Programs
Thursday, March 11
7:30 pm
Book Party and Forum
Thoughts on Ted Allen and Hubert Harrison 'Why No Socialism in the US'
Jeffrey B. Perry
The anti-white supremacist working class intellectual activists Hubert Harrison (1883-1927), "The Father of Harlem Radicalism,"...
Sunday, March 14
7:30 pm
Performance
FreePlay Sundays
Special Daylight Savings Show
Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble
“The Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble merges music, theater, improvisation, and structured composition into a total multi-media...
Wednesday, March 17
7:30 pm
Book Party & Performance
Future Forward
A Vision of Socialism
Fred Ho
Future Forward: A Vision of Socialism is a talk and short baritone sax performance by revolutionary matriarchal luddite socialist Fred Ho and a...
Thursday, March 18
7:30 pm
BOOK PARTY / FORUM
In and Out of Crisis
Greg Albo, Sam Gindin & Leo Panitch
In the grip of the most calamitous economic crisis since the Great Depression, many around the globe are increasingly wondering if another world...
Saturday, March 20
10:00 am
- 6:00 pm
2-DAY WORKSHOP BEGINS
Co-sponsor: Theater of the Oppressed Laboratory
Forum Theater
A Theater of the Oppressed Technique
Facilitated by Marie-Claire Picher
This two-day workshop will examine sexism, and seek ways to effectively confront it, by using exercises, games, and improvised scene work from...
Monday, March 22
7:30 pm
Book Party / Forum
From Here To There
The Staughton Lynd Reader
Andrej Grubacic
From Here To There collects unpublished talks and hard-to-find essays from legendary activist historian Staughton Lynd. The common theme...
Saturday, March 27
10:00 am
- 4:00 pm
1-Day Seminar
Capital as a Critique of the Present
Randy Martin
This one-day seminar uses Marx's Capital as a basis for understanding our present circumstances. We'll focus on some key passages that...
Sunday, April 11
12:00 pm
- 4:00 pm
Co-sponsors: Theater of the Oppressed Laboratory & Go to Health!
Heal the Healer
A PLaYlab
Facilitated by Kira Laura Ferrand
Our inability to adapt to stress causes hypertension, ulcers, gastric disorders, sleep and sexual dysfunction, anxiety, and both endocrine and...
Wednesday, April 14
7:30 pm
- 10:00 pm
Authentic Journalism as Civil Resistance
A Conversation with Al Giordano & Friends
On the 10th Anniversary Week of Narco News and the School of Authentic Journalism
This month marks ten years since Narco News (...
Thursday, April 15
7:30 pm
Book Party & Forum
Ella Baker & the Black Freedom Movement
A Radical Democratic Vision
Barbara Ransby
One of the most important African American leaders of the twentieth century and perhaps the most influential woman in the civil...
Thursday, April 22
7:30 pm
PERFORMANCE
A Quinceañera in Havana
Los Mas Valientes in Concert
In a celebration of their 15th anniversary, Latin jazz ensemble Los Mas Valientes plays a program of original and traditional Cuban works,...
Saturday, April 24
10:00 am
- 6:00 pm
2-DAY WORKSHOP BEGINS
Co-sponsor: Theater of the Oppressed Laboratory
The Rainbow of Desire
A Theater of the Oppressed Technique
Facilitated by Marie-Claire Picher
Rainbow of Desire, an Image Theater technique, is similar to Cop-in-the-Head. Where Cop uses games and exercises to recognize and confront...
Monday, April 26
7:30 pm
Radical Refenence Public Series
Radical Reference
Documenting Struggle Redux: Radical New York City Archives
Deborah Edel,Alan Ginsberg,Matt Metzgar ,
Radical Reference presents a second evening about how community
history is documented and celebrated. Archivists and...
OUR SPECIAL THANKS! The Brecht Forum owes its existence to a broad network of support. Our modest fees cover only a fraction of our costs and we rely on the progressive community for our financial survival. Hundreds of valued subscribers and donors provide steady contributions to all of our activities. Our programs are made possible with support from Manhattan Neighborhood Network, The Surdna Foundation, and the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency.
