Freedom Hall
Past Events
Many events have been hosted previously at the Freedom Hall. HistoryGuide currently has 93 past event listings in its database, shown below.
| Date | Event Information |
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| Every Mon | 12-Week Discussion Circle on Leon Trotsky's Classic Work The Permanent Revolution. Investigate the forces behind global rebellion today. This important book reveals the necessity for workers' power and internati… (Community - Book Club / Book Talk) 212-222-0633. |
| 06/08/08 | Revolutionary Queer Leadership. This meeting recounts the Freedom Socialist Party's role in this still-unfolding history and in the early battles for lavender r… (Community) 212-222-0633. |
| 12/01/08 | Freedom Socialist Newspaper Discussion Circle: "Is Capitalism Coming Apart?-Election Season Tumult and Opportunities. Come share your ideas at this Freedom Socialist newspaper discussion circle. What do you think about the government bailout of… (Community) 212-222-0633. |
| 12/07/08 | A Marxist Look at Capitalism's Global Meltdown. What caused Wall Street's collapse and how can we fight bailouts, foreclosures and layoffs? Come hear what socialist feminist a… (Community - Panel Discussion / Forum) 212-222-0633. |
| 01/26/09 | Economics for Activists. Public study group offers crash course on the nuts and bolts of how capitalism works-and why it doesn't anymore! Readings from… (Community) 212-222-0633. |
| 01/29/09 | Commemoration of Roe v. Wade. Documentary exposing the widespread sterilization abuse of Puerto Rican women. Bring your ideas to the discussion sparked by th… (Performance - Movies) 212-222-0633. |
| 02/21/09 | Black Women Speak Out!. A panel of activists will talk about lessons from the historic struggle for the right to learn; defending those hit hardest by s… (Community - Panel Discussion / Forum) 212-222-0633. |
| 03/14/09 | International Women's Day Celebration. Hear the stories of immigrant women battling to save their jobs. Join in the discussion of how fighting back in our neighborhood… (Community) 212-222-0633. |
| 04/23/09 | Feminist Organizing Meeting. Bring your voice to this Radical Women meeting where plans and strategies for upcoming activities will be discussed. A light me… (Community) 212-222-0633. |
| 05/02/09 | In Our Hands Is Placed the Power!. A celebration of labor firebrands in story and song. Dramatic eyewitness accounts, original newspaper records and folk music br… (Performance - Theater) 212-222-0633. |
| 05/21/09 | Celebration of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month. For decades, Asian American feminists have used the written word and visual arts to defy tradition and stereotypes of race, gend… (Community) 212-222-0633. |
| 06/08/09 | The Times of Harvey Milk. This award-winning documentary captures the coalition building that transformed the lesbian and gay movement into a rallying poi… (Performance - Movies) 212-222-0633. |
| 06/14/09 | The Radical Roots of Queer Liberation. Come participate in a multi-generational presentation and discussion of the origins of the modern Lesbian/Gay/Bi/Trans movement… (Community - Gay) 212-222-0633. |
| 06/26/09 | Cartoonist Jennifer Camper. Special Slide Showing and Discussion with Cartoonist and Graphic Artist Jennifer Camper. Supper served at 6:30pm. Proceeds to… (Community) 212-222-0633. |
| 07/23/09 | Rightwing Violence: What's Behind It and How Can We Fight It?. Come talk about how we can build a united movement to stop ultra-right violence. Summer salads buffet served at 7:00pm for $8 d… (Community) 212-222-0633. |
| 08/29/09 | No More Singing Capitalism's Blues-Sisters, It's Time To Fight!. Women's Rights Day celebration - Guest speaker Anne Slater, National Radical Women Organizer, lesbian activist, abortion clinic… (Community - Lecture) 212-222-0633. |
| 09/24/09 | The Female Reality in Mexico. The authors paint a stark portrait of Mexican women's lives, from rising violence and the criminalization of abortion to the fem… (Community - Book Club / Book Talk) 212-222-0633. |
| 10/29/09 | Marxist Feminism: Is it for you?. Seattle rebel Helen Gilbert will share her ideas on how the revolutionary combination of socialism and women's leadership provid… (Community - Lecture) 212-222-0633. |
| 11/19/09 | Honoring Native American Heritage Month. Come and hear the little known story of how the lives and leadership of Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) women inspired 19th century U.S… (Community) 212-222-0633. |
| 12/05/09 | We Need Single Payer Now! Obama's Failed Approach to Healthcare. Physician and staff writer for the Freedom Socialist newspaper, Steven Strauss M.D., speaks on the sellout of health benefits re… (Community - Panel Discussion / Forum) 212-222-0633. |
| 01/04/10 01/18/10 02/01/10 | Black Jacobins. Join a bi-weekly discussion of the Haitian Revolution led by Toussaint L'Ouverture. What can we learn today from the first full… (Community - Panel Discussion / Forum) 212-222-0839. |
| 01/29/10 | Feminists Fight Back Against Attacks on Reproductive Rights. Hear young women speak on how feminists can build a united front capable of stopping the ultra-right and win full reproductive j… (Community - Panel Discussion / Forum) 212-222-0633. |
| 02/20/10 | The Myth of a Post-Racial Society. Throughout Barack Obama's campaign for president, social commentators promoted the idea that the U.S. had become colorblind by e… (Community - Panel Discussion / Forum) 212-222-0633. |
| 03/11/10 | Clara Zetkin: Fiery Agitator for Women's Rights and Socialist Revolution. Bring your ideas to a lively discussion of how her vision can lead us to action today. A dinner featuring Caribbean fare will b… (Community - Panel Discussion / Forum) 212-222-0633. |
| 04/29/10 | Shout Out: Women of Color Respond to Violence. Participants at this Radical Women meeting will do readings and review works from the book. Everyone is invited to join in an op… (Community) 212-222-0633. |
| 05/08/10 | Why Socialism? Why Now?. Elias Holtz, designer and co-editor of the Freedom Socialist newspaper feature, "I'm So Over It," explains why his 20-something… (Community - Lecture) 212-222-0633. |
| 05/21/10 | Who Are the Puerto Rican Political Prisoners?. Guest speaker Benjamin Ramos Rosado, of the ProLibertad Freedom Campaign, will talk about why the prisoners are in jail, how Pue… (Community - Lecture) 718-601-4751. |
| 05/27/10 | Celebrating Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month. "Mitsuye & Nellie, Asian American Poets" by Allie Light and Irving Saraf. Hear the vibrant and rebellious voices of feminist au… (Educational - Documentary Film) |
| 06/12/10 | Behind the Rainbow: Post-Apartheid South Africa Film Showing and Discussion. With the South African 2009 presidential election as a backdrop, award-winning filmmaker Jihan El-Tahri (The House of Saud, 2004… (Educational - Documentary Film) 212-222-0839. |
| 06/17/10 | Celebrating Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender Pride Month. Special Film Showing and Discussion: "Reworking the Model: A Conversation with Trans Folks of Color" By Siobhan Gaynor-Kee. A s… (Educational - Documentary Film) 212-222-0839. |
| 08/16/10 08/30/10 09/13/10 | Study Circle - Leon Trotsky: His Life and Ideas. Sessions will highlight the struggle to build genuine socialist democracy in opposition to Stalin's counter-revolutionary rule.… (Educational - Class) 212-222-0633. |
| 08/19/10 | Special Film Showing and Discussion - "One Woman, One Vote". Bring your perspective to an open discussion of the lessons from the battle for suffrage and what is needed to build a militant,… (Educational - Documentary Film) 212-222-0633. |
| 09/16/10 | Time to Fire Up an Anti-Capitalist Movement for Civil Rights. Join in an open discussion, which will include planning for a contingent to the October 2nd March on Washington initiated by the… (Community - Panel Discussion / Forum) 212-222-0633. |
| 09/22/10 | Community Organizing Meeting for October 2 March on Washington, D.C. for Jobs, Justice and Peace. Come to a grassroots meeting to organize a contingent to go to Washington, D.C. on Saturday, October 2. Admission is free, snac… (Community) 212-222-0633. |
| 10/09/10 | Fabulous Fall Rummage Sale. Proceeds benefit Freedom Hall Fund Drive. Call if you are able to donate items or help sort, price or sell. (Community - Fundraiser / Benefit) 212-222-0633. |
| 10/14/10 | Made in L.A.. Freedom Hall will screen the Emmy award-winning documentary that follows three heroic Latina immigrants as they struggle with di… (Educational - Documentary Film) 212-222-0633. |
| 10/25/10 11/08/10 11/22/10 | Study Group: Smash the Church, Smash the State - The Early Years of Gay Liberation. Join in discussing the exciting early history of the LGBT movement, which started in the midst of police clashes, street riots,… (Educational - Class) 212-222-0633. |
| 11/21/10 | Poetry, Politics and Passion on the Front Line of Freedom. An Afternoon with Merle Woo: Come to a poetry reading and dialog with Merle Woo, Korean-Chinese American lesbian author, activis… (Community) 212-222-0633. |
| 12/16/10 | Radical Women Meeting - Calling All Feminists: Organize to Defend Reproductive Freedom!. Come strategize going on a pro-woman offensive against the reenergized right wing. Help plan a reproductive rights speak-out to… (Community - Organization) 212-222-0633. |
| 02/19/11 | Can't Jail the Spirit: The Resistance of Mumia Abu-Jamal & Political Prisoners. Come to a special film showing of "Justice on Trial: The Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal." Open discussion to follow film with a focus… (Educational - Documentary Film) 212-222-0633. |
| 03/20/11 | Women on the Frontlines: Resistance, Rebellion, Revolution!. Join a lively discussion of the need for female leadership in the struggle for full equality and liberation. Come at 2pm for a… (Community - Panel Discussion / Forum) 212-222-0633. |
| 04/15/11 | Reel Resistance Film Series: The Battle of Algiers. Startlingly relevant to current upheavels, this classic 1966 film recreates the guerrilla struggle of the Algerian people agains… (Performance - Movies) 212-222-0633. |
| 04/21/11 | Egyptian Women: Force Behind the Continuing Revolution. This meeting will feature video footage from "Democracy Now" interview with Nawal El Saadawi, renowned feminist, human rights ac… (Community - Organization) 212-222-0633. |
| 04/29/11 | Reel Resistance Film Series: Gasland. An expose of the Halliburton-developed gas drilling technology of "fracking", this riveting documentary uncovers a trail of dece… (Educational - Documentary Film) 212-222-0633. |
| 05/07/11 | May Day Celebration: Labor Strikes Back-How Workers Can Win Against the Corporate Backlash. A panel of grassroots unionists will address the nationwide attack on wages, social services, education and collective bargainin… (Community - Panel Discussion / Forum) 212-222-0633. |
| 05/19/11 | Asian American Feminists: Voices of Resistance. This informal discussion will explore Asian American feminists writings as weapons of rebellion and change. You're invited to b… (Community - Organization) 212-222-0633. |
| 06/17/11 | Pride Film Screening: "Brother To Brother". This film invokes the Harlem Renaissance and the civil rights and lesbian/gay liberation movements through an exchange between a… (Educational - Documentary Film) 212-222-0633. |
| 06/23/11 | LGBT Pride Month Celebration - The Love that Dare Not Speak Its Name in the Army. At this special Radical Women meeting, queer and antiwar activists will discuss this title article which explores the root cause… (Community - Club) 212-222-0633. |
| 07/21/11 | Radical Women Organizing Meeting - All out to save public education!. Come hear how teachers unions, with a militant rank-and-file of women and people of color, are fighting for solutions. Bring you… (Community - Organization) 212-222-0633. |
| 08/07/11 | Freedom Socialist Party Meeting: "The Historic Power of Strikes". What can we learn from past labor battles fought and won? This meeting will feature a screening of "Labor's Turning Point: The… (Community - Panel Discussion / Forum) 212-222-0633. |
| 08/18/11 | Eyewitness Report from the National Save Our Schools March and Conference. Participants will address how we can stop the push for privatization, high-stakes testing and charter schools, and win quality p… (Community - Panel Discussion / Forum) 212-222-0633. |
| 09/20/11 10/04/11 10/18/11 More... | Fall Discussion Circle: The Root of Women's Oppression. What is the historical basis of sexism and the exploitation of women? Join in a collective exploration of Frederick Engels' ess… (Community - Panel Discussion / Forum) |
| 09/28/11 | Making Sense of the Dizzying Economic Downturn. This Radical Women meeting will include an open discussion of what the latest economic events mean for women and working people… (Community - Panel Discussion / Forum) |
| 10/10/11 10/24/11 11/07/11 More... | Community Class: Economics for Activists. Trying to make sense of the unrelenting economic downturn? This class will cover the nuts and bolts of how capitalism works - a… (Educational - Class) |
| 10/26/11 | Poetry Slam! Against Sexual Violence. Radical Women invites you to come share your poem or spoken word piece in a feminist open mic event. Tasty supper served at 7pm… (Community - Organization) 212-222-0633. |
| 11/04/11 | Reel Resistance Film Showing "Even the Rain". A European director and crew shooting a reenactment of the indigenous rebellion to the 16th century Spanish conquest are swept u… (Performance - Movies) |
| 11/18/11 | Reel Resistance Film Showing "Attica". This powerful film tells the story of the 1973 Attica State Prison uprising against inhumane conditions and shows the brutal rep… (Performance - Movies) |
| 12/28/11 | Radical Women Holiday Open House - 'Tis the Season for Revolution!. Enjoy good conversation with other people fighting for feminism & a world free of racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, envir… (Community - Organization) |
| 01/11/12 | Countering the Attack on the Reproductive Rights of Women of Color. Special Meeting Commemorating the 39th Anniversary of Roe v.Wade. Speaker Charlotte Strauss Swanson will talk about the racist c… (Community - Lecture) 212-222-0633. |
| 02/16/12 | Radical Women Meeting - The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness. Has today's prison system replaced the racist institutions of slavery and of legalized segregation in perpetuating the oppressio… (Community - Lecture) 212-222-0633. |
| 02/26/12 | Film Screening and Discussion: Standing on My Sister's Shoulders. This award-winning film documents the grassroots battle by women for the right to vote and equal education in Mississippi. Thes… (Educational - Documentary Film) 212-222-0633. |
| 07/19/12 | Defend Our Sisters! Demand Legal Justice!. Learn about the growing national movement to win justice for Marissa Alexander, an African American mother from Florida who was… (Community - Organization) |
| 10/18/12 | Phone-Banking to Get Out the Vote for Durham-Lopez!. Do outreach calling to voters and talk about why voting for Freedom Socialist candidates Stephen Durham and Christina Lopez is a… (Politics - Party Rally / Event) 212-222-0839. |
| 10/27/12 | An Evening With San Francisco's Esteemed Poet Nellie Wong. Nellie will share her poems and insights inspired by decades of activism, including her current work on behalf of the Freedom So… (Performance - Staged Reading) 212-222-0633. |
| 11/29/12 | Radical Women Meeting: Socialist Feminist Organizing for Real Solutions. One thing is clear: a workingclass solution that puts people's needs before profits is needed. You can be a part of an activist… (Community - Organization) |
| 12/15/12 | Freedom Hall Holiday Open House. Celebrate 10 years of activism in Harlem and learn of the opportunities to get involved at this local neighborhood activist cent… (Educational - Open House and Fairs) 212-222-0633. |
| 01/06/13 | Branch Meeting: Putin's Socialist Problem: Left Dissent Grows in Russia. Discussion will include organizing international solidarity with the Left Front and the fight for socialism and democracy in Rus… (Community) 212-222-0633. |
| 01/24/13 | Film Showing and Discussion: From Danger to Dignity: The Fight for Safe Abortion. This powerful documentary weaves together two stories: the underground networks that helped women find safe abortions outside t… (Festivals - Film Festival) 212-222-0633. |
| 02/21/13 | Black History Month Commemoration: Tributes to Frances E.W. Harper & Maria W. Stewart. Hear about the underacknowledged contributions of activist writers Frances E.W. Harper & Maria W. Stewart to the abolitionist mo… (Community - Lecture) 212-222-0839. |
| 03/02/13 | Film Showing - Default: The Student Loan Documentary. Personal stories of debt-ridden students give a blistering expose of the financial burdens of getting an education and highlight… (Festivals - Film Festival) 212-222-0633. |
| 03/10/13 | The Greek Crisis and the Response of the Left. Despina Lalaki from Greek-American Left Movement-NYC will speak on police and state repression in response to the upsurge of pro… (Community - Lecture) 212-222-0633. |
| 05/23/13 | Commemorating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Come hear about trailblazing feminist He-Yin Zhen, whose essays were just published for the first time in The Birth of Chinese F… (Community) 212-222-0633. |
| 06/01/13 | A Food Fueled Kickoff for the Freedom Socialist Newspaper Fund Drive. The Freedom Socialist is an independent, revolutionary feminist newspaper. The event will feature a spaghetti buffet, a radical… (Community - Fundraiser / Benefit) 212-222-0633. |
| 08/16/13 | Film Showing -- Eyes on the Prize: The March on Washington. This award-winning documentary excerpt will be screened to mark the 50th anniversary of the historic civil rights mobilization a… (Festivals - Film Festival) |
| 08/21/13 | Special Meeting to Commemorate Women's Rights Day 2013 - Gender, Race and Voting Rights. Hosted by Radical Women. Bring your ideas to a discussion of what the recent Supreme Court decision means and how we can save th… (Community - Organization) |
| 08/30/13 | Go Public: A Day in the Life of an American School District. A select screening of shorts that each profile one day in the life of a person at a public school. The stories of students, teac… (Festivals - Film Festival) |
| 09/07/13 | Rummage Sale!. Come buy or donate rummage for a good cause! Housewares, gifts, jewelry, clothing & toys, CDs collectables, tools, kitchenware… (Community) |
| 09/19/13 | Defend Harlem's Public Schools Organizing Meeting.. Bring your energy and ideas to a discussion of how to mobilize a fight against the charter school takeover of public schools and… (Community - Organization) 212-222-0633. |
| 09/28/13 | A Taste of Freedom 2: A Food-Filled Finale To A Successful Freedom Socialist Newspaper Fund Drive. Come eat and celebrate a successful $100,000 fund drive for an activist-written, revolutionary feminist press. Featuring a Fall… (Community) |
| 10/24/13 | Mobilize to End Domestic Violence and Free Marissa Alexander!. Join in a discussion of how to free Marissa Alexander and safeguard women's right to self-defense. We will write letters togethe… (Community) 212-222-0633. |
| 11/22/13 | Public Meeting Beyond Male & Female: Trans Liberation Now!. Take part in a discussion on gender-variant identities, with a focus on fighting the oppression that trans people face under cap… (Community - Panel Discussion / Forum) 212-222-0633. |
| 01/23/14 | Commemorating the 41st Anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Take part in a discussion of the connections between women's control of their own bodies and abortion rights, healthcare, domest… (Community) 212-222-0633. |
| 03/15/14 | Celebrating International Women's Day - Women Freedom Fighter Defending Our Communities Globally. Speakers include: Representative of Al-Awda NY, Angie Galindo and Mariana Merlos and Emily Woo Yamasaki. (Community) |
| 02/28/15 | Black History Month Community Event. Come strategize around critical issues of race and resistance. Dynamic speakers will kick off an open conversation on how to sus… (Community) |
| 06/13/15 | Lorraine Hansberry: Young, Gifted and Black. An informal afternoon discussion of her life, plays and activism. Light refreshments served. Door prizes. (Community - Lecture) |
| 02/27/16 | Black History Event: Film Screening Freedom on My Mind. A documentary tells the story of sharecroppers and young civil rights organizers, Black and white, who worked together in the 19… (Performance - Movies) 212-222-0633. |
| 03/31/16 04/07/16 04/21/16 More... | Reading Circle: Revolutionary Integration. Come study this groundbreaking text that highlights the crucial role of Black workers, women and LGBT people in the struggle for… (Community - Lecture) |
| 12/10/16 | Post-Election Forum: the Meaning of Trump's Victory - and What's Next. Come to this public forum to discuss the meaning of Trump's victory - and how we can join together to defend workers and all opp… (Community - Panel Discussion / Forum) |
| 11/04/17 | Celebrate the Russian Revolution: 'Down with All Tyrants!'. Honor the 100th anniversary of when workers first took state power by attending an evening of speakers, music and Russian food.… (Community) |
| 02/24/18 | Black History Month Film Showing and Discussion of I Am Not Your Negro. This acclaimed film powerfully represents Black gay activist and writer James Baldwin's reflections on the boundaries of race an… (Festivals - Film Festival) |
| 05/05/18 | May Day Celebration : The Young Karl Marx Film Showing and Discussion. This film from acclaimed director Raoul Peck provides a look back to the future of Marx's legacy. After the movie, join in the d… (Festivals - Film Festival) |
| 11/11/23 | Forum: The War in Ukraine - What Path Leads to Peace with Justice?. Firsthand accounts of life in Ukraine; The resistance of women, leftists, and unionists; What does international solidarity look… (Community) |
| 10/12/24 | Build a Labor Party: A voice for the working class and oppressed. Recent strikes alongside mass protests against the genocide in Gaza show an increased willingness to fight injustices inherent i… (Community) |
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