Grassroots Initiative Presents Cocktails with Candidates
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
Whether you’re a candidate or are simply interested in working on a local campaign, please join us for an informal evening of networking and politicking.
Archive for the ‘ARTS & CULTURE’ Category
Uptown Fridays Featuring DJ Reborn @ The Stidio Museum in Harlem
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
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Trouble the Water @ The Faison Firehouse Theatre in Harlem and Around NYC
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
Synopsis: Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, this astonishingly powerful documentary is at once horrifying and exhilarating. Directed and produced by Fahrenheit 9/11 and Bowling for Columbine producers Tia Lessin and Carl Deal, Trouble the Water takes you inside Hurricane Katrina in a way never before seen on screen.
Network to Networth — Executive Networking Series
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
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Haiti: The Fight Against Imperialism @ The Brecht Forum
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
Neal Gettinger / A sewage-filled ditch in Cité Soleil,
a sprawling slum on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Copyright 2005 The New York Times Company.
Lecture/Discussion: From its inception as the first black republic to the current struggles against US imperialism, Haiti is steeped in revolutionary history. Tonight’s panel will examine the current conditions of the Haitian workers movement, in light of the search and appointment of a Prime Minister. The discussion will focus on the connecting of Haiti to the global food crisis as well as effects of the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas.
Daniel Michel is a long-time activist who supports the struggles for radical transformation of Haitian society and also participates in the struggle to build a proletarian alternative in American society.
Date: Friday, August 22, 2008
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: 451 West Street (between Bank & Bethune Streets)
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Disappearing Voices — The Decline of Black Radio @ The Brecht Forum
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
Synopsis: In the controversial, original and provocative documentary Disappearing Voices – The Decline of Black Radio, director U-Savior Washington takes an unprecedented look at the rise and fall of an art form unique to America – Black radio.
The film is written and narrated by radio personality and historian Bob Law (Night Talk) and offers viewers a well-rounded discourse that looks at the impact of Black jocks not only on radio but on the very fabric of American life.
Replete with rare interviews with prominent figures in American society like Melvin Van Peebles, Rev. Al Sharpton, Gary Byrd, Chuck D of Public Enemy, Buddy Scott, Kae Thompson, Bobby Jay, Vy Higgensen, Stanford “The CutMan” Moore and Abiodun Oyewole of The Last Poets and with air checks by famous jocks like Frankie “The Love Man” Crocker, Enoch “The Dixie Drifter” Gregory, Jocko Henderson, Hal Jackson and Eddie O’Jay, Disappearing Voices does more than examine the factors that contributed to Black radio’s demise. It is an expose, a history lesson, a memoir and a source for solutions.
Date: Thursday, August 21, 2008
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: 451 West Street (between Bank & Bethune Streets)
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American Revolution 2 @ The Brecht Forum
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
Synopsis: A heady time of change and chains the 1960s was defined by a common effort to fight against injustice. And Chicago filmmaker Mike Gray was there using his camera to document the politics of the streets. AMERICAN REVOLUTION 2 is a rare cinematic treasure that captures the social upheaval that followed the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. From the riots that followed two disparate groups the Black Panthers and the Young Patriots (a group of poor Southern whites living in Chicago) emerge to unite against prejudice and injustice in their city. Gray s gritty no-frills style is spontaneous and purposeful suggesting a you-are-there quality that captures the excitement of the era. Shot verite style with no script hand-held camera direct sound and natural lighting the look is rough raw and real much like the city it depicted.
Date: Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: 451 West Street (between Bank & Bethune Streets)
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Sol Village @ S.O.B.’s Aug.27 @ 7pm
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
Time: August 27, 2008 at 7pm
Location: S.O.B.’s
Website or Map: http://sobs.com/
Contact Info: 212-243-4940
Sol Village, hottest Neo-Soul/R&B singer-songwriter showcase in New York @ S.O.B.’s on August 27. Doors will open @ 7pm. Hosted by: Eric Roberson, Music by: The Collective, and Visuals by: Karey Maurice, Red Balloon Studio and Dj Magneto.
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Iron Ladies of Liberia @ Shrine in Harlem
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008Doc Watchers Inc., a member-supported documentary film screening series in Harlem continues its film series Beyond Mugabe: A Celebration of African Leadership tonight.
Location: Shrine Bar and Restaurant, 2271 Adam Clayton Powell jr. Blvd. (7th Avenue) bet. 133rd & 134th Streets
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Brooklyn Urban Arts Market
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
Brooklyn Urban Arts Market
Aug 24, Sep 7 & 21
12—8pm
Myrtle Avenue between Grand and Emerson
