Art in El Barrio is not always accessible to all. However, artists Jorge Luis Rodriguez, Kevin Quiles Bonilla, and Zaq Landsberg have developed art installations that are viable and accessible to all at the Harlem Art Park. Rodriguez's Growth (1985), is a landmark that still stands over 30 years later; it became the first project […]
Over the last two decades, disability justice has become central to understanding the struggles and oppressions our communities face. According to Patty Berne, one of the originators of this concept: "Disability Justice was built because the Disability Rights Movement and Disability Studies do not inherently centralize the needs and experiences of folks experiencing intersectional oppression, […]
Please join us for the opening of an important new exhibition: Roosevelt House: Saving a National Treasure for a New Generation Exploring the history, preservation, and rebirth of the Roosevelt family home — today’s Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College, and celebrating the three extraordinary women deservedly identified with this thriving landmark: Sara […]
As Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month comes to an end, please join us for a discussion with leading policymakers and educators about the importance of a newly introduced […]
Please join us as Roosevelt House and Hunter’s Jewish Studies Center co-host a discussion of the new book Providence and Power: Ten Portraits in Jewish Statesmanship by Rabbi Meir Soloveichik. Devoted to ten of the most colorful, fascinating, and consequential Jewish political leaders over the past three millennia, Providence and Power fills an important gap in the study of leadership, statecraft, […]
Roosevelt House is pleased to present—on the day of its publication—a discussion of James B. Conroy’s new book The Devils Will Get No Rest: FDR, Churchill, and the Plan That Won the War. In this cinematically rendered and gripping history, Conroy delivers the first full account of the Casablanca Conference of January 1943, the secret parlay in Morocco […]
The LGBTQ Policy Center at Roosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion of Craig Seligman’s new book Who Does That Bitch Think She Is? Doris Fish and the Rise of Drag. The acclaimed book provides a vivid new history of drag as told through the life of pioneering drag queen Doris Fish. The author will […]
As part of its Pride Month programming, the LGBTQ Policy Center at Roosevelt House is pleased to present a showcase of new short films made by local, award-winning LGBTQ filmmakers. The screening will be followed by a question and answer session featuring the directors of each film. Included in the showcase are the following short […]
Join CENTRO and el MAC (Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico) for un Cafecito con… Mac en El Barrio: Jacoub Reyes. This virtual artist talk with CENTRO’s Summer 2023 Artist in Residency, Jacoub Reyes, explores his research on unarchived documents and printed matter at CENTRO’s Library & Archives. His project, “Mi Patria Natal: Conversations […]
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