Cuban Art and Culture

Jan 6th, 2018 12:00 am through Jan 16th, 2018 12:00 am

Tour

Explore the vibrant cultural scene of Cuba with the Center for Global Justice. This 10-day trip will take you to the studios of world known artists, introduce you to the Afro-Cuban influence in the national culture, visit art and cinema schools, experience Cuban music and dance, see community art projects, and more.

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Upcoming Webinars

Monday, December 6, 2021 - 1:00pm

CST

The Big Scary ‘S’ Word

Discussion with filmmaker Yael Bridge

For an older generation brought up on Cold War anti communist propaganda, socialism was scary. But today’s youth faced with the problems of capitalism, find a socialist alternative appealing. They are, in effect, getting in touch with an earlier socialist tradition in the US.

The film ” The Big Scary "S" Word” shows us that socialism is... Read more

Monday, December 13, 2021 - 1:00pm

CST

Reckoning with Racism: Exposing the Underbelly

Kali Holloway

Kali Holloway is a journalist who has been a prolific writer on issues of racism.We will talk with her about her writings and the reckoning with racism now going on in the United States.Since the police murder of George Floyd and the ensuing Black Lives Matter protests that rocked the country last year, racism has been front and center in much... Read more

Monday, December 20, 2021 - 1:00pm

CST

Degrowth: A Good Life for Everyone within Planetary Limits

Jack Hammond

Of the various approaches to catastrophic climate change, the most radical is degrowth. CUNY sociologist Jack Hammond is a prominent proponent of this view. Not only can we not continue to consume more and more, Hammond argues that we in the wealthy countries of the world need to consume less and less to leave room for the people in poor... Read more

Monday, January 10, 2022 - 1:00pm

CST

2021 Retrospective : That Was the Year That Was

Jeff Faux, Doug Henwood, Cynthia Kaufman & Peter Kuznick

The Center for Global Justice has assembled a panel to assess the year 2021. A historian, two economists and an activist/philosopher will look at the year just passed. Peter Kuznick, Doug Henwood, Jeff Faux and Cynthia Kaufman all agree this has been a year with multiple crises. The pandemic that just won’t let up, growing climate collapse,... Read more