Barnard College welcomes Ziba Mir-Hosseini of the University of London’s Centre for Middle Eastern and Islamic Law. Mir-Hosseini will examine the growing confrontation between political Islam and Islamic feminism, as well as the rise of a new activism that challenges patriarchal interpretations of religious texts. Ziba Mir-Hosseini, “The Potential & Promise of Feminist Voices in [...]
Diamond District’s Uptown XO puts together visuals for his soul-infused track. Debut solo release coming in October. [youtube mfqQTtAeLmk]
Once upon a time there was an organization called Amnesty International which was dedicated to defending prisoners of conscience all over the world. Its action was marked by two principles that contributed to its success: neutrality and discretion. In the context of the Cold War, the early AI made a point of balancing its campaigns [...]
Who: Develop Don`t Destroy Brooklyn, Families United for Racial and Economic Equality, Brown Community Development Corporation, BrooklynSpeaks, Fifth Avenue Committee, Park Defense Fund Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats, Park Slope Neighbors, East Pacific Block Association, Friends and Residents of Greater Gowanus, South Portland Block Association, Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council, Fort Greene for Peace, Brooklyn Clergy, [...]
Columbus Day 2012 marks the 520 year anniversary of the genocidal and ecocidal project of Empire building and colonial expansion that began with the conquistador invasion of this continent and continues to this day through the daily violence and exploitation of global capitalism. It also marks the 20 year anniversary of the first American Black [...]
Stigma, Precarity & the Everyday Life of Outcaste Labor: A lecture by Anupama Rao happens Monday, November 12, at 12 noon. What forms of critical thought and cultural production occur when stigmatized life and the social experience of labor intersect in 20th-century Bombay? In her latest project, Barnard College Associate Professor of History Anupama Rao [...]
A group of 30 Indigenous representatives have issued a joint statement opposing offshore Arctic oil drilling and demanding that governments consult with them for rights to drill on their traditional lands. The joint statement, which further calls solidarity from all Arctic Indigenous Peoples, follows the international conference ?Arctic Oil: Exploring the Impacts on Indigenous Communities?, [...]
The Abrons Arts Center is proud to present the group exhibition El Regreso de los Dinosaurios, a cross-section of contemporary visual culture in Mexican society through the lens of the recent presidential election. A video program of documentary shorts from The VICE Guide to the Elections, directed by Bernardo Loyola and produced by VICE Mexico, [...]
Imagine, if you need to imagine, growing up in a home with an alcoholic mother, one who swallows pills while you’re right in the room. Rather than ask for help, she encourages your young, teenage self, to go out clubbing, so she, unbeknownst to you, can commit suicide. This is the world in which Rachel [...]
This event is part of the No More Trayvon Martins Campaign and the organizing around building the National Plan of Action for Racial Justice and Self Determination that the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement has initiated with support from the Black Left Unity Network, and the National Alliance for Racial Justice and Human Rights. Self-Respect and [...]
Get ready for a national week of actions, Sept. 20-26, two years after the FBI raids, to say “End the investigation now!” Is this email not displaying correctly? Two years after September 24 raids on anti-war and international solidarity activists We demand the Chicago U.S. Attorney’s office “End the investigation!” 1. Organize protests and events [...]
On August 31, at Metrotown Skytrain Station near Vancouver, Canada, Transit police officers and the RCMP assaulted, handcuffed and removed three activists that were peacefully distributing the Fire This Time newspaper (FTT). Because FTT is a non-commercial, free social justice newspaper, the officers had no legal ground to stop the distribution. It is clear that [...]
Podcast: Play in new window | Download We encourage everyone to donate this week to make our fund drive a success. This week we feature excerpts from an interview our editor Ernesto did with Haki R. Madhubuti, founder of Third World Press, at The Left Forum. His interview is very inspiring and highlights the importance [...]
Few books have been as influential in understanding African impoverishment as this groundbreaking analysis. Rodney shows how the imperial countries of Europe, and subsequently the US, bear major responsibility for impoverishing Africa. They have been joined in this exploitation by agents or unwitting accomplices both in the North and in Africa. With oppression and liberation [...]
Register now for The Forum Project’s 12-week Theatre of the Oppressed course. We are consistently asked to bring back this thoughtful exploration into the theory and application of Theatre of the Oppressed, and we’re excited to be able to offer it again. Register now to assure a spot! Theatre of the Oppressed Course . Facilitators: Alexander [...]
Western imperialism responded to the real threat of Black liberation praxis, which arose in the late 60’s and early 70’s, by employing a classic neo-colonial strategy of isolating Black social unrest from its roots as human insurrection against structural-inert violence and global oppression. These counter-revolutionary measures proved extremely successful in crushing any potentialities for a [...]
This is a workshop to raise funds for Honouring and Weaving Stories: A Gathering On Turtle’s Back for Indigenous and Racialized Peoples. Emerging science increasingly validates the lifeways and worldviews of Indigenous and other ancient wisdom traditions as promoting wellbeing. This workshop will look at some of the hard science that is emerging which, when [...]
Haitian social movement leader Reyneld Sanon discusses the situation of 400,000 people still living under tents in Haiti 32 months after the January 2010 earthquake, and what you can do to help. Sunday, September 16, at 6:30 pm St Stephen’s Church (Pecore Hall) 1805 West Alabama Street Houston, TX 77098 Co-sponsored by the Quixote Center, [...]
2012 Fund Drive launch! On the first episode of the 2012 Fund Drive podcast, we feature excerpts from Bertha Lewis and Reverend Edward Pinkney
RT @pocorganize: Reported Minnesota Militia Member Arrested in Terror Plot http://t.co/fLdbwyiiMp #connecttheleft #uniteblue #unifiedleft
Reported Minnesota Militia Member Arrested in Terror Plot http://t.co/fLdbwyiiMp #connecttheleft #uniteblue #unifiedleft
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