Art for Change Closing Reception
Art For Change presents
May 1st: One Year Later
Closing Reception
Featuring music by
Rude Mechanical Orchestra
May 24th 6-9 pm
Carlitos Café y Galeria
1701 Lexington Ave (btwn 106-107th sts)
Attracting hundreds of thousands of participants, the marches for immigration rights that took place on May 1st, 2006 in major cities across the United States stand out as one of the most impressive political mass-mobilizations in the past fifty years.
Currently on display by Art For Change at Carlitos Café y Galeria is a look at photographs taken during these marches as well as posters and art made this year for the May 1st event. Also, included in the exhibition are photographs from the visual component of the Dangerous Storytelling Workshop. This workshop was held in conjunction with the past exhibit Sed: A Trail of Thirst by Orlando Lara, organized as a way to talk about dangerous or risky subjects, especially those faced by immigrant youth.
Art for Change advocates reflection, dialogue, and action through the creative process. Art Belongs to Everyone, the curatorial program of Art For Change exhibits contemporary artists of diverse cultural backgrounds who use art as a tool for progressive social change. Exhibitions focus on emerging and established artists who are looking to create a challenging statement about contemporary history.
March for Affordable Housing
New York Is Our Home!
Campaign for Affordable Rents
Wednesday, May 23rd
March & Rally
5:00pm
Perimeter of Stuyvesant Town & Peter Cooper Village
(1st Avenue and FDR/Avenue C from 23rd to 14th Streets)
A united effort of housing groups, the NYC Central Labor Council & the Working Families Party. Join with us to:
-Repeal vacancy decontrol
-Preserve Mitchell Lama and Section 8 housing
-Stop unfair rent increases and harassment
-Ensure adequate state funding for NYCHA housing
-Limit rental payments for people living with HIV/AIDS to 30% of income
