cuba’s revolutionary socialist government provided what was needed most—and what no other country even tried to deliver.

The Woman Question

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

*This class will be held online*When we say we want to end patriarchy, what does that mean? What are the historical and material origins of patriarchy, and how has it shaped the conditions of women historically and today? 

Arabic Culture Club- Intermediate 1

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

*TPF is closed from March 10 - April 20* Algarabía Language Co-op is offering new Arabic courses to those who are interested in topics of social justice. Focus is on developing conversational skills, as well as analyzing various colloquial Arabic cultural productions.

Makibaka: Fighting Back in Pilipino 2

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

*TPF is closed from March 10 - April 20* This course is intended for those who both feel ready and can demonstrate a basic proficiency in Filipino/Pilipino, or have a basic understanding of Tagalog upon which the national language is based

Introduction to Kréyol

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

*TPF is closed from March 10 - April 20* Introduction to Kréyol is a beginner class with a focus on developing listening skills and speaking skills to allow you communicate with native Creole speakers.

Crisis, Reaction, Revolution, Emancipation: What activists in the 2020s can learn from the struggles against slavery in the 1850s

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

*TPF is closed from March 10 - April 20*In the 1850s, as in the 2020s, racial capitalism seemed to enjoy ever greater triumphs, as pro-slavery forces expanded the protections of human bondage granted from the beginning by the US Constitution. How did the left face these problems in the 1850s?

Film Screening: Khoon Diy Baarav (Blood Leaves its Trail)

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

*TPF is closed from March 10- April 20* Opening out the real and the human against the abstract and the brutal, the film seeks to confront advocates of amnesia in Kashmir as well as in other conflict zones.

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