As we approach a full year of Israel’s brutal war on Palestine and its more recent assaults in Lebanon, we gather at The People’s Forum this Friday night to mourn the dead and fight like hell for the living.

Join us for The Homeland in My Body, a marathon reading uplifting and celebrating Palestinian voices as part of the 2024 Asian American Literature Festival.

  For grass-roots movements, human rights activists, artists, teachers, students, educators, and community action leaders!

“The Beat of Rain Against the Door” will be an evening of poetry by Artist Against Apartheid.

Join us in the Elizabeth Catlett Art Space and Printmaking Studio for a Screen Printing

Participants will learn how to create stencils as a medium for political agitation and propaganda. The workshop will draw inspiration from revolutionary design and anti imperialist cultural workers from corners all over of the Global South.

Join us for a one-day course with Queens-based therapist and artist Ashley Lagrange. You will learn how to create collage art as a medium for political agitation and propaganda and as a tool for self-reflection and expression. Participants will gather inspiration from collage artists who have created intentional Agitprop and then be provided with prompts and materials to create their own.

This five-session class provides an overview of relief printmaking in terms of the political postcard tradition and two-color linoleum print work.

Join us in the Elizabeth Catlett Art Space and Printmaking Studio for a Screen Printing

This five-session class provides an overview of relief printmaking in terms of the political postcard tradition and two-color linoleum print work.

Join us for a week of Cuban Art & Revolution as we celebrate 65 years

Join us for a celebration of July 26th, the SPARK of the Cuban revolution. It

Join us for a week of Cuban Art & Revolution as we celebrate 65 years

This five-session class provides an overview of relief printmaking in terms of the political postcard tradition and two-color linoleum print work.

Join us for a week of Cuban Art & Revolution as we celebrate 65 years

Join us for a week of Cuban Art & Revolution as we celebrate 65 years of key Cuban cultural institutions that have made waves around the world: Casa De Las Américas and the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry.

Saturday Dialogues are an interactive conversation with key people from the movement organizing for the liberation of the working class.

Carsie Blanton’s music is a vibrant tapestry woven from the threads of American popular songs, seamlessly blending folk, swing, and pop-punk protest anthems. Drawing inspiration from legendary artist-activists like Nina Simone and Woody Guthrie, she brings a fresh, powerful voice to contemporary issues, making revolution not just thinkable but irresistible.

📩 Join NYC organizers for a report back on the current conditions and our experiences

This five-session class provides an overview of relief printmaking in terms of the political postcard tradition and two-color linoleum print work.

Saturday Dialogues are an interactive conversation with key people from the movement organizing for the liberation of the working class.

This five-session class provides an overview of relief printmaking in terms of the political postcard tradition and two-color linoleum print work.

Join us for a five-session Intro to Drawing series with NY-based artist Nick Skoug to learn the basic principles of drawing. The series will cover sketching, contour lines, light and shade, and basic drawing techniques through still life and landscape drawing—no prior experience is needed!

Aiyah's work is primarily invested in the inherited politics of the Arab women and her position in the world. As a practicing Arabic calligraphist, she makes a conscious effort to introduce more women to what has largely been a male-dominated practice.

Join us for a one-day course with Queens-based therapist and artist Ashley Lagrange. You will learn how to create collage art as a medium for political agitation and propaganda and as a tool for self-reflection and expression. Participants will gather inspiration from collage artists who have created intentional Agitprop and then be provided with prompts and materials to create their own.

This five-session class provides an overview of relief printmaking in terms of the political postcard tradition and two-color linoleum print work.

Join us for a 1-day course with Atlanta-based artist & printmaker, Jasmine Nicole Williams, to learn the process of creating a limited edition of prints. In this course, participants will learn the history of screen printing, its techniques, and the screen printing process. 

South Asian Performing Arts Summit (SAPA/Summit) is a hallmark conference consisting of workshops, panels, seminars, and networking events that will bridge rising South Asian talent, current professionals, and veterans across the American arts industry.

This open studio is available for those who have already taken screen printing 101 or has significant experience

In December, we won a HUGE victory establishing a reparations commission in New York. Let's celebrate this victory, and kick off our plans to hold NY leaders accountable.

This open studio is available for those who have already taken screen printing 101 or has significant experience

The People’s Forum is thrilled to host distinguished and revolutionary Cuban poet, Nancy Morejón for a reading and discussion

Join Yonkers Museum of Art for a night celebrating the music, culture and people of the jazz music tradition!

Students will get to experiment with the medium in various ways using various objects under UV lamps and learn about the history and significance of Cyanotype as well as the chemical process involved in creating these spectacular prints.

Join us for a fundraiser featuring journalists, poets, and writers to support the invaluable work of the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund.

This open studio is available for anyone who has already taken Screen Printing 101 or has significant experience with the practice and wants an opportunity to continue a project with guidance.

🇵🇸Join us to prepare for what will be a historic mobilization for Palestine on May Day, International Workers Day! We will discuss the current moment and prepare materials and outreach for May Day!

Speak Sovereignly Open Mic Platform and Artivism Fundraiser

Palestinian Youth Movement New York City (PYM NYC), Artists Against Apartheid, and The People’s Forum are pleased to co-present a one-night-only exhibition and talk with acclaimed Palestinian-American artist, activist, educator, and scholar Samia Halaby (b. 1936, Jerusalem), on Friday, March 22 at 7:30 pm at The People’s Forum.

Unleash your creative spark at the Mama’s Right to Heal event! Explore global injustices, from

This open studio is available for anyone who has already taken screen printing 101 or has significant experience with the practice and wants an opportunity to continue a project with guidance.

The People’s Forum is proud to host an exhibition of artworks by 17 New York-based artists after their show was pulled from its previous location at UrbanGlass because of an artwork that names the current and ongoing genocide in Palestine.

Join us for "On Both Sides," an Arabic poetry and music night, reflecting the struggle of refugees from the Middle East.

Join us for a 5-week workshop teaching the process of screen-printing, from basic sketch to digital touch-up and screen set up, to printing on fabric and paper!

Join us for a celebration of solidarity with left literature and culture!

Join us for a free evening of songs, poetry, monologues, storytelling, and other performance art on the theme of Palestine.

Join us to gather and allow ourselves to be quiet together to focus our thoughts, attention and deepest affection on Gaza and Palestine.

Join us for a 5-week workshop teaching the process of screen-printing, from basic sketch to digital touch-up and screen set up, to printing on fabric and paper!

Join us for a 5-week workshop teaching the process of screen-printing, from basic sketch to digital touch-up and screen set up, to printing on fabric and paper!

This literary reading will raise funds for Palestine Legal and create space for mourning the through a series of literary reflections.

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Join us for a 5-week workshop teaching the process of screen-printing, from basic sketch to digital touch-up and screen set up, to printing on fabric and paper!

Join us for an an evening of solidarity to launch the Sunduq Al Sudan Fund. Sunduq al Sudan collects and distributes funding to community-led initiatives on the ground.

Join us for a 5-week workshop teaching the process of screen-printing, from basic sketch to digital touch-up and screen set up, to printing on fabric and paper!

Join us this Sunday for a panel discussion on historical and present-day anti-apartheid cultural movements from South Africa to Palestine, featuring Wally Serote, Poet Laureate of South Africa and founding Chairperson of the MEDU Arts Ensemble, Judy Seidman, member of the Medu Arts Ensemble, Clarissa Bitar, award-winning Palestinian oud musician and composer, and Niki Franco, podcaster & cultural worker.

This event outlines the myriad ways in which brown men are subjected to Orientalist depictions and examines how these caricatures serve to dehumanize brown men and justify their maiming and extinction.

Join us Saturday, January 13th for a performance presented by Sing in Solidarity: Red Folkways.

We will be reading monologues from the Revolution's Promise followed by a group conversation discussing questions starting with; "Why is art and culture such a powerful tool in standing up to oppression?"

In response to pressing humanitarian crises in Palestine, Sudan, Congo, and Yemen, various Muslim Student Associations (MSAs) will set up booths to collect funds.

Support local creatives for this year’s holiday and end-of year gift giving! The People’s Market features local artists, creatives and makers from the 5 boroughs, and beyond. Come learn, share experiences and build community. Shop art, handmade jewelry, apparel, and homemade goods.

The American poet and playwright Amiri Baraka (formerly Le Roi Jones) once said: “The artist’s

ASHTAR Theatre has launched an urgent request to its friends and theater-makers around the world

Join musical-abolitionist collective Sound Off: Music for Bail (musicforbail.com) for this concert hosted at The People's Forum. 

Please RSVP by Wednesday 12pm (11/1) so we can prepare the space accordingly.

Equip yourself with knowledge about Gaza’s history, resistance and people who remain steadfast in the face of genocide.

Learn the basics of platen letterpress printing and print your own creations in this 3-hour course.

We welcome all artists and cultural workers to sign this letter to stand in solidarity with those resisting occupation and fighting for their right to self-determination.

A two-day theater workshop to learn strategies and techniques from Jana Natya Manch, India, and Radical Evolution (NYC).

We will hold a discussion after the presentations, which will be a perfect time to learn more about the connections between art, culture and building a revolutionary society.

Our 2023 iteration will focus on freedom dreams: how can fashion show freedom histories, complexities, and possibilities?

Join us on October 7 as part of Banned Books Week (October 1-7) to discuss prison censorship and to take actions against it.

Join us on October 4 for part 2 of the Material Liberation fashion show’s political education series as we discuss Activism and Aesthetics.

2.5-hour introductory workshop to the Theatre of the Oppressed

Join us for our monthly communist book club! This month: a novel from the father of Haitian literature!

We are beyond excited to invite you to join 128 LIT’s Second Issue Launch Party

Fashion transcends borders and influences cultures worldwide, showcasing the beauty and creativity of humanity.

Join us for our weekly Thursday screening on September 14 of the 1968 film Cabascabo!

Join us in celebrating a momentous milestone— the 5 year birthday of The People’s Forum 🎉

Live readings and performances. Hosted by poet Carl Gabriel. Presented by Release Productions.

Join us for our weekly Thursday screening on September 7 of the 1994 film Xime!

Join us for our weekly Thursday screening on August 17 of 1987 film Yeelen!

Drummer for a Day is a 1 or 2 hour introduction to the samba reggae tradition through a close-up, interactive lecture demonstration that includes history, dance, elementary music and rhythm basics, and learning a song from the Batala repertoire.

Get ready to celebrate the birth of hip hop!

Learn to print your own small posters in this fun and creative 4-session course. You’ll get hands-on experience with the full screen printing process, including preparing your artwork, coating and exposing your screen, working with ink, reclaiming your screen for reuse, and printing your designs onto paper.

Join us for our weekly Thursday screening on August 10 of 1974/7 film De Cierta Manera!

Join the community for a day of celebrating and preserving Indigenous culture through traditional dance,

Come meet (and compete with) new friends and comrades in the beloved international pastime of chess!

Learn the basics of platen letterpress printing and print your own creations in this 3-hour course. You’ll get hands-on experience with the full letterpress printing process using our vintage cast iron platen letterpresses

Come to The People's Forum on August 5th for the Summer People's Market. Featuring vendors from all throughout NYC with a variety of products, art, and items.

Learn to print your own small posters in this fun and creative 4-session course. You’ll get hands-on experience with the full screen printing process, including preparing your artwork, coating and exposing your screen, working with ink, reclaiming your screen for reuse, and printing your designs onto paper.

Join us for our weekly Thursday screening on August 3 of 1996 film Mossane!

Join us for Red Trivia Night, where you can test your collective knowledge and immerse yourself in the stories, events, and influential figures that have shaped revolutionary movements.

Join us for a two-part weekend workshop with Atlanta-based printmaker, artist, and organizer, Jasmine Nicole Williams.

Join us for our monthly communist book club! This month—a classic queer novel from James Baldwin!

Presented by: mandarin co. Hosted by Betty Cao and Cam Fortes Date: Friday, July 28 2023 Time: 6:00 – 8:00

Join us for a two-part weekend workshop with Atlanta-based printmaker, artist, and organizer, Jasmine Nicole Williams.

Learn to print your own small posters in this fun and creative 4-session course. You’ll get hands-on experience with the full screen printing process, including preparing your artwork, coating and exposing your screen, working with ink, reclaiming your screen for reuse, and printing your designs onto paper.

Join us for our weekly Thursday screening on July 27 of the 1972 film Sambizanga!

Join us on the 70th anniversary of the start of the Cuban Revolution for the opening celebration of The Imagery of Internationalism: an exhibition of Cuban OSPAAAL Posters.

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Hip-Hop with the Justice Center en el Barrio and The

Join Luya Poetry founder Christian Aldana and friends for a community pop-up to celebrate the

Learn to print your own small posters in this fun and creative 4-session course. You’ll get hands-on experience with the full screen printing process, including preparing your artwork, coating and exposing your screen, working with ink, reclaiming your screen for reuse, and printing your designs onto paper.

Join us for our weekly Thursday screening on July 20 of the 1973 film Touki Bouki!

Explore the heart of all West African musical traditions rooted in the drum’s strong, powerful sounds. Learn to play the many parts of djembe, doundoun, songbas and kenkenes with Vado Diomande, life-long drummer, drum-maker and repairer.

Open call for volunteers! We have an exciting opportunity to take part in the building

Join us for our weekly Thursday screening on July 13 of 1971 film Emitaï!

Come explore Bomba with internationally-acclaimed performer/educator and Bronx native Jose Ortiz, a.k.a. Dr. Drum

To win the battle of ideas, we must be able to compete with the ruling class, its endless resources, and its powerful media apparatus. Equipping ourselves with professional-level design skills makes our message more compelling and competitive.

NOTE: Music will start promptly at 7 PM, and the People’s Forum is open all

Come collaborate with Feminist Collages NYC at one of our painting workshops! ​Join a group

Open call for volunteers! We have an exciting opportunity to take part in the building

Join us for our weekly Thursday screening on July 6th of 1967 film Soleil Ô!

Documenting and preserving 20 years of radical homeless resistance and a collective vision of just futures, the event will include a mini-exhibit of photos and short audio clips from the oral history interviews.

Open call for volunteers! We have an exciting opportunity to take part in the building

Join us for our weekly Thursday screening on June 29th of 2003 documentary film The Agronomist!

Join us for our monthly book club session, this time on Ursula K. Le Guin's classic science fiction novel!

On the 73rd anniversary of the Korean War, join Nodutdol for an education-focused commemoration of the ongoing Korean War that will double as a fundraiser for Nodutdol to send an all-Korean diaspora political delegation to South Korea this August.

Join Call to Action on Puerto Rico for our 8th Annual Day Fridav of Solidarity with the Independence of Puerto Rico.

Join us for a 20th Anniversary screening of the 2014 film We Are Many! We will also be joined by the director Amir Amirani!

Join us for our weekly Thursday screening on June 15th of 1973 film Serpico!

To win the battle of ideas, we must be able to compete with the ruling class, its endless resources, and its powerful media apparatus. Equipping ourselves with professional-level design skills makes our message more compelling and competitive.

Join The People’s Forum for a commemoration of Commandante Che Guevara’s 95th birthday based around one of his favorite game - chess!

Dance the night away with Afro Caribbean soul music with Afro Dominicano's new album 'Kiskeya Libre'!

Join us for a conversation with the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC) President, Luis Marlote Rivas and Vice President, Magda Resik Aguirre, on building art and culture in revolutionary Cuba over the last 60 years.

Join us for our weekly Thursday screening on June 1st of 1972 film The Harder They Come!

Learn the basics of letterpress printing and print your own creations in this 3-hour course.

Join us as we reflect on the power that the 2020 uprisings demonstrated, 3 years after they were sparked. Featuring live poetry performances by New York-based artists and a short video called “What Will Become Of Us”, this program will highlight reflections on the 2020 uprising and our continued struggle against racism, oppression, and police brutality.

Join us for our weekly Thursday screening on May 20th of 2017 film 1948: Creation and Catastrophe!

This workshop will guide participants through creating collage art as a medium for political agitation and propaganda, as well as a tool for self-reflection and expression.

Join us for our weekly Thursday screening on May 18th of 1992 documentary Audre Lorde - The Berlin Years 1984 to 1992!

Join us for our weekly Thursday screening on May 11th of Palestinian film Naila and the Uprising!

To win the battle of ideas, we must be able to compete with the ruling class, its endless resources, and its powerful media apparatus. Equipping ourselves with professional-level design skills makes our message more compelling and competitive.

The play recounts the story of four communist agitators who successfully lead a revolution in rural China. However, along the way they have to execute a young comrade who’s lack of foresight and focus on individuality endangered the revolution. This is the opening night event of the Center for Place, Culture and politics' 2023 conference:The State: Abolitionist? Fascist? Communist? Bourgeois?

Join us for our weekly Thursday screening on May 4th of the first chapter of 1976 film How Yukong Moved the Mountains - The Fishing Village!

Written while the author was imprisoned during the struggle for Indonesian independence: the story of a young Javanese student, living among the colonists and colonized of the 19th-century, battling against colonial structures – all the while nourished by a love that keeps him strong.

Join us on April 21 at 6 PM ET for a screening of The Silent Song of Genjer Flowers

Join us for our weekly Thursday screening on April 20th of 2021 film This Is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection!

Join us for our weekly Thursday screening on April 13th of 1995 film La Haine!

Learn to print your own small posters and apparel in this fun and creative 5-session course.

Join us on Wednesday, April 12th, for a screening of The East (2020) in lead up to our national liberation course on the history of Indonesia!

Join us for an in-person screening and discussion with Belly of the Beast's Liz Olivia Fernández and Reed Lindsay!

Learn the basics of letterpress printing and print your own creations in this 3-hour course.

Join us for our weekly Thursday screening of 1979 film No Maps On My Taps!

Join us for a night of reflection, solidarity, community building, discussing safety, social justice, food, art, and music!

Join us in commemorating the 47th Land Day with a screening of Farha (2021) and the director, Darin J. Sallam!

Join us for our weekly Thursday evening film screening! This week, we are screening Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol (Black God, White Devil)!

Join us for our weekly Thursday evening film screening! This week we will be screening The Fever (2019) about an Indigenous worker in Brazil who comes down with a mysterious fever.

Join us for our weekly Thursday film screenings! This week we will be watching Hunger (2008) about the hunger strikes taken by Republican prisoners in Northern Ireland.

For the past months, participants in the Revolutionary Feminism course have been studying and debating

Support local independent creatives and businesses from all five boroughs!

Join us for a screening of The Abandoned Field: Free Fire Zone! Set in the Mekong Delta shortly before the Tet Offensive, a young couple with a baby live in a floating house in the ‘free fire zone.’

During Women’s History Month at The People’s Forum, Curator and Creative Director, Amanda Johnson, is excited to present her first solo curatorial project, Bodies: Object, Product, Agency.

Books, art, music, arts and crafts, hot chocolate, mulled wine, soup, and most of all, revolutionary spirit!

The artists will share their work, talk through questions about the crossover between art and struggle, and lead participants through a hands-on art experiment meant to spark further creative work.

A World to Win work celebrates the many historical advancements of the international working class and ferociously proposes a new world.

We feel called to devote our musical craft to supporting social movements for justice and liberation.

Come celebrate with IFCO as they share what to expect from this year’s friendshipment caravan

Youth Against Displacement is excited to invite you to our first-ever music and poetry night happening Thursday, January 19, 2023 at The People's Forum in NYC.

This concert series is designed to inspire growth and healing through creative experiences that connect the audience with themselves, the music, and one another. The two bands, Heartwork and PleasureRebel will each perform sets that interweave moments of silence, reflection, engagement, and collaboration with the audience.

CovertAction Magazine’s Holiday Party and Fundraiser! Our line-up of speakers include Ben Norton, Katie Halper, Steven Donziger, Gloria LaRiva, John Kiriakou, Eva K. Bartlett, Ashley Gjøvik, Randy Credico, Rachel Hu, John Parker, Larry Johnson, Jeremy Kuzmarov, Chris Agee, Dan Kovalik, and Lou Wolf.

Sound Off: Music for Bail presents a LIVE concert at the People’s Forum, featuring string quartet music in support of Red Canary Song, a NYC-based massage workers’ collective formed in 2017 that received renewed attention in the wake of the 2021 Atlanta spa shootings that targeted vulnerable Asian women.

The second iteration of Material Liberation, the People’s Fashion Show, will focus on the sights and sounds of freedom.

Come to the People's Forum to see the art exhibition in person! Artists across the world urgently call for sovereignty, dignity, and democracy in Haiti.

📣MARCH with us and many other organizations on October 29 in Times Square at 12pm, ahead of the UN General Assembly’s annual vote to end the blockade against Cuba.

The International Peoples’ Assembly is bringing movement leaders together from across the globe to discuss the urgent questions facing the left.

The People's Music Network is hosting a Hybrid Fall Convergence, which takes place both on Zoom and in person in Manhattan at The People's Forum.

The International Peoples’ Assembly - North America urgently calls on artists across the world to make work that recognizes the necessity of sovereignty, dignity, and democracy and builds solidarity with the people of Haiti who are fighting against calls for foreign intervention. 

The PublicsLab and CUNY for Abortion Rights welcome you to an in-person gathering to learn and strategize with the movement for safe, legal, and free abortion access.

Join us for an evening exploring the revolutionary origins of hip-hop culture through the element of dance.

Last party of the summer!! Dance with us.

The People’s Market features local artists, creatives and makers from the 5 boroughs, and beyond.

The United States loses nothing by being a good neighbor and lifting the 243 sanctions that prevent Cuba from recovering fully from this tragic moment.

Learn Rekordbox, basics of beatmatching and mixing on a Pioneer DJ controller

We invite you to come through and share your poetry, spoken word, comedy, play an instrument or break into a dance

A convening to exchange, unite, and strategize in defense of our lives.

Dance to the sounds and beats of the Southwest Asian, Middle East, and North African (SWANA) diaspora

Are you an artist who works to activate and highlight the struggle for safe and legal abortion?

Afro Dominicano is a Latin Fusion band which centers its music into what they call Afro Caribbean soul.

WE’RE HEADED TO CUBA! COME LEARN WHY WE GO TO CUBA, AND HOW YOU CAN

Register Here! Pride month attracts sponsorship dollars from some of the biggest corporations in the

This Saturday, come listen and vibe as we host Jazz Night with Geraldine Thenoux.

We’re dimming our lights, putting away the books, and throwing on our dance shoes for a night to be in community – party with music from DJ Ushka and DJ Chocolate Chaos, bringing us reggaeton, funk, and Caribbean diasporic beats. 

Come and dance to the beat, drums and rhymes of Kombilesa Mí as they make their stop in New York for their US tour.

Come for a Film Screening, Book Launch and CD Release for Songs of Slavery and Emancipation

Join Call to Action on Puerto Rico for their 7th annual day of solidarity with the independence movement.

The People’s Summit will host three days of art, music, speakers, debates, workshops, panel discussions, performances—all which uplift the voices of the people and imagine a new world; one that puts people’s democracy first.

DSA International Committee and CODEPINK are hosting three Venezuelan feminist activists to discuss the impact of illegal US sanctions against their country and how they disproportionately hurt women and children.

Puerto Rican emcee, sonero and composer, El Hijo de Borikén and musician/producer eL S are bringing the heat to New York City.

Join Sexta Grietas Del Norte on Saturday, May 21, 6PM at the People’s Forum to celebrate the launch of the journal Grietas: A Journal of Zapatista Thought and Horizons, published by Sexta Grietas Del Norte.

Join us for an in-person book talk on Revolution Around The Corner: Voices From the Puerto Rican Socialist Party in the United States with Moderator Kazembe Benegal,  Co-Editors José E. Velázquez & Carmen Vivian Rivera, and book contributors Ted Glick & Lenina Nadal.

Join Sing in Solidarity for a celebration of the songs, sounds, and revolutionary spirit of La Nueva Canción, a Latin American cultural movement of the 1960's and 70's.

A vendor's market with art, food, and books to celebrate 1804 Books' first birthday! Apply to vend with us!

Join CODEPINK for a night of Iranian art and culture with prominent Iranian actor Parviz Parastui.

This is an art workshop and skillshare, led by shenby @leftaesthetic, for cultural workers, organizers, and artists to learn about agitation propaganda for class struggle and to build political posters to actively use in revolutionary organizing.

Join us for a discussion on the current and past struggles for reproductive justice with leaders from around the country! The panel discussion will be followed by an open mic open to the public!

Director Selma Baccar combines fiction and re-enactment with interviews and archival material to vividly illustrate the intersecting histories of Tunisian independence and women’s emancipation.

A film screening of an interview with Brazilian indigenous activist Ailton Krenak, on his long-time activism to protect Mother Earth and fight against capitalism. The in-person screening will be followed by a virtually held discussion with a young indigenous leader and activists.

Come to the People’s Forum on March 18th to learn more and support the amazing work being done by the rural workers and collective at Raízes do Campo and try a selection of their coffees and chocolates!

Join us for one of the renowned films from the post-revolution period in China!

Celebrate International Working Women’s Day with us on March 11th for festivities, a dance workshop by Angel Kaba, dance party with DJ Ankia, and live band performance by Danaya Band.

Join us for a launch event of Kyle Carrero Lopez's latest chapbook, Muscle Memory! This evening will feature a reading by the author and other writers, followed by a Q&A.

Join us for another film directed by Heiny Srour, about Leila, a young Lebanese woman in London who time-travels through twentieth-century Lebanon and Palestine.

Join us for a screening of Lucía, a movie directed by renowned Cuban filmmaker, Humberto Solás!

Let’s explore the acrylic painting technique through the popular painting traditions of the world.

Come watch a documentary on the revolutionary actor, athlete, and activist, Paul Robeson, who our theater room is named in celebration of!

Donate your gently-used laptops to Cuba! The laptops will go to cultural centers throughout the country.

Join 1804 Books and The People’s Forum for a celebration of leftist texts for Red Books Day, an annual holiday commemorating the publication of the Communist Manifesto in 1848. We’ll be open on a Sunday(!) so you can enjoy all the day will have to offer. Help us stand in solidarity with revolutionary thinkers and writers against fascism and right-wing repression!

Come celebrate and hear from the workers of Staten Island who are fighting to become the first Union in American History for Amazon.

In the late ‘60s, Dhofar rose up against the British-backed Sultanate of Oman, in a democratic, feminist guerrilla movement. Join us for a documentary following that struggle.

4-week VIRTUAL poetry workshop with longtime poet, cultural worker, and organizer, Hector Rivera, with the theme "we must dare to invent the future."

Building revolutionary feminist consciousness and practice is necessary for working class struggles today. In this course, we will investigate and discuss revolutionary feminist theory and practice through study, dialogue, and collaborative work. Applications due Tuesday, December 28!

Skip Amazon and the big box stores, and support local creatives for this year's holiday giving! The People’s Market features local artists, creatives and makers from the 5 boroughs, and beyond.

Join us for a screening of The Last Forest on Friday, December 10th at 6:00pm EST.

In this 2-hour course, students will learn how to embroider using traditional Palestinian embroidery cross-stitch methods with Wafa Ghnaim, Palestinian textile author, educator, and artist in residence at The Museum of the Palestinian People.

Join this global art and food pop up series that centers and uplifts desi and black artists, chefs, and entrepreneurs in our efforts for QUEER FUTURES.

Come enjoy the performance by emcee, performer, and author Rocky Rivera and DJ Roza visiting us from San Francisco, CA, with a special DJ set by Sunny Cheeba from Uptown Vinyl Supreme to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. 

Join us in November, in-person at The People's Forum, for a film screening series on the crisis of debt; a debilitating consequence and symptom of capitalism!

Join us for a beginner workshop on henna design! Taught by community organizer Shahrin Azim @radicalhennaartist, we'll learn the history of the practice and simple techniques.

We are looking for vendors! Applications due by November 12th, 2021 at 11:59pm ET.

Join us on Friday, October 29th, from 6:00-8:00pm EDT for a screening of Shadow World, a documentary on the international arms trade.

Join us this Saturday in-person for a free workshop and performance, celebrating the 20 year anniversary of La Cumbiamba NY. With traditional instruments such as the indigenous Gaita flutes and the Afro-Colombian drums, the group, led by multi-instrumentalist, composer and educator Martin Vejarano, has established itself as one of the finest Cumbia ensembles in the US.

Join us on at 3:00pm EDT on Saturday, October 23rd for a screening of Brazilian Landless Movement & Agroecology and a discussion with Carol Sproule of Via Campesina!

Join us on Friday, October 22nd, at 6:00pm EDT for a screening of Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind!

Join us at 6:30pm on Thursday for a screening of four short films on ecology and land sovereignty: Wantoks, Burkinabè Bounty, Pangandoy, and Abuela Grillo!

Be a part of celebrating the life, actions and theory of Ernesto Che Guevara. Visit our art studio between 3PM - 5PM on Saturday, October 9th, and screen print an image of Che. 

Editorial Negra Presents—Zines & Creative Writing Workshop! A free creative session on poetry and zines culture! No experience is needed, only a creative spirit and love for poetry.

Join us for a film screening of It Was A Coup and a Q&A with Alina Duarte, a member of the film's production team!

“From Cable Street to Brick Lane”, presents archive footage and interviews with people who were there and charts the anti-racist tradition of the East End of London and how different communities came together in the 1930's, 1970's and 1990's to challenge racism and intolerance.

With vendors, a fashion display, and music, this event provides a space for fashion and aesthetics to pull us deeper into struggle, as opposed to events like NY Fashion Week and the Met Gala that use fashion to escape and to separate.

JOIN US for a live concert with Rhode Island-based, punk rock group Downtown Boys, with an opening performance by Ratas En Zelo on September 24th! Doors open at 6:00pm and performances are from 7:00-9:00pm EDT.

In partnership with the Qiao Collective, we will be hosting a one day conference which will include discussion panels throughout the day, a keynote speaker, a short film screening, a screen-printing art event, and evening social mixer.

Join us for the last open mic of the summer! We'll have beer, cold drinks, coffee + music.

Join us at The People’s Forum for our Freedom Summer Film Series! This week, we will be screening Akaler Sandhane (1980), a Bengali film about a film crew that ventures to a village to make a film about a famine.

A space where people who have created educational and organizing materials including zines, pamphlets, posters, stickers, buttons and more can share abolitionist ideas and messages and can freely give away, trade and sell some of these items.

For over 35 years, Georges Ibrahim Abdallah has been imprisoned. A Lebanese communist engaged in resistance alongside Palestinian fighters, he has been imprisoned by the French judicial system and successive governments since 1984. Beyond the judicial harassment to which he has been subjected, this documentary film will trace the political course of Georges Abdallah and seeks to show how his ideas and struggle are still vital and necessary.

Haiti Betrayed reveals how Canada, once seen by Haitians as a constructive partner, conspired with the United States and France in 2003 to topple the democratically-elected government.

Calling spoken word artists, MC's, musicians, storytellers!

Join us at The People’s Forum for our Freedom Summer Film Series! As we begin

Let’s embark on an exploration of the history of drawing and technique. We'll learn about its aesthetic variation based on cultural and sociopolitical circumstances, as well as its use as a catalyst of self-expression and collective knowledge.

Join us for a conversation on the radical legacy of Pride and the current struggles

The People's Market is back! We are so excited to have cultural workers, artists, and makers back in the space.  Shop zines, art, handmade jewelry, vintage clothing, healing activities, herbal teas, etc.

In this film based on a true story, the poet Missak Manouchian leads a mixed bag of youngsters and immigrants in a clandestine battle against the Nazi occupation. Twenty-two men and one woman fighting for an ideal and for freedom. News of their daring attacks, including the assassination of an SS general, eventually reaches Berlin.

In this biographical film, we follow the story of Carlos Marighella, a Brazilian Marxist Leninist revolutionary and guerrilla fighter, who is most known for writing the Minimanual of the Urban Guerilla.

Over the past 50 years, Cuba has produced more Olympic boxing medalists than any other country. That success was spearheaded by Teófilo Stevenson, who once famously turned down a million-dollar offer to fight Muhammad Ali and turn professional, choosing instead to continue fighting for his beloved homeland.

This film explores themes of neocolonialism, religion, corruption, and relationships in Senegalese society. 

A refugee camp in Jordan, 1967. Like thousands of Palestinians forced from their homes by Israeli expansion, 11-year-old Tarek waits in vain for the day when he’ll be able to return to his old life, and, more importantly, his missing father.

An introductory class to relief printing taking place over the course of three Saturdays (May 8, May 15, and May 22).

In the midst of the Cold War, ten young promising musicians from Mali are sent to Cuba to study music and strengthen cultural links between the two socialist countries.

It is important to understand the current situation of Colombia in the context of a larger struggle against neoliberalism and the Colombian people’s fight to achieve a dignified life free of violence.

Join us to celebrate & commemorate International Workers’ Day! We will be opening our doors to share a moment of camaraderie, conversation, live music, books, drinks and more. 

For the last 3 years we have gathered with our community during this holy month to break bread and share stories of resilience and resistance. 

A Festival in Solidarity with the people of Haiti. The Haitian people have been mobilizing in the streets and demanding the end of the dictatorship of President Jovenel Moïse. Despite the US government’s continued support for the Moïse regime, we know that the struggles of our comrades in Haiti are inescapably connected to the struggles of all working people around the world.

Culture is at the heart of the conception of ideas and consciousness. Therefore, culture and the arts must be at the center of movement building. During this 8 week virtual school, we will explore cultural production within its historical, political and economic context.

Canto Libre! A concert against gender based violence commemorates the 39th year of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and celebrates the historical struggles and legacies of women who have dedicated themselves to systemic and structural change, and the creation of revolutionary processes.

Berta Cáceres broke down barriers of racism, sexism and colonialism in her bold and revolutionary work and brought many along with her. Today, there are many Bertas who continue to take her legacy forward. 

Building revolutionary feminist consciousness and practice is necessary for working class struggles today. In this course, we will investigate and discuss revolutionary feminist theory and practice through study, dialogue, and collaborative work. Applications due Friday Nov 13!

Many subjects and languages! Come by and take some books home. Please wear a mask. 

What is the reality of imperialism today? What does education look like under conditions of imperialism, and how do we build the capacity of young people to understand and intervene in today's world? How do we build anti-imperialist education?

SAVE THE DATE! We're celebrating our 2nd Year Anniversary! An online event to share and enjoy performances among friends! ****Agenda with details coming soon.

Online Art Exhibit + Performances + Panel Discussion on Abolishing the Death Penalty. A day to expose the case of Billie Allen, a man who has spent the past 23 years of his life on Federal Death Row for a crime he didn’t commit. An opportunity to amplify the voices of families and friends impacted by the death penalty and or a wrongful conviction, and exposing the truth of the unjust and dehumanizing criminal justice system.

There's still time to submit! Pick up your camera! Pick up your phone! Join WE ARE THE WORKING CLASS — An internationalist photo project. A project to construct memory, exchange our common visions, and share messages of unity. Deadline: July 30th. Read more and learn how to participate!

Join us to the launch of "Presencia Terror" an audiovisual focused on documenting a small part of the work of Luis "El Terror" Días, one of the most influential artists in Dominican arts of the 20th century. Acompáñanos al lanzamiento de "Presencia Terror" un audiovisual enfocado en documentar una pequeña parte de la obra de Luis "El Terror" Días, uno de los artistas más influyentes en las artes dominicanas del siglo XX.

The green room is more than ” a waiting room” for performing artists. The Green Room is a place where culture creators build politically, and socially. In this edition we will be in conversation with Pablo Placencia "PLA", a muralist from Chile, Ras Moshe, a musician from Brooklyn; and Cece Carpio, an artist focused on telling stories of immigration, ancestry, resistance, and resilience.

Join us on May 30th for JUSTICE BEATS:  a virtual music festival to benefit communities in urgent need.

Green Room is our new monthly space to listen artist organizations and collectives talk about community responses to the crisis, and how they are responding to new realities. 

We are temporarily closing The People’s Forum until further notice as a precautionary measure against the coronavirus. We affirm that we are taking these precautions in solidarity with people’s struggles to overcome this virus.

Join Songs in the Key of Resistance (SKOR) remotely on Saturday, May 2 from 4:00-6:00PM for our monthly jam session! We will be sharing songs from movements of today and the past. No prior experience necessary.

Our new monthly online concert series is a space for cultural workers and artists around the world to share songs, poetry, rhymes, and music.

*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.

*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.

*TPF is closed from March 10 - April 20* Join us for an evening with Chilean singer-songwriter Nano Stern on April 7th for a discussion for an evening of politics, photography, activism, poetry and music from Chile's ongoing uprisings.

*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.

*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.

*TPF is closed from March 10 - April 20* Set in 1881, just before the start of British colonial rule, this film directed by Shadi Abdel Salam tells the true story of an Egyptian family that has been robbing tombs for three thousand years.

*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.

A concert featuring performances by Dominican songwriters from the city and traditional Dominican drumming from the island.

We will spend an afternoon with poet, educator, revolutionary Amina Baraka. She will perform her jazz poetry with a discussion to follow.

Rising Blades is the only New York City venue showcasing politically-engaged poetry, heeding Walt Whitman’s counsel as he urged poets to rise like blades against authority.

A photographic survey of the ongoing homelessness crisis throughout New York City and beyond, that challenges the viewer to face the humans pushed towards the void of anonymity.

Performed in multiple languages, this evening concert-talk will weave together spoken word and songs set to 13th-14th century poetry from Rumi, Hafiz and Yunus Emre.

Join us for an event in solidarity with the healthcare groups offering services to those who have been hurt in the recent protests, Salud+A la Calle.

Commemorating the Freedom for all the Cuban Five with Ana Silvia Rodriguez, Cuba's Ambassador to the United Nations, Martin Garbus , lead attorney for the Cuban 5, Mary Alice Waters.

A complete revision of the 1937 edition of the Civil War writings of Marx and Engels, this volume incorporates new texts by Marx and Engels, as well as by US authors including Communist Union Army officer Joseph Weydemeyer and African American scholar and activist W.E.B. Du Bois.

Sally Alvarez and Carolyn Jung produced a film, "Red November, Black November," documenting the Greensboro tragedy. The film premiered in March of 1981, less than 2 years after the murders, and stands as a raw record of the truth of the massacre and its immediate aftermath.

Come join us for a night of performances to raise funds to help bring together and support Palestinian Queers across borders. With special guest Alsarah from Alsarah and the Nubatones!

La Republica Dominicana está agitado bajo la brutal dictadura de Rafael Trujillo. Esta es la historia de cómo Minerva y sus hermanas desafiaron al dictador.

Jordan, 1967. The world is alive with change: brimming with reawakened energy, new styles, music and an infectious sense of hope. In Jordan, a different kind of change is underway as tens of thousands of refugees pour across the border from Palestine.

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor  narrates this dramatic transformation in housing policy, its financial ramifications, and its influence on African Americans. She reveals that federal policy transformed the urban core into a new frontier of cynical extraction disguised as investment.

The People’s Market features local artists, creatives and makers from the 5 boroughs, and beyond. Come learn, share experiences and build community while supporting our local.

Montados sobre La Bestia, cientos de migrantes cruzan diariamente México con la esperanza de traspasar la frontera y encontrar una mejor vida. En ese vertiginoso trayecto, un grupo de mujeres intercede para regalarles un poco de aliento.

A performance: In a dystopian nation where people are forced to assimilate, six immigrants unite in secret to spark a joyful revolution. 

"Rising Blades" is a gathering of revolutionaries, in art and action. We will showcase creative storytellers and community organizers, for an active audience who will have a chance to participate in the proceedings through an initial open-mic, and town hall Q&A in the end.

Put on your best costume and join us for a night of terrific performances! We’ll have food and snacks!

Join Black Agenda Report for their 13th Anniversary.

HOME is a theater piece created by people who have to tell you something about this human experience.

This full-day convergence of the People's Music Network is designed to strengthen connections among musicians and poets in NYC using their craft for justice and liberation.  We’ll have participatory workshops, song swaps, an open mic, shared meals for lunch and dinner, a sales table, and built-in networking time.

A step by step guide through the process of silkscreening, from a basic sketch to digital touch up and screen set up concluding with printing on fabric and paper.

A Conference on Hybrid Wars, Sanctions, and Solidarity to explore the waging of hybrid wars in dialogue with the historians, journalists, critical theorists, and antiwar activists who are actively documenting and confronting them.

Join us for a vibrant, interactive showcase of Congolese artists who will share their poetry, dance, music, and films.

Join us and create a story. The rehearsals of HOME will introduce different aspects of the research of the Open Program and will give the opportunity to work one on one on selected texts, songs and acting fragments.

A play reading performed by actors, and Q&A with playwright and cast of Dawn Jamieson’s Mangled Beams.

Described once as an "internal Battle of Algiers" and "radical Taxi Driver" (had that film been a progressive movie), As an Act of Protest is a perfect introduction to Dennis Leroy Kangalee's art and work as a cultural activist.

Acompáñanos en la primera presentación del documental "Cantores Populares de Monte Patria" de Víctor Arenas Ramírez.

This event will serve to outline the successes, lessons and legacy of the Young Lords Party, Puerto Rican Socialist Party and El Comité-MINP.

Going beyond the story of America as a country “discovered” by a few brave men in the “New World,” Indigenous human rights advocate Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz reveals the roles that settler colonialism and policies of American Indian genocide played in forming our national identity.

We will learn about history of henna as an ancient form of body art, have an open discussion about the commercialization and contemporary use of henna in the entertainment, beauty and fashion industries, as well as a demonstration of henna art.

Filmando Justicia es una muestra cinematográfica que reúne importantes historias de lucha mediante procesos de justicia en Guatemala.

A photo exhibit that presents the perspectives of seven Venezuelan photographers who walk the streets and photograph working class life at a time when Venezuela is defined by outside forces without the consent of its people who suffer under the effects of sanctions.

Filmando Justicia es una muestra cinematográfica que reúne importantes historias de lucha mediante procesos de justicia en Guatemala.

We will join Ana Belique and Sofía Garzón , human rights activists in Dominican Republic and Colombia respectively, for a dialogue on the current status of security and dignity afro descendants in Latin America in the context of neoliberalism and the rise of right wing ideology.

On September 26th 2013, the Constitutional Court of the Dominican Republic invalidated the nationality of children born to unauthorized migrants retroactively from the last 90 years. The rule stripped the nationality of tens of thousands of Dominicans of Haitian descent within days.  Join Ana Maria Belique, one of the leaders of Reconocido, as we talk about the ruling that denationalized thousands of dominicans overnight.

Filmando Justicia es una muestra cinematográfica que reúne importantes historias de lucha mediante procesos de justicia en Guatemala.

Through poetry and prose, essays, photography, interviews, and polemical interventions, the contributors reflect on Indigenous history and politics and on the movement’s significance. Their work challenges our understanding of colonial history not simply as “lessons learned” but as essential guideposts for activism.

No New Jails calls for the immediate closure of Rikers without building new jails, and demands massive investment to address the needs of communities targeted by criminalization. Join us in organizing towards a safer NYC free of confinement, and surveillance.

An event to celebrate the community of activists who are actively raising awareness, and inciting action toward decarceration. This event includes a performance of an excerpt from La Paloma Prisoner, Colombian musicians and Colombian food!

This will be the sixth edition of the "Jazz and Self Determination" series where the primaries converse about the synthesis of jazz and socio political activity.

This month, we will be studying dances from Latin America.

In this program you will learn how to sing Middle Eastern Love Songs in Persian, Turkish, Kurdish, Armenian and Azeri languages.

An opportunity to speak with the community about the Black August; the history of the concert, and the history of Black August.

This event explores the themes of imperialism, militarization, police/carceral state, and resistance across the African continent with the aim of making broader regional and transnational connections with struggles elsewhere in order to build cross-regional solidarity.

This documentary follows three generations of characters in Chengdu (in the 1950s, the 1970s and the present) as a state-owned factory gives way to a modern apartment complex.

This is a monthly open mic and showcase welcoming emcee’s, singers, dancers, poets, and all other artists!

The People’s Market features local artists, creatives and makers from the 5 boroughs, and beyond. Come learn, share experiences and build community while supporting our local.

With this workshop, we hope to raise our analysis of what it means to be an activist and deepen our understanding of the relationship between our organizing work, mental health and our individualisms.

Join us for a reception and talk with renown Bronx-born photographer, Joe Conzo jr as we learn about the earliest era of hip hop, its culture and community.

For or over twenty-five years ABC No Rio's Saturday Matinee has been run by a volunteer collective dedicated to providing an all-ages venue for the independent punk and hardcore music scene.

Mirror Memoirs is a national storytelling and organizing project uplifting the narratives, healing and leadership of LGBTQI+ people of color who survived child sexual abuse

This study synthesizes a number of source materials to combat the bourgeois perspective of art by discussing what art from-the-masses-to-the-masses looks like.

Described once as an "internal Battle of Algiers" and "radical Taxi Driver" (had that film been a progressive movie), As an Act of Protest is a perfect introduction to Dennis Leroy Kangalee's art and work as a cultural activist.

Come out, meet activists musicians, artists, and organizers in the struggle. Sharing music helps us make our community stronger. 

Come dance at The People's Forum! Together, we’ll study and embody the social and political significance of dance. Every week, we’ll build strength and skill, explore our creative impulses and learn new choreography.

Survived and Punished NY and No New Jails have partnered for a summer letter writing event. This will be a space to write letters to incarcerated members and build community.

On the 66th anniversary of the signing of the Korean War armistice, come and learn about the longest ongoing US war—aka the “Forgotten War”—and the fight to replace the armistice with a permanent peace agreement. This event will include a film screening of Memory of Forgotten War followed by a panel discussion about the current political moment.

Join ABC No RIo for their historical Saturday Matinee. For or over twenty-five years ABC No Rio's Saturday Matinee has been run by a volunteer collective dedicated to providing an all-ages venue for the independent punk and hardcore music scene.

Join us in recalling a watershed event in US politics, this compelling documentary takes an in-depth look at the 1972 presidential campaign of Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman elected to Congress and the first to seek nomination for the highest office in the land, born and raised in the Bronx.

Be sure to attend the next installment of “Jazz and Self Determination”, a regular series where the primaries define the narrative concerning the social and artistic components of Jazz. A special emphasis is on the “free jazz’ revolution of the 1960’s.

All together this show is a reifies history concluding that Columbus was not the beginning and Castro not the end. We ask you to imagine a world without the people who literally made the ‘New World’ and in doing so, made the rest of the world.

This showcase is a Latinx hip hop event focused on a message of hope, optimistic thinking and social awareness. Focused on Latin people and Colombian culture dedicated to music and hip hop.

To capture the resilience of immigrants and the essence of creating home, this performance will weave together the stories of a womxn and a seed, as they fight to grow, put down roots, and blossom into themselves.

A step by step guide through the process of silkscreening, from a basic sketch to digital touch up and screen set up concluding with printing on fabric and paper.

In this program you will learn how to sing Middle Eastern Love Songs in Persian, Turkish, Kurdish, Armenian and Azeri languages.

The People’s Market features local artists, creatives and makers from the 5 boroughs, and beyond. Come learn, share experiences and build community while supporting our local. 

This is a monthly open mic and showcase welcoming emcee’s, singers, dancers, poets, and all other artists! We do it for the culture! Our resistance to oppression and exploitation has been our main source of survival.

A zesty introduction to the music and culture of the Texas-Mexican border. During this event we will show special clips of the about-to-be released movie Chulas Fronteras directed by Les Blank.

Sanctions kill, and nowhere is that more clear than in Venezuela. Join us for a panel and discussion with analysts and activists who will examine the devastating consequences of sanctions on the people of Venezuela , and share a historical, socio-political and economic analysis of the current situation in Venezuela.

This is a skill share that will be focused on learning the history and medicinal properties of plants that grow in NYC and how these plants can be used for common ailments. Participants will learn to make an herbal balm with the herbs discussed.

We invite you to a talk on LGBTQ Rights and Resistance in Brazil and in the United States.

Join us for the 4th Annual Day of Solidarity with the Independence of Puerto Rico. On this day we will commemorate the Centennial of our Comandante Lolita Lebrón and will examine the current struggle in Puerto Rico from the environmental perspective,

A diez años del golpe de estado en Honduras, evaluaremos las fuerzas sociales que causaron el golpe de estado, hablaremos con el presidente Manuel Zelaya y discutiremos los movimientos actuales de resistencia en Honduras.

The Youth Justice Summit is a creative, energizing, and engaging event for youth activists and youth who care about impacting their communities and schools.

An all-ages punk show featuring all local bands and artists as well as vendors. 

Join us for a teach-in that will help us to better understand the history of the occupation of Western Sahara and the current realities of the Sahrawi struggle for freedom and self-determination.

The documentary chronicles the life of singer Nina Simone, who became a civil rights activist and moved to Liberia following the turbulence of the 1960s.

Join us for a film screening of three films from Baloji: KANIAMA SHOW, PEAU DE CHAGRIN/BLEU DE NUIT, ZOMBIES .

Celebrate and support the Palestinian House of Friendship! An evening of theatrical storytelling, food and conversation. Learn how the Palestinian House of Friendship weaves music, dance, sports and civic participation into the lives of young people living under occupation.

It's the summer of 1984, Margaret Thatcher is in power and the National Union of Mineworkers is on strike, prompting a London-based group of gay and lesbian activists to raise money to support the strikers' families. Initially rebuffed by the Union, the group identifies a tiny mining village in Wales and sets off to make their donation in person.

The film follows Onondaga Nation leaders as they continue the efforts of their ancestors to protect their sovereignty and culture, seek justice for the wrongs done to their traditional lands!

Join musician and scholar Ras Moshe for a panel and performance followed by a two session course examining the historical parallels between Jazz and socio-political engagement.

Marshals keep the march moving, block traffic, have fun, meet get an official Dyke March t-shirt, and a free ticket to the official after-party!

Our monthly open mic and showcase welcomes emcee’s, singers, dancers, poets, and all other artists! Join us as we celebrate resistance, movement and art.

Through riveting and moving personal recollections of both Palestinians and Israelis, 1948: Creation and Catastrophe reveals the shocking events of the most pivotal year in the most controversial conflict in the world. 

SAVE THE DATE! More details are forthcoming, and all are welcome!

Please join us for a Kashmir Charity Iftar on May 14, 7-10 PM. Everyone is welcome, and please bring your family and friends! We will be raising funds to support the Pellet Victims Welfare Trust, an organization that works to support the medical and financial needs of the more than 1300 victims of pellet guns in Kashmir.

On April 11th, Julian Assange was taken forcefully out of the Ecuadorian embassy. Hours later the US government issued their indictment against Assange and requested his extradition to the US. Join us for a teach-in on whistleblowers, freedom of the press, privacy and its implications for organizers and the movement.

We the Stones /Nosotros las Piedras, a documentary by Costa Rican filmmaker Álvaro Torres Crespo, follows three gold panners deep in Costa Rica’s jungle. For years they have panned the rivers and exchanged their gold for food and alcohol. Now, the government has decided to expel them all.

Join us in experiencing the culminating performance of HOME. HOME is a theater piece created by people who have to tell you something about this human experience – its different aspects, abuses, struggles, hopes, circumstances and obstacles, and the fight to to be able to say, HOME.

Join author Vannak Anan Prum, visiting from Cambodia, dor a celebration and discussion of his graphic memoir of slavery at sea. 

Lurian Lula da Silva, former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's only daughter, will join us in New York for the book launch; she will make her first international appearance to denounce the judicial arbitrariness and human rights violations that put Lula in jail.

What risks do incarcerated writers face when their words travel beyond prison walls? Dynamic authors, poets, activists, and actors Mahogany L. Browne, Aja Monet, Jon Sands, Christopher Soto, Kirya Traber and Jecoina Vinson bring the writers’ messages to life on the stage.

Joins us in a conversation with Emmy-winning filmmakers Almudena Carracedo & Robert Bahar ahead of the release of their award-winning documentary The Silence of Others (2018). A cautionary tale about fascism and the dangers of forgetting the past.

The People’s Market features local artists, creatives and makers from the 5 boroughs, and beyond. Come learn, share experiences and build community while supporting our local artists. 

Following the rallies/marches around the city commemorating MAY DAY we will come together to celebrate our culture and movements. For this edition of RAIZ UP, let’s honor the legacy of Nipsey Hussle, and the commitment of building our communities from within, promoting values and principles that uplift us to build people power.

A panel discussion rescuing the historical memory of the Dominican people with the objective of challenging and dismantling the historical revisionism in regards to the “April Revolution” and its heroes. In addition, through studying the “April Revolution” we will be able to understand the current conjuncture of North American imperialism in Latin America.

The Reproductive Freedom Festival continues! An inspiring collection of writings on reproductive freedom, health and justice, including works by June Jordan, Justice Harry Blackmun and Sally Blackmun.

Lenny Foster of the Diné Nation (former Director of the Navajo Nation Corrections Project), talking about Leonard Peltier, a Native American activist who was unfairly and illegally tried and convicted for his participation in a firefight on the Pine Ridge Reservation in 1975.

In this two hour workshop, we will have an overview of trauma and the role of massage therapy in addressing it. Participants will have the opportunity to learn and practice the proper techniques for self-massage along with the benefits massage can have on the body after trauma. Some of these techniques include acupressure, hand and feet reflexology and guided breathing meditation.

You will become a Certified Opioid Overdose Responder and receive an Overdose Rescue Kit with naloxone (a medication that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose and restores breathing.)

What it is to be a woman in the hip hop scene in Central America, and which are the problems that we, as women, face? A discussion + showcase with the three members of SOMOS GUERRERAS. Somos Guerreras is a project of three of the leading female rappers of Central America: Rebeca Lane (Guatemala), Audry Funk (Mexico) and Nakury (Costa Rica).

HOME offers regular rehearsals at different locations, open to everybody at all times. You can join the project from the beginning, or even at the last moment. A team of professional artists from different parts of the world will help you develop your story or poem, discover with you how to work on speech, vibration, rhythm and meaning, or assist you in creating a song or an acting fragment, a dramatic piece based on what you think and feel is meaningful for you and your people, and rehearse with you on what you created.

Join us and Word Up Community Bookshop/Librería Comunitaria in presenting Cherríe Moraga on Sunday, April 7th. Cherríe—the celebrated coeditor of the groundbreaking anthology "This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color"—will present her new memoir, "Native Country of the Heart."

Join activists who will explain Lula’s case, the rise of the far-right in Brazil and how to join the fight to free Lula and regain democracy in Brazil.

Jazz: Music of the Black Holocaust is an introductory course that seeks to explore intersections of “jazz” music, historical perspectives of the African diaspora and their role and impact on contemporary society. Students will be introduced to basic jazz rhythms, melodies, harmonies, jazz culture, fashion and development through multi-media that includes videos, films and recordings. Open to the public.

Songs in the Key of Resistance is a community song and chant share hosted by the NYC Poor People's Campaign: National Call for Moral Revival and The People's Forum. This is a space to develop relationships and strengthen our community through song.

This Film is an Exposé on the intersection of coloniality and patriarchy. A performative documentary which critically analyzes racialized masculinities through self-cartography and storytelling. This film was written and directed by multidisciplinary artist and scholar Bocafloja .

Join us for this special edition of  Raiz Up!  as we celebrate women artist, resistance, and movement. This is a monthly open mic and showcase welcoming emcee’s, singers, dancers, poets, and all other artists! 

FUNDI: THE STORY OF ELLA BAKER reveals the instrumental role that Ella Baker, a friend and advisor to Martin Luther King, played in shaping the American civil rights movement. The dynamic activist was affectionately known as the Fundi, a Swahili word for a person who passes skills from one generation to another.

An opportunity to hear directly from Cuban leaders and genuine representatives of Cuban society! Come listen Teresa Amarelle, FMC general secretary, member of Cuba’s Council of State; Yanira Kúper, FMC international relations director; Alicia Campos, Women’s International Democratic Federation, coordinator for Latin America; and Gretel Marante, FMC national office.

This workshop will be led Cathy Rojas is a second-degree black belt in ITF Taekwon-do. She has been leading self-defense trainings for youth, women and the LGBTQ community for four years.

On March 16, we are honored to celebrate the power of women and to tell the story of the Brazilian sociologist, activist and politician Marielle Franco - murdered in 2018 - and of other amazing women who fight for Human Rights. An all-day event will discuss Marielle’s political path and impact as a black woman who grew up in a favela and had to overcome oppression, discrimination and to defy all odds in order to become one of the most powerful female leaders of her generation.

This film evokes the continuous role of women in the Revolution, both in the guerrilla struggle and in the construction of the new Cuban society, through the testimonies of heroines such as Vilma Espín, Celia Sánchez and Haydée Santamaría, the founding figures of the Revolution, and also of contemporary women from different sectors of Cuban society.

A conversation with Fezokuhle Mthonti a journalist, author, cultural critic, organizer and organic intellectual from South Africa. She writes about culture for New Frame, and is committed to writing from a feminist perspective.

Join musician and scholar Ras Moshe for a three session course examining the historical parallels between Jazz and socio-political engagement.

Inspired by her activism, this short documentary film project aims to share with US-based audiences Marielle Franco’s legacy and the wave of activism among Black Women in Brazil that has intensified in the wake of her death.

Join us in a conversation about the economic factors in New York State that influence the scope of prison construction, oversight, and maintenance as well as the service industries that facilitate incarcerated people’s reentry into their home communities. Includes a short film screening.

These introductory classes seek to highlight the different musical rhythms of the Caribbean. Some of the styles taught will be Rumba (Cuba), Bomba (PR), musical forms from DR/Haiti, and Afro-Panamanian styles!

EODub (End Of the Weak) brings the MC Challenge to The People's Forum and the winner of this season will be given the opportunity to compete in the Mc Challenge World Finals held this fall at one of End of the Weak's international locations!

A short film of first-hand accounts of the 1961 literacy campaign in Cuba that taught nearly a million workers and peasants to read and write, gave new confidence to students and volunteer teachers alike, and help forge an alliance between toilers in the countryside and those in the cities.

Join  THE RABBIS’ INTIFADA  to celebrate their documentary film-in-progress and the long history of Jewish resistance to Israeli occupation and violence.

LOVE. LIGHT & POETRY seeks to propel individuals to hone into their purposes and sacred paths. This workshop will cultivate a conversation between one’s life purpose and their legacy.

In this 2-day workshop we will explore the technique of FORUM THEATER over two days. Participants will learn the basic skills needed to create, perform and lead the Forum Theater format for use in their respective communities. We will explore our bodies as a tool of representing feelings, ideas, and relationships and explore collective solutions to everyday problems.

At the center of this award-winning documentary are Hamid Naficy, author and scholar of Middle Eastern and Iranian cinema and his family, who remained in Iran. Behind them, however, we see the shadows of thousands of other families whose offspring live far away from their homeland.

Become certified in Mental Health First Aid! This 8 hour course will help you: identify signs and symptoms of anxiety, depression, and other mental illnesses & how to respond if you see these signs in your colleagues, friends, and loved ones.

The Experience Magazine celebrates her rebirth & rebranding heading into its next era with the release of the 2-Part Winter 2018-2019 Issue. This will be 1st new publication in over a year.

Join us in collaboration with Hydro Punk for an all Femme Punk show featuring Bruja Luna, Ratas en Zelo and DJ Aguapanela Mami.

Come learn, share experiences and build community while supporting our local artists! The People’s Market features local artists, creatives and makers from the 5 boroughs, and beyond. The Market will include a DJ Set + Spoken Word performances. 

We're celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the Cuban Revolution (1959-2019) with Ambasssador Anayansi Rodriguez Camejo.

This workshop will explore the financial framework that keeps intact New York's 3.9 billion criminal justice system.

This is a survey of great Black music that came out of the Black Holocaust

A three-day class that will take participants into the political, personal and powerful journey of creating original performance poetry pieces. This class will help students discover and mold their own poetic voice and stage presence.

Join Defend Democracy Brazil New York for a conversation with members of frontline defenders  Coletivo Papo Reto (Straight Talk Collective), a Brazilian grassroots network that collects and documents evidence of police brutality in Rio de Janeiro’s Favelas.

Undeterred is a documentary about community resistance in the rural border town of Arivaca, Arizona. Directed by Eva Lewis, a resident of Arivaca and longtime member of People Helping People in the Border Zone (PHP).

Our monthly open mic and showcase welcomes emcee’s, singers, dancers, poets, and all other artists! Join us as we celebrate resistance, movement and art.

Join the Venceremos Brigade in the screening of Black and Cuba, followed by a brief information session on the upcoming 50th contingent of the Venceremos Brigade this summer!

Become certified in Mental Health First Aid! This 8 hour course will help you: identify signs and symptoms of anxiety, depression, and other mental illnesses & how to respond if you see these signs in your colleagues, friends, and loved ones.

A forum to learn about the opportunities we now have to advance our efforts to bring Mumia Abu-Jamal’s home.

A four-part series workshop to explore the political and economic foundation sustaining the arch of the criminal justice system, and the role of community surveillance in this process.

Join us for a screening of Just Vision's award-winning documentary, My Neighbourhood + original poetry by the film's protagonist, Mohammed El-Kurd. There will also be a Q&A with Mohammed, moderated by Aber Kwas (Take On Hate) to follow.

Join us in a community conversation led by organizers and those directly impacted who are fighting back in efforts to end mass incarceration. This event will be followed by an open mic!

What a year! Now, more than ever, we need a place to commiserate and strategize as feminist journalists, editors, filmmakers, and communications professionals who are dedicated to gender justice in the media. Join WAM!NYC 2018 Gender Justice in Media Conference!

Will Be Heard gathers voices of all ages, races, genders and magnifies their stories, poetry, dance, art and music to inquire together about our historical and social reality.

A Brilliant Genocide is an expose of the brutal campaigns by the Yoweri Museveni regime to wipe out a significant part of Uganda’s Acholi people under the guise of crushing a rebellion by The Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA).

Join Edgar Villanueva, author of “Decolonizing Wealth” on a panel to discuss the concepts of the book and the connection with The Fellowship of Reconciliation’s Reparations Campaign.

A state of indifference takes you on a trip through Hip Hop from the perspective of the DJ. This exhibit shows the artist on Turntables through Monica Perry's lens covering the time period of 2008-2018. Exhibit with Performance by Mike Flo MC and DJ of Dead Prez

Burkinabè Rising, a new documentary from Cultures of Resistance Films, showcases creative nonviolent resistance in Burkina Faso. A movie by director Iara Lee.

Join us as we dance to rhythms from the global south and celebrate solidarity, resistance and movement. Open mic welcoming mc’s, singers, and poets to showcase our people’s artistic expressions; Featuring Mahina Movement, Mother Tongue, DJ Aguapanela Mami, Yesenia and A Very Special Guest from Chile Grupo Kalfu

This workshop is one of a four-part series titled “The Franchise” which aims to explore the political and economic foundation sustaining the arch of the criminal justice system, and the role of community surveillance in this process.

Fred Hampton , was shot dead in his bed by the Chicago police during a pre-dawn raid. With righteous anger, director Howard Alk peels back layers of government lies to reveal the truth about an assassination conspiracy stretching all the way to the FBI.

In recognition of Anakbayan Philippines' 20th year anniversary and in celebration of 13 years of organizing in NYC, Anakbayan New York presents: A Birthday Bash to Smash Fascism!

Panel discussion from leaders tied to struggles in the Philippines, Palestine, Brazil, and Puerto Rico on what it means to build an anti-imperialist and anti-fascist movement today.

Join Families for Freedom for a participatory dialogue around immigration enforcement, detention and deportation with Jane Guskin and David Wilson, authors of "The Politics of Immigration: Questions and Answers."

New York release of OR Books edition of Strongmen: Putin, Erdogan, Duterte, Trump, Modi. Speakers include Eve Ensler, Ninotchka Rosca, Lara Vapnyar, and Vijay Prashad.

Commemorating  the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women we present a one-day summit to address issues related to gender and state violence.

Join author, historian and activist Barbara Ransby as she discusses her new book "Making All Black Lives Matter: Reimagining Freedom in the Twenty-First Century." Ransby will be in conversation with with Movement for Black lives activist and Blackbird co-founder, Thenjiwe McHarris.

The People’s Market features local artists, creatives and makers. Come learn, share experiences and build community!

The Friends of the Jenin Freedom Theatre invite you to meet Mohammad Sabaaneh, renowned Palestinian political cartoonist.

This one-day class is about popular education - an approach to teaching and learning that connects theory, experience, and practical work for social change.

Come hear about her experience on the frontlines of the fight to save water in El Salvador and find out what you can do!

THE FEMINIST follows Schyman through daily life and political breakthroughs. With cameos from supporters Jane Fonda and Pharrell, the film paints a personal and political portrait of the woman behind the headlines, as she meets with women in small towns in Sweden, travels to refugee camps in Greece, and organizes a movement in the corridors of power in Brussels.

The Worker Writers School hosts our “Worker Writers School Assembly.” Join in a series of public conversations with Fred Moten, Stefano Harney, Marina Sitrin, Sawako Nakayasu, and others.

Come out as TechActivist.Org discuss the difference between corporate media and media made by the people for the people. A panel discussion with Glen Ford, Executive Editor of Black Agenda Report.

The Girls is about Iranian high school girls, their hopes and aspirations, and a Q&A with the Director Fery Malek Madani , who traveled across Iran engaging them in discussions.

Everybody can take the stage and share a five-minute piece — similar to an open mic but open to any art form. Come to share your art, or just enjoy the show!

An Interview with Ramona Africa of the MOVE organization. Where she talks about her childhood and what caused her to join MOVE among many other questions.

A tour to reflect on the Wall Street Bull, the New York Stock Exchange, our history, and to who we're up against in global capitalism. It helps us to see how all of our isolated fights ultimately lead us here.

A presentation and discussion on the current socio-economic and political reality of Puerto Rico with Se Acabaron las Promesas.

Come enjoy Hell’s Kitchen Dance Party, serving good vibes and dope beats with our resident DJ Kay Kay 47 and invited women DJs from the different boroughs of NYC.

A presentation of the cultural solidarity and mutual aid organizing of AgitArte, a year after hurricane María with Sugeily Rodríguez Lebrón and Jorge Díaz Ortiz.

Join us on the book presentation “Follow the Money: Flashpoints radio interviews.” This book of

Discussion on the current context of Mexico in light of recent elections and how people’s movements are analyzing this moment in history.

Marc Lamont Hill and Nancy Mansour present a closer look at the diverse Black communities within the Holy Land including Sudanese/Eritrean refugees, Black Palestinian refugees, Afro Palestinians and more.

Panelists will include some of the leading organizations and family members impacted by police brutality.

Join us every last Sunday of the month as we learn more about our political prisoners, the ongoing campaigns to bring them home, and engage in letter-writing.

Come out and dance to the Afro-Diaspora inspired music of Strings N Skins , a Brooklyn based band that will take you on journey around our Mother Earth.

Nidiria Ruiz Medina , a community organizer, and women's peace activist from the Naya River in Cauca, Colombia, will talk about Afro-Colombian women resisting U.S. Militarization and the War on Drugs.

Join us for a vibrant night of history, music and community with Aaron Leonard and Mat Callahan. #folkmusic #politicalactivists #musicandresistance

Detroit is a feature documentary that examines the rise, demise, and contested resurgence of Detroit through the lens of African-American mail carrier, Wendell Watkins, and the residents he has faithfully served for thirty years.

Kinshasa Makambo, a film by Dieudo Hamadi, exposes the political crisis in the Congo through the stories of three young political activists.

Let's help Ramona Africa, MOVE’s Minister of Communications, fight for her life. She's battling to survive, and is being denied the urgent healthcare that she needs.

In this workshop with Rabih Ahmed, participants will define self-preservation and affirm it through the creation of original poetic works. Through interactive writing exercises they will begin to hone into their life’s purposes.

The workshop's aim is to help children work collectively to create stories that empower and celebrate people of different backgrounds.

Join us in celebrating the revolutionary legacy of “La Nueva Canción” (New Song) Movement with special performances by Mochi Parra.

This 8-week survey will be an exploration of selected pieces of music, visual art, and films that are alternative forms of revolt that both deepens our consciousness and inspires resistance

Celebrating the lives and radical legacies of Che Guevara and Tamara Bunke “Tania La Guerrilla.”

A conversation with artists Frank Waln, Tanaya Winder, & Mahina Movement around the role of culture in the work to decolonize and in building a radical imagination for the future. 

A tour to reflect on the Wall Street Bull, the New York Stock Exchange, our history, and to who we're up against in global capitalism. It helps us to see how all of our isolated fights ultimately lead us here.

Join Ricky Rodriguez of Ravenous Creative from Durham, North Carolina, as he provides a fast-paced,

This training will teach people ways of fighting back against oppression in their daily lives. We will explore our bodies as a tool of representing feelings, ideas, and relationships.

Join us for this special screening of Dear Mandela, in light of recent oppression by the South African government of the Abahlali baseMjondolo, Shack Dwellers Movement, with filmmakers, Dara Kell and Christopher Nizza.

We want to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of El Grito de Lares in Puerto Rico, and reflect on the current struggle for decolonization and self-determination. Join us for a great night of reflection, live music and community!

Join us for a screening of the short film about Audry Funk, a feminist rapper and social activist from Mexico who came to the U.S. to gain a better career and continue spreading her voice for social justice.

A tour to reflect on the Wall Street Bull, the New York Stock Exchange, our history, and to who we're up against in global capitalism. It helps us to see how all of our isolated fights ultimately lead us here.