Institute for Popular Education
The Institute for Popular Education was founded in 1992 to provide tools for organizers and educators who are commited to social justice and who work to build social movements that can bring a just society into being. The Institute builds on popular education traditions developed in Latin America, particularly the work of Paulo Freire and Augusto Boal. The program provides forums for discussion and debate of issues important to organizers and uses popular education methods in classes and workshops designed to provide activists with basic analytical tools, help them examine organizing strategies in a larger context, build leadership skills, deepen awareness of the issues affecting New Yorkers on a daily basis, and increase their involvement in the political life of the city.
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...
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...
Saturday, May 22
9:00 am
- 5:00 pm
2-DAY WORKSHOP BEGINS
Education for Liberation
An Introduction to Paulo Freire’s Concepts & Techniques
Carmelina Cartei, Shoshana Brown, Kate Cavanagh, Esperanza Martell, Ruben Mina, Onaji Muid, Julie Novas & Javier Salamanca
This is an introductory hands-on workshop in the use of popular education concepts and techniques based on the complementary approaches to...
Monday, May 24
10:00 am
- 6:00 pm
3-DAY WORKSHOP BEGINS
Co-sponsor: Theater of the Oppressed Laboratory
Forum Theater 1
A Theater of the Oppressed Technique
Facilitated by Julian Boal
This first of two 3-day intensive workshops will teach exercises, games, and improvised scene work from the Theater of the Oppressed (TO)...
Thursday, May 27
10:00 am
- 6:00 pm
3-DAY WORKSHOP BEGINS
Co-sponsor: Theater of the Oppressed Laboratory
Forum Theater 2
A Theater of the Oppressed Technique
Facilitated by Julian Boal with facilitators from the Theater of the Oppressed Laboratory
This second of two 3-day intensive workshops will teach exercises, games, and improvised scene work from the Theater of the Oppressed (TO)...
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.
