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Come Back Cities: a support group for Fathers with special needs children (first meeting)

Come Back Cities: a support group for Fathers with special needs children is a safe space where Fathers could gather to share honest perspectives/experiences with each other; find fellowship and support with other Fathers raising special needs children; and participate in community art projects that honor the real experiences of Fathers with special needs children. In the Fall of 2021, we will meet on a monthly basis via Zoom.

Free

Two Stories About the Same Miracle

Judson Memorial Church 55 Washington Square South, New York, NY, United States

On Sunday, Nov 21st, 2021 from 6-8:30pm, at Judson Memorial Church in New York City: Interdisciplinary performance artists Kilusan Tagle Bautista & Lia Bautista will share a staged reading of their respective stories raising a daughter with special needs.

Free

UNIT 25 Building Culture: When Land Becomes Water.

Rise Center 58-03 Rockaway Beach Blvd., Far Rockaway, NY, United States

The graduate students at the Spitzer School of Architecture (City College of New York, CUNY) and the Rise Center invite the community to a presentation and discussion of resistance, resilience, and the future of the Rockaway in light of climate change.

Free

Apply to be a 2022-23 SPCUNY Actionist (DEADLINE EXTENDED)

Actionists are Master’s students with a serious art practice, usually from MFA programs, who are committed to developing as socially-engaged art practitioners. Eligible students are currently enrolled in a CUNY master’s degree program and will have completed at least one year of study by the end of the Spring 2022 semester. Applications are due by April 25, 2022 (deadline extended!) for the 2022-23 academic year.

Two Stories About the Same Miracle

A Black Mother and a Filipino Father's balanced interpretation of resiliency and hope in caring for their daughter PhoeniX. Indigo Hero presents "Two Stories About the Same Miracle", a multimedia theater experience where parents of a special needs child tell their respective stories about her birth and first few years of life. Each parent is dedicating one hour each, to their interpretation. Indigo Hero is comprised of Kilusan (SPCUNY Actionist 2021-22) and Lia Bautista. May 6 and 7: doors open at 6pm, show begins at 7pm.

Donation

Fire Exit (MFA Thesis Show)

205 Hudson Gallery 205 Hudson Street, New York, NY, United States

Including work from SPCUNY Actionists Quinlan Maggio and sgp, open daily from 10am-6pm. Events on May 19, 20, 27, and 30.

Mapping & Photography Workshop presented by The Catcalling Project

Abrons Arts Center 466 Grand St., New York, NY, United States

Mapping and photography workshop asking participants to think about their relation to space in ways that are both familiar and unfamiliar, exploring themes of safety, community, and place making.

Free

(In)Visible Guides: Convening

Abrons Arts Center 466 Grand St., New York, NY, United States

Join Perfect City, The Catcalling Project, and SPCUNY Student Actionist Tiffany Zorrilla for a day-long convening of (In)Visible Guides. Programming includes a panel discussion, mapping workshop, zine release, and a neighborhood tour of the Lower East Side.