WHERE:
295 Lafayette Street
New York NY 10012, USA
WHEN:
Monday, December 4, 2:30pm — 4:00pm
Join us on Monday, December 4, 2023 at 2:30 PM for a discussion with Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, author of Elite Capture (2022) and Reconsidering Reparations (2021).
In 2022, DRC held the first convening Dismantling Racial Capitalism at NYU School of Law. The convening invited academics, organizers, policy-makers, students and change-makers for a deeply-rooted examination of how racial capitalism drives inequality, exploitation, and destruction, and how we can catalyze change.
On behalf of the Initiative for Community Power, the Center on Race, Inequality and the Law at NYU Law, Urban Democracy Lab at NYU Gallatin, and the Action Lab we invite you to join us for a follow-up to last year’s convening: a discussion with Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, facilitated by Sumitra Rajkumar of The Action Lab.
Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown University. He received his Ph.D. in philosophy at the University of California Los Angeles. He has published in academic journals ranging from Public Affairs Quarterly, One Earth, Philosophical Papers, and the American Philosophical Association newsletter Philosophy and the Black Experience.
Táíwò’s theoretical work draws liberally from the Black radical tradition, anti-colonial thought, German transcendental philosophy, contemporary philosophy of language, contemporary social science, and histories of activism and activist thinkers.
His public philosophy, including articles exploring intersections of climate justice and colonialism, has been featured in The New Yorker, The Nation, Boston Review, Dissent, The Appeal, Slate, Al Jazeera, The New Republic, Aeon, and Foreign Policy.
Limited seats available. Please register to attend by Tuesday, November 28th.
Dismantling Racial Capitalism creates space to develop and sharpen our understanding of racial capitalism, how it functions, its horrific consequences, and, most importantly, how we can challenge and dismantle it. The convening will bring together academics, organizers, policy-makers, students and change-makers for a deeply-rooted examination of how racial capitalism drives inequality, exploitation, and destruction, and how we can catalyze change.
For more information on the program, speakers and sponsors visit the DRC webpage here.
RSVPNew York University and Gallatin provide reasonable accommodations to people living with disabilities who wish to attend events at the School. For every event, Gallatin staff will be on hand to assist guests. Please note that the entrance at 715 Broadway is wheelchair accessible. To request accommodations, such as a sign language interpreter, assistive listening devices, or large print programs, or should you have questions regarding accessibility for an event, please contact Gallatin’s Office of Special Events by emailing events.gallatin@nyu.edu or by calling 212-992-6328. Should you need an accommodation, we ask that you send your request as early as possible so that we have time to fulfill your request.
WHEN:
Friday, May 1, 9:00am — Saturday, May 9, 3:00pm
Climate Sensing and Data Storytelling is a digital convening hosted by the Penn Program in Environmental Humanities with support in part from the National Geographic Foundation. It features both asynchronous and real-time scholarly presentations, artist talks and moderated conversations. Participation is free and open to the public but requires registration. Talks will focus on environmental research projects designed to promote public engagement and to generate conversations about environmental and data literacy and justice, including: art walks; workshops for speculative futures; dance; tours; public writing; oral history; and community science projects. Keynote address with live videoconferenced Q&A will feature award-winning novelist and non-fiction writer Amitav Ghosh. Presentations live May 1!
REGISTRATION REQUIRED VIA RSVP BELOW TO RECEIVE LINKS TO VIRTUAL EVENTS.
May 1, 2020
9:00am
Welcome Address Dean Steve Fluharty
Welcome to CSDS by Bethany Wiggin
Pre-recorded CSDS convening presentations are available
May 6, 2020
9:00am
Introduction to Amitav Ghosh, Nikhil Anand
Amitav Ghosh keynote address goes live
May 7, 2020
12:00pm – 1:00pm
Live question and answer with Amitav Ghosh, registration required
4:00pm – 5:30pm
Join us for a live Happy Hour!
May 8, 2020
11:00am – 1:30pm
Presenters Discussion, by invitation
1:30pm – 3:00pm
Live conversation with Amitav Ghosh and Adam Sobel, registration required
May 9, 2020
11:00am – 1:00pm
Envisioning a Platform for Peer-Reviewed Engaged EH Research, invitation only
2:00pm – 3:00pm
Amy Balkin Art Workshop, limited registration
RSVPNew York University and Gallatin provide reasonable accommodations to people living with disabilities who wish to attend events at the School. For every event, Gallatin staff will be on hand to assist guests. Please note that the entrance at 715 Broadway is wheelchair accessible. To request accommodations, such as a sign language interpreter, assistive listening devices, or large print programs, or should you have questions regarding accessibility for an event, please contact Gallatin’s Office of Special Events by emailing events.gallatin@nyu.edu or by calling 212-992-6328. Should you need an accommodation, we ask that you send your request as early as possible so that we have time to fulfill your request.
WHEN:
Thursday, April 23, 6:30pm — 8:00pm
The Urban Democracy Lab invites you to join us for a webinar series between April 7 and 17, 2020 to discuss the ways in which our activist and scholarly partners are responding to the immediate needs of the precariously housed, laborers, and our immigrant neighbors in the midst of the current public health crisis. Just as importantly, we will talk about how this process of organizing and mutual aid is building widespread power to envision and act upon a shared, collective, more just future in our cities.
Please RSVP for the following events. Unless otherwise noted, you will receive a webinar link only if you RSVP.
Tuesday, April 7, 6:30-8pm: “Housing Justice” with Cea Weaver (Upstate/Downstate Housing Alliance), Oksana Mironova (Community Service Society), and a member of the Crown Heights Tenant Union. Co-sponsored with the Departments of Labor and Urban Studies, School of Labor and Urban Studies/CUNY. RSVP HERE
Tuesday, April 14, 7-9pm: “Urban Warfare: Housing Justice Under a Global Pandemic” with Raquel Rolnik (University of São Paulo, former UN Rapporteur on Adequate Housing), Daniel Aldana Cohen (University of Pennsylvania), and Cea Weaver (Upstate/Downstate Housing Alliance). Co-sponsored by NYC-DSA, Verso Books, and the Departments of Labor and Urban Studies, School of Labor and Urban Studies/CUNY. RSVP HERE
Thursday, April 16, 6:30-8pm: “Labor Justice” with Mohamed Attia (Street Vendor Project), Ilana Berger (Hand in Hand Domestic Employers Network), and Jonathan Fostjak Bailey (Amazonians United). Co-sponsored with the Departments of Labor and Urban Studies, School of Labor and Urban Studies/CUNY. RSVP HERE
Thursday, April 23, 6:30-8pm: “Justice for Immigrants” with Aamnah Khan (DRUM: Desis Rising Up and Moving and Arts & Democracy), Victor Monterossa, Jr. (Covenant House, New Jersey and Immigrant Workers for a Just Response), Elizabeth R. OuYang (Civi Rights Attorney, Advocate, and Eductor) and Paula Chakravartty (NYU Gallatin and NYU Sanctuary Coalition). Co-sponsored with the Departments of Labor and Urban Studies, School of Labor and Urban Studies/CUNY. RSVP HERE
New York University and Gallatin provide reasonable accommodations to people living with disabilities who wish to attend events at the School. For every event, Gallatin staff will be on hand to assist guests. Please note that the entrance at 715 Broadway is wheelchair accessible. To request accommodations, such as a sign language interpreter, assistive listening devices, or large print programs, or should you have questions regarding accessibility for an event, please contact Gallatin’s Office of Special Events by emailing events.gallatin@nyu.edu or by calling 212-992-6328. Should you need an accommodation, we ask that you send your request as early as possible so that we have time to fulfill your request.
WHERE:
1 Washington Place
Room 701
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. STAY TUNED FOR A NEW DATE.
Set at CREST (the Centre for Research and Education for Social Transformation) in Kozhikode, Kerala – Recasting Selves documents the “soft skills’” training of Dalit and Adivasi post-graduate students in a sensitive and nurturing campus environment as preparation for their employment in the new Indian economy. As a progressive institution combating caste inequalities, CREST has trained over 1200 students and professionals from marginalized communities in Kerala. But how politicized or politically aware is the ‘recast self’? Filmed in February and April 2016 – a few months after Rohith Vemula’s suicide in Hyderabad, the students are initially forced to confront their own identity and a history of discrimination in the context of Vemula’s tragic death. Matters come to a climax when the CREST students research and select the theme of the semester ending play. Will they choose to do a play that exposes caste discrimination around Rohit Vemula’s suicide? Or will they select one that expresses their fears about ‘Bengali’ migration to Kerala? In this choice of play subject and its ensuing debate, lie signs and markers about power, livelihood and identity politics. And the silence around issues of caste in Kerala.
The screening will be followed by a conversation between filmmaker Lalit Vachani and Prof. Ritty Lukose (NYU Gallatin)
Main Credits:
Direction, Script and Editing: Lalit Vachani
Research and Concept: Sanjay Srivastava
Production and 2nd shoot Direction: Priya Sen
Camera: Syed Husain Akbar
Location Sound: Godly Timo Koshy
Executive Producer: Srirupa Roy
A Wide Eye Film for ICAS: MPMade with the support the Centre for Modern Indian Studies (CeMIS), University of Göttingen and the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF).
This event is co-sponsored by the Urban Democracy Lab, South Asia @ NYU, the Center for Media, Culture & History, and the Gallatin Human Rights Initiative.
RSVPNew York University and Gallatin provide reasonable accommodations to people living with disabilities who wish to attend events at the School. For every event, Gallatin staff will be on hand to assist guests. Please note that the entrance at 715 Broadway is wheelchair accessible. To request accommodations, such as a sign language interpreter, assistive listening devices, or large print programs, or should you have questions regarding accessibility for an event, please contact Gallatin’s Office of Special Events by emailing events.gallatin@nyu.edu or by calling 212-992-6328. Should you need an accommodation, we ask that you send your request as early as possible so that we have time to fulfill your request.
WHERE:
SCA Flex Space
20 Cooper Square 4th Floor,
WHEN:
Wednesday, December 4, 6:00pm — 8:00pm
Decolonize This Place is an action-oriented movement centering around Indigenous struggle, Black liberation, free Palestine, global wage workers and de-gentrification. Facilitated by MTL+ Collective. #decolonizethisplace.
Speakers:
Amin Husain‘s interests focus on resistance and liberation, movement generated theory and practice. His research and teaching interests span debt and financialization, globalization and political economy, social movements and cultures of resistance, race, class and ethnicity in the media, and postcolonial theory. He is a founding member of Global Ultra Luxury Faction (G.U.L.F.), direct action wing of Gulf Labor Coalition; a member of Gulf Labor Coalition, a self-organized group of artists, writers, architects, curators, and other cultural workers trying to ensure worker’s rights are protected when art, labor and global capital intersect; a founding member and managing editor of Tidal: Occupy Theory, Occupy Strategy, a printed theory and strategy magazine of the Occupy movement; a founding member of MTL, a collective that combines aesthetics, research and organizing in its practice; and founding member of NYC Solidarity with Palestine.
Nitasha Dhillon is an artist. She has an Honors BA in Mathematics from St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi, and attended the Whitney Independent Study Program in New York (2011 – 2012) and the School of International Center of Photography (2009 – 2010). Nitasha is a founder and editor of Tidal: Occupy Theory, Occupy Strategy, a strategic movement platform that weaves together the voices of on-the-ground organizers with those of longstanding theorists to explore the possibilities created by the rupture of the Occupy movement and its aftermath. Nitasha is also a cofounder of MTL with Amin Husain, a collective that combines research, aesthetics, and activism in its practice.
New York University and Gallatin provide reasonable accommodations to people living with disabilities who wish to attend events at the School. For every event, Gallatin staff will be on hand to assist guests. Please note that the entrance at 715 Broadway is wheelchair accessible. To request accommodations, such as a sign language interpreter, assistive listening devices, or large print programs, or should you have questions regarding accessibility for an event, please contact Gallatin’s Office of Special Events by emailing events.gallatin@nyu.edu or by calling 212-992-6328. Should you need an accommodation, we ask that you send your request as early as possible so that we have time to fulfill your request.
WHERE:
Phebe's
Bowery
New York, NY , USA
WHEN:
Friday, October 18, 12:30pm — Saturday, November 16, 2:00pm
What does it mean to be “of service”, to “civically engage”, to work towards “social justice”? Are these phrases synonymous with or critical of one another? In this series, we will read together pieces from writers, poets, teachers, and orators such as Jane Addams, Martin Luther King, Jr., Toni Cade Bambara, Eve Tuck, Gwendolyn Brooks, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Robin D.G. Kelley to explore how different thinkers have navigated through these complicated, human questions. By exploring their words, we will begin to craft our own sense of what it means to live with, and be responsible for, each other.
This Reading & Discussion Series will take place between 12:30 and 2pm over five consecutive Fridays at Phebe’s Tavern & Grill located at 359 Bowery @ E. 4th Street. The precise dates are October 18, October 25, November 1, November 8, and November 15.
**Lunch is not included, but coffee or tea is free for all who participate.**
Reading and discussion will be facilitated by the Urban Democracy Lab’s Associate Director Rebecca Amato, a historian whose research and writing focus on the intersections between cities, space, place, and memory, with a special focus on mobilizing the public humanities for social justice advocacy. In her role at the Urban Democracy Lab, she manages two fellowship programs for students interested in learning the skills of community engaged research. She also teaches courses in partnership with New York-based organizations, including Women’s Housing and Economic Development Corporation in Melrose, Bronx; Southside HDFC/Los Sures in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn; and Cooper Square Community Land Trust on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
Space is limited and priority will be given to those who commit to being part of every conversation over the course of the five weeks. To request participation in the group, please fill out the application linked below and via the RSVP link BY OCTOBER 14.
https://forms.gle/ZyhfUNZae5oGNhzy7
All participants will have FREE on-line access to all readings and a blog-based discussion forum. The Urban Democracy Lab is grateful to Humanities New York for its support of this exciting program.
RSVPNew York University and Gallatin provide reasonable accommodations to people living with disabilities who wish to attend events at the School. For every event, Gallatin staff will be on hand to assist guests. Please note that the entrance at 715 Broadway is wheelchair accessible. To request accommodations, such as a sign language interpreter, assistive listening devices, or large print programs, or should you have questions regarding accessibility for an event, please contact Gallatin’s Office of Special Events by emailing events.gallatin@nyu.edu or by calling 212-992-6328. Should you need an accommodation, we ask that you send your request as early as possible so that we have time to fulfill your request.
WHERE:
1 Washington Place
New York NY, USA
WHEN:
Wednesday, March 13, 6:30pm — 8:00pm
Join us for a discussion about the ethics of research as we explore the questions of positionality and purpose that arise while conducting original research! We will discuss experiences with Gallatin’s research grants and fellowships as well as broader questions about what it means to conduct “engaged” and “ethical” research and the role of the “activist-scholar.”
This will be a student-led discussion, intended to start a dialogue around the challenges and possibilities for conducting and engaging with different types of research, especially in an interdisciplinary setting.
This event is free and open to NYU students only. There will be food provided!
RSVPNew York University and Gallatin provide reasonable accommodations to people living with disabilities who wish to attend events at the School. For every event, Gallatin staff will be on hand to assist guests. Please note that the entrance at 715 Broadway is wheelchair accessible. To request accommodations, such as a sign language interpreter, assistive listening devices, or large print programs, or should you have questions regarding accessibility for an event, please contact Gallatin’s Office of Special Events by emailing events.gallatin@nyu.edu or by calling 212-992-6328. Should you need an accommodation, we ask that you send your request as early as possible so that we have time to fulfill your request.
WHERE:
Frances Goldin Senior Housing
4th Floor Enter at GrandLo Cafe, 168 Broome Street
WHEN:
Saturday, November 3, 2:00pm — 5:00pm
A day of activities to celebrate the past,
present, and future of the SPURA community
Music! Food!
Performances! Painting!
The Red Silk Dancers!
Oral histories!
Co-sponsored by
Seward Park Area Redevelopment Coalition & Below the Grid Lab
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WHERE:
King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center
53 Washington Square South
New York, NY , USA
WHEN:
Thursday, October 4, 6:30pm — 8:30pm
Film Screening and Discussion: La grieta (The Divide),
directed by Irene Yagüe and Alberto García Ortiz (Spain, 2017)
Following the local government’s sale of thousands of public apartments to foreign investment funds in 2013, many families living in Madrid were forced to leave their homes. This film takes a hard look and, despite the implicit drama, is not without humor when it comes to two women and their families reluctant to leave the unique neighborhood of Villaverde. A panel discussion with filmmakers Irene Yagüe and Alberto García Ortiz will follow the screening. Moderated by Sophie Gonick (Assistant Professor, Social And Cultural Analysis, NYU).
La grieta was awarded Best Feature Film and Audience Award at DocumentaMadrid 2018.
Free of charge, no reservations, capacity limited, and subject to change. Photo ID required for entrance to NYU buildings.
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