Category Archives: Manhattan

American Museum of Natural History presents the 2012 Margaret Mead Film Festival

NOVEMBER 29 THROUGH DECEMBER 2
FEATURED FILMS AND EVENTS INCLUDE:
THE WORLD PREMIERE OF THE OTHER HALF OF TOMORROW,
THE U.S. PREMIERE OF THE HUMAN TOWER,
AND A SPECIAL PROGRAM ON AMNH EXPEDITION FILMS FROM THE 1920S AND 30S

globalFEST 2013: Ten Years of Moving International Sounds from the Margins to the Mainstream

Founded by some of the United States’ most informed and engaged global music presenters, gF is co-led by a trio of dedicated volunteer producers/curators: Bill Bragin of Acidophilus: Live & Active Cultures, Isabel Soffer of Live Sounds, and Shanta Thake of Joe’s Pub at the Public. globalFEST celebrates its 10th year on January 13, 2013 at NYC’s Webster Hall (125 East 11th Street), with a dozen vibrant acts from across the world and the sonic spectrum.

Are all racial groups in Manhattan equal?

With the surveillance of Muslims in full swing, a “Stop and Frisk” policy that only targets select residents and a history of shootings that involve unarmed African-Americans, does New York City represent the new American democracy?