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SUMMARY:Leftist Teen Drama LIVE Podcast Recording
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Leftist Teen Drama’s first-ever LIVE podcast recording to celebrate LTD’s five-year anniversary! \n\n\n\n\nOn August 15\, 2026\, Leftist Teen Drama turns FIVE! To celebrate our podcast’s anniversary\, we’re hosting our first-ever live podcast recording! Join creator/host Maria DiPasquale and guests (to be announced) to talk about political moments on TV teen dramas and reflect on the first five years of LTD. \n-Doors at 5:30 PM \n-Live podcast recording: 6-7:30 PM \nAnd stick around after the recording for a short reception with light refreshments!
URL:https://peoplesforum.org/events/leftist-teen-drama-live-podcast-recording/
CATEGORIES:Culture
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SUMMARY:THREAD AND ROSES w/ ANNIE ZIRIN
DESCRIPTION:THREAD AND ROSES w/ ANNIE ZIRIN \nOne-day   |   5:30 – 8:30PM   |   Tuesday\, August 18   |   Sliding Scale \nThis workshop explores stitching’s role in contemporary fiber art practice. Embroidery can be used for image making\, visible mending\, text\, multimedia collage\, and even to create 3-D forms. Participants will begin with this session learning a ‘vocabulary’ of traditional embroidery stitches\, making samplers to practice a variety of line\, texture\, images\, and techniques. In the second half of the workshop\, participants will apply what they’ve learned to create a wearable patch. We will learn some transfer techniques and how to stitch text. Patches could be an image or a political statement. Any level of experience is welcome. \n__ \nAnnie Zirin is an artist and educator with over 20 years of teaching experience. Annie’s studio practice involves fiber arts such as weaving\, crochet and embroidery\, as well as political comics and graphic arts. She teaches art workshops in schools and community centers around the city and also offers museum tours that illuminate art histories grounded in social movements “from below.” For more info follow her on IG @IArtNY.com
URL:https://peoplesforum.org/events/thread-and-roses-embroidery/
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:Class 11: Capitalism is a Dead End | Socialist Summer School – People Vs. Billionaires
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the eleventh 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 \nCapitalism is a Dead End with Thejas Wesley and Husayn Karimi: What path does capitalism have in store for humanity? The coming crises of capitalism (endless war\, climate crisis\, and AI) that if continues unchecked\, will continue to impose death and destruction on the peoples of the world\, which we are already seeing now (unpopular Iran war\, battle of data centers). We make the case that capitalism is a dead end and why it can’t\, and won’t solve its own problems.  \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-11-capitalism-is-a-dead-end-socialist-summer-school-people-vs-billionaires/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260819T173000
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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
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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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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
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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: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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