ARTIST TALK with Consuelo Jimenez Underwood

November 15, 2015 - 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Body of War (2007)

November 11, 2015 - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Body of War is an intimate and transformational feature documentary about the true face of war today. Meet Tomas Young, 25 years old, paralyzed from a bullet to his spine – wounded after serving in Iraq for less than a week. The film is Tomas’…

REV Explained – Syracuse Information Session

November 10, 2015 - 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM

The Public Service Commission is coming to town to hear the public speak on New York’s energy vision. We will be calling on the Commission to make its Reforming the Energy Vision process R.E.A.L. — Renewable, Equitable, Accountable, and Local. At this information session, held…

Film Screening – IN THIS WORLD

November 6, 2015 - 8:15 PM to 9:45 PM

DOORS OPEN AT 7:30 Prolific British filmmaker Michael Winterbottom adds to his impressively diverse oeuvre with this harrowing account of two Afghan refugees’ passage to the West in search of a better life. The movie opens at a refugee camp in Peshawar, Pakistan, where Afghans…

Ghost-Town-The Hebron Story

November 5, 2015 - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Ghost-Town-The Hebron Story is a documentary about the historic relationship between the growth of the Jewish settlements in Hebron and the Palestinian families who have lived and worked there for generations. The main issue in the film is about the balance of power and civil…

The Homestretch – “What if…” Film Screening

November 5, 2015 - 7:15 PM to 9:00 PM

November is National Youth Homelessness Month. PLEASE NOTE: This screening will be at SUNY Upstate Medical University,  Weiskotten Hall Room 103 766 Irving Ave. Syracuse, NY 13210

Yemen in Crisis: The Role of Civil Society and Community Groups

November 4, 2015 - 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM

A presentation on how civil society works in Yemen and how community members utilize their talents and resources to enhance their lives.  Speakers for the evening,  Bushra Mutahar Al-Huthi and Mohammad Ali Al-Shami, are 2015 Leaders for Democracy fellowship alumni. They will share a brief…

Palestinian Author Reading Event

October 27, 2015 - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

AbdulKarim Al Makadma  the author of  “THE TEARS OF OLIVE TREES” will read passages from his book about growing up in Al Shati refugee camp in Gaza. The book is a multi-generational non-fiction memoir of a Palestinian family’s heroic struggle against poverty, violence and oppression….

THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE (2001) (106min)

October 24, 2015 - 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM

Directed by Guillermo del Toro Halloween is Near… And here is the mournful fable of the Santa Lucia School,  haven for orphans of the Spanish Civil War. Young Carlos arrives at this desolate place in the last days of the war. Soon he will learn…

The YES MEN are Revolting at ArtRage

October 23, 2015 - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

For two decades, the Yes Men have pulled off spectacular media hoaxes to expose corporate crimes. Now, these hilarious activists are approaching middle age, struggling to stay inspired in their fight against climate change. Can they get it together before the ice caps melt? Donations…