Brooklyn For Peace Arts & Culture Collective

Join us for the opening night of "Undesign the Redline", a traveling, interactive exhibit by Designing the WE on the history of redlining, urban renewal, public housing, and local displacement, and how they impact Gowanus’ future. See the full schedule with details on all open exhibit hours here, through Friday Sept 27, closing event 5-7 pmWhere: Gowanus Houses Community Center - 420 Baltic Street, Boerum Hill, BrooklynSponsored by: Fifth Avenue Committee

Brooklyn for Peace | Arts & Culture Committee Activities and Events sponsored by the Arts & Culture Committee bring together artists working in all media to focus on contributing to building the peace and justice movement in Brooklyn.

A song-telling concert based on a true Hibakusha story performed by celebrated Japanese musician, Harumi YamamotoTwo performances:Tues Sept 24, 7:30 - 9:00 pm (doors open at 7pm)Church of the Ascension - 36 Fifth Ave. & 10th St., New York CityFri Sept 27, 8:00 - 10:00 pm (doors open at 7:30pm)Mary House, The Catholic Worker - … [ 53 more words ]

Brooklyn for Peace | Arts & Culture Committee Activities and Events sponsored by the Arts & Culture Committee bring together artists working in all media to focus on contributing to building the peace and justice movement in Brooklyn.

The People's Voice Cafe is an alternative coffeehouse offering live entertainment in New York City, from folk music and protest songs to rap, jazz, poetry, storytelling, and dance. They are hosting live performance shows every Saturday this fall starting Sat, Sept 14. See full schedule here. Time: All shows begin at 8 pm. Doors open 7:30 Location: Community Church of New York U.U. [ 33 more words ]

Brooklyn for Peace | Arts & Culture Committee Activities and Events sponsored by the Arts & Culture Committee bring together artists working in all media to focus on contributing to building the peace and justice movement in Brooklyn.

Kick-off on Thursday, August 8th. CALL DATES EXPLAINING POLICY, EXPLORING POETICS — AUGUST 8TH SCIENCE FACTS & SCIENCE FICTIONS — AUGUST 22ND BUILDING STRATEGY & CO-CREATING CULTURE — SEPT. 5TH ----ALL CALLS AT 8PM EST / 5PM PST ---- Register here for all three calls! Then attend one, two, or three as your schedule allows. [ 129 more words ]

Brooklyn for Peace | Arts & Culture Committee Activities and Events sponsored by the Arts & Culture Committee bring together artists working in all media to focus on contributing to building the peace and justice movement in Brooklyn.

July 7, 2019 Who, What, Where, When, How and Why......is Interference Archives!!! Image from Interference Archives web page. I just recently became acquainted with an engaging archival organization located in Brooklyn. I as well as our team of the A&C Collective are excited to reference and post events and activities of this organization. We trust that you too will understand and appreciate the value of this grassroots organization. [ 118 more words ]

Brooklyn for Peace | Arts & Culture Committee Activities and Events sponsored by the Arts & Culture Committee bring together artists working in all media to focus on contributing to building the peace and justice movement in Brooklyn.

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Post: May 27, 2019 From Interference Archives Everybody’s Got a Right to Live: The Poor People’s Campaign 1968 & Now Exhibit presented by Interference Archive, local leaders and organizers from the NYC Poor People’s Campaign, is available for viewing until June 23. The exhibition features captivating visual materials from the campaign (banners, flyers, books, buttons, photographs) and featuring posters created in solidarity with the Justseeds Collective, we will explore how we continue to move art into action. [ 89 more words ]

Brooklyn for Peace | Arts & Culture Committee Activities and Events sponsored by the Arts & Culture Committee bring together artists working in all media to focus on contributing to building the peace and justice movement in Brooklyn.

Post: May 27, 2019 Theater Of War Productions and Brooklyn Public Library has announced an extended 10 week run of FREE performances of Theater of War original project Antigone in Ferguson, a performance of Sophocles’ Antigone, new version by Bryan Doerries. Read more about the two-year partnership. This innovative project combines dramatic readings with live choral music. An audience-driven discussion of race and gender-based violence and social justice. [ 67 more words ]

Brooklyn for Peace | Arts & Culture Committee Activities and Events sponsored by the Arts & Culture Committee bring together artists working in all media to focus on contributing to building the peace and justice movement in Brooklyn.

Post: May 20, 2019 Memorial Room DanceAfrica, the nation’s largest African dance festival returns for its 42nd year to BAM from Friday, May 24 through Monday, May 27, with “Rwanda Reborn: The Remix,” under the leadership of Artistic Director Abdel R. Salaam. This year BAM celebrates the rich, deep, expansive art and cultural traditions of Rwanda that aided its people to find reclaim, harmonize and reaffirm their identity. [ 484 more words ]

Brooklyn for Peace | Arts & Culture Committee Activities and Events sponsored by the Arts & Culture Committee bring together artists working in all media to focus on contributing to building the peace and justice movement in Brooklyn.

Post: May 19, 2019 Kindness Films presents a profoundly revealing and life-changing documentary. Two Cultures. One World. Seeking to build a bridge of mutual understanding and friendship, a Canadian-Egyptian entrepreneur of Muslim faith, now living in Switzerland, decides to reach out to the very people who fear him. Traveling across the United States to find Americans concerned about an Islamic threat, Tarek Mounib makes them an intriguing offer....a… [ 406 more words ]

Brooklyn for Peace | Arts & Culture Committee Activities and Events sponsored by the Arts & Culture Committee bring together artists working in all media to focus on contributing to building the peace and justice movement in Brooklyn.

April 28, 2019 A unique and timely theater event at the local Irondale Theater in Fort Greene (85 South Oxford St between Lafayette & Fulton: next to Lafayette Ave Presbyterian Church): The On Women Festival at the Irondale Center in Brooklyn will present George Brant's 2013 award-winning play "Grounded," directed by Cindy Rosenthal. "Grounded" is a powerful one-woman story of a drone operator, her breakdown and ultimate refusal to continue to launch the drones. [ 172 more words ]

Brooklyn for Peace | Arts & Culture Committee Activities and Events sponsored by the Arts & Culture Committee bring together artists working in all media to focus on contributing to building the peace and justice movement in Brooklyn.

Wednesday, March 27 at 7:00 pm at the Brooklyn Friends House Medea Benjamin, co-founder of CodePink, will discuss the war economy, its impact on the environment, and how we can redirect Pentagon spending to much needed green initiatives. Her presentation will be exploring some of the ways that the U.S. military is an environmentally destructive force, and offering some courses of action we can take to oppose militarism and to work for a more peaceful and sustainable society. [ 264 more words ]

Brooklyn for Peace | Arts & Culture Committee Activities and Events sponsored by the Arts & Culture Committee bring together artists working in all media to focus on contributing to building the peace and justice movement in Brooklyn.