Hi Daily Samosa! Just wanted to share a few events I'm planning to attend in the next couple of days, and thought folks who read this blog might be interested in too:
SUSTAINABLE SILVER EAST NY FARMS VOLUNTEER TRIP, Saturday, 11/7/ 10am-2pm
On Saturday, November 7, Sustainable Silver be taking a volunteer trip out to East New York Farms, and urban farm and community-based organization in, guess where, East New York. We’ll have a chance to get our hands dirty on their farm, check out their farmers’ market, and learn about their awesome community organizing and youth empowerment work. Meet us at the Farm at 10am or at the School of Social Work at 9am. Please RSVP by emailing us at sustainablesilver@gmail.com with “East New York Farms” in the subject line.
FREE THE HIKERS VIGIL IN WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK FOLLOWED BY FUNDRAISER AT THE TOWN TAVERN, Sunday, 11/8, 4:30pm (vigil), 5-8pm (fundraiser)
My friend Sami is organizing this event for her friend Josh, who was one of the three American hikers detained in Iran after accidentally crossing the border a few months ago. Here's an email she sent about the event:
As many of you know, a dear friend of mine, Josh Fattal, is one of the hikers that has been missing in Iran for over three months when he along with two friends, Sarah and Shane, mistakenly crossed an unmarked border into Iran. This Sunday marks 100 days in detention and I am helping coordinate a vigil and fundraiser to mark this date and appeal for the hikers' release.Sunday, November 8th @ 4:30pm in Washington Square Park in NYC we will be holding a 100 Day Vigil of Hope to mark the long duration of our friends' detention. This event will be followed by a fundraiser at the Town Tavern (a 21+ bar located at 134 W 3rd St) from 5 - 8pm. A $5 suggested donation will be collected at the door, and drink specials are being offered!
This vigil is an opportunity for us to gather our energy and love and send it to Tehran. However, this vigil is also quickly becoming an important opportunity to gain critical media attention for Josh's cause.
Lisa Ling, from The View, and her sister Laura Ling, who was one of the journalists detained by North Korea this past year, will be attending the event. PEOPLE Magazine will also be there covering our story. At the last vigil, Fox News, Reuters and a number of other media outlets were also there.
If you have the time, please make it out to Washington Square Park at 4:30 this Sunday! Please also pass this email on to friends, family, and your networks. Also, if you haven't done so already, please visit the website: www.freethehikers.org.
THE COST OF INEQUALITY: EXPLORING THE INTERCEPTION OF RACE, POVERTY, AND POLICY, Wednesday, 11/11, 9:30-3:30pm, Kimmel 802
Check out the schedule of this amazing-looking conference:
9:30 – 10:00 Registration & Continental breakfast10:00 – 10:30 Keynote: Introductory Remarks
10:30 – 11:45 Education Panel: A Look at the Economics of Education and its Effect of Students of Color Achievement
Speakers
Pedro Noguera, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University
Dr. Sheila Evens Tranum, Associate Commission of Education, NY State Education Department
Shawn Dove, Open Society Institute
11:45 – 12:45 Lunch and Networking
12:45 – 2:00 Applied Research Center’s presentation on report entitled "Race and Recession: How Inequity Rigged the Economy and how to Change the Rules" by Seth Wessler, ARC Senior Policy Researcher
2:00-3:00-The Prison Pipeline: A Closer Look at the Prison Industrial Complex with Max Kenner, founder of the Bard Prison Initiative, and Mishi Faruqee, Director of the Juvenile Justice Project with the Correctional Association of New York
3:00-3:30 Closing Remarks