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After Civilization (Until August 15)
Cruz’s Obituaries of the American Dream, the first in a series of virtual artist’s projects c ommissioned for ESTAMOS BIEN: LA TRIENAL 20/21. Cruz will be in conversation about her artistic practice, and w ill introduce the concept of h er new participatory, online project which considers how the American Dream’s roots in individualism and hard work pertains to U.S. society today, especially in the context of a pandemic. Visit elmuseo.org for more info. FREE.
Obituaries of the American Dream (July 23)
Storytelling with Caridad de la Cruz (July 25)
Hearing Harmony with Helen Sung and Ashlea Morgan (July 28)
and writing exercises, educators will gain a deeper understanding of the city’s history and find connections between their students’ experiences and those of New Yorkers past and present. Register at mcny.org $250 per person.
Harlem Community Newspapers | July 23. 2020
NY's Communities of Color and the Police (July 29)
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Now Until July 30 John Lewis: Good Trouble JOHN LEWIS: GOOD TROUBLE, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Dawn Porter (TRAPPED, GIDEON’S ARMY), chronicles the life and career of the legendary civil rights activist and Democratic Representative from Georgia. Using interviews and rare archival footage, JOHN LEWIS: GOOD TROUBLE chronicles John Robert Lewis’ 60-plus years of social activism and legislative action on civil rights, voting rights, gun control, healthcare reform and immigration. Rent the film for $12 at the maysles. org
Now Until August 15 After Civilization Streaming free for the next month are twelve films that together interrogate the concept of western “civilization” for its deep roots in settler-colonialism and continued imperial project. While some filmmakers in the series recast observational footage to imagine the future, others invoke surreal imagery to visualize the fragility of their distinct settings. Part ethnographic, part science fiction, After Civilization reckons with ecological crisis and the ongoing material violences of dispossession, while
gesturing toward a future of collective liberation. Visit maysles.org to stream. Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays Until July 31 10:00am P Credit Course: People of New York Educators will examine how the individual choices of New Yorkers have molded the city we live in, unpack how the urban environment has impacted people both past and present, and discover hidden voices that shine a light on New York’s array of diverse communities and neighborhoods. Through online lesson plans and oral history workshops, discussions, guest lectures,
July 23 6:00-7:00pm Tic Book Club: Madame Fourcade’s Secret War by Lynne Olson Current book club selection is: Madame Fourcade’s Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France’s Largest Spy Network Against Hitler by Lynne Olson. The dramatic true story of Marie-Madeleine Fourcade–codename Hedgehog–the woman who headed the largest spy network in occupied France during World War II, from the New York Times bestselling author of Citizens of London and Those Angry Days. Join via Zoom for more info visit interchurch-center.org. July 23 6:00pm-7:00pm Obituaries of the American Dream Join La Trienal curators R odrigo Moura, Susanna Temkin, and Elia Alba to celebrate the launch of Lizania
July 25 11:00-12:00pm Sábado Familiar: Storytelling with Caridad de la Cruz “La Bruja” Caridad de La Luz joins el Museo for this month’s Sabado Familiar! Join for a family-friendly, bilingual, poetry workshop and storytelling performance. You’ll begin with the workshop, followed by a small performance and ending with an open mic where participants can share their work! Open to all ages. Visit elmuseo.org for more info. FREE. July 28 2:00pm Hearing Harmony with Helen Sung and Ashlea Morgan Hearing Harmony brings together jazz music and science to celebrate the way that music affects our brains and bodies. Each month the Museum explores a different topic with a guest scientist from Columbia University, combined with music from New York based and inaugural Zuckerman Institute Jazz Artist-in-Residence pianist Helen Sung. Join to listen and move with the music, and maybe learn something new! Join the National Jazz Museum in Harlem’s Facebook Live. July 28 5:00-6:30pm Criminals Among Us? Fingerprinting and Criminal Background Checks Pre-WWII New York City
Dan Ewert, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Predoctoral Fellow, will shed light on New York City’s leading role in implementing criminal background checks in the early 20th century, when organized labor, communities of color, and government officials debated the value of fingerprinting and background checks in a diverse city of strangers against the backdrop of the Great Depression and World War II. Join via Zoom at mcny.org, FREE RSVP required. July 29 10:00-10:30am Animal Friends Learn about animals that have made an impact in the city’s history and see some of New York’s many species through images from the Museum’s collection. Join via Youtube and Facebook. Head to mcny. org for more info, FREE RSVP required. July 29 6:30-7:30pm New York’s Communities of Color and the Police: A Historical Perspective Join MCNY for a virtual discussion about how communities of color have experienced and responded to the police in twentieth-century New York. Veteran TV journalist Carol Jenkins leads three distinguished professors of African-American history in a conversation about the complex roots of our city’s (and nation’s) ongoing crisis of policing, focusing on key moments from the 1920s through the 1980s. With LaShawn Harris (Michigan State), Carl Suddler (Emory), and Cheryl Hicks (University of Delaware). Join via Zoom at mcny. org, FREE RSVP required.
