Calendar

Resolution: “Socialism is more effective than capitalism in bringing liberty and prosperity to the masses” For the affirmative: Bhaskar Sunkara is the founding editor and publisher of Jacobin and the editor of several volumes including The ABCs of Socialism (Verso, 2016). He is the author of...

Join us for our October General Meeting

Known as the “Colored Girls”, Donna Brazile, Yolanda Caraway, Leah Daughtry, and Minyon Moore are four of the most influential African American women in United States politics. As political strategists, organizers, CEOs, and more, they have made history and left an imprint on America’s political cul...

Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer and U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler, in cooperation with 9/11 Environmental Action, invite you to a town hall for the downtown community on the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. You may still be eligible to apply...

Monday, October 15th The Front Lines of Gender Justice: Human Rights Commissions as Gender Justice Innovators Carmelyn Malalis, Commissioner, New York City Commission on Human Rights Columbia Law School | 435 West 116th Street | New York, NY 10027 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Jerome Greene Hall, Room 10...

Since the election of Donald Trump, both immigration enforcement and media coverage of immigration related issues in the U.S. has risen dramatically. WITNESS is bringing together journalists and grassroots advocates to discuss the impact this coverage has had on immigrant communities and explore way...

Join us for a For Freedoms Town Hall with photographer Cinthya Santos-Briones! Documentary Photographer Cinthya Santos-Briones will share her latest work from her on-going, long-term project about undocumented families living in sanctuary in New York City churches. Sanctuary is the last alternative...

The next GAP breakfast will be on Tuesday, October 16th with Congressman Jerry Nadler. The breakfast will start at 8AM at the Penn Club, 30 W. 44th Street. To attend, please reach out to AB Byrne at ab@nicholaslence.com, (212) 938-0834. To pay, kindly visit our website, http://www.govaffairspro.com...

Keeping the Dream Alive: A Conversation with Julián Castro on the State of Opportunity and Prosperity in America 6:00 p.m. - Check-in 6:30 p.m. - Program 7:30 p.m. - Book signing Income inequality is at an all-time high. Wages are stagnant. The cost of living rises sharply every year. Yet t...

Keeping the Dream Alive: A Conversation with Julián Castro on the State of Opportunity and Prosperity in America 6:00 p.m. - Check-in 6:30 p.m. - Program 7:30 p.m. - Book signing Income inequality is at an all-time high. Wages are stagnant. The cost of living rises sharply every year. Yet t...

Join NY Dems and volunteers as we discuss our plan for democratic victory in 2018! We’ll go over crucial organizing tactics as well as set a calendar of events. Help us build the blue wave!

Open House!!! Advance Care Alliance, Partnered with Metropolitan College of New York, is hosting an Open House for all of our available positions in NYC, Long Island and Lower Hudson Valley!!! We are experiencing exponential growth and want to meet with you to discuss opportunities! The following...

Please join the Foreign Policy Association in welcoming Dr. David Malone, Rector of the United Nations University; Under-Secretary General of the United Nations. Dr. Malone will speak on the topic of the United Nations Security Council. Registration for the lecutre will begin at 6:00 p.m., th...

****PLEASE NOTE UPDATED LOCATION: BOYS AND GIRLS HS, 1700 FULTON ST********* Featured speaker: Nikole Hannah-Jones, New York Times Magazine Did you know that NYC has one of the nation's most racially and economically segregated school systems in the US? While Mayor de Blasio's plan to chang...

No Selves to Defend: Criminalizing Survival Please join Survived and Punished NY and The New School's Global Studies Program for a workshop about the intersections of gender-based violence and criminalization. A particular focus will be on individuals who have been criminalized for making self-defe...

Join us for drinks as we bring together URBAN-X and 100 Resilient Cities for an informal celebration of our love and commitment to the world’s cities. During this cocktail evening, we will bring together entrepreneurs, city officials, civic leaders and other key stakeholders to address an important...

Rising seniors at Park Slope's John Jay campus are preparing for the end of high school while working through the college selection process. For nearly 60 years the Park Slope Civic Council has awarded scholarships for scholastic achievement and community service to college-bound, graduating seniors...

Dr. Aron Janssen, founder and director of the Gender and Sexuality Service at NYU, will be talking about gender identity and diversity in this new era of gender fluidity. How do parents, teachers, and clinicians understand where the line is between exploration and distress, and how do we create oppo...

Rally and press conference to demand New York City declare diabetes an emergency. With diabetes cases having increased 50% since 2011 to reach 987,000 cases and diabetes-related lower limb amputations having increased 55%, community and clinical groups demand that New York City declare an emergenc...

On Wednesday, October 17th at 6 p.m., Sanctuary for Families, New York’s leading service provider and advocate for survivors of domestic violence, sex trafficking and related forms of gender violence, will bring together experts to address the Administration’s decision to drop asylum protections for...