Events

Thursday, February 12, 2009
The Jerry H. Labowitz Theatre for the Performing Arts
6:00pm – 8:00pm
715 Broadway, Main Floor
(Enter at 1 Washington Place)

President Obama urges us to come together as one nation and work to renew old alliances and forge new and enduring partnerships.

Alliances between Blacks and Jews have played major roles in shaping American politics and culture. Radical social movements from labor to civil rights were built on Black-Jewish coalitions, influencing civil rights legislation and many other social justice initiatives.

Tensions over housing, community control of schools and other issues eroded Black-Jewish relations but did not completely destroy grass-roots interactions. However, public feuds by leaders from both groups who continuously fling accusations of racism and anti-Semitism have overshadowed the work in communities where Blacks and Jews live side-by-side, promoting peaceful co-existence and social change.

With the election of Barack Obama, America is at a decisive moment in race relations. This discussion examines the history of Black-Jewish solidarity and its collapse, and how understanding the causes of conflicts between these groups may lead to solutions to and development of a model to resolve conflicts among other racial and cultural groups.

Moderators: Michael Dinwiddie, Associate Professor, The Gallatin School, NYU
George Shulman, Professor, The Gallatin School, NYU

Participants: Eric Adams, Senator, New York State
Hasia Diner, Professor, Hebrew and Judaic Studies, NYU
R. L’Heureux, Assistant Professor, The City College of New York
Dov Hikind, Assemblyman, Brooklyn, New York

Performance: Judith Sloan, Adjunct Professor, The Gallatin School
Please RSVP to studentaffairs.gallatin@nyu.edu or call 212/998-7375.

February 25

New Urbanism for New Yorkers

A discussion about urban design theories and their effects on climate change, quality of life and the economy.

Wednesday, February 25 6:30 PM

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Wednesday • February 25 • 6:30 PMNew Urbanism for New YorkersFor the first time, Regional Plan Association and the Congress for New Urbanism's New York Chapter partner with the Museum of the City of New York for a timely discussion about urban design theories and their effects on climate change, quality of life and the economy.President of RPA Robert Yaro will discuss the effects of new urbanism, transit-oriented development, LEED-ND and smart growth in the New York metropolitan region and offer his suggestions for moving forward in this tough economic time. CNU President John Norquistwill comment with his own thoughts about how New York's urbanism positions it for future success and how the nation as a whole can benefit from the techniques of new urbanism. The evening will begin with an introduction of the region's New Urbanist precedents, including Jersey City, Forest Hills, Queens, Battery Park City and more.After the event, join us for a 30-minute informal discussion and networking opportunity.

Refreshments will be served.               For more information about the speakers and their organizations:       www.rpa.orgwww.cnu.orgwww.cnu-ny.orgwww.nyplanning.org

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED

$9 General admission

$5 Museum members, RPA, CNU, APA, seniors and students

For more information please call 212.534.1672, ext. 3395.

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Next American City is a quarterly magazine created for and by a new school of urban thinkers and leaders, focused on ensuring "that future generations' lives are improved, and not made more dangerous or unnecessarily complicated by the decisions we make".

Next American City is hosting a salon at which Seth Pinsky, president of the New York City Economic Development Corporation, will be lecturing regarding the current and future conditions of the financial situation in New York.

This event is to be held in the Hines Gallery at the AIA Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place (btw. w3rd and Bleecker) on March 5th, from 6-8 p.m. Admission is $20 at the door but includes drinks, light refreshments and a 1 year subscription to the magazine.  For more info.

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.

The Gallatin Dean’s Mentoring Roundtable Series presents a discussion withGallatin Alumni ROB KALIN (BA ’03), CHRIS MAGUIRE (BA ’04) and HAIM SCHOPPIK WEB ENTREPRENEURS and FOUNDERS of ETSY.comWednesday, March 11, 6:30 pm715 Broadway, 8th FloorDean's Conference RoomRSVP at www.nyu.edu/gallatin/rsvpThe concept for this “eBay-for-crafts” originated in 2005, while Kalin and Maguire were rebuilding a friend’s website. Once they developed an initial blueprint, they asked Schoppik to oversee the site’s engineering. Today, Etsy has more than 1 million registered users in 128 different countries, and the company’s headquarters—“Etsy Labs”—are located in downtown Brooklyn. Recently, Chief Creative Officer Kalin unveiled plans for Etsy’s nonprofit venture, Etsy.org, and in December he appeared at #23 on Silicon Alley Insider's annual list of the top 100 entrepreneurs and executives in the New York digital business community. He has also made several appearances on national television programs including: The Today Show, Good Morning America, and The Martha Stewart Show. Food and refreshments will be provided.All attendees will receive a Gallatin Rubik’s Cube!

To the Gallatin Community:

Please join us at the Writing Program's annual GALLATIN TEACHERS READING (from 

their recently published or about-to-be-published books).

Readers (in this order):

PROFESSOR RITTY LUKOSE--Liberalization's Children: Gender, Youth, and Consumer 

Citizenship in Globalizing India

PROFESSOR ED PARK--Personal Days (a novel)

PROFESSOR SHARON FRIEDMAN--Feminist Theatrical Revisions of Classic Works

THURSDAY, MARCH 12TH, Bronfman Center (7 W. 10th St.), 6:30-8 PM

RSVP: mollykleiman@nyu.edu