NOVEMBER EVENTS
Find pickings for the first half of the month below! More to come for the rest of the month later this week <3
NOV 1: Textile Repair Fair
Join us at the Greenpoint Library for a textile focused repair event! Bring your items with busted seams, small holes, & missing buttons for mending. Our team of repair coaches will be on hand to help and teach, with machine and hand sewing. Bring a small project and enjoy an independently run mending circle as well.
WHERE/WHEN? Greenpoint Library (107 Norman Avenue). 10:30 AM–2:30 PM.
NOV 1: Day of the Innocents Honoring
Workers’ Movement for Liberation will be speaking and tabling in Sunset Park about different issues affecting our people – from housing to the struggle in Palestine to ICE – and what we can do to combat them. Join us!
WHERE/WHEN? Sunset Park. 11 AM–3 PM. Altar build @ 12 PM. Speak out @ 2 PM.
NOV 1: Seeds of Liberation Virtual New Member Orientation
Join us to learn more about Seeds of Liberation — a community-run, volunteer-led organization rooted in collective care and liberation work. From food distributions and community fridges, to accessible arts education there are many ways to plug in and grow with us.
WHERE/WHEN? Virtual. 12 PM.
RSVP @ https://shorturl.at/qKgTg
NOV 1: Ancestral Intelligence: Alternative AI by Jazsalyn
Join us at 1pm in the Reading Room & Archives as artist Jazsalyn discusses Ancestral Intelligence and alternative AI. As a part of Jazsalyn’s research-based art practice, she defines Ancestral Intelligence as the earliest forms of knowledge systems, philosophies, and traditions passed down from generation to generation within indigenous groups, their descendants, and diasporic communities.
Jazsalyn will expand on her Ancestral Intelligence projects: REIMAGINE Prototype, an algorithmic study refiguring lost indigenous and extraterrestrial memory, and Natal Dimension, a cinematic game that travels across pre-colonial Africa to recover traces of Ancestral Intelligence. Following the discussion, attendees will play Warpmode, a collaborative worldbuilding toolkit created by the artist.
WHERE/WHEN? WSA (161 Water St). 1–2:30 PM.
NOV 1, 8, 15, 22: Saxapahaw Prison Books Weekly Packing Party
WHERE/WHEN? The P.I.T. (411 South 5th St). 4–6 PM.
NOV 1: WTP X BKJS presents Fright Night! Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun
Come to the Halloween bash hosted by We the People and BK Jail Support. We'll have body art, piercings, tricks AND treats. BYOB! Best costume wins $25!
WHERE/WHEN? The People's Backyard (212 Clifton Place). 8 PM.
*$5 entry
NOV 2: Free Community Health Initiative
If you're planning on going out for Halloween, make sure you're staying healthy! We'll have COVID tests, narcan kits, general first aid and PPE, physical exams, medical advice and vital signs check-ups with medical professionals available for the community, all for free!
WHERE/WHEN? Another World (629 Nostrand Ave). 1–3 PM.
NOV 1: We Keep Telling: a reading series for Gaza by Sidhe Press and Workshops 4 Gaza
The idea is to read and hear and celebrate Palestinian poetry in a safe, held space (and to read some of our own work) and to raise funds while doing so. Tickets are free, donations are encouraged and needed. We are in touch with all the people we are raising funds for, these are private campaigns and you can offer tangible, much needed help. (You also get to listen to beautiful poetry, so win-win for your heart).
WHERE/WHEN? Virtual. 3 PM.
RSVP @ tinyurl.com/wekeeptelling
NOV 2: Intro to Tatreez Workship by Turath
Join us for a hands-on embroidery experience. Learn the traditional art of PalestinianTatreez, create your own heritage-inspired piece, and enjoy Arabic coffee & dessert.
WHERE/WHEN? The World's Borough Bookshop (34-06 73rd St, Jackson Heights). 3:30 PM.
*$45 (portion of proceeds donated directly to families in Gaza).
RSVP @ https://tinyurl.com/46anvezz
NOV 2: Palestine Cinema Days x Visualizations of Revolution Presents: Divine Intervention (2002)
Please join us for Elia Suleiman’s DIVINE INTERVENTION, an absurdist comedy about love under brutal siege and occupation.
WHERE/WHEN? Mayday Space (176 St Nicholas Ave). 7 PM.
NOV 3: Black Anarchist Reading Group
We'll be discussing "Repression Breeds Resistance: The Black Liberation Army and the Radical Legacy of the Black Panther Party" by Akinyele Omowale Umoja (find it online at Internet Archive)
WHERE/WHEN? our house infoshop. 6:30–9 PM.
email ourhouseinfoshop@protonmail.com for address
NOV 3: Classon Community Fridge Virtual Volunteer Meeting
With the impending SNAP cuts, if you've been wondering how to get involved on a local level to help ensure the needs of our community are met, here's your chance! We have various opportunities to get involved that are flexible 24/7 and can be done on your own timeline. DM us for the link to join the meeting and learn more!
WHERE/WHEN? Virtual. 7:30–8:30 PM.
email classoncommunityfridge@gmail.com for the zoom link
NOV 4: WESTERN MEDIA STOP YOUR LIES – Rally and March
For over two years, Western mainstream media and cultural institutions have been disseminating propaganda to manufacture consent for Israel’s genocide of Palestine. Every institution that remained silent is complicit, and every apologist is an accomplice to Israel and the U.S.’s genocidal campaign. Come protest with Stop Your Lies NYT and NY Indivisible.
New York City is the core of the Zionist cultural propaganda machine in the United States. We will start with a rally at the Museum of Modern Art to call out their silencing of pro-Palestinian voices in the art world. Then, we will take to the streets of Manhattan to denounce other institutions complicit in the genocide: the media outlets of 6th Ave (CBS, NBC, NewsCorp/Fox News) who have spread Israeli disinformation for decades; Times Square – the epitome of American capitalism, greed, and distraction which drives Israel’s genocide; and finally, the New York Times – the crown jewel of Western liberal Zionist propaganda.
Israel is violating the ceasefire. Gaza is still under blockade and siege. The West Bank is being terrorized by Israeli settlers. Yet, the Palestinian people are still resisting and we must too!
WHERE/WHEN? CBS/NBC/FOX (Sixth Ave) 5 PM. Times Square @ 6 PM. New York Times Building @ 7 PM.
NOV 5: MAHJONG KING x TAIWAN DIASPORA DELEGATION FUNDRAISER
Join us and Taiwan Diaspora Delegation for an evening of mahjong and karaoke. We will be raising funds to support farm communities in Hualien, Taiwan devastated by typhoon flooding and crop loss.100% of ticket sales will go towards farmer mutual aid. Welcome drink included, and full bar and food menu available for purchase.
No experience needed, seasoned players welcome! MJ signups are first come first served, so come early and stay throughout. Karaoke KJ’d by Chino Grande’s very own Josh.
WHERE/WHEN? Chino Grande (253 Grand St). 5–10 PM.
$15-25 sliding scale.
NOV 6: NYC Queers 4 Food Justice: Food Pantry Party
*A series of food access events in response to SNAP cuts. We are gearing up for our first event, a food pantry at Gingers! Food is available on a first come basis. Looking forward to seeing y'all there!! Masking recommended. *
WHERE/WHEN? Gingers (363 5th Ave). 6–10 PM.
Interest form to receive food @ https://shorturl.at/1QAzc. Donations can be sent to @queenkadie on venmo
NOV 6: The Bleeding Heart of Africa, Session Two
The Bleeding Heart of Africa is a reading group hosted by the NYC-DSA Anti-War Political Education Subcommittee that will discuss colonialism, neocolonialism, and resource extraction in Congo. The syllabus is be centered around the book Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives by Siddharth Kara, and will also feature supplemental texts written by Andrée Blouin, Kwame Nkrumah, Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja and others.
No prior reading required! Open to all!
WHERE/WHEN? Dekalb Library (790 Bushwick Ave). 6:30–7:30 PM.
RSVP @ https://linktr.ee/free_congo
NOV 6: Police Against the Movement (Brooklyn Book Launch)
Please join us as we help launch Police Against the Movement: The Sabotage of the Civil Rights Struggle and the Activists Who Fought Back by Joshua Clark Davis in conversation with Chenjerai Kumanyika. Police Against the Movement shatters one of the most pernicious myths about the 1960s: that the civil rights movement endured police violence without fighting it.
WHERE/WHEN? Word is Change (368 Tompkins Ave). 7–8:30 PM.
RSVP @ https://shorturl.at/YGHjy for location
NOV 7: Biochar Skill Share Workshop
Discover the wonders of Biochar, a long-lasting soil amendment that elevates your soil's quality! Join us for this hands-on workshop on the how and why of making Biochar! This workshop will be led by Big Reuse's Co-Director of Compost Education & Application, Smiling Hogshead Ranch co-founder, and long-time community composter, Gil Lopez!
WHERE/WHEN? Long Island City. 4:30 AM–6 PM.
RSVP @ https://shorturl.at/YGHjy for location
NOV 8: Street Tree Care with NYRP Herb Garden Harlem
Join us to clean, care for, and add mulch to trees, thanks to District 8 Council Member Diana Ayala! All supplies will be provided. Please dress comfortably for the weather and our work together. Don't forget to bring a water bottle and stay hydrated! Please bring a friend and share this with your neighbors and in the community!
WHERE/WHEN? 176 E 111th St. Manhattan. 9–11 AM.
More info @ https://tinyurl.com/42xynvb6
NOV 8: Street Tree Care with Friends of Irving Square Park Bushwick
Join us to clean, care for, and mulch the street trees in District 37 thanks Council Member Sandy Nurse! All supplies will be provided. Please dress comfortably for the weather and our work together. Don't forget to bring a water bottle and stay hydrated! Please bring a friend and share this with your neighbors and in the community!
WHERE/WHEN? Halsey St, Brooklyn. 10 AM–12:45 PM.
More info @ https://tinyurl.com/ms2cadk2
NOV 8: Solidarity Show and Market
JOIN US ON 11/8 FOR A SOLIDARITY SHOW + MARKET at TRANS PECOS hosted by the Peoples Health Education Program!! We are raising funds for our friend in Nablus, Palestine - all ticket proceeds will go to him and his family. Catch performances from Chispa, Lambkin and Kambaba Jasper, as well as vendors Dyke Depot Goods, No Borders Collective, Noushi Pastry and more! Masks required/provided.
WHERE/WHEN? Trans-Pecos (9-15 Wyckoff Ave). 2–6 PM.
*$10-$30. NOTAFLOF.
NOV 8: Know Your Rights! Family Law Session on Navigating ACS
Join the Peoples' Power Network for a presentation on ACS and family law! We will have child care, masks, resources, and hot food available! Masks required (and provided) and air purifiers used.
WHERE/WHEN? Brooklyn Central Library (10 Grand Army Plaza). 3:30–5:30 PM.
NOV 8: Sharpening Tactics – a dinner, community discussion, and zine launch
A space to co-strategize for Palestinian liberation, hosted by NY Cultural Solidarity Proejct alongside comrades from No Appetite for Apartheid, PSWG, BNY Funds Genocide, and Workshops 4 Gaza. We ask everyone to bring a spirit of curiosity, critique and creativity! We are excited to break bread together, and nourish each other together: mind, body and spirit.
WHERE/WHEN? Brooklyn. 5–9 PM. Doors @ 5 PM. Teach-in @ 6 PM. Discussion @ 7 PM.
RSVP for location @ https://shorturl.at/diKkA
NOV 9: Textile Repair Fair
Join us at the Greenpoint Library for a textile focused repair event! Bring your items with busted seams, small holes, & missing buttons for mending. Our team of repair coaches will be on hand to help and teach, with machine and hand sewing. Bring a small project and enjoy an independently run mending circle as well.
WHERE/WHEN? Greenpoint Library (107 Norman Avenue). 10:30 AM–2:30 PM.
NOV 9: Market for Gaza: Remembering the Martyrs
Food, art, jewelry, ceramics, Palestinian olive oil, & more! All funds raised will go to Ela Elna Elak - an initiative in North Gaza that is building a water desalination plant, distributing food, opening schools, cleaning & reopening streets, and providing tents & rebuilding materials to the displaced.
WHERE/WHEN? Recirculation (876 Riverside Dr. & 160th St). 2–6 PM.
NOV 9: 6 weeks of Beginner Spanish Classes
Fall/Winter beginner level Spanish classes IN PERSON. A percentage of the funds for this particular round will go to Mayday to support their space ¡nos vemos ahi!
WHERE/WHEN? Mayday Space (176 St Nicholas Ave). 10 AM–12 PM.
Register @ https://www.milmundosbooks.com/workshops
NOV 9: Street Tree Care with 31st Ave Open Stree
Join us to clean, care for, and add mulch to the street trees. All supplies will be provided. Please dress comfortably for the weather and our work together. Don't forget to bring a water bottle and stay hydrated! Please bring a friend and share this with your neighbors and in the community!.
WHERE/WHEN? William Cullen Bryant High School (48-10 31st Ave, Astoria). 10 AM–12 PM.
RSVP @ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/street-tree-care-w-31st-ave-open-street-tickets-1632010610669
NOV 9: Bartenders for Palestine: Hamood & Ghazal Birthday Party Edition
Please join us at Three Diamond Door to raise some funds and also celebrate our beloveds in Gaza. Our homies Dustin Paul Fowler will be setting up to do tattoos and jay2chance will be djing providing the musical vibes. Let’s all hang out, love each other, and show what we can do as a community to help out three families who have suffered immensely the last two years!
WHERE/WHEN? Three Diamond Door (211 Knickerbocker Ave). 3–8 PM.
NOV 9: BK Jail Support Art Mart and Coat Drive
As we get ready for the colder months, join BKJS at Mayday Space for an art market to shop from 20+ vendors fundraising for mutual aid! Can’t make it to our Friday distros? Bring drop-offs of warm coats, warm jackets, scarves, gloves, here. (Men’s clothing is an especially urgent need!) Funds from sales will be donated to BK Jail Support Distros and Vendor's Mutual Aid Fund of Choice. Letter Writing station for a community member's parole justice campaign hosted by Poppies 4 Palestine will also be hosted.
WHERE/WHEN? Mayday Space (176 St. Nicholas Ave). 7–9:30 PM
NOV 11: Peoples' Power Network Fundraiser
We got a special event coming up to support the Peoples’ Power Network! Join us November 11th for the Peoples’ Power Network Fundraiser We will have workshops throughout the day for you to attend. Topics include hand sewing, seed saving, cop watching, and more.
WHERE/WHEN? Another World (629 Nostrand Ave). 1–8 PM.
*$25 ticket, inclusive of food and access to all workshops!
RSVP @ https://shorturl.at/Ev5TJ
NOV 11: Recycled Weaving Workshop
Sayo will dive into the basics of tapestry weaving with you, including: making & setting up an easy DIY loom, transforming plastic waste into strips of material, different weaving techniques you can use in your piece, hands on support as you weave your tapestry! You'll leave the workshop with a one-of-a-kind decorative woven wall hanging and the know-how to continue exploring.
This class is designed for beginners -- so all are welcomed! Materials/tools included and each participant will get to take home their cardboard loom to continue weaving with waste!
WHERE/WHEN? 40-09 21st St, Floor #3, #326. 6:30–9 PM.
*$10–35 sliding scale
RSVP @ https://luma.com/ibv9ie2x
NOV 11: Artists on Squatting: A Conversation Between Fly, Ash Thayer, and Seth Tobocman
Join us for a conversation with artists Fly, Ash Thayer, and Seth Tobocman as they discuss their practices and involvement in the squatter movement in New York City and beyond during the 1990s. This conversation will be moderated by Amy Starcheski, oral historian and author of Ours to Lose: When Squatters Became Homeowners in New York City (University of Chicago Press, 2016).
WHERE/WHEN? Interference Archive (314 7th St). 6:30 PM.
Free but space is limited!
RSVP @ https://shorturl.at/t0pur.
NOV 12: Compost Volunteer Event at SkyFarm LIC
Join us at SkyFarm, a rooftop farm in Long Island City, Wednesday afternoons! Help us compost on a rooftop farm in Long Island City: we will be processing yard waste, turning piles, sifiting finished compost and bagging.
Please wear clothing you will be comfortable getting dirty in! Meet us at the entrance to the building and we will bring you up to the roof.
WHERE/WHEN? 37–18 Northern Boulevard. 1–4 PM.
RSVP @ https://shorturl.at/xek6t
NOV 12: A Book Party for Partisans: A Graphic History of Anti-Facist Resistance
We’re psyched to continue with our live series with this amazing multimedia presentation from Partisans collective and Seth Tobocman with Continuity of Struggle, and more!
WHERE/WHEN? P.I.T. (411 South 5th St). 7 PM.
NOV 12: Projection Basics for 16mm Film: Table Top Models
In this workshop, participants will be introduced to the basic principles of table top projection on an EIKI SSL-O projector. Once we cover the basic functions, you'll learn about the pros and cons of different models, how to adjust image size, gauge throw distance, replace bulbs, set your reflector alignment, everything you need to know to own, maintain and operate a table top 16mm projector with confidence AND a few tricks for small loops and performative techniques. Purchase a new projector recently? Bring it to the workshop! we’ll use it as the demo for how to clean and test a newly acquired projector. A great entry into the world of independent and theatrical projection.
WHERE/WHEN? MONO HQ (33 Flatbush Ave). 7–9:30 PM.
*$95–145 sliding scale. Includes a voucher for a one-day rental of any projector ($55 value)!
Register @ https://shorturl.at/BePiT
NOV 14: The Use of Congolese Uranium in the Manhattan Project (Presentation & Discussion with Roger Peet)
A presentation of a map made by Just Seeds artist Roger Peet which traces the use of uranium in the first years of the US nuclear project, centered around the single Congolese mine which produced the vast majority of the ore used in the first ten years of American nuclearity. That mine was called Shinkolobwe, and the project explores the stories of the Congolese mineworkers who dug that uranium -- stories removed from history because of the Manhattan Project's regime of official secrecy.
WHERE/WHEN? The P.I.T. (411 South 5th St). 4–6 PM.