NYC Educators Black Lives Matter Week of Action
Community Event Calendar
Kick-off Events
Saturday, January 27th, 1-4pm: Curriculum Share for BLM Week of Action @ The Museum of the City of New York Please RSVP
Saturday, February 3rd, 5-10pm: BLM Week of Action Kick-off with Pop-up Poetry from Urban Word NYC at Brooklyn Museum Target First Saturdays *UW at 8pm
Monday, 2/5 | Tuesday, 2/6 | Wednesday, 2/7 | Thursday, 2/8 | Friday, 2/9 |
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Event: 4pm: Film Screening: For Ahkeem Come join members of the NYCLU's Teen Activist Project as we host a screening of the film, For Ahkeem. RSVP 125 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004 5:30-8pm Black Lives Matter in Education Join Alliance for Quality Education, NYC Coalition for Education Justice, Citizen Action NY, Gathering for Justice, Integrate NYC and NY Appleseed C.A.S.A. Middle School Bronx, NY 6pm Tubman Teaching Artist, Lacresha Berry, puts a modern spin on the life of Harriet Tubman and takes on school pushout of black girls in her one-woman show. Free RSVP Queens Central Library Jamaica, NY | Event: 6:30-8pm Perspectives: Dance & Social Justice with Steven Melendez, Sam Pott, Gus Solomons jr, Léo Holder Partners: Nimbus Dance Works Manhattan Country School New York, NY 5:30-7:30pm Urban Word First Draft Youth Open Mic- BLM Edition Wear a shirt that fits the Black Lives Matter theme of social justice, identity, and unity. We also invite you to leave a note on our Response & Remembrance Wall.Free RSVP | Event: 6:15pm The Intersection of High-Stakes Standardized Testing & Race in NYC Schools Panelists/Presenters: Jose Vilson (teacher & author of This is Not a Test: a New Narrative on Race, Class, and Education) Zipporiah Mills (former principal), Kristin Taylor (teacher) Jehan Worthy (teacher) Moderator: Takiema Bunche Smith (Center on Culture, Race, & Equity @Bank Street College of Education) I.C.E. Middle School New York, NY 6-9pm "They..who?": World-Making with Gender Exploration in Gender Lesbian Gay Bi-Sexual Two-Spirit Trans & Gender Non-Conforming People of Color, Youth and Educators are welcome in the space! Register Audre Lorde Project Manhattan Office, 147 West 24th Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, 10011 | Event: 4:30pm: Training w/NYCLU’s Teen Activist Project Come join members of the NYCLU's Teen Activist Project as they lead a training on the school-to-prison pipeline. Learn about your rights and how to take action. RSVP 125 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004 5:30-8pm What is a Community School? Educator Resources and Panel Discussion Teaching Demo featuring One Basquiat, followed by Panel Discussion with Brian Jones (PhD candidate in Urban Ed), Akiea Gross (Equitable Schools; Black Teachers Matter); Demetria Mack and Nathaniel Swanson (students at Academy for Young Poets), Marcus B. McArthur (teacher), and Sam Kelly(museum educator at BK Museum) Brooklyn Museum | Event: 6-7:30pm Stories for Black Lives w/acclaimed storyteller Peggy Pettitt Organized by the CPE1 Parents Association in Solidarity with the Black Lives Matter Week of Action in Schools CPE1/Jackie Robinson Educational Complex Auditorium 1573 Madison Avenue (enter at 106th btwn Madison and Park) 7-10pm Chill & Design: QTBPOC Love Edition An evening of Black & QTBPOC joy, love, and resistance hosted by jewelry designer Vanessa B. Miller of Black Queer Magic .Enjoy refreshments, dessert, and materials to make your own unlimited jewelry designs all night. Tickets FB Invite New Woman Space 188 Woodpoint Rd. Brooklyn, NY |
Monday, 2/5 | Tuesday, 2/6 | Wednesday, 2/7 | Thursday, 2/8 | Friday, 2/9 |
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Event: 5-7pm: Teach-in at the Museum of the City of New York: Activist New York Join Museum educators and curators for an evening of sharing and learning centered around the Movement for Black Lives episode in the Activist New York exhibition. Free! 5-7pm Community Conversations on the State of Restorative Justice In NYC Dignity in Our Schools Campaign The Earth School 600 E. 6th St. New York, NY 10009 6pm Dance w/AriJoy Self-care and joy are critical to the fight for Black Lives. Join this soca fitness class hosted by AriJoy Fitness. Free Queens Library-South Ozone Branch | Event: | Event: T 6-8pm:Teaching the Black Panthers: an evening workshop with Zinn Education Project Organizer Adam Sanchez Educators, parents, and students, please join us for an interactive workshop on teaching the Black Panther Party. Grace Church High School, 40 Cooper Sq., New York, NY 10003, ROOM 225 | Event: 5:30-7:30pm Talking about Race in the Classroom Join Borders Crossers for this free 2-hr workshop to deepen your capacity to engage in conversations about race in K-12 spaces. RSVP 96 Morton St, 7th Fl New York, NY 10014 5:30-7:30pm: Teachable Moments: Black Lives Matter Teachable Moments is a storytelling event sharing true stories from the classrooms of NYC. RSVP Harlem Nights-2361 7th Ave New York, NY 10030 | Event: |
February 10th, 10am-9pm: BLM Teen Conference and Open Mic Night @ Schomburg Center Register Open Mic Only
February 12th, 6pm. Opening Reception for "Reclamation: A Celebration of Art & Action" Exhibition
featuring student art, photography, and poetry at the Wild Project on 195 East 3rd Street, NY: 2/12 - 2/18
February 13th, 4pm Rally for Black Lives Matter at School on the steps of Tweed, 52 Chambers Street NY, NY
Saturday, March 3rd, 9:30-2pm: Parent Power School on Culturally Responsive Education with NYC Coalition for Educational Justice 246 Greene St. New York University
RSVP to nyccej@gmail.com