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SUMMARY:ASL FALL 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join us Fall 2026 for a new set of ASL Classes. These are virtual classes\, facilitated by Kristen Suiter for people of all levels in their language study journey. \n  \nINTRO TO ASL – Apply Here  \nIn 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. From learning the ABCs and how to introduce yourself to studying Deaf representation in media\, this offering will cover the basics of American Sign Language and American Deaf culture. \n\nTuesdays 6pm – 7:30pm EST\nSeptember 15th –  October 20th (6 weeks)\nSliding Scale ($150 – $300)\n\n  \nASL LEVEL 2 – Apply Here \nThis ASL Level 2 course is designed to continue your skill development in expressive signing. 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. We’ll also focus on teaching you more about the deaf community\, so you gain a better appreciation for deaf culture\, activism\, and learn how you can get involved. \n\nWednesdays 6pm – 730pm EST\nSeptember 16th – October 21st (6 weeks)\nSliding Scale ($150 – $300)
URL:https://peoplesforum.org/events/asl-fall-2026/
LOCATION:Virtual Event with The People’s Forum
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SUMMARY:Living with Drones - New York City
DESCRIPTION:An interactive live journalism show about the devastating and traumatic impacts of Israel’s use of drones in the besieged Gaza Strip. \nBy tying together personal narratives and documentation about the on-the-ground reality of this genocide\, Living with Drones weaves a compelling narrative that asks audiences to engage with violations of humanitarian and international law in Gaza since October 2023. \nEmploying the war diary narrative\, the show takes audiences into the day-to-day experiences of life in Gaza while drawing parallels between previous wars and the continued assault on Gaza today. Living with Drones asks audiences to consider their role as citizens of the world\, offering opportunities for collaboration and engagement through a curated series of calls to action. \nAll proceeds from ticket sales for this performance will be donated to The People’s Forum. \nThis show is co-presented by The People’s Forum and Visualizing Palestine. \nThis show\, produced by stitched! studio\,  is possible through the support of many organizations and individuals\, including the Palestinian Scholars and Students at Risk network (PSSAR); The Muslim Fund; Voices for Palestine; and Toronto Metropolitan University’s Creative School. \n➤ Content notice: This live performance contains sensitive subject matter and details the abuse\, trauma\, and violence. This content is not suitable for children. If you require any accommodations to make this show a safe space\, please reach out to stitchedlive@gmail.com. \n➤ Health notice: Loud noises\, visual effects \n  \n 
URL:https://peoplesforum.org/events/living-with-drones-new-york-city/
CATEGORIES:Culture,Performances
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SUMMARY:MONOPRINTING WITH GELLIPLATES w/ KAILI WOOP
DESCRIPTION:MONOPRINTING WITH GELLIPLATES w/ KAILI WOOP \nOne-day   |   5:30 – 8:30PM   |   Wednesday\, September 16  |  Sliding Scale \nCreate multi-layer monotype prints without a press! Participants will learn several techniques (collagraph\, charcoal transfer and image transfer) to make and take home one-of-a-kind prints on paper. We’ll spend this session exploring texture\, layering\, and composition through hands-on experimentation. Beginner friendly\, no experience needed! \nAll materials are provided. Participants are welcome to email francesca.b@peoplesforum.org one or two photographs (.jpg or .png) by midnight on September 14 to use for experimentation with image transfer during the session. \n__ \nKaili Woop is a multimedia artist and designer based in Astoria\, Queens\, working across printmaking and wearable art. She is a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) and a 2023 recipient of the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Award and the SUNY Chancellor Award. Her work has been exhibited at The Museum at FIT\, The Alpha Workshops Gallery\, and US+U Gallery. Woop has over three years of experience teaching hands on printmaking workshops with organizations including Oolite Arts\, Wynwood Walls\, US+U Gallery\, Yonkers Arts\, and Queens Collaborative. She is currently focused on developing a wearable art and design brand using traditional printmaking techniques for clothing and accessories.
URL:https://peoplesforum.org/events/monoprinting-with-gelliplates/
LOCATION:Elizabeth Catlett Art Space & Printmaking Studio\, 320 W. 37th\, New York\, NY\, 10018\, United States
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SUMMARY:A Teach-In: Practicing Solidarity Journalism through Living with Drones
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a session on how journalists can center non-dominant perspectives\, producing journalism that serves the public. \n\n\n\n\nThree years into the documentation of a genocide in Gaza\, join stitched! studio for a participatory session exploring how journalists can shift public narratives\, center non-dominant perspectives\, and produce care-centered work that empowers publics in democracies. \nGaza remains one of the most misrepresented and underreported regions in the media. Why is this the case? How can we respond to this reality? What does it mean to produce journalism in a profession that claims to challenge power and speak truth to it? \nThis event\, brought to you by stitched! live journalism studio demonstrates a (close-to) decolonial approach to centre dismissed\, ignored or politically decentred narratives. By using case studies from previous live journalism shows — Living with Drones\, Childhood\, Interrupted and Harmed in Hamilton — this teach-in illustrates a way for journalists to develop and share stories with competence and standards of care by adopting a solidarity journalism framework. \nWhat is the role of journalism in democracies? How does one create informed\, engaged communities committed to ethical\, relevant and important storytelling? In this teach-in\, attendees will be introduced to unconventional journalism roles like those of the community gatherer and the storylistener. By equipping attendees with knowledge and resources\, we ensure that voices from Gaza are heard and amplified beyond the constraints of mainstream outlets. \nThis teach-in led by stitched! practitioners will help attendees: \n\nCentre the value and proposition of solidarity journalism (theorized by Professor Anita Varma) as a framework for journalistic work\nDemonstrate its effectiveness through scenes from Living with Drones\nDiscuss a stitched! trauma-informed approach to storytelling\, including using calls-to-action as a method of democratic engagement and journalistic responsibility\nOffer tools\, resources\, and strategies for amplifying underreported narratives through independent journalism\, social media and advocacy efforts.\n\nThis event is co-presented by The People’s Forum and Visualizing Palestine. It is produced and led by stitched! studio. \n\n\nGET TICKETS
URL:https://peoplesforum.org/events/a-teach-in-practicing-solidarity-journalism-through-living-with-drones/
CATEGORIES:Teach-In
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SUMMARY:Screening and Talkback - WE ARE UNARMED with Veterans For Peace
DESCRIPTION:On the 10th anniversary of the peaceful resistance to treaty violations and militarized force at Standing Rock\, join us for a screening of WE ARE UNARMED\, a documentary film by Gwendolen Cates that follows three Indigenous women who played central roles. The film bears witness to this historic event from September 2016 to the forced evacuation on February 23rd\, 2017. Media coverage glossed over historical and political context. At a critical moment in U.S. history\, the film encourages us to study the past to understand the present. A panel discussion will follow the film. \nPanelists: \nRoberto Mukaro Borrero is a citizen and kasike (chief) of the Guainía Taino Tribe of Borikén and the Virgin Islands. He has a distinguished and diverse background in policy & program development\, the arts\, and rights advocacy\, including a specialization on the rights of Indigenous Peoples. He retains over 25 years of experience actively engaging the United Nations system in thematic areas such as Sustainable Development and Climate Change\, among others. \nGwendolen Cates is an award-winning documentary filmmaker\, photographer\, and author\, whose films have been shown on PBS\, at film festivals\, colleges and universities\, museums\, and the UN. Her films include Water Flowing Together\, which chronicles the life of Navajo/Puerto Rican New York City Ballet principal ballet dancer Jock Soto (PBS Independent Lens 2008); The Good Mind (2016) about Onondaga Nation leaders fighting for return of stolen lands; We Are Unarmed (2020); and The Doctrine (2025) about the impact of the Doctrine of Discovery on Indigenous Peoples and the planet today.
URL:https://peoplesforum.org/events/screening-and-talkback-we-are-unarmed-with-veterans-for-peace/
LOCATION:The People’s Forum\, 320 West 37th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10018\, United States
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SUMMARY:Community Conversations: Countering Counter-Revolution
DESCRIPTION:On September 17th\, Dr. Charisse Burden-Stelly and Derecka Purnell are joining the Community Church of New York as Community Conversation partners for a session we’re calling “Countering Counter-Revolution.” Conor Q. Foley\, Director of Community Engagement will facilitate a discussion about Anticommunism\, Anti-“Woke”\, and the Attack on Abolition. RSVP here to join! \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. \nDr. Charisse Burden-Stelly is a critical Black Studies scholar of political theory\, political economy\, intellectual history\, and political and historical sociology who serves as Associate Professor of African American Studies at Wayne State University. She obtained her Ph.D.\, African Diaspora Studies\, University of California- Berkeley and her M.A.\, African American Studies\, University of California- Berkeley. She is the author of Black Scare/Red Scare: Theorizing Capitalist Racism in the United States and the co-author\, with Dr. Gerald Horne\, of W.E.B. Du Bois: A Life in American History. Co-editor\, with Dr. Jodi Dean\, of Organize\, Fight\, Win: Black Communist Women’s Political Writings and of Reproducing Domination: On the Caribbean and the Postcolonial State with Dr. Aaron Kamugisha and Dr. Percy Hintzen. \nDerecka Purnell is a writer\, organizer\, cultural worker\, movement lawyer\, and friend.  She is the author of Becoming Abolitionists: Police\, Protests\, and the Pursuit of Freedom . She is studying and building political homes where people can love\, study\, experiment\, and thrive together. She received her JD from Harvard Law School\, her BA from the University of Missouri- Kansas City\, and studied public policy and economics at the University of California- Berkeley as a Public Policy and International Affairs Law Fellow. Her writing has been published widely\, including inThe New York Magazine\, The New York Times\, The Atlantic\, Boston Review\, Teen Vogue\,  Harper’s Bazaar\, The Harvard Journal of African American Policy\,  and Cal Law Review. She has lectured\, studied\, and strategized on social movements across North America\, Africa\, Australia\, and Europe. \nDerecka and Dr. Charisse will be in conversation with Conor Q. Foley\, Director of Community Engagement at the Community Church and author of The Bible and Police Violence in the United States\, published by Routledge this May.
URL:https://peoplesforum.org/events/community-conversations-countering-counter-revolution/
LOCATION:The People’s Forum\, 320 West 37th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10018\, United States
CATEGORIES:Culture
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SUMMARY:PRINT-MAKING OPEN STUDIO w/ DANIEL + PETER + HAMZAH
DESCRIPTION:PRINT-MAKING OPEN STUDIO w/ DANIEL + PETER + HAMZAH \nOne-day   |   11AM – 2PM   |   Saturday\, September 19 \nOpen studio is a space to develop a print-making project in community with other organizers\, artists\, and cultural workers. \nThese sessions are designed for those who have taken Screenprint 101 or Revolutionary Printmaking at The People’s Forum\, or who have experience with relief or screenprinting. \nEach session is drop-in and goals are defined by the participant. Basic tools and materials are available—including paper\, transparencies\, ink\, linoleum\, screens\, and emulsion. \nIf you would like the studio to print a transparency for your screenprint project\, please email the file to francesca.b@peoplesforum.org by noon on Thursday before the session with subject line ‘OPEN STUDIO PRINT’ and write the dimensions (inch by inch) in the body of the email. \nRegistration is required. Come to experiment\, come to get your hands dirty! \n__ \nDaniel Drennan ElAwar is an illustrator\, printmaker\, fiber artist\, and educator. His work\, based in a documentary genre\, focuses primarily on issues of displacement\, dispossession\, and disinheritance. His research and practice concerning decolonization and resistance led to the founding in 2009 of a Beirut-based artists’ collective\, ‎جمع اليد (Jamaa Al-Yad). He currently manages the studio and workshops for Frontline Arts in Branchburg\, NJ. \nOne of Many artists\, Peter and Hamzah\, create fashion\, art\, and music as a way to drive positive change in the world. They love screenprinting for its versatility and reusability. They actively use it to produce upcycled sustainable fashion pieces and prints. Learn more about their practice at oneofmany.shop.
URL:https://peoplesforum.org/events/print-studio-sept/
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:Shades of Discourse 006: A Seat at Whose Table?
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Shades of Discourse\, an event series that brings together young Black organizers\, creatives\, and scholars to build radical futures. The event will feature a social hour\, panel discussion\, and live art session centered on the theme: A Seat at Whose Table: Representation\, Elite Capture\, and the Search for Black Liberation. \nWhat’s happening to Black representation right now? Why are so many of our “representatives” in culture and politics drifting from the communities that raised them? What alternative models of power might also serve us? \nPull up\, let’s figure it out together. \nRSVP \nThrough art\, discussion\, and community exchange\, we’ll explore what true representation looks like\, and when it becomes a release valve instead of a tool for change. \nSeptember 19th\, 4-9 pm\, The People’s Forum\nArtwork by Maurice James Jr. / Poster by Sebastian D’Agosta
URL:https://peoplesforum.org/events/shades-of-discourse-006-a-seat-at-whose-table/
CATEGORIES:Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260923T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260923T190000
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SUMMARY:Soup Throwers and Super Gluers: Inside Europe's Climate Uprising
DESCRIPTION:Join the leaders of the most radical climate movement in Europe at 1804 Books for an evening built around their own words: live readings from the book\, unscripted reflection\, and an open conversation with the room. \nCo-written by the organizers themselves\, “Soup Throwers and Super Gluers: Inside Europe’s Climate Uprising” tells the inside story of the rise of the Last Generation climate movements across Europe and takes you behind the scenes of hunger strikes\, motorway blockades\, stage and pitch invasions\, and media storms: the late-night planning sessions\, the internal debates\, the moments of doubt\, and the decisions that shaped some of the most audacious climate actions of recent years. \n\nThis is an opportunity to hear\, straight from the people who did it\, why they chose disruption over petitions and what it actually takes to move a movement from outrage to strategy.\nCo-authors Carla Hinrichs\, Henning Jeschke\, Chloé Bertini\, and Thibaut Cantet will read from the book\, reflect on what worked and what they’d do differently\, and open the floor to the room. Books available for signing after\, with time to connect with organizers doing this work right now.\nRSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/soup-throwers-and-super-gluers-inside-europes-climate-uprising-tickets-1999660329876
URL:https://peoplesforum.org/events/soup-throwers-and-super-gluers-inside-europes-climate-uprising/
LOCATION:The People’s Forum\, 320 West 37th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10018\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260925T173000
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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\, September 25 5:30-8:30PM AND Saturday\, September 26\, 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__
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 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/2026-10-01/
LOCATION:The People’s Forum\, 320 West 37th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10018\, United States
CATEGORIES:Culture
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SUMMARY:PRINT-MAKING OPEN STUDIO w/ DANIEL + PETER + HAMZAH
DESCRIPTION:PRINT-MAKING OPEN STUDIO w/ DANIEL + PETER + HAMZAH \nOne-day   |   11AM – 2PM   |   Saturday\, October 3 \nOpen studio is a space to develop a print-making project in community with other organizers\, artists\, and cultural workers. \nThese sessions are designed for those who have taken Screenprint 101 or Revolutionary Printmaking at The People’s Forum\, or who have experience with relief or screenprinting. \nEach session is drop-in and goals are defined by the participant. Basic tools and materials are available—including paper\, transparencies\, ink\, linoleum\, screens\, and emulsion. \nIf you would like the studio to print a transparency for your screenprint project\, please email the file to francesca.b@peoplesforum.org by noon on Thursday before the session with subject line ‘OPEN STUDIO PRINT’ and write the dimensions (inch by inch) in the body of the email. \nRegistration is required. Come to experiment\, come to get your hands dirty! \n__ \nDaniel Drennan ElAwar is an illustrator\, printmaker\, fiber artist\, and educator. His work\, based in a documentary genre\, focuses primarily on issues of displacement\, dispossession\, and disinheritance. His research and practice concerning decolonization and resistance led to the founding in 2009 of a Beirut-based artists’ collective\, ‎جمع اليد (Jamaa Al-Yad). He currently manages the studio and workshops for Frontline Arts in Branchburg\, NJ. \nOne of Many artists\, Peter and Hamzah\, create fashion\, art\, and music as a way to drive positive change in the world. They love screenprinting for its versatility and reusability. They actively use it to produce upcycled sustainable fashion pieces and prints. Learn more about their practice at oneofmany.shop.
URL:https://peoplesforum.org/events/print-studio-oct-3/
LOCATION:Elizabeth Catlett Art Space & Printmaking Studio\, 320 W. 37th\, New York\, NY\, 10018\, United States
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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/
LOCATION:Virtual Event with The People’s Forum
CATEGORIES:Arabic,Language courses
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SUMMARY:SPANISH FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE | Fall 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 fall! \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  \nFALL 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 \nVirtual Courses (10 Weeks)  \nStart: Week of October 5–11\, 2026  \nEnd: Week of December 7–13\, 2026 \nClasses meet Monday–Thursday and Saturday–Sunday \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 is $200–$400 on a sliding scale\, or $500 if your tuition is paid by an employer or institutional funding source. This includes 25 hours of instruction over 10 weeks and all course materials. \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-fall-2026/
LOCATION:Virtual Event with The People’s Forum
CATEGORIES:Education,Language courses,Spanish
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