2012 Programs

2012 Programs

Sunday, January 22 2012
6:00 pm
Occupy the Mind

Progressive Moral Agenda for the 21st Century

Dr. Serene Jones, Rabbi Michael Lerner, Rev. Stephen H. Phelps, Prof. James Vrettos, Dr. Cornel West, Richard D. Wolff,

This special evening of thoughtful conversation and discussion will be held in the Nave of Riverside Church on Sunday, January 22nd starting at 6:00 pm. The event is free and will be live streamed on the...

Friday, February 24 2012
6:00 pm
- 9:00 pm
Two Who Made a Difference

The Brecht Forum invites you to a Special Reception Celebrating Vinie Burrows & Esther Jackson.

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Tuesday, May 1 2012
7:00 pm
May 1 Party

Post Protest Celebration

Workers Diner is now the first worker cooperative in over 100 years to hold a public stock...
Friday, May 18 2012
7:00 pm
The Beginning is Near

An Evening with Michael Moore & Cornel West

Moderated by Esther Armah

DIRECTIONS:
7:00 - The main event is in the Hunter College Assembly Hall, in the North Building entrance on 69th Street between Lexington Avenue & Park Avenue.
5:30 -...

Saturday, June 23 2012
12:00 pm
The Good Old Cause

Moments of Wonder & Betrayal in the English Revolution (1640-49)

Bristol Radical History Group

Despite the cheerleading you may have seen in the media about the Diamond Jubilee of the British Monarch, a wave of nausea and apathy, rather than nationalism has suffused 'Albion' of late. Echoes of the...

Monday, October 15 2012
1:30 pm
Student Leaders Speak Out!

A Public Conversation between Protagonists of Hemispheric Student Struggles in Chile, Quebec, & New York

Featuring Camila Vallejo & Noam Titelman of the Chilean Student Movement. Moderated by David Harvey

Reserved seating has filled. The remaining 200 or so seats in the Proshansky Auditorium will be open on a first-come, first-serve basis. Arrive early and please bring a photo ID.

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Tuesday, November 6 2012
8:00 pm
Special Election Night Party and Discussion

The Brecht Forum will be open all night to watch the election results- join us for sweet comrades, salty snacks and punchy commentary as we debate the future of the country. FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Saturday, December 1 2012
9:30 am
Urban Uprising | Re-imagining the City

Speakers include: Mizue Aizeki, Kazembe Balagun, Ruth Wilson Gilmore, David Harvey, Marian Kramer, Peter Marcuse, Frances Fox Piven, Rob Robinson, Miguel Robles-Duràn, Nancy Romer, Pete White & Many Others

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Sunday, December 2 2012
2:00 pm
- 5:00 pm
Memorial Meeting for John (Tito) Gerassi

(1931 – 2012)

Tito’s father was a Turkish Jew, who became a philosopher and friend of Heidegger’s in Germany in the 1920s, a painter and friend of Sartre’s and Picasso’s in France in the early 1930s, a general in the...

Tuesday, December 11 2012
6:00 pm
- 9:00 pm
The Next Generation

A Retirement Party for Liz Mestres | Celebrating the Founders of the Brecht Forum/New York Marxist School

Join us for a special evening! As you may know, our Executive Director for the past 18 years, Liz Mestres, is stepping down at the end of the 2012. Liz along with Arthur Felberbaum...