Events - October, 21, 2012

Russian Literary Series: Tatyana Tolstaya

Tolstaya's most popular novel is "Slynx", but she has also written several collections of short stories and essays. Her popularity has grown since she became...

Legal/Politics/Economics

America at the Polls - Elections 2012

Foreign affairs expert Ralph Buultjens leads thought-provoking discussions on the international issues that affect us at home. Ralph Buultjens, a leading analyst of world affairs,...

Legal/Politics/Economics

Social Media and The New Political Landscape - Dan Rather, Brian Stelter and Rachel Sklar

Buzzfeed’s Ben Smith moderates a conversation that looks at the evolution of social media in politics: how politicians, groups and activists are successfully using new...

Books,

Libba Bray - The Diviners

The funny, dark and wildly inventive author of the Printz Award-winning Going Bovineand the acclaimed Gemma Doyle trilogy shares her latest novel – a cinematic, musical tale of...

Religion/Spirituality, History/NYC

Getting the Most out of Jewishgen

Phyllis Kramer, the creator and VP of Jewishgen’s education program and the teacher of many of its online courses, will offer a presentation on the...

History/NYC

Huddled Masses: Immigration, An American Debate

Historians Jenna Weissman Joselit and Roger Daniels, and author Ananda Rose (Showdown in the Sonoran Desert: Religion, Law, and the Immigration Controversy); moderated by Gal...

Performing Arts/Film

Royal Danish Ballet: "La Bayadère"

The Royal Danish Ballet celebrates the 135th anniversary of La Bayadère, long a treasure of Russian repertoire, with a new production by Artistic Director Nikolaj Hübbe,...

Art/Photo/Design

Voices Her'd Visionaries Panel Discussion

Voices Her'd Visionaries, a team of young women from New York City's low-income communities who create public art around issues relevant to their lives, discuss...

Film

Screening & Discussion: SASI & 3rd i NY present Screening & Discussion with Indian Feminist Uma Chakravarti

Join the South Asian Solidarity Initiative in welcoming renowned Indian feminist historian, activist, and caste theorist Uma Chakravarti for a special screening and discussion around her latest...

, Film

Speak Up! Film Screening and Discussion

Screening of the Cartoon Network documentary on bullying awareness, SPEAK UP! Following the screening and a facilitated discussion, participants will have the opportunity to create their own...

Spookley the Square Pumpkin

In honor of National Bullying Prevention Month the MOTNY is proud to present a screening of Spookley the Square Pumpkin. Film screening follows a reading of...

History/NYC, Film