[NY] Activist Calendar #749: Events After Nov. 29
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11/30 MON Action: Intl Day of Action for Climate Justice. Take the
day off, get together w/your friends, & organize a protest or act of
civil disobedience against your least favorite climate criminal.
Info: http://www.actforclimatejustice.org
**11/30 MON, 6-8 pm Event: 28 Aniversario de la Carta de Derechos
del Confinado. La carta era aprobada por el Senado de Puerto Rico en
Noviembre de 1981. At La Iglesia la Resurreccisn, E 158th St & Elton
Ave, Bx (2/5 to 3rd Ave-149th St). Info:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=179588084806
**11/30 MON, 69 pm Event: Natalicio del Hiroe Patriota Andris
Figueroa Cordero. Con Rev Luis Barrios, video "Decents Is Not a
Crime" (presented by NBHRN), acto cultural con Grupo Tipico Musical de
Irenio Ortiz. Dedicado a Oscar Collazo e Irvin Flores y los presos
politicos. At Boricua College, 186 N 6th St, Bkn (L to Bedford Ave).
Sponsors: Fundacisn Andris Figueroa Cordero, Partido
Nacionalista-Junta de NY, National Boricua Human Rights Network,
Comiti 27 de Octubre, El Maestro Inc, NY Friends of Puerto Rico at the
UN, Juventud Nacionalista Puertorriquena en NY. Info:
mat...@yahoo.com
11/30 MON, 7 pm Reading: Taxi Confidential: Life, Death & 3 am
Revelations in NYC Cabs. W/author Amy Braunschweiger. True & truly
gritty stories of drivers, passengers & the in-between. At
Bluestockings, 172 Allen St (at Stanton, 1 bk S of Houston, F/V to 2nd
Ave). Free. Info: 212-777-6028, in...@bluestockings.com &
http://www.bluestockings.com & http://www.myspace.com/bluestockingsnyc
**11/30 MON, 7 pm - Reading/discussion: Climate Cover-Up: The Crusade
to Deny Global Warming. W/author James Hoggan (David Suzuki
Foundation) & author/activist Mark Crispin Miller. At McNally Jackson,
52 Prince St (btw Lafayette & Mulberry Sts, 6 to Spring St, R/W to
Prince St, B/D/F/V to B'way/Lafayette). Free. Info: 212-274-1160,
eve...@mcnallyrobinsonnyc.com & http://www.mcnallyjackson.com/
DECEMBER
**12/1 TUE, 9:30 am Court support: for Syed Fahad Hashmi. US citizen
imprisoned in severe solitary confinement for 2-1/2 years awaiting
trial (see MONs through 12/28). At US District Court, 500 Pearl St,
before Judge Preska, rm 12A (4/5/6 to Bkn Bridge-City Hall, J/M/Z to
Chambers St, R to City Hall, N to Canal St). Info:
http://muslimsforjustice.org & http://Freefahad.com
12/1 TUE, 6:45 pm Exhibit/benefit: Nesting Project opening.
Artists will create nests the way birds gather objects to build a
home. The nests will be on silent auction throughout December to raise
funds to build actual homes for those displaced in Sri Lanka, victims
of 2004 tsunami & the civil war. Proceeds go via Habitat for Humanity.
At Jivamukti Cafi, 841 Bway, 2nd fl (at Union Sq, 4/5/6, L/N/Q/R/W to
14th St-Union Sq). Info: thenesti...@gmail.com &
http://forums.manhattanbirdclub.com/post?id=3808064
12/1 TUE, 7 pm Film/discussion: Sex. Consent. Power. Pleasure.
W/film The Line & panel Nancy Schwartzman (filmmaker), Erin Burrows
(Students Active For Ending Rape), Joseph Samalin (Men Can Stop Rape),
Ignacio Rivera (sex educator, organizer & performance artist). At
Gallery Bar, 120 Orchard St (btw Delancey St & Rivington St, F, J/M/Z
to Delancey-Essex Sts, B/D to Grand St, F/V to 2nd Ave-Houston). $7
adv (before 12/1 noon)/$10 door/students free. Sponsors: Paradigm
Shift: NYC's Feminist Community, SAFER. RSVP:
RS...@ParadigmShiftNYC.com
12/1 TUE, 7 pm Film/discussion: Black Panther Party episode from the
VH1 series Lords of the Revolution. In the late 60s, the BPP brought
revolution onto the political terrain. They sold the Red Book, studied
Marxism & the Chinese revolution, challenged the police who were
terrorizing Black neighborhoods. At Revolution Books, 146 W 26th St
(1, R/W to 28th St, F/V to 23rd St). Info: 212-691-3345,
http://revolutionbooksnyc.org
**12/1 TUE, 7 pm (DAY CORREX) Discussion: Sports & Sexuality:
Fighting for a Level Playing Field. W/sports fan & writer Dave Zirin
on the struggle of women & LGBTQ people to gain equal access in the
wide world of sports. At Bluestockings, 172 Allen St (at Stanton, 1 bk
S of Houston, F/V to 2nd Ave). $5 suggested. Info: 212-777-6028,
in...@bluestockings.com & http://www.bluestockings.com &
http://www.myspace.com/bluestockingsnyc
**12/1 TUE, 7 pm - Reading/discussion: Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial
Presidency & Forming a More Perfect Union. W/author David Swanson.
The recent expansion of powers granted to the "unitary executive" & a
discussion of reasons & efforts to roll them back. 1st TUE Series
hosted by author/activist Mark Crispin Miller. At McNally Jackson, 52
Prince St (btw Lafayette & Mulberry Sts, 6 to Spring St, R/W to Prince
St, B/D/F/V to B'way/Lafayette). Free. Info: 212-274-1160,
eve...@mcnallyrobinsonnyc.com & http://www.mcnallyjackson.com/
**12/2 WED, 9:30 am-4:30 pm Action/rally: Stop Stupak-Pitts Lobby
Day & Rally. Demand that Congress stand up for womens' right to safe,
accessible & legal abortion. At Capitol Hill DC; rally 11:30-1 pm at
Upper Senate Park, Constitution & Delaware Aves, NE (red line to Union
Station, orange/blue lines to Capitol South). Sponsors: Feminist
Majority, Planned Parenthood, NOW, NARAL, Religious Coalition for
Reproductive Choice, ACLU, SEIU, Advocates for Youth, Campus Progress,
Choice USA, many more. Info: 703-522-2214,
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=208370075409
12/2 WED, 7 pm Book event: Talking w/Sartre: Conversations &
Debates. W/editor & translator John Gerassi. Authorized by Sartre to
write his biography, Gerassi conducted long series of interviews btw
1970 & 1974, which he has now edited to produce revelatory &
breathtaking portrait. At Revolution Books, 146 W 26th St (1, R/W to
28th St, F/V to 23rd St). Info: 212-691-3345,
http://revolutionbooksnyc.org
12/2 WED, 7 pm Reading: My Red Blood: A Memoir of Growing Up
Communist, Coming Onto the Greenwich Village Folk Scene & Coming Out
in the Feminist Movement. W/author & activist Alix Dobkin. At
Bluestockings, 172 Allen St (at Stanton, 1 bk S of Houston, F/V to 2nd
Ave). Free. Info: 212-777-6028, in...@bluestockings.com &
http://www.bluestockings.com & http://www.myspace.com/bluestockingsnyc
12/3 THU, 12/4 FRI, 12/5 SAT, 12/10 THU, 12/11 FRI, 12/12 SAT -
Films: The Black Panther Party Film Festival. Honoring the NY
Panther 21, the Young Lords & Fred Hampton & Mark Clark, murdered
12/4/69 by Chicago police, 40 years ago. Films incl: Passin It On:
Dhoruba Bin Wahad & the NY State BPP, The Murder of Fred Hampton,
Palante Siempre Palante! The Young Lords. At Maysles Cinema, 343
Lenox Ave/Malcolm X Blvd (btw 127th & 128th Sts, 2/3 to 125th
St-Lenox/Malcolm X, A/C, B/D to 125th St-St Nicholas Ave, 4/5/6
to125th St-Lexington Ave). Free; donations welcome. Info:
212-582-6050, Phi...@mayslesinstitute.org & cin...@mayslesfilms.com &
http://www.mayslesfilms.com
12/3 THU-12/30 WED (WED-FRI 8 pm, SAT 2 pm & 8 pm, SUN 7 pm)
Performance: She Like Girls world premiere. By Chisa Hutchinson.
Inspired by the brutal murder of a 15-year-old lesbian in Newark, NJ,
play tells story of 2 inner-city girls who gradually fall in love
w/each other in a dangerously homophobic climate. At Ohio Theater, 66
Wooster St (btw Broome & Spring Sts, 6 to Spring St, R/W to Prince St,
A/C/E to Canal St-6th Ave, 1 to Canal St-Varick St). Tix:
TheaterMania, 212-352-3101. Info: jen...@workingmansclothes.com &
http://www.workingmansclothes.com
**12/3 THU Protest: Demand a Real Jobs Program & Money for Jobs Not
For War During the White House Job Summit. At loc in DC. Sponsor: Bail
Out the People Movement. Info: 212-633-6646,
bailoutpeople.org/cmnt.shtml & http://www.BailOutPeople.org
12/3 THU, 59 pm Event: The Ippie Awards. Honors reporting in Eng &
others languages by the NY ethnic & community press. At Baruch
College, 151 E 25th St (btw Lexington & 3rd Ave, 6 to 23rd St or 28th
St). Register (20% discount if registered by 11/16):
https://nycma.fcny.org/nycma/ippies/register_for_the_dinner/ Info:
Jehangir Khattak, 212-279-1442, nyc...@indypressny.org
**12/3 THU, 5:15 pm & 7:30 pm - Film: Rachel Corrie. US college
student & activist who was run over by an Israeli bulldozer in the
Gaza Strip in 2003. At Theater 1, Jacob Burns Film Center, 364
Manville Road, Pleasantville, NY. RSVP/info: or 914-773-7663,
http://www.burnsfilmcenter.org/films/film-series/detail/14347
**12/3 THU, 5:30-6:30 pm - Picket: in solidarity w/Haitian workers in
Dominican Republic. Protest attacks on & deportations of Haitian
workers. At Haitian Consulate, 271 Madison Ave (btw 39th & 40th Sts,
4/5/6/7, S to Grand Central-42nd St, 7 to 5th Ave-42nd St). Sponsors:
Batay Ouvriye Solidarity Network. Info: 646-829-9519,
bosoli...@yahoo.com & http://www.fowomouvriye.org
12/3 THU, 6 pm Benefit: to support Freedom March in Gaza (see
12/27-1/2 below). Delicious Arabic food donated by owner of Moustache
Arab Restaurant. At loc in East Village. RSVP: 212-982-2912.
**12/3 THU, 6:15 pm Talk: The Unipolar Moment & the Culture of
Imperialism. W/Noam Chomsky (MIT) delivering the 5th Annual Edward
Said Memorial Lecture. At Altschul Auditorium, 417 Intl Affairs
Building, Columbia U, 420 W 118th St (btw Amsterdam Ave & Morningside
Drive, 1 to 116th St). Free; seating
1st come 1st served. Sponsor: Heyman Center for the
Humanities-Columbia U. Info:
http://www.heymancenter.org/event_print.php?id=151 &
http://www.chomsky.info/
**12/3 THU, 6:30 pm Book event/discussion: Becoming Americans: 4
Centuries of Immigrant Writing. W/editor Ilan Stavans & journalist.
The long history of US immigration through the voices of those who
made the journey. At Lower East Side Tenement Museum Shop, 108 Orchard
St (at Delancey St, F to Delancey St, B/D to Grand, J/M to
Delancey-Essex). Free. RSVP requested: eve...@tenement.org Info:
212-982-8420, Eve...@tenement.org & http://www.tenement.org
**12/3 THU, 6:30 pm - Book event: "Racism, Repression &
Resistance: COINTELPRO Then & Now: 40 years since the FBI & Chicago
police assassinated Fred Hampton. W/Jeffrey Haas (author, The
Assassination of Fred Hampton: How the FBI & the Chicago Police
Murdered a Black Panther), Malik Rahim (Common Ground Relief in NOLA),
Francisco Torres (SF 8) & fmr political prisoner Laura Whitehorn
exploring ongoing repression of political dissent in the US in the
name of national security. At Community Church of NY, 40 E 35th St
(btw Park & Madison Aves, 6 to 33rd St). Free. Sponsors: Center for
Constitutional Rights, ational Lawyers Guild, others. Info:
shog...@igc.org
12/3 THU, 7:30 pm Book event/forum: Left of Marx
The Political Life of Black Communist Claudia Jones. W/Carole Boyce
Davies (Cornell U, author of Black Women, Writing & Identity:
Migrations of the Subject). The activism, writing & legacy of a
pioneering Afro-Caribbean radical intellectual, dedicated communist &
feministburied to the left of Karl Marx in Londons Highgate
Cemetery. At Brecht Forum, 451 West St (btw Bank & Bethune St, A/C/E/L
to 14th St & 8th Ave, 1/2/3 to 14th St & 7th Ave). $6/$10/$15 sliding
scale. Info: 212-242-4201, brech...@brechtforum.org &
http://www.brechtforum.org
12/4 FRI & 12/5 SAT (RESCH to 12/11 FRI-12/13 SUN) Benefit/exhibit:
art show, auction & raffle for Daniel McGowan.
12/4 FRI-12/6 SUN - Conference: 7th Cuba/Venezuela/Mexico/North
America Labor Conf. W/reps from Cuba, Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia,
Venezuela, Nicaragua, Philippines, Haiti & Mexico. At Hotel Palacio
Azteca, Blvd Cuauhtimoc Sur #213, Colonia Davila, Tijuana, Mexico.
$85/$75 for residents of Mexico. Sponsors: US/Cuba Labor Exchange,
Sindicato Mexicano de Electricistas (SME), World Organization for the
Right of the People to Healthcare-SEIU 1199, National Network on Cuba
(NNOC), Venezuela Solidarity Network (VSN), many others.
Info/register: 313-575-4933, labore...@aol.com &
http://laborexchange.blogspot.com
12/4 FRI, 9 am-noon Workshop/benefit: The Tapping Therapy.
W/activist Julie Weiner, MS, LMHC, a licensed mental health counselor
specializing in biofeedback & Emotional Freedom Technique. Learn how
to tap into your own power quickly & easily. At WESPAC Foundation, 17
Marble Ave, Pleasantville, NY. $60 non-WESPAC members/$40 WESPAC
members; benefits WESPAC. RSVP (req by 12/1): nirai...@yahoo.com or
https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_flow&SESSION=WKk9v6yd_Bz7PrL8IRFSgIE0ORBfeSv-3VBsGO4UVzCdTcfrc1RLQDpA4-q&dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1ffc45dc241d84e953d0e88f8d71535079b246201019c8adab
**12/4 FRI, 4:30-8:30 pm - Conference: Beyond Tolerance 4. Aims at
creating safer NYC schools for LGBTQ youth. 1st-time focus on
involving high school students/high school age youth as planners,
participants & the primary target audience. 4:30-5:20 pm: Expo-style
tabling & snacks (community/student groups). 5:30-6:20 pm: Session I
workshops. 6:30-7:20 pm: Session II workshops. 7:30 pm: Coffeehouse
performances. At Vanguard High School, 317 E 67th St (btw 1st & 2nd
Ave, 6 to 68th St-Hunter College). Sponsors: NYQueer, NY Coalition of
Radical Educators. Info/register: nyq...@nycore.org &
http://www.nycore.org
**12/4 FRI, 7 pm Meeting: Private Health Insurance Must Go!
Coalition (PHIMG). At Murphy Institute for Worker Education & Labor
Studies, CUNY, 25 W 43rd St, 19th fl (7 to 5th Ave, B/D/F/V to Grand
Central-42nd St). Info: http://www.phimg.org
12/4 FRI, 8 pm - Music: Good Coffeehouse Music Parlor. W/Country blues
guitarist Stefan Grossman. Traveling Troubadour Concert Series. At 53
Prospect Park West, Bkn (btw 1st & 2nd Sts, 2/3 to Grand Army Plaza,
Q/B to 7th Ave, F to 7th Ave). $15/$6 kids. Info: 718 768 2972,
in...@jamesreams.com & http://www.gchmusic.org
**12/5 SAT, 9 am-5 pm Benefit/meeting: Margaret Eberle Fair Trade
Crafts Festival & WESPAC Foundation's Social Forum Followup Meeting. 9
am: meditation; 10 am-3 pm: program; Fair Trade vendors until 5 pm.
(The trade fair was formerly sponsored by WESPAC but is now sponsored
by community groups; the trade & the meeting are separate but
connected events.) At Memorial United Methodist Church, Asbury Hall,
250 Bryant Ave, White Plains, NY. $5-10 suggested; benefits church,
Korean Methodist Center, Loft LGBT Center & other groups.
Info/volunteer: 914-449-6514, sc...@loftgaycenter.org &
http://www.wespac.org
12/5 SAT, 9:30 am - Benefit: Veterans for Peace, Chapter 21
Breakfast/Fundraiser. At Iron Horse, 20 Washington St, Westwood, NJ.
Info: paula....@verizon.net & http://www.mfso.org &
http://www.Teaneckpeace.org
**12/5 SAT, 10 am-4 pm - Event: 5th Anniversary of Ugnayan. Celebrate
the successes of Filipino youth & students in advancing our
community's rights & building our power. Cultural resistance workshops
on hiphop activism/Theater of the Oppressed/more, children's
storytelling, facepainting, food & vendors. 10 am-12 pm: children's
storytelling & activities. 12-4 pm: cultural workshops. Childcare
available. At Renaissance School, 35-59 81st St, Jackson Hts, Qns (at
37th Ave, 7 to 82nd St). Sponsor: Ugnayan. Info:
ugnaya...@gmail.com & http://www.ugnayan.blogspot.com
**12/5 SAT, 1-3 pm Forum: Understanding Healthcare Reform. Not
willing to read a 1,990-page document? Wondering what difference is
btw our current system & the reforms? Come out. Bring your questions &
concerns. At Bkn Public Library, Brower Park Branch, 725 St Mark's
Ave, Bkn (at Nostrand Ave, A/C to Nostrand Ave-Fulton St, 3 to
Nostrand Ave-Eastern Pkwy). Sponsors: Healthcare-NOW, Socialist Party
USA (NYC Local). Info:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=321514100402
12/5 SAT, 7 pm Reading: Girl Zines: Making Media, Doing Feminism.
W/author Alison Piepmeier, Victoria Law, Jenna Freedman, Lauren Jade
Martin. In the past 2 decades, women have produced 1000s of unique
zines. At Bluestockings, 172 Allen St (at Stanton, 1 bk S of Houston,
F to 2nd Ave). Free. Info: 212-777-6028, in...@bluestockings.com &
http://www.bluestockings.com & http://www.myspace.com/bluestockingsnyc
12/5 SAT, 7:30 pm - Discussion: We Need Single Payer Now: Obamas
Failed Approach to Healthcare Reform. W/physician & staff writer for
Freedom Socialist newspaper Steven Strauss MD on the sellout of health
benefits reform to the insurance companies. Discussion focuses on how
we can organize to win comprehensive coverage for all. At Freedom
Hall, 113 W 128th St (btw Malcolm X & Adam Clayton Powell Blvds, 2/3,
4/5/6, A/B/C/D to 125th St). $3; $8.50 for dinner at 6:30 pm. Sponsor:
Freedom Socialist Party. Info: 212-222-0633, f...@nyct.net &
http://www.socialism.com
12/5 SAT, 8-10:30 pm - Music: Peoples' Voice Cafi. W/Charlie King,
Karen Brandow. At Community Church of NY Unitarian Universalist, 40 E
35th St (btw Madison & Park Aves, 6 to 33rd St,
wheelchair-accessible). $15 suggested/$10 members. Info: 212-787-3903,
http://www.peoplesvoicecafe.org
12/6 SUN, 4-9 pm Discussion: Inside the Activists Studio.
W/Daniel "Fritz" Herschel Silber-Baker (slam poet, Bkn-based community
activist), Carinne Luck (JStreet/ Independent Food Activist), Alan
Lungen (atty, Darfuri refugee advocate), Avi Rosenthalis (Jews for
Racial & Economic Justice Organizer/Rude Mechanical Orchestra),
Suzanne Grossman (Love Your Job). Learn from & be energized by local
Jewish change-makers. At Congregation Beth Elohim, 8th Ave & Garfield
Pl, Park Slope, Bkn 92/3 to Grand Army Plaza). $8-$18 sliding scale.
Sponsor: AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps. Info/tix:
http://whoinspiresyou.eventbrite.com/
**12/6 SUN, 4 pm - Event: Holiday card-writing party. To support
political prisoners & prisoners of war in US jails, held for their
belief in justice & militant resistance to the US govt. Supplies
provided. Refreshments. At 263 Eastern Pkwy, Bkn, left elevator to Apt
5D (btw Franklin & Classon, 2/3/4/5 to Franklin Ave, S to Botanic
Gardens stop). Donation requested. Sponsors: Resistance in Bkn, NYC
Anarchist Black Cross. Info: 718-783-8141, leder...@usa.net
12/7 MON, 7 pm Reading: Sense & Sensibility & Sea Monsters.
W/co-authors Ben Winters & Jane Austen (making her first in-store
appearance since her death in 1817), Athgard Claw-Fangler (a sea
monster). At Bluestockings, 172 Allen St (at Stanton, 1 bk S of
Houston, F/V to 2nd Ave). Free. Info: 212-777-6028,
in...@bluestockings.com & http://www.bluestockings.com &
http://www.myspace.com/bluestockingsnyc
**12/7 MON, 7:30 pm - Meeting: Northern Manhattan Neighbors for Peace
& Justice. Report-back on meeting at Rep Rangels office, discuss
plans for City Council members to cosponsor a public showing of
"Rethink Afghanistan." +Holiday party planning. At Holyrood Church, W
179th St & Fort Washington Ave (A, 1 to 181st St). Info: David,
dubn...@gmail.com
12/8 TUE, 5 pm Picket: Protest resentencing of Cuban 5. After
denying retrial, federal court is resentencing 2 of the Cuban
prisoners on 12/8--Gonzalez & Labaqino. Demand that they be freed, not
resentenced. At 26 Federal Plaza (Bway at Worth St, R/W to City Hall
J/M/Z to Chambers St, 4/5/6 to Bkn Bridge-City Hall). Sponsors:
Popular Education Program to Free the Cuban 5, others. Info: Cuban
Hotline, 718-601-4751, Freeth...@gmail.com &
http://www.freethecuban5.com
12/8 TUE, 7 pm Reading: Diario de Oaxaca: A Sketchbook Journal of 2
Years in Mexico. W/graphic novelist & illustrator Peter Kuper. At
Bluestockings, 172 Allen St (at Stanton, 1 bk S of Houston, F/V to 2nd
Ave). Free. Info: 212-777-6028, in...@bluestockings.com &
http://www.bluestockings.com & http://www.myspace.com/bluestockingsnyc
12/9 WED Film: Premiere of "The Barrel of a Gun." Film on Mumia
Abu-Jamal case, on 28th anniversary of the incident that started the
case. At loc TBA. Info: Free Mumia Abu-Jamal Coalition, 212-330-8029,
in...@FreeMumia.com & http://www.FreeMumia.com
12/9 WED, 7 pm Book event: The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How
the FBI & the Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther. W/author
Jeffrey Haas. "It's around 7 am on Dec 4, 1969, & attorney Jeff Haas
is in a police lockup in Chicago, interviewing Fred Hampton's fiancee.
She is describing how the police pulled her from the room as Fred lay
unconscious on their bed. She heard 1 officer say, He's still alive.
She then heard 2 shots. A 2nd officer said, He's good and dead now
Haas' personal account of how he & People's Law Office partner Flint
Taylor pursued Hampton's assassins, ultimately prevailing over
unlimited government resources & FBI conspiracy. At Revolution Books,
146 W 26th St (1, R/W to 28th St, F/V to 23rd St). Info: 212-691-3345,
http://revolutionbooksnyc.org
**12/9 WED, 7 pm - Reading/discussion: Stripping Bare the Body.
W/author Mark Danner. US interventionism & the realities of our
political decisions on the ground. At McNally Jackson, 52 Prince St
(btw Lafayette & Mulberry Sts, 6 to Spring St, R/W to Prince St,
B/D/F/V to B'way/Lafayette). Free. Info: 212-274-1160,
eve...@mcnallyrobinsonnyc.com & http://www.mcnallyjackson.com/
12/10 THU Event: Human Rights Speak-Out & Arts Evening. Visual art;
spoken word, poetry pieces, musical pieces, theater shorts, films,
etc, that connect to or highlight themes in the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights. Current/ former sex workers & folks who are in
communities that are heavily impacted by criminalization & policing of
sex work are especially encouraged to submit. At loc TBA.
Info/submissions: kmda...@gmail.com & belltowe...@hotmail.com
**12/10 THU, 6:30 pm Film/discussion: Cineforo, film TBA. At Bkn
Society for Ethical Culture, 53 Prospect Pk West, Park Slope, Bkn (btw
1st & 2nd Sts, 2/3 to Grand Army Plaza, Q to 7th Ave, F to 7th Ave).
Free; donations welcome. Info: 718-636-9089, lat...@brooklynpeace.org
**12/10 THU, 7-9 pm Benefit: Cultural Evening w/Fashion, Music &
Dance. Fashion by Nime Jamal & Vershawn London. Cruelty &
sweatshop-free clothing; benefits a college fund for African American
& Latina women, NY-based fashion designers & WESPAC Foundation. At
Ossining High School Auditorium, 29 S Highland Ave, Ossining, NY.
$20/$10 students. Tix: http://www.wespac.org
Info: 914-449-6514, http://www.wespac.org
12/11 FRI-12/13 SUN (tentative, RESCH from 12/4 FRI & 12/5 SAT
Benefit/exhibit: art show, auction & raffle for Daniel McGowan. Mark
the 4th anniversary of McGowan's arrest, highlighting the continued
repression of activists that the federal government has labeled
"terrorists." Proceeds go to his commissary account & some of his
favorite environmental & social justice organizations. At loc TBA.
Sponsor: Family & Friends of Daniel McGowan. Info/submit art:
http://www.supportdaniel.org
12/11 FRI, time TBA - Benefit: party to support Families United for
Racial & Economic Equality (FUREE). At Museum of Contemporary African
Diasporan Arts, 80 Hanson Pl, Bkn (2/3/4/5, B/Q to Atlantic Ave,
D/M/N R to Atlantic/Pacific Ave, C to Lafayette Ave, G to Fulton St).
Info: 718-230-0492, in...@mocada.org & http://www.mocada.org &
http://www.furee.org & http://www.myspace.com/furee_org &
http://:www.youtube.com/FUREEous & http://www.zazzle.com/fureeous
12/11 FRI, 6:30 pm - Discussion: Grace Paley: Speaking Truth to
Power. W/Ujju Agarawal (Center for Immigrant Families), Yvette
Christiansk (poet & novelist), Ynestra King (editor, Dangerous
Intersections: Feminist Perspectives on Population, Environment &
Development), Nancy Kricorian (CodePink NY), Amy Swerdlow (Women
Strike for Peace). Commemorating & furthering the work of Grace Paley,
self-described "combative pacifist & cooperative anarchist." At James
Rm, 4th fl Barnard Hall, 3009 Bway (north of W 116th St, 1 to 116th
St). Sponsor: CodePink NYC. Info: nan...@bway.net
**12/11 FRI, 6:30-8:30 pm Event: Teachers Unite Community Dinner.
Pizza, discussion, questions/mingle time. Primarily for teachers, but
anyone can to join. At Brecht Forum, 451 West St (btw Bank & Bethune
St, A/C/E/L to 14th St & 8th Ave, 1/2/3 to 14th St & 7th Ave). $10
suggested. RSVP by 12/9: M...@Teachersunite.Net
12/11 FRI, 7 pm Film/discussion: Schmatta: From Rags to Riches to
Rags. W/director Marc Levin. New HBO documentary on the decline of
the apparel manufacturing industry in the US. Percentage of US
clothing made in US in 1965: 95. Percentage in 2009: 5. At Revolution
Books, 146 W 26th St (1, R/W to 28th St, F/V to 23rd St). Info:
212-691-3345, http://revolutionbooksnyc.org
12/12 SAT, 9:30 am Conference: NYC Food & Climate Summit: Creating a
Platform for Change. W/Anna Lappe (Small Planet Institute), Marion
Nestle (NYU), others. For family farmers, community gardeners,
concerned citizens, activists, advocates, parents, food experts,
policy makers, environmentalists, nutritionists, educators/urban
planners & designers, govt, community, business, civic
leaders/educators/elected officials. Summit's aim is to increase
engagement & action around our food systems role in climate problems
& solutions. At NYU, Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, 566
LaGuardia Place (btw W 3rd St & Washingon Sq South, A/C/E, D/F to W
4th St, R/N local to 8th St-NYU). Free. Sponsors: Manhattan Boro pres
Scott Stringer, NYU, Just Food. Info/register (waiting list):
212-669-2094, kspau...@manhattanbp.org & ab...@nyu.edu &
http://foodandclimatesummit.eventbrite.com/
**12/12 SAT, 3-9 pm Event: 40th NY Panther 21 Anniversary Tribute &
Reunion. Performances by Impact! & Rebel Diaz (Da Boogie Down Bx) &
more. At City College of NY, W 137th St (btw Amsterdam & Convent Aves,
1 to 137th St). Sponsors: East Coast Black Panther Party Commemoration
Cmt, Women of Color Productions Inc, Maysles Cinema, Safiya-Nuh
Foundation/Field Up Productions, Harlem/New Black Panther Party,
Universal Zulu Nation, It's About Time BPP Alumni Assn, Malcolm X
Grassroots Movement, Harlem/New Black Panther Party, Uhuru Movement,
CCNY Black Studies Program, Black Student Union at City College &
Guillermo Morales/Assata Shakur Student & Community Ctr CCNY. Info:
Bro Shep (Guillermo Morales/Assata Shakur Ctr), 212-650-5008,
morales...@yahoo.com
12/12 SAT, 8-10:30 pm - Music: Peoples' Voice Cafi. Phil Ochs Song
Night. At Community Church of NY Unitarian Universalist, 40 E 35th St
(btw Madison & Park Aves, 6 to 33rd St, wheelchair-accessible). $15
suggested/$10 members. Info: 212-787-3903,
http://www.peoplesvoicecafe.org
**12/13 SUN, 1-5 pm Event: 6th Intl Day in Solidarity w/Political
Prisoners & POWs. W/Salal (Malcolm X Grassroots Movement), film of
Sister Nehanda in Cuba, Ashanti Alston (National Jericho), a former
Puerto Rican political prisoner, speaker from Irish Freedom Cmt,
others. At Brecht Forum, 451 West St (btw Bank & Bethune St, A/C/E/L
to 14th St & 8th Ave, 1/2/3 to 14th St & 7th Ave). Sponsors: NYC
Jericho, Malcolm X Grassroots Movement. Info: 718-853-0893,
nycje...@gmail.com & http://www.jerichony.org Directions:
212-242-4201, brech...@brechtforum.org & http://www.brechtforum.org
12/13 SUN, 7-9:30 pm - Event: Activist Poets' Roundtable. A space for
activist poets & friends to gather & share poetry. All are invited &
time will be allocated equally for every participant to read 1 or more
poems--original work or others' poems you admire. No limitation on
style or content, though focus is on themes of peace/social
justice/human solidarity. Observers welcome. Roundtable takes place on
2nd Sunday of alternate months, eg Feb 14, Apr 11, etc. At Hunter
College, West Bldg, Rm 1736 (68th St & Lexington Ave, 6 to 68th
St-Hunter College, F to Lexington Ave-63rd St). Info: email
speakar...@optimum.net w/ ROUNDTABLE on subject line.
**12/12 SAT, 8-9:30 pm Performance: Christmas Revival--Peace on
Earth Holy Rolling Blowout. Rev Billy & the Life After Shopping
choir. At Bkn Lyceum, 227 4th Ave, Bkn (at President St, 1 block S of
Union St, R to Union St, F to 4th Ave & walk 11 blocks N). $10. Tix:
https://www.vendini.com/ticket-software.html?e=22cded5d350986a13dac6763326a717b&t=tix
Info: http://www.revbilly.com/events/christmas-revival-at-the-brooklyn-lyceum
12/14 MON Action: No Borders Day of Action. Solidarity actions
during the COP 15 in Copenhagen. Info: artofli...@riseup.net
12/16 WED, 9:30 am - Court support: activist Juanita Youngs family.
Outspoken police brutality activist--mother of Malcolm Ferguson,
murdered by NYPD in 2000will be in court as her son JJ faces bogus
charges leveled against him after the 43rd precinct attacked his
family & friends & brutalized him. At Bx Supreme Court, Part 35 (look
up James Ferguson), 851 Grand Concourse, Bx (B/D/4 to 161st St-Yankee
Stadium). Info: oct...@yahoo.com & http://www.october22-ny.org
12/18 FRI, 8 pm - Music: Good Coffeehouse Music Parlor. W/David Roche,
Anne Keating. 3rd FRI w/the Park Slope Food Coop. At 53 Prospect Park
West, Bkn (btw 1st & 2nd Sts, 2/3 to Grand Army Plaza, Q/B to 7th Ave,
F to 7th Ave). $10/$6 kids. Info: 718 768 2972, in...@jamesreams.com &
http://www.gchmusic.org
12/27 SUN-1/2 SAT Action: Gaza Freedom March Campaign. Noam Chomsky,
Ralph Nader, Diana Buttu, Norman Finkelstein, Noami Klein, Arun
Gandhi, George Galloway & 1,000s of other activists challenge the
Israeli blockade at the Erez crossing. Meet in Cairo, proceed to
Al-Arish, enter Gaza from Rafah border, march to Erez crossing. Info:
in...@gazafreedommarch.org & http://gazafreedommarch.org
JANUARY
1/9 SAT-1/16 SAT Workshop: Social Ecology Intensive. Takes the view
that systems of domination & the homogenization of culture are at the
root of the global ecological crisis. Students participate in topical
seminars regarding: climate justice, alternatives to capitalism; race
& the history radical movements. At loc TBA. Sponsor: Institute for
Social Ecology (ISE). $300. Register: http://www.social-ecology.org
1/10 SUN, 2/14 SUN (Special Valentines Day show), 3/14 SUN (Special
Daylight Savings show), 4/11 SUN, 5/9 SUN, 6/13 SUN, 7:30 pm
Performance: Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble. Ensemble of
world-class musicians, dancers, designers and actors spontaneously
creating performance pieces. At Brecht Forum, 451 West St (btw Bank &
Bethune St, A/C/E/L to 14th St & 8th Ave, 1/2/3 to 14th St & 7th Ave).
$12/$15/$25 sliding scale. Info: 212-242-4201,
brech...@brechtforum.org & http://www.brechtforum.org & http://
www.strikeanywhere.info
1/11 MON, noon-1/22 FRI, 3 pm - Actions: Close Guantanamo & End
Torture. At locs around White House in DC. Sponsor: Witness Against
Torture. Info: dalo...@riseup.net & http://www.witnesstorture.org
FEBRUARY
2/5 FRI, 8 pm - Music: Good Coffeehouse Music Parlor. W/David
Laibman, Norman Savitt. At 53 Prospect Park West, Bkn (btw 1st & 2nd
Sts, 2/3 to Grand Army Plaza, Q/B to 7th Ave, F to 7th Ave). $10/$6
kids. Info: 718 768 2972, in...@jamesreams.com &
http://www.gchmusic.org
2/10 WED-16 TUE Workshop: 9th annual organic land care accreditation
course. For land care professionals. At loc in Elmsford, NY. Sponsor:
NOFA Organic Land Care Program (Northeast Organic Farming Assn). Info:
203-888-5146, cl...@organiclandcare.net &
http://www.organiclandcare.net
MARCH
3/5 FRI, 8 pm - Music: Good Coffeehouse Music Parlor. W/Frank Fotusky.
At 53 Prospect Park West, Bkn (btw 1st & 2nd Sts, 2/3 to Grand Army
Plaza, Q/B to 7th Ave, F to 7th Ave). $10/$6 kids. Info: 718 768 2972,
in...@jamesreams.com & http://www.gchmusic.org
3/12 FRI, 8 pm - Music: Good Coffeehouse Music Parlor. W/Dan Bliss. At
53 Prospect Park West, Bkn (btw 1st & 2nd Sts, 2/3 to Grand Army
Plaza, Q/B to 7th Ave, F to 7th Ave). $10/$6 kids. Info: 718 768 2972,
in...@jamesreams.com & http://www.gchmusic.org
3/19 FRI, 7-9 pm, 3/20 SAT & 3/21 SUN, 10 am-9 pm - Conference: Left
Forum 2010. At Pace U, 1 Pace Plaza (4/5/6 to Bkn Bridge, A/C, J/M/Z,
2,3 to Fulton St-B'way-Nassau). Info & register: 212-817-2003,
left...@leftforum.org & http://www.leftforum.org &
http://www.myspace.com/leftforum Submit panels (by 12/1):
http://www.leftforum.org/panelsubmission2010
3/20 SAT March/rally: National antiwar protest. Demand immediate &
unconditional withdrawal of all US & NATO forces from Afghanistan &
Iraq. At loc in DC TBA. Sponsors: ANSWER Coalition, Muslim American
Society Freedom, National Council of Arab Americans, Cynthia McKinney,
Malik Rahim (Common Ground Collective), Ramsey Clark, Cindy Sheehan,
Medea Benjamin (CodePink), many others. Info: ANSWER, 212-694-8720,
in...@internationalanswer.org & http://www.answercoalition.org/
--An Antiwar camp will be set up starting on 3/13.
**3/20 MON (start) Action: Peace of the Action (POTA). Clog
Washington, DC every week day through diffuse civil resistance (CR)
actions until the troops start to come home from the Middle East. At
locs in DC. Info: act...@peaceoftheaction.org &
http://www.peaceoftheaction.org
APRIL
4/9 FRI, 8 pm - Music: Good Coffeehouse Music Parlor. W/Bev Grant &
the Dissident Daughters, Annie Dinerman. At 53 Prospect Park West, Bkn
(btw 1st & 2nd Sts, 2/3 to Grand Army Plaza, Q/B to 7th Ave, F to 7th
Ave). $10/$6 kids. Info: 718 768 2972, in...@jamesreams.com &
http://www.gchmusic.org
4/10 SAT, noon-3 pm - March: Demand the Right to Jobs for All. On 75th
anniversary of the WPA (Works Progress Administration), which created
8.5 million jobs during the depression of the 1930s. At loc TBA in DC.
Sponsor: Bail Out the People Movement. Info: 212-633-6646,
http://bailoutpeople.org/cmnt.shtml & http://www.BailOutPeople.org
MAY
5/7 FRI, 8 pm - Music: Good Coffeehouse Music Parlor. W/James Reams &
The Barnstormers. At 53 Prospect Park West, Bkn (btw 1st & 2nd Sts,
2/3 to Grand Army Plaza, Q/B to 7th Ave, F to 7th Ave). $10/$6 kids.
Info: 718 768 2972, in...@jamesreams.com & http://www.gchmusic.org
5/14 FRI, 8 pm - Music: Good Coffeehouse Music Parlor. W/Ernie
Hawkins. Traveling Troubadour Concert Series. At 53 Prospect Park
West, Bkn (btw 1st & 2nd Sts, 2/3 to Grand Army Plaza, Q/B to 7th Ave,
F to 7th Ave). $15/$6 kids. Info: 718 768 2972, in...@jamesreams.com &
http://www.gchmusic.org
JUNE
6/3 THU-6/6 SAT - Conference: "How Class Works 2010." Submit proposals
by 12/14. At SUNY Stony Brook, NY. Sponsor: SUNY Stony Brook's Ctr for
Study of Working Class Life. Info: 631-632-7536 &
michae...@stonybrook.edu & http://www.workingclass.sunysb.edu
6/4 FRI, 8 pm - Music: Good Coffeehouse Music Parlor. W/Woody Mann.
Traveling Troubadour Concert Series. At 53 Prospect Park West, Bkn
(btw 1st & 2nd Sts, 2/3 to Grand Army Plaza, Q/B to 7th Ave, F to 7th
Ave). $15/$6 kids. Info: 718 768 2972, in...@jamesreams.com &
http://www.gchmusic.org
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