Events

On November 7th and 8th, the Municipal Archives and Library will hold a book sale of unique items removed from the collections. Whether you like history, politics, culture, theater, art, food, or iconic landmarks, there are books for everyone who loves New York City. Hundreds of books, all at great prices. Don’t miss your chance ... Read more

Join us for a performance produced and created by the artist Yusuke Mori as part of the LEIMAY Constellation Series, co-presented with LEIMAY within WEAVE. Spider’s Thread is a performance, led by dancers Yusuke Mori and Alaisha Sharma, based on Ryunosuke Akutagawa’s well-known short story. A simple tale based on Buddhist teachings, in which a convict is given a slim passageway from eternal damnation. ... Read more

The Asian American Education Project is proud to host “Changing the Narrative: AAPIs in North Carolina,” an in-person professional development program focused on the teaching of Asian American and Pacific Islander histories and experiences in the K-12 classroom. In this one-day institute, we will explore some narratives that exist about Asian Americans in North Carolina ... Read more

Throughout history, young people have had an irrepressible desire to study histories of struggle—or the efforts that came before them to fight for a more liberatory and just world. What is it that young people gain when they anchor themselves in truthful histories, histories that are often not taught, or are erased, by the state? ... Read more

The Korea Society is pleased to announce that the ninth annual Sherman Family Korea Emerging Scholar Lecture Awardee is Dr. Peter Na, assistant professor of psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine.  In his lecture, Reframing Suicide as a Shared Social Responsibility in Korea, he casts suicide not as an individual failure or “extreme choice (극단적 ... Read more

In partnership with the US-China Education Trust and the Serica Initiative, we cordially invite you to join us for the launch of Bad Bad Girl, the latest semi-autobiographical novel by Gish Jen. The book traces her mother’s journey exploring gender, migration, and cultural identity through Jen’s poetic prose. The event features a reading and fireside ... Read more

At the summit, we’ll unite nonprofit leaders, campus staff, administrators, faculty members, philanthropic partners, election officials, and students from across the country to continue a decade-strong tradition of collective action and impact. Building on the momentum and insights from our 2024 Summit—where more than 300 nonpartisan student vote leaders took on challenges like local election turnout, ... Read more

Join 1,000 nonprofit professionals on November 12, 2025 for New York City’s foremost gathering for nonprofit leadership, management, and movement-building. This full-day, in-person convening is designed to co-create real solutions for our sector’s challenges, spark collaboration, and strengthen community resilience.

Join author, scholar, and poet Celina Su for a reading and conversation to celebrate the launch of her book Budget Justice: On Building Grassroots Politics and Solidarities, which presents a bold vision that empowers communities to solve our cities’ most pressing problems. Following her reading, Celina Su will be joined in conversation with policy journalist ... Read more

After this unprecedented mayoral election, won by Zohran Mamdani, what does the outcome mean for New York City? An expert panel discusses the results and how they will shape the direction of government policies, the future of the political parties, and the sense of belonging for different groups around the five boroughs. How will the ... Read more

Join us as Prithi Kanakamedala in conversation with Peggy King Jorde, explores the history of Brooklyn’s free Black communities, which attracted people from all walks of life who helped shape the city with a radical anti-slavery vision. Her book, Brooklynites, recovers the lives of these remarkable citizens and examines their lasting impact on what would ... Read more