Social Justice and the City: 40th Anniversary Celebration 05/04/2013 10:00 am - 6:00 pm The New School 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), [read more»]

Understanding Shahbag: Bangladesh at a Crossroads 05/02/2013 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Martin E. Segal Theatre 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 [read more»]

The Grammar of Violence: Writing South African Crime as Fiction (A Writer’s Perspective) 05/01/2013 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Room 9206 and 9207, CUNY Graduate Center Wednesday, May 1, 2013, Room 9207, 7-9 pm. Free, open to the public   Tags: | Permalink

Sanctions as a Tool of War: A Comparative Look at Iraq and Iran 04/29/2013 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Skylight Conference Room, 9th Floor 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 [read more»]

How to Organize a City: Bill Fletcher, Jon Liss, and Gihan Perera in conversation 04/25/2013 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Elebash Recital Hall 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, [read more»]

The Human Cost of Development: India 04/22/2013 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Room 5414 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 [read more»]

Ashanti Alston: Prefigurative politics, autonomous zones, anarchism and the Black Panthers 04/19/2013 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Room 6112 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 [read more»]