May 2nd, 2013, 6:15 – 9:00 pm Martin Segal Theatre, CUNY Graduate Center In February 2013, Bangladesh became witness to a spontaneous protest which erupted in the Shahbag neighborhood of the capital city Dhaka. The protestors were demanding the death penalty for alleged war criminals who had assisted the Pakistan army in murders and rapes during the 1971 [read more»]

April 29,2013 from 7PM-9PM in the Skylight Room (Room 9100) Sanctions are still presented in mainstream political discussion as a peaceful alternative to military intervention. But the experience of Iraqis, whose society was devastated by over ten years of harsh economic sanctions, shows us that sanctions against countries that defy Washington are a form of collective punishment used [read more»]

Thursday, April 25, 2013 from 6.30 – 8.30 pm in the Recital Hall The Graduate Center, CUNY. Free and open to the public. How can urban social movements cohere with existing institutions of power, from unions to local government? As importantly, how can movements collaborate with each other to achieve broader, systemic changes? Can these movements and political projects realistically [read more»]

The Graduate Program in Design and Urban Ecologies at Parsons The New School for Design and The Center for Place Culture and Politics announces the 40 Year Anniversary Symposium of David Harvey’s Social Justice and The City (1973 – 2013), Saturday, May 4 from 10a – 6p at The New School, 66 West 12th Street, 404. In April [read more»]

Christine Lewis, Mark Nowak, Nilita Vachani and Sujatha Fernandes Wednesday April 17th, 6:00pm in Room C197 How can the power of storytelling build public awareness of the struggles of immigrant and low-wage workers? In recent years, storytelling has proven a strong tool for achieving social change, and this practice has been particularly prevalent among immigrants and low wage workers. [read more»]

Friday, April 19 4-6pm, followed by reception 365 Fifth Ave. between 34th and 35th Street Sociology Student Lounge, room 6112   Ashanti Alston is an activist, speaker, and writer, and former member of the Black Panther Party.  He will speak about prefigurative politics, autonomous zones, anarchism, and the Panthers among other issues. Event is free and open to the public.  ID [read more»]

A public talk by Priyanka Borpujari 2012 Neuffer Fellow, International Women’s Media Foundation Monday, April 22, 2013 at 7 pm in Room 5414 at the CUNY Graduate Center  RSVP: events@aidnyc.org While India is perceived as an emerging market, the stories of the plundering of natural resources and the systematic annihilation of the indigenous people go unheard. In this [read more»]