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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Reflections on a Recent Stay at Rikers Island by Jarrod Shanahan, 11/16 @ CUNY Grad Center
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 01 Nov '16

01 Nov '16

A presentation from one of our Urban Studies faculty members, Jarrod Shanahan. *feel free to forward widely* A Boring Day at the Eric M. Taylor Center: Reflections on a Recent Stay at Rikers Island Jarrod Shanahan, Department of Environmental Psychology, CUNY Graduate Center As the movement to close down New York City’s notorious Rikers Island penal colony gains momentum, join doctoral student Jarrod Shanahan for a report back on recent time spent as inmates at the island's Eric M. Taylor Center (formerly C-76). EMTC houses sentenced male inmates serving sentences of one year or less, mostly in dormitory style housing. Jarrod will discuss daily life at the facility from the inmate perspective, provide preliminary analysis situating the facility in recent NYC history and political economy, and answer questions. Wednesday, November 16th, 4:15-5:30 CUNY Graduate Center (365 5th Avenue) room 5414 This event is sponsored by the Critical Psychology Cluster & the Public Science Project. Please bring some form of photo ID for access to the GC.

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Summer opportunity work for Uncommon schools
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 31 Oct '16

31 Oct '16

Hi everyone, I have attached a summer internship that is coming up for the 2017 summer and is a great opportunity for juniors and seniors in any subject to work at uncommon school. If you would like to apply or have questions please contact the person in the attached document. _thank you, Vanessa B.

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Fwd: Career Opportunities in Social Work Workshop
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 31 Oct '16

31 Oct '16

Begin forwarded message: Attached please find information regarding a Career Opportunities in Social Work workshop on November 9th . Please share with your students. With warm regards, Mark Klein, MSW Career Counselor Office Of Career Development & Internships Queens College 65-30 Kissena Boulevard Queens, New York 11367-1597 (718) 997-4684 “Visualize, Prepare, Persist, Succeed”

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Progressive City: Radical Alternatives is now live!
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 25 Oct '16

25 Oct '16

Progressive City: Radical Alternatives is now live! Progressive City: Radical Alternatives<http://www.progressivecity.net>, www.progressivecity.net, a new online magazine of Planners Network, has just been launched! It features new articles and will feature future podcasts. The new Magazine also has a facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pcityradical and twitter: https://twitter.com/pcityradical The first issue includes: What's the Matter with "Good" Planning? by Peter Marcuse Rio's Real vs. Unmet Olympic Legacies: What They Tell Us About the Future of Cities by Theresa Williamson Is there a Place in the Progressive City for the LGBTQ Community? by Petra L. Doan Skin the City by Paula Z. Segal For more information and to find out how you can submit an article, visit: http://www.progressivecity.net Please follow along on facebook and twitter, and share the news with your networks....and stay tuned for more articles and a podcast!

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Thurs 11/3 + Tues 11/29: Film Screening: Before the Flood
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 25 Oct '16

25 Oct '16

NYU film screening of Before the Flood with Brad G. Rebeiro Thursday, Nov. 3 | 8:15-10:30pm NYU Kimmel Center for University Life<https://www.facebook.com/nyukimmel/> 60 Washington Sq S Fl 8, New York, New York 10012 More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1804424746508511/ There is another showing on 11-29-16 @ 6:30 PM at 5 Washington Place if you cant make this one. RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/events/100200073790806/ I ask that you come join me at NYU for this free movie screening! Room 907 at the NYU Kimmel Center. Ten years ago Al Gore became a climate-change icon thanks to the Oscar-winning documentary An Convenient Truth (from director Davis Guggenheim). With this updated warning, the climate change crown is passed to Leonardo DiCaprio, and rather than just speak to the topic, he takes us on a worldwide journey to show us the effects. The film is bookended by DiCaprio's speech to the UN general assembly after he was named UN Messenger of Peace on Climate Change. It's a reminder that the mega movie star has long been an environmental activist ... and yes, before you scoff, he does acknowledge that his carbon footprint is probably larger than ours (an obvious understatement - unless you also travel by yacht and private jets, and own multiple mansions). DiCaprio's personal story about Bosch's "The Garden of Earthly Delights" hanging above his crib (seriously, how many parents think this is acceptable artwork for a toddler?) acts as a visual to his message that we are on the path of virtual destruction to the earth that we now know. The power of celebrity in on full display as DiCaprio scores interviews with such luminaries as UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, President Obama, Elon Musk, John Kerry, and even Pope Francis. There is also a clip of his long-ago interview with then President Clinton (Bill, not Hillary). However, it's not the talking heads that have the most impact here. Rather, it's the first-hand look at the Canadian Arctic, the disappearing glaciers of Greenland, the sunny day street flooding in Miami, the destruction of Indonesian Rain Forest to capitalize on the palm oil market, and the eroding coral reefs. The film plays like a Tim Burton Travel Channel series ... each stop more nightmarish than the previous. His passion is obvious, though his knowledge less so. DiCaprio understands the power his celebrity brings, and he joins with director Fisher Stevens (known mostly for his acting, but also an Oscar winning director for The Cove, 2009) in this attempt to bring the urgent message to the masses. As they state, we are beyond simply changing lightbulbs, and the key is a shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy ... a shift that China (not the U.S.) has taken seriously. With generic solutions like "consume less" and "vote better", the film mostly avoids controversy ... though it does acknowledge the slick and well-funded 'campaign of denial' by those who profit mightily from a fossil-fuel dependent world. We see an impressive map/video screen tracking ocean currents, temperatures, etc. and there is a chart comparing electricity usage by U.S. citizens vs other countries (we are energy hogs, in case you weren't sure). The ending message hasn't changed much in the past 10 years ... "It is all up to us".

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] 11/10: On the behalf of former CPCP visiting scholar: The Prison in the Twelve Landscapes
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 25 Oct '16

25 Oct '16

Display problems? View this newsletter in your browser.<http://pcp.gc.cuny.edu/?email_id=378&user_id=1858&urlpassed=W3ZpZXdfaW5fYnJ…> 11/10: On the behalf of former CPCP visiting scholar: The Prison in the Twelve Landscapes 11/10: On the behalf of former CPCP visiting scholar: The Prison in the Twelve Landscapes November 10, 2016 7:30 pm Anthology Film Archives 32 Second Ave, New York [http://pcp.gc.cuny.edu/files/2014/01/Nov10_PrisonLandscapes_FINAL-600x750.j…] Unsubscribe<http://pcp.gc.cuny.edu/?email_id=378&user_id=1858&urlpassed=W3Vuc3Vic2NyaWJ…> - Edit your subscription<http://pcp.gc.cuny.edu/?email_id=378&user_id=1858&urlpassed=W3N1YnNjcmlwdGl…> The Center for Place, Culture and Politics 365 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10016

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Fw: NYU Film Screenings
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 24 Oct '16

24 Oct '16

________________________________ Two upcoming events at NYU: From: "Brad G. Rebeiro" <br66(a)nyu.edu<mailto:br66@nyu.edu>> Subject: NYU Film Screenings Date: October 24, 2016 at 4:11:15 PM EDT To: 'Melissa Checker' <Melissa.Checker(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:Melissa.Checker@qc.cuny.edu>> https://www.facebook.com/events/307777392927051/ https://www.facebook.com/events/1244535615609630/ Please mention it to anyone who may be interested in the Urban Studies or Environmental Studies departments! Thanks :) Brad G. Rebeiro Graduate Admissions Officer Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development New York University 82 Washington Square East, 3rd Floor New York, NY 10003 Phone: (212) 998-5043 Fax: (212) 995-4328 Email: steinhardt.gradadmissions(a)nyu.edu<mailto:steinhardt.gradadmissions@nyu.edu> <image003.jpg>

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Mon 11/7: Mobility and Post Democracy: Prefigurative Politics on the Eve of the US Presidential Elections
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 24 Oct '16

24 Oct '16

Mobility and Post Democracy: Prefigurative Politics on the Eve of the US Presidential Elections Monday, November 7, 2016 at 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Starr Foundation Hall, University Center<https://events.newschool.edu/starr_foundation_hall_ul102_lower_level_670> 63 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10003 | The New School More info: https://events.newschool.edu/event/mobility_and_post_democracy_prefigurativ… The success of socialist Bernie Sanders in the Democratic presidential primaries as well as the nomination of real estate tycoon Donald Trump as Republican presidential candidate reveals the dissatisfaction of many Americans with a political system that is mired in middle-of-the-road positions. How can we think about organizing beyond the affordances of the current political system? This seminar on prefigurative politics and social movement strategy addresses historical examples as well as contemporary manifestations of utopian societies that realize their own political ideals outside of mainstream society. More on the series Mobility and Post Democracy: Post Democracy<http://www.veralistcenter.org/learn/3/focus-theme-/> has recently arisen as a complex and contradictory term: for some it promises a new participatory platform for the mobilizing forces of social media, while others lament democracy's demise as the result of international intervention in domestic politics. Decried as "democratic melancholy," such skepticism is considered ill placed by yet others for whom "democracy" was never a political system to aspire to. Under the heading Mobility in Post Democracy, the Vera List Center presents a series of interdisciplinary panels, seminars, and lectures that examine Post Democracy as a condition informed by mobility-across institutions, states, and ideologies. The series brings together an international group of scholars, activists, students, and artists to probe the concept of Democracy. This event sponsored by the Vera List Center for Art and Politics<https://www.newschool.edu/vera-list-center/> at The New School. Free; No tickets or reservations required.

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Sat 10/29: ¡Oye Corona! Celebration of Day of the Dead
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 24 Oct '16

24 Oct '16

¡Oye Corona! Celebration of Day of the Dead | Fiesta del Día de los Muertos Sat, Oct. 29 | 12:00 - 6:00 PM Location | Ubicación: 103rd Street & Roosevelt Ave. Corona, Queens (En español abajo) Come celebrate the Day of the Dead with activities throughout the day at Corona Plaza! There will be food, dancing, singing, education and rituals to celebrate our altar, decorated and built by members of the Corona community with support from artist Daniel del Valle. This year the altar is to commemorate the lives of those who have fought for educational justice in the Global South. The Day of the Dead Celebration is an opportunity to bring cultural traditions to public space and to gather in reflection to take a message of hope to our community. Overall we highlight indigenous rituals from the American continent that honor our ancestors and their struggles for social justice. These memories about their struggles are our heritage to continue organizing and build a conscious and united community. This event is organized in collaboration with Immigrant Movement International and residents of Corona. _____________________________________ Venga a Celebrar el Día de los Muerto en Corona Plaza, en comunidad. Habrá comida, danza, música y rituales para celebrar el altar decorado y construido por la comunidad de Corona en colaboración con el artista Daniel del Valle. Este año el altar está dedicado a las memoria de nuestros seres queridos que ya no están y también a las personas que han luchado por justicia en las escuelas en el Sur Global. La celebración del Día de los Muertos es una oportunidad para llevar nuestras expresiones culturales al espacio público y brindar un mensaje de esperanza a nuestra comunidad. Sobre todo resaltamos las ritualidades indígenas del continente Americano que hacen honor a nuestros antepasados y sus las luchas por la justicia social. Estas memorias de lucha son nuestra herencia para seguir organizándonos y construir una comunidad unida y consciente. Esta actividad es organizada en coordinación con las personas participantes de Immigrant Movement Internacional / Movimiento Inmigrante Internacional Corona y la comunidad nuestro barrio Corona. Activities | Actividades: COMMUNITY ALTAR HONRANDO: / ALTAR COMUNITARIO HONROING: 1. Campaña para salvar uestras escuelas Salupongan International / Salupongan International campaign to save our schools. (Philippines/ Filipinas) 2. Andrea Evangelina Rodrigues Perozo (Republica Dominicana/ Dominican Republic) 3. Manuel Garcia – NYC, USA/ Centroamerica 4. Internado Escolar para Indios (Indigenas) / Indian (Native American) Residential/ Boarding School System – Canada & USA 5. Huelga de Maestros / Teacher’s Strike (Oaxaca, Mexico) Our #monstricojusticiero will hit the streets of Corona for the second time to be part of this year’s communty altar. The papier mache figures will be accompanied by 5 mini altars that together will honor the work of activists, artists and collectives that have worked to secure accessible education for all! Nuestro #monstricojusticiero regresa a las calles de Corona por segunda vez para ser parte del altar comunitario en Corona Plaza. Nuestro monstrico de papel mache estara acompañado por 5 mini altares. Justos, honran las vidas de activistas, artistas y colectivos que han trabajado para asegurar el acceso a un buena educación para tod@s! ART MAKING + RESTORATIVE JUSTICE WORKSHOPS / TALLERES DE ARTE + JUSTICIA RESTAURATIVA * Sugar skull decorating / Calaberitas de Azucar * Learn how to make your a mini notebook / Haz tu propia libreta. * Coloring book with IMI Corona / Libro de dibujar de IMI Corona * Techniques for relaxation, alternative healing and self care / Técnicas de relajación y sanación alternativa. LIVE MUSIC + DANCE / DANZA Y MUSICA EN VIVO * Mujeres en Movimiento * Wawakunas * Bombazo * Danza Azteca PAINTED FACES / CARITAS PINTADAS ZINE: Take home a copy of our community zine and learn more about the stories of our 5 educational justice heroes and heroines featured in the altar / Llevate a casa una copia de nuestro fanzine comunitario y aprende sobre las 5 historias de educación justiciera que estraemos honrando en nuestro altar comunitario. ____________________________________________________ Corona Plaza programming is supported by grants from The Kresge Foundation, Surdna Foundation, Institute of Museum and Library Services, and The David Rockefeller Fund. Additional support provided by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. Special thanks to the office of Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras and Queens Economic Development Corporation.

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Fri 10/28: Afterlives: Place, Memory, Story
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 24 Oct '16

24 Oct '16

Afterlives: Place, Memory, Story Fri, Oct 28, 2016 | 9:00 AM - 06:00 PM The Graduate Center, CUNY 365 Fifth Ave. Rooms 9205/9206 The Public History Collective is excited to host its first conference, where we ask: What does it mean for places, objects, people, and stories to have afterlives? How can we restore histories that have been lost? Practitioners from every walk of the field will present on ways they've revived history. Free and open to the public. Please register here.<https://goo.gl/forms/uGicevSRGSCfFbdI3> More info: http://www.centerforthehumanities.org/programming/afterlives-place-memory-s… CONFERENCE SCHEDULE 9:30-10:00: Registration. Room 9205/9206 10:15-10:30: Opening Remarks. Room 9205/9206 Andrew Robertson, The Graduate Center, CUNY 10:45-11:45: Reaching New Audiences, Repurposing Old Materials. Room 9205/9206 Quinn Berkman and Michael Lorenzini, NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Municipal Archives and Library 10:45-11:45: Freedom for One, Freedom for All? Recasting Narratives of Abolition and Suffrage in K-12 Education. Skylight Room Emily Potter-Ndiaye, Brooklyn Historical Society Franny Kent, Museum of the City of New York EY Zipris, Museum of the City of New York 12:00-1:00: Place and Remembrance. Skylight Room Sarah Pearlman Shapiro, Columbia University Jennifer Young, New York University Scott Zukowski, Stony Brook University 12:00-1:00: Personal Journeys Through Public History. Room 9205/9206 Yuliya Barycheuskaya, The Graduate Center, CUNY Katharine Rovanpera, La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez / Museum of Modern Art Rozanne Gooding Silverwood, Columbia University 1:15-2:00: Lunch. Room 5114 2:15-3:15: Panel: Resurrecting Local Public History at the Olde Towne of Flushing Burial Ground. Room 5414 Moderator: Johnathan Thayer, Queens College, CUNY Lori Wallach, Queens Memory Regina Carra, Queens College, CUNY Jeffrey Delgado, Queens College, CUNY Cristina Fontánez, Queens College, CUNY Rudy Hartmann, Queens College, CUNY Robbie Garrison, Olde Towne of Flushing Burial Ground Conservancy 2:15-3:15: The Afterlives of Victoria Confino: First Person Interpretation at the Tenement Museum and Beyond. Room 9205/9206 Jessica Underwood Varma, The Lower East Side Tenement Museum / Global Shift Sarah Litvin, The Graduate Center, CUNY / New York Historical Society Elly Berke, Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston 3:30-5:00: Engaging Guided Tours: Techniques and Best Practices. Room 9205/9206 Cindy VandenBosch and Andrew Gustafson, Turnstile Tours 5:00: Closing Remarks. Room 9205/9206 Katie Uva and Arinn Amer, The Graduate Center, CUNY 5:15: Reception. Room 5114 This event is presented as part of Narrating Change, Changing Narratives<http://www.centerforthehumanities.org/public-engagement/seminars/narrating-…>, an interdisciplinary research group that employs public humanities practices and explores narration as a guide for social change. The group is supported by the Mellon Seminar on Public Engagement and Collaborative Research. The CUNY Public History Collective<http://www.centerforthehumanities.org/public-engagement/working-groups/cuny…> is a Center for the Humanities working group committed to bridging the worlds of academia and public history by increasing graduate student participation in archives, museums, and other public history institutions and projects in order to broaden the methods we use to teach and do academic work. For more information or to join the working group, email ch(a)gc.cuny.edu<mailto:ch@gc.cuny.edu> Cosponsored by the Mediating the Archive Mellon Seminar on Public Engagement and Collaborative Research and the PhD Program in History, The Graduate Center, CUNY

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