Date: Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Time: 3:00pm – 4:30pm
Location: Online

Welcome! Radical Reads (Rad Reads) is a monthly discussion group dedicated to challenging the status quo to create a more caring and just world through reading, listening, conversation and action. As we navigate a global public health crisis, increasing income inequality, systemic racism and police violence, housing and food insecurity, and many other inequities in our world, we must be able to understand how we arrived at our present moment and learn from the struggle of the past in order to respond to the crises we face today. This discussion series will use readings, podcasts, and other media to engage community members in current social, political, and economic issues through a critical, abolitionist lens. 

For more information, topic suggestions, or if you’d like to get involved in organizing our gatherings, contact Jo Thompson, jothompson@bmcc.cuny.edu or jean amaral, jamaral@bmcc.cuny.edu.

Spring 2021, we will meet via Zoom on the following dates:

Tuesday, March 2nd, 3:00-4:30pm – Policing, jails, prisons, and abolition
Thursday, March 25th, 3:00-4:30pm – Housing justice
Tuesday, April 20th, 3:00-4:30pm – Health and healthcare
Tuesday, May 11th, 3:00-4:30pm – Migration and borders

Date: Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Time: 12:00pm – 1:30pm

The world before us in 2021 requires imagination and creativity as we are called to envision and build a just and equitable society for all.

At their heart, superhero comics are about hope. Hope in the face of adversity, hope in the face of injustice. From Black Panther to Kamala Khan, comics provide the opportunity to reimagine ourselves, our lives, and the society we live in, to create a vision of the future where every day people–you and all of us in the BMCC community–save our world.

Join us to create your own comic telling your story of triumph. Create your own villain and turn yourself into your own superhero.

No experience necessary! We’ll provide a template to create a splash page for our superhero identities.

RSVP for the Zoom link and suggested materials.

Imaginarium: Creative Expression for Everyone is a series of hands-on workshops providing an opportunity for students and other community members to explore the place of creative expression in their lives, tapping into self knowledge and building skills for our current and future planet. Participants create their own works in each session and have the option to create a portfolio of their projects on the BMCC OpenLab. 

Future workshops

• Thursday, May 13, 1-2:30 p.m. – Audio/Podcast Recording

We welcome all BMCC community members. Look forward to seeing you there!

Date: Thursday, April 15, 2021
Time: 2:00pm – 3:00pm

The BMCC Library in partnership with CETLS presents:

“Stand Up and Speak Out” Social Justice Series: Immigration Affairs

The presentation is a review of city resources and services available to all New Yorkers regardless of immigration status. The puts emphasis on accessibility for all members of the immigrant community as well as what is currently available to support NYers throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

Speaker: Ronnie James
Ronnie James is the central Brooklyn organizer for the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA). Ronnie and his family migrated to the United States more than 14 years ago and have since permanently settled in the City. For the past six years, Ronnie has been engaged in community organizing and activism, acting as an advocate on the Black immigrant experience. Outside of MOIA, Ronnie organizes with the UndocuBlack Network as one of its NYC Co-Chapter Leaders. There he coordinates with leaders to support the needs of the membership as well as various policy initiatives.

This event is a CCT event.
Register Here

You must register in advance for this event. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Date: Friday, March 26, 2021
Time: 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: Online

And you’re invited! WTH is a silent book party? Just the most relaxing party of the year.

It’s an hour of quiet reading (or writing or whatever creative activity calls you) accompanied by BMCC’s own music major Simeon Braithwaite on keyboard, playing soothing sounds to tune out the world.

Bring your pets. Bring your kids (or other home-mates). And enjoy reading and relaxing in the company of BMCC peeps.

No assignments, no discussion questions. All you need to do is RSVP for the Zoom link, choose your book, and get ready to . . .

Read. Relax. Restore. Repeat.

The spring 2021 Silent Book Party is held from 7-8 p.m. on the final Friday of each month (Feb 26, March 26, April 30, and May 28).

We welcome all BMCC community members. Look forward to seeing you there!

Brought to you by the A. Philip Randolph Library. Questions? Contact jean amaral, jamaral@bmcc.cuny.edu.

Date: Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Time: 3:00pm – 4:30pm
Location: Online

Radical Reads (Rad Reads) is a monthly discussion group dedicated to challenging the status quo to create a more caring and just world through reading, listening, conversation and action. As we navigate a global public health crisis, increasing income inequality, systemic racism and police violence, housing and food insecurity, and many other inequities in our world, we must be able to understand how we arrived at our present moment and learn from the struggle of the past in order to respond to the crises we face today. This discussion series will use readings, podcasts, and other media to engage community members in current social, political, and economic issues through a critical, abolitionist lens. 

For more information, topic suggestions, or if you’d like to get involved in organizing our gatherings, contact Jo Thompson, jothompson@bmcc.cuny.edu or jean amaral, jamaral@bmcc.cuny.edu.

Spring 2021, we will meet via Zoom on the following dates:
Tuesday, March 23rd, 3:00-4:30pm – Health and healthcare
Tuesday, April 20th, 3:00-4:30pm – Housing justice
Tuesday, May 11th, 3:00-4:30pm – Migration and borders