New York City Events for ELA and Black/Global Studies educators

ALICE WALKER: BEAUTY IN TRUTH - GALA

NY Premiere

GALA SCREENING

Sat, Dec. 7 @ 8PM -  

Cowin Center, Teachers College 

 

 Alice Walker: Beauty In Truth is the compelling story of an extraordinary woman's journey from her birth in a paper-thin shack in the cotton fields of Eatonton, Georgia to her recognition as a key writer of the 20th Century. Alice Walker made history as the first black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her groundbreaking novel, The Color Purple, which has been transformed from a novel, to a Hollywood movie and latterly to a successful Broadway musical. This universal story of triumph against all odds is not that different from Walker's own story.

 

Born in 1944, eighth child of sharecroppers, her early life unfolded in the midst of violent racism and poverty during some of the most turbulent years of profound social and political changes in North American history. Beauty In Truth looks at the art and life of an artist, a self-confessed renegade and human rights activist. Praised and pilloried, Walker is a fearless pioneer whose voice has driven people to express joy as well as anger and ruthless vilification. Alice Walker's inspiring journey is also a story of a country and a people at the fault line of historical changes.

 

Alice Walker: Beauty In Truth is a complex exploration of Walker as a writer, public intellectual and human rights activist. Walker was a key architect of the US civil rights movement as much as a participant. In 2010, Walker was awarded the LennonOno Peace Award for her ongoing humanitarian work by Yoko Ono.

 

Beauty In Truth offers audiences a penetrating look at a life lived with passionate commitment to truth and justice.

Directed by Pratibha Parmar, USA, 2013, 84 min., USA, documentary in English. 

Q&A after the screening followed by a catered reception.

Ticket: $25

TICKETS HERE

And  also

 

ADIFF 2013 Launch Event this Friday at Teachers College

Friday, Nov. 8 at 6pm   

 

 

 

WHAT:  ADIFF 2013 Launch Event - FREE 

WHEN: Friday, Nov. 8 from 6pm to 9pm

WHERE: Teachers College, Columbia University - The Chapel
525 West 120th St.  (between Broadway & Amsterdam). 

 

DETAILS

*Come discover ADIFF 2013's festival line up with the festival directors and local filmmakers 

*Discover the festival trailer

*Come get a package of festival schedules to give out to your friends, family and neighborhood

*Attend a sneak preview screening 

*Enjoy refreshments and network with other ADIF F supporters

 

The New York African Diaspora International Film Festival (ADIFF) will showcase 73 films from 35 countries during its 21^st edition, including 35 World, US and NY Premieres between November 29 and December 15, 2013. 

Several familiar faces are featured in the line-up including Danny Glover, Michael Beach, Alice Walker, Steven Spielberg, Graham Greene, Isaach De Bankolé and Isaiah Washington. 

 

Richness and Diversity are the staples of ADIFF.  This year again, discover amazing films from all over the world.  Here are some of the themes and highlights to explore in ADIFF 2013:

 

* Afro-Brazil Celebration 

* Best Film Directed by a Woman of Color Competition 

* Comedies  

* Films based on true stories   

* Historical Films 
* Human Rights 

* Jamaicanity: The Resonance of Jamaica 
* Music Films    

* Religion & Spirituality 

* Remarkable People 

* Road Movies 

* Love & Romance   

* School Program 

* Spotlight on Haiti 

* Urban Films 

 Visit the web site, download the entire schedule, and purchase your tickets today!  

or

visit http://www.NYADIFF.org 

 

 FESTIVAL SCHEDULES CAN BE PICKED UP AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

- Quad Cinema   (34 West 13th Street)  

- Thalia Cinema, Symphony Space (95th Street and Broadway) 

- Teachers College's Office of the Vice President for Diversity and Community Affairs (525 West 120th St, room 128 Zankel) 

- Black Spectrum (177 st & Baisley Blvd, Jamaica, Queens) 

- IFC Cinema (323 Avenue of the Americas at West 4th Street)

  Download the entire schedule here: 

http://nyadiff.org/newsite/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ScheduleADIFF2013Web.pdf 

 

AND

 

Upcoming Programs and Events at The Jewish Museum

Joyce Carol Oates in Conversation with Alan Cheuse
Presented by Moment Magazine-Karma Foundation
Thursday, November 14, 7:30 pm

Celebrated writer Joyce Carol Oates—author of the novels The Accursed, The Gravedigger’s Daughter, and many more—joins NPR book critic, author, and Moment Magazine fiction editor Alan Cheuse for a discussion on the promise and purpose of fiction. The winners of the annual Moment Magazine-Karma Foundation Short Fiction contest also read from their winning stories.

General $15; Students/Seniors (65+) $12; Members $10
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Education/ Curriculum Librarians Group (Metro NY/NJ) visit the Keats exhibit at the Jewish Museum

Please join the Education/ Curriculum Librarians Group (Metro NY/NJ) as we go to the Ezra Jack Keats Librarian Workshop at the Jewish Museum on September 23, 2011 at 10am. We will also be having a luncheon meeting (either at the Jewish Museum Café or at a nearby restaurant) after the program.


PROGRAM INFO

Please register by calling 212.423.3225. registration deadline 9/16/11

Ezra Jack Keats: Author and Illustrator
A Workshop for Librarians
Friday, September 23
10:00 am–Noon

Program fee: FREE
Refreshments will be served. Please register by September 16.

Join Leonard Marcus, renowned children’s book historian, author and critic, in a discussion celebrating the legacy of Ezra Jack Keats. Designed specifically for school and public librarians, this workshop also includes an opportunity to view the special exhibition The Snowy Day and the Art of Ezra Jack Keats.

To register, please call 212.423.3225.
Program information
http://www.thejewishmuseum.org/EducatorWorkshops
General Exhibit Information http://www.thejewishmuseum.org/exhibitions/the-snowy-day-and-keats-exhibition

Please also RSVP to this blog in the Comment section, and tell us if you will attend the luncheon meeting (pay your own way).
Amy and Sheila
Co-chairs Education/ Curriculum Librarians Group (Metro NY/NJ)
Education/ Curriculum Librarians Group (Metro NY/NJ)

Our description: We discuss issues that relate to our duties as subject specialists in the discipline of K-12 Education, and teacher preparation. We meet 2-3 times a year at locations in the metropolitan area.

Our mission: In the spirit of collaboration, we join together to discuss common issues related to the discipline of education in colleges and universities, children and youth literature and curriculum materials.

AND DON’T FORGET TO SAVE THE DATE:

Lit-Fest: A Celebration of Books for Children and Young Adults

Co-sponsored by the Nassau Library Systems, Youth Service Office and Adelphi University’s Ruth S. Ammon School of Education.

When:
Friday, October 14th8:00 am to 3:00 pm

Where:
Adelphi University
UC Ballroom
Garden City, NY
http://education.adelphi.edu/events/lit-fest-a-celebration-of-books-for-children-and-young-adults/
Lit-Fest - Nassau Library System: www.nassaulibrary.org/litfest/

Curious George and the Holocaust

Today, April 11, 2010 is Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Currently until August 1, the Jewish Museum at 1108 Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street, New York, NY is hosting an exhibit, Curious George Saves the Day, the Art of Margaret and H.A. Rey.

The Reys were German-born Jews who escaped from Paris just before the Nazi Occupation. They carried their manuscripts which were later published as the Curious George books with them during the escape. The story has been told in the imaginative picture book, The Journey that Saved Curious George: the True Wartime Adventures of Margaret and H.A. Rey by Louise Borden ( Juv. 928.1 H249b). The exhibit follows the lives and work of the Reys from their childhoods, their lives in Europe and Brazil and the United States.

There are several educator and family workshops offered by the museum and a curriculum guide will soon be available on the museum site, http://www.thejewishmuseum.org/.