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SUMMARY:Buunni Inwood: Poetry Open Mic with The Writing Fae
DESCRIPTION:Join us in person for a chill Poetry Open Mic with The Writing Fae. Share your words or just vibe! \nAn evening of creativity and expression at the Poetry Open Mic hosted by The Writing Fae! Whether you’re a seasoned poet or just wanna share a few lines\, this in-person event is the perfect spot to let your words shine. Come vibe with fellow poetry lovers\, enjoy some great performances\, and maybe even take the mic yourself. Bring your passion and your voice – we can’t wait to hear you!
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/buunni-inwood-poetry-open-mic-with-the-writing-fae/
LOCATION:Buunni Inwood\, 4961 Broadway (Between 207th & Isham St.)\, NEW YORK\, NY\, 10040\, United States
CATEGORIES:Written Word
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SUMMARY:Hispanic Society: Feria de Libros with Word Up Community Bookshop
DESCRIPTION:Feria de Libros with Word Up Community Bookshop\nFind your next Spanish-language read at the Hispanic Society! \nWhether you’re looking for children’s books\, YA literature\, poetry\, or non-fiction\, Word Up has it all. \nNote: This book fair will take place indoors in our Sorolla Gallery. \nWord Up Community Bookshop/Librería Comunitaria is a multilingual\, collectively operated bookshop and arts space in Washington Heights\, committed to co-creating a place where residents support each other to live informed and expressive lives. Embracing cooperative practices\, we champion books and storytelling in all forms to build and sustain a more just world where people can live with dignity and autonomy. We strive to make our neighborhood a resource-rich site for all to grow\, learn\, and celebrate our heritages.
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/hispanic-society-feria-de-libros-with-word-up-community-bookshop/
LOCATION:Hispanic Society Museum & Library\, Audubon Terrace\, Broadway betw 155th & 156th Sts.\, New York\, NY\, 10032\, United States
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SUMMARY:Fort Washington Library: Fiction & Florals - Kindred by Octavia Butler Flower Arranging
DESCRIPTION:Workshop | Banned Books Week: Kindred by Octavia Butler \nJoin us for Fiction & Florals\, an interactive workshop bringing together the art of floral arrangement and literature. This Banned Books Week\, learn to create a flower bouquet inspired by Kindred by Octavia Butler. \nGuided by florist Ivy Paniagua\, we will explore the book’s themes and learn how to express them in floral composition. You will learn how the various colors\, textures and personalities of flowers work together in the story of a floral arrangement. \nThis workshop is open to all—whether you have read the book\, or are simply looking for a fun creative experience\, join us! \nWhat to Expect:\nHands-On Instruction: Learn the basics of floral arrangement\, composition\, and design.\nLiterary Discussion: Dive into excerpts and engage in guided reflection around literature.\nFloral Storytelling: Learn how different flowers can tell different stories– just like how stories explore how one choice can create various life paths.\nCreative Design: Create a beautiful\, expressive floral arrangement reflecting the book’s themes and imagery.\nDesigned for readers and non-readers alike\, this workshop is a chance to engage with literature in a whole new way. Join us and get creative! \nA few things to know about the program: \nAll materials are provided.\nParticipants will leave with their floral arrangements.\nNo prior reading required! All are welcome\, whether you’ve read the book or you’re just curious.\nShort excerpts and facilitator prompts will guide the discussion.\nCopies of the book will be available for checkout!\nRegistration is strongly encouraged as spots are limited.
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/fort-washington-library-fiction-florals-kindred-by-octavia-butler-flower-arranging/
LOCATION:Fort Washington Library\, 535 West 179th Street (Between St. Nicholas & Audubon)\, New York\, NY\, 10033
CATEGORIES:Workshop,Written Word
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SUMMARY:Word Up Recirculation: Catherine Voulgarides on Transforming Special Education
DESCRIPTION:Word Up welcomes Hunter professor Catherine Kramarczuk Voulgarides to discuss her two books\, Beyond Compliance: Reclaiming Agency in Special Education and Does Compliance Matter in Special Education?: Idea and the Hidden Inequities of Practice (Disability)\, which examine how special education policy in the United States both protects students’ rights and\, at times\, reproduces deep inequities—and what it will take to move beyond compliance toward equity. Drawing on two complementary and newly released books\, the author will explore how the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a powerful and necessary law\, while also critically examining how its structure and implementation in K–12 schools can be strengthened. \n“Today\, uncovering ‘us’ is fraught. The US\, state by state and collectively\, struggles to remember whose voices belong. Schools shape what belonging means. Voulgarides reminds us that we achieve an inclusive society by pushing to create emancipatory learning spaces that allow our children to thrive in today’s and tomorrow’s worlds.” ~Elizabeth B. Kozleski\, retired professor of education\, Stanford University \nPlease register in advance.
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/word-up-recirculation-catherine-voulgarides-on-transforming-special-education/
LOCATION:Word Up Recirculation\, 876 Riverside Drive (near 160th St.)\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Written Word
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SUMMARY:Word Up Recirculation: Joshua Jelly-Schapiro's DAYLIGHT COME
DESCRIPTION:Word Up welcomes Publisher’s Weekly Director of Publishing Joshua Jelly-Schapiro to discuss his new book Daylight Come: Harry Belafonte and the World He Made (Significations)\, a vibrant\, revealing portrait of the “King of Calypso\,” whose extraordinary performing career and activism helped remake America through the civil rights era and beyond. \nThis event is a $5 suggested donation ticket with a maximum of 100 attendees. Please register in advance. \nABOUT THE BOOK  Even three years after his death\, Harry Belafonte is everywhere. You can’t go to a wedding\, or to a sports arena\, without hearing “Day-O\,” “Jump in the Line\,” or “Jamaica Farewell.” The Harlem-born son of Caribbean immigrants\, Belafonte turned the folk music of the islands into American pop—and shaped the fantasy of Caribbean life that endures as an ideal and as a multibillion-dollar tourist industry. Belafonte released the first million-selling LP in history. He was America’s first Black movie star\, the first Black person to produce a prime-time special on network TV\, and the first to win an Emmy Award. He was once the highest-paid Black performer of all time\, beloved by Black and white fans alike\, even under segregation. His artistic career helped create the pop culture of the twentieth century—and his political activism reshaped the course of American history. \nIn this sparkling new biography\, Joshua Jelly-Schapiro brings Belafonte’s personality and music vibrantly to life\, following him from rags to riches and from Harlem to Jamaica to the March on Washington. Jelly-Schapiro takes us inside Belafonte’s lifelong brotherhood with Sidney Poitier\, his friendship with Fidel Castro\, his collaboration with Nelson Mandela\, and the sometimes shocking therapeutic relationships his difficult upbringing necessitated. At the heart of the story is Belafonte’s bond with Martin Luther King Jr.\, whose cause Belafonte would champion for the rest of his life. That commitment to the greater good would sustain him and benefit untold numbers—and would come at a cost. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR Joshua Jelly-Schapiro is a geographer and writer whose books include Names of New York: Discovering the City’s Past\, Present\, and Future Through Its Place-Names; Island People: The Caribbean and the World; and\, with Rebecca Solnit\, Nonstop Metropolis: A New York City Atlas. His work appears regularly in publications including The New Yorker\, The New York Times\, and The New York Review of Books. Jelly-Schapiro teaches journalism at New York University and is director of publishing at Pioneer Works in Brooklyn\, where he hosts the popular Author Talks series and is coeditor in chief of Pioneer Works Broadcast.
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/word-up-recirculation-joshua-jelly-schapiros-daylight-come/
LOCATION:Word Up Recirculation\, 876 Riverside Drive (near 160th St.)\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Written Word
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SUMMARY:Word Up Recirculation: Amaris Castillo's BODEGA STORIES with Erika Morillo
DESCRIPTION:Word Up welcomes journalist and author Amaris Castillo for the NYC celebration of her new novel\, Bodega Stories\, a window into a Dominican family’s bodega and the community at its heart. In conversation with Castillo will be photojournalist Erika Morillo\, author of Mother Archive: A Dominican Family Memoir \n“Bodega Stories gives voice to the working-class immigrants from the Caribbean who often play such important roles in community building\, those who create safe spaces for gathering like bodegas\, barbershops\, salones de belleza\, and mom-and-pop restaurants. Castillo’s descriptions are rich and layered\, giving a sense of place and situating the reader beautifully inside each nook and cranny of Orlando Latin Market.”—Erika Morillo \nABOUT THE BOOK\nA bodega is much more than a neighborhood grocery store–it’s a lifeline to community and culture. In Bodega Stories\, Amaris Castillo takes readers inside Orlando Latin Market\, a bodega owned and operated by her parents in St. Petersburg\, Florida\, to reveal a thriving local hub that bridges generations\, languages\, and traditions. \nMeet the regulars: Castillo’s glamorous T a Margarita\, who has worked part-time at the bodega for years; longtime cook Alberto\, who arrives early to prepare the store’s rice\, beans\, empanadas\, and croquetas; Chico\, the owner of the barbershop next door; and Esther\, who visits after church every Sunday for her crispy chicharrones. Through captivating and charming true stories of visitors who come looking for products from Colombia\, El Salvador\, Honduras\, Venezuela\, Cuba\, and many other countries\, readers get a glimpse into the lives of employees and customers as they navigate matters of immigration\, love\, history\, food\, and identity. \nInterwoven are snapshots of daily life\, like a bulletin board outside the store where local residents post apartments for rent\, messages through the bodega’s Facebook page asking for hard-to-find items\, and photos from the past and present. Including Castillo’s own family’s story from the Dominican Republic to New York to Florida\, Bodega Stories is a portrait of finding home–between the cultures we inherit and the ones we embrace. \nABOUT THE AUTHORS\nAmaris Castillo is a Brooklyn native and daughter of Dominican immigrants. A former newspaper reporter\, her work has appeared in the New York Times\, Lowell Sun\, Bradenton Herald\, and elsewhere. She currently works at the Poynter Institute for Media Studies and lives in Tampa Bay with her family. Bodega Stories is her debut. \nErika Morillo is a photographer and writer born and raised in the Dominican Republic. She lives in Jersey City\, New Jersey.
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/word-up-recirculation-amaris-castillos-bodega-stories-with-erika-morillo/
LOCATION:Word Up Recirculation\, 876 Riverside Drive (near 160th St.)\, New York\, NY\, United States
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SUMMARY:Bloom Readings: Present 2 Interesting Poets Reading Together! (FREE!)
DESCRIPTION:Bloom Readings\, Washington Heights long-time presenter of literary readings\, is pleased to present Constantine Contogenis and Tracy Jones.  These two friends\, from various traditions\, promise an invigorating evening.  And it’s Free.  The event will be held at The Lounge at Hudson View Gardens\, entered into just west of the intersection of Pinehurst Ave. and 183rd St.  See the  the flyers. \nConstantine’s most recent books are Our Cavafy\, his translations of the great Greek poet\, Constantine Cavafy\, and Between One Thing and Its Other\, just released by Finishing Press.Constantine was a finalist for the Pablo Neruda Poetry Prize.  His collection\, “Ikaros” (Word Press\, 2004) won the “Open Voice Poetry Award” from Writer’s Voice. \nTracy is a Poet\, Storyteller\, journalist\, essayist\, and professional dreamer. For the past four years he’s been a Senior Writer at Microsoft writing about design. His writing has appeared in Cleaver Magazine\, Hi-Fructose\, LA Weekly\, Huffpost\, Tokyo Weekender\, and others.  He came up in the slam poetry scene performing at The Nuyorican Poets Café & Bowery Poetry Club. \nQuestions? Email us at bloomreadings80@gmail.com.
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/bloom-readings-present-2-interesting-poets-reading-together/
LOCATION:Hudson View Gardens Lounge\, 116 Pinehurst Ave. (@ 183rd Street)\, New York\, 10033\, United States
CATEGORIES:Unique Events,Written Word
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SUMMARY:Word Up: Mercedes Núñez Martínez: "Abre y si no te gusta cierra" (En español)
DESCRIPTION:Word Up da la bienvenida a la autora local Mercedes Núñez Martínez para leer y comentar su primera novela ABRE Y SI NO TE GUSTA\, CIERRA\, una historia de terror sobrenatural que explora secretos familiares\, ambición\, traición y posesión demoníaca. \nEste evento requiere una donación sugerida de $5 y tiene un cupo máximo de 30 personas. Se ruega registrarse con anticipación. \nSOBRE EL LIBRO\n¿Y si el libro que tienes en tus manos pudiera abrir una puerta que nunca te atreviste a tocar? \nABRE Y SI NO TE GUSTA\, CIERRA no es solo una historia; es una experiencia oscura\, intensa y profundamente humana que te arrastrará hacia los rincones más peligrosos del alma\, donde la ambición\, el resentimiento familiar\, la maldad y el dolor pueden destruir incluso los lazos de sangre más sagrados. \nEn ABRE Y SI NO TE GUSTA\, CIERRA descubrirás secretos familiares\, tragedias ocultas y una narrativa cargada de suspenso psicológico\, terror emocional y drama humano. Cada página de ABRE Y SI NO TE GUSTA\, CIERRA te enfrentará a preguntas incómodas sobre el odio\, la culpa\, la manipulación y las consecuencias de las decisiones que marcan generaciones enteras. \nSi amas las novelas de misterio\, los relatos de terror psicológico\, las historias familiares intensas y los libros que dejan huella emocional\, ABRE Y SI NO TE GUSTA\, CIERRA fue escrito para ti.
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/word-up-mercedes-nunez-martinez-abre-y-si-no-te-gusta-cierra-en-espanol/
LOCATION:Word Up Community Bookshop\, 2113 Amsterdam Ave at 165th St.\, New York\, NY\, 10032\, United States
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SUMMARY:Word Up Recirculation: Andrew Felsher's CHILD BOSS Book Launch with Nicole Maloof
DESCRIPTION:Word Up welcomes author Andrew Felsher for the launch of Child Boss\, with a conversation moderated by labor organizer\, educator\, and artist Nicole Maloof. The event will begin with a reading from Child Boss followed by a discussion about labor\, the development of class consciousness\, and normative forces that seep into and structure daily life. \nThe event will include a Q&A\, inviting guests to participate in an open dialogue about labor\, organizing\, interventions\, and what happens when workers confront those in power. Guests can expect an accessible and fun environment that will also engage in serious subjects around labor\, class\, and possible interventions. \nABOUT THE BOOK\nPlayful and unflinching\, Child Boss throws its narrator into the humiliations and pains of being a worker. Moving between desire\, free markets\, debt\, basketball courts\, private golf courses\, family arguments\, school\, high-revving engines\, and subversive humor\, the novel probes how a young boy metabolizes and resists a world marred by precarity\, labor\, competition\, value\, and exchange. \nChild Boss obliterates and reconfigures the boundaries between boyhood and manhood\, boss and worker\, kindness and exploitation\, public and private life\, tenderness and brutality. It creates openings to interrogate how social\, cultural\, and economic rituals of domination seep into and structure daily life. It asks: How might we intervene and develop alternatives to the overbearing weight of capitalism and what it does to people? How can we nourish rituals that reward connection and humanity\, not extraction and dehumanization? \nABOUT THE AUTHOR\nAndrew Felsher’s fiction and essays have appeared in EPOCH\, São Paulo Review\, Heavy Feather Review\, and Fiction Writers Review\, among other publications. In 2022\, he co-founded 128 LIT\, winner of CLMP’s 2023 Firecracker Award for Best Debut/Magazine. He is the author of the prose chapbook Notes from a Prison Cell (Bottlecap Press\, 2023)\, which has been translated into Portuguese\, and the novel Child Boss (128 LIT\, 2026). He lives in New York City. \nABOUT THE CONVERSATION PARTNER\nBorn in Korea and raised in Massachusetts\, Nicole Maloof received a BFA in painting and a BA in chemistry from Boston University. After graduation\, she conducted organic chemistry research at Harvard University\, taught in Korea for two years on a Fulbright teaching grant\, and then moved to New York\, where she earned her MFA in visual arts from Columbia University. Maloof currently lives and works in New York and has taught at Williams College and Sarah Lawrence College. She has exhibited at the International Print Center New York\, the New York Foundation for the Arts\, the Boston Center for the Arts\, and Crush Curatorial\, among others\, and her work has been reviewed in The New York Times\, Hyperallergic\, and Artnet. She is currently focused on labor organizing in New York City. \nPlease register in advance.
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/word-up-recirculation-andrew-felshers-child-boss-book-launch-with-nicole-maloof/
LOCATION:Word Up Recirculation\, 876 Riverside Drive (near 160th St.)\, New York\, NY\, United States
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SUMMARY:Word Up Recirculation: Leslie Davenport’s TRANSFORMING CLIMATE ANXIETY with Laura Carter Robinson
DESCRIPTION:Word Up welcomes climate psychology educator Leslie Davenport to discuss her new book Transforming Climate Anxiety: A Workbook for Courage\, Clarity\, and Collective Action. In conversation with Davenport will be eco- and clinical psychologist Laura Carter Robinson\, Psy.D. \n50 max attendees. Please register in advance. \nABOUT THE BOOK\nYou care deeply about the climate crisis—but that caring can come with emotional weight.  If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed\, heartbroken\, or helpless in the face of climate change\, you’re not alone. Transforming Climate Anxiety is a therapeutic workbook designed to help you navigate the emotional toll of a warming world while discovering your capacity to make meaningful change in your life\, in your community\, and for the planet itself. \nDrawing from climate psychology\, mindfulness\, and trauma-informed practices\, this book offers simple yet powerful exercises and reflective prompts to help you move from emotional paralysis to purposeful engagement. You’ll learn how to soothe your nervous system\, clarify your values\, and take action that aligns with your strengths and passions. \nThis isn’t just a book about coping—it’s a guide to healing and advocacy. By integrating inner work with outer action\, Transforming Climate Anxiety helps you build emotional resilience while contributing to a more just and sustainable future. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR\nLeslie Davenport is an internationally recognized speaker\, climate psychology educator\, consultant\, and therapist who bridges climate\, education\, policy\, media\, and social justice. She is the columnist for the award-winning environmental news outlet\, Grist\, where she writes the advice column “Ask A Climate Therapist.” Author of five books\, including Emotional Resiliency in the Era of Climate Change for clinicians and two American Psychological Association (APA)-published guides for youth\, her new book Transforming Climate Anxiety: A Workbook for Courage\, Clarity\, and Collective Action is the culmination of more than two decades of shaping the field of climate psychology. It guides readers from emotional overwhelm toward clarity\, resilience\, and meaningful engagement\, blending inner emotional work with outer collective action. Leslie leads the Climate Psychology Certification program at the California Institute of Integral Studies\, and advises organizations such as Post Carbon Institute. She brings audiences science\, strategy\, and heart to navigate eco-emotions for a more just world. \nABOUT THE CONVERSATION PARTNER\nDr. Laura Carter Robinson is an eco- and clinical psychologist known internationally for her work at the intersection of mental health and climate change\, including extreme weather events. A climate therapist\, educator\, and consultant\, she is a leader in advocating for psychology to address the climate crisis. Laura is in the American Psychological Association’s Climate Change Psychology Advisory Group and previously served on the executive committee of the Climate Psychology Alliance of North America. She has spoken in many contexts in the U.S. and Canada\, and also teaches mental health professionals how to understand and work with climate concerns. The author of a forthcoming book on psychological resilience in the age of climate disasters and extreme weather\, she is passionate about catalyzing people to wake up to\, and act on\, the knowledge that we’re all in this together.
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/word-up-recirculation-leslie-davenports-transforming-climate-anxiety-with-laura-carter-robinson/
LOCATION:Word Up Recirculation\, 876 Riverside Drive (near 160th St.)\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Written Word
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SUMMARY:Word Up Community Bookshop: Jacqueline Jimenez Polanco's SAPPHO EN SANTO DOMINGO
DESCRIPTION:Word Up welcomes Jacqueline Jimenez Polanco to read and discuss Sappho en Santo Domingo: Un poemario lésbico. \nPlease register in advance. \nSOBRE SAPPHO EN SANTO DOMINGO\nHe conversado en sueños con Sappho. Ella me cuenta los desafíos de su relación con Atthis\, sus proezas para verla y estar juntas\, sus anhelos no realizados\, las lágrimas derramadas y la alegría de vivir felices en Santo Domingo luego de tanto pesar. De esa conversación nace mi inspiración para este libro de poesía lésbica que escribo con gran emoción en honor a Sappho\, la gran Musa lésbica de la historia de la humanidad. En este poemario\, la lectora se deleitará con una prosa cotidiana de una estética excelsa sobre la isla caribeña\, su gente\, su arte\, sus costumbres\, el erotismo lésbico y una reflexión profunda sobre tradiciones que limitan el lesbianismo en su más auténtica expresión. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR\nJacqueline Jiménez Polanco is a Full Professor of Sociology at Bronx Community College\, CUNY. She holds a Ph.D cum laude in Political Science and Sociology from the Complutense University of Madrid. She is the author of several academic books\, including Dominican American Politics: Immigrants\, Activists\, and Politicians\, and Los Partidos Políticos en la República Dominicana. She is also the editor of Dominican Politics in the Twenty First Century\, Divagaciones bajo la luna: Voces e imágenes de lesbianas dominicanas\, Divagaciones II: Una antología de mujeres dominicanas lesbianas\, bisexuales y queer\, y Sexualidades: Entre lo personal y lo político.
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/word-up-community-bookshop-jacqueline-jimenez-polancos-sappho-en-santo-domingo/
LOCATION:Word Up Community Bookshop\, 2113 Amsterdam Ave at 165th St.\, New York\, NY\, 10032\, United States
CATEGORIES:Written Word
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260922T203000
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SUMMARY:Word Up Community Bookshop: Book Talk "SOUP THROWERS AND SUPER GLUERS"
DESCRIPTION:SOUP THROWERS AND SUPER GLUERS – Inside Europe’s Climate Uprising. Four Voices. One Conversation. \nJoin four European climate activists from the A22 Network for an in-person conversation about direct action\, civil resistance\, and the future of the climate movement\, followed by a workshop. This event is in partnership with the Center for Nonviolent Conflict Research and Sunrise NYC.  The featured book  will be available for purchase and signing. \nFEATURING\nCarla Hinrichs (climate activist\, co-founder and spokesperson for Letzte Generation\, Germany) \nHenning Jeschke (Climate activist and co-founder of Letzte Generation\, Germany) \nChloé Bertini (climate activist from Ultima Generazione\, Italy) \nThibaut Cantet (climate activist and co-founder of Dernière Rénovation\, France) \nABOUT THE BOOK\nThe book tells the inside story of the rise of the Last Generation climate movements across Europe\, written collectively by the frontline organizers and activists themselves. It takes readers behind the scenes of hunger strikes\, motorway blockades\, stage and pitch invasions\, and media storms: the late-night planning sessions\, the internal debates\, the moments of doubt\, and the decisions that shaped some of the most audacious climate actions of recent years. Drawing on first-hand accounts from the UK\, France\, Germany\, Switzerland\, and Italy\, it is at once a gripping narrative\, a strategic reflection\, and a deeply human portrait of what it takes—and what it costs—to confront systemic inaction.
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/word-up-community-bookshop-book-talk-soup-throwers-and-super-gluers/
LOCATION:Word Up Community Bookshop\, 2113 Amsterdam Ave at 165th St.\, New York\, NY\, 10032\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop,Written Word
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SUMMARY:Inwood Library: Poetry + Sip Latin American Heritage Month
DESCRIPTION:Poetry + Sip: Latin American Heritage Month \nJoin us in person on Tuesday\, September 22nd from 5:30 – 6:30 PM to celebrate Latin American Heritage Month! \nYou can select your favorite poem(s) from a beloved poet to read aloud\, and/or read your own material. \nThere will be a self-serve station for hot beverages. \n*Optional Homework: Write your own poem as “love letter” to your culture* \nOnline registration
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/inwood-library-poetry-sip-latin-american-heritage-month/
LOCATION:Inwood Library\, 4790 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10034\, United States
CATEGORIES:Unique Events,Written Word
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260921T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260921T170000
DTSTAMP:20260914T210955Z
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SUMMARY:Washington Heights Library: Poetry Workshop with Adá Limón & Juan Felipe Herrera
DESCRIPTION:Read & Write Poetry with Us for Hispanic/Latine Heritage Month\nWe will be reading a few select poems by U.S. Poet Laureates Adá Limón and Juan Felipe Herrera. Never heard of them? That’s ok! Join us and get an introduction to their work! \nThere is no need to prepare or read anything beforehand. We will also have time at the end to write our own poems. This will be an inclusive space where people of all experience levels can feel welcome. \nOptional RSVP.
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/washington-heights-library-poetry-workshop-with-ada-limon-juan-felipe-herrera/
LOCATION:Washington Heights Library\, 1000 St Nicholas avenue\, NEW YORK\, NY\, 10032\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop,Written Word
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260916T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260916T180000
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SUMMARY:Word Up: Rising in the Heights with storyteller Rachael Harrington
DESCRIPTION:Explore the Haitian folk tale ”The Magic Orange Tree” with storyteller Rachael Harrington and Leadlights Ensemble for an afternoon of music and stories on the sidewalk outside of Word Up Community Bookshop / Librería Comunitaria. \nFree copies of the book will be available. \nRising in the Heights is a festival of free outdoor public arts performances curated by Leadlights Ensemble in partnership with Word Up Community Bookshop. The festival celebrates the rich artistic contributions of Latinx and Black cultures and promotes children’s literacy through music and bilingual storytelling. Free copies of the featured book will be available. \nRachael Harrington is an internationally recognized storyteller who performs in arts venues\, schools\, festivals\, and as a guest lecturer at Rutgers University. Performance: Sugarhill Children’s Museum of Art and Storytelling\, The Story Center at Mid-Continent Public Library. Presenter: The American Library Association\, National Storytelling Network Summit. Publications: Storytelling Magazine\, School LIbrary Connection\, Voices Journal. Member: The National Storytelling Network\, NJ Storytelling Network\, North East Storytelling\, Clutch Full Circle\, StateraArts. www.rachaelharrington.com
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/word-up-rising-in-the-heights-with-storyteller-rachael-harrington/
LOCATION:Word Up Community Bookshop\, 2113 Amsterdam Ave at 165th St.\, New York\, NY\, 10032\, United States
CATEGORIES:Kids Activities,Written Word
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SUMMARY:Inwood Hill Park: Uptown Kid Lit 2026
DESCRIPTION:Uptown Kid Lit is a one-day children’s literature festival in Inwood Hill Park that showcases the fun and possibilities of literature for kids and their adults! Since 2019\, the festive and interactive atmosphere has invited children of all ages and backgrounds to explore books\, reading\, writing\, and art. Meet your favorite and soon-to-be-favorite authors and illustrators\, get introduced to local youth programs\, pick up books and school supplies\, and hang out with your neighbors in the park.
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/inwood-hill-park-uptown-kid-lit-2026/
LOCATION:Inwood Hill Park West 218th Street & Indian Rd\, Indian Rd & West 218th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10034\, United States
CATEGORIES:Kids Activities,Unique Events,Written Word
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SUMMARY:Bennett Park: Lighthouse Newsletter Relaunch Party
DESCRIPTION:Want to buttonhole The Lighthouse Washington Heights Newsletter with story ideas? Looking for something to do with kids on the day before school starts? Stop by The Lighthouse Relaunch Party!
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/bennett-park-relaunch-party/
LOCATION:Bennett Park\, Fort Washington Ave.\, W. 183 - 185 St.\, New York\, 10033\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Written Word
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SUMMARY:No Name Super Storyteller Party (September 2026)
DESCRIPTION:No Name Comedy/Variety Show producer Eric Vetter brings New York’s best established and emerging authors and storytellers to Word Up Community Bookshop in Washington Heights for their monthly series “No Name At Word Up Super Storyteller Party”. \nSuper Story Party is curated and co-hosted by author/storyteller Michele Carlo\, the author of FISH OUT OF AGUA: My life on neither side of the (subway) tracks (Citadel Press). \nThe show will also include a “Magic Hat Open-Mic” where audience members can signup for a chance at four minutes of stage time to share their own stories. \nFor additional information\, go to wordupbooks.com or call (347) 688-4456.
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/no-name-super-storyteller-party-2/
LOCATION:Word Up Community Bookshop\, 2113 Amsterdam Ave at 165th St.\, New York\, NY\, 10032\, United States
CATEGORIES:Spoken Word,Unique Events,Written Word
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260829T140000
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SUMMARY:Bennett Park: Spark & Story Book Exchange
DESCRIPTION:Free children’s book swap and community event in Bennett Park. \nBring a favorite book for our children’s book swap in an effort to promote early literacy! \nChalk Art & bubbles.  Kindness Card Station.  Snacks & refreshments \n  \n 
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/bennett-park-spark-story-book-exchange/
LOCATION:Bennett Park\, Fort Washington Ave.\, W. 183 - 185 St.\, New York\, 10033\, United States
CATEGORIES:Kids Activities,Written Word
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260826T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260826T203000
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SUMMARY:Word Up: Emerging Poet Voices - Identity\, Memory\, and Digital Life
DESCRIPTION:Join poets Rayne Alarcio\, AJ DiBetta\, Leelah Holmes\, Colleen Bąk\, and spencer jude perez for an evening of contemporary poetry exploring identity\, intimacy\, memory\, digital culture\, and coming-of-age in the twenty-first century. Through lyric\, narrative\, and spoken word traditions\, these emerging writers offer work that reflects on relationships\, belonging\, self-discovery\, and the stories we tell about ourselves. The event will feature readings from each poet\, followed by an audience Q&A and book signing. \nThis event is a $5 suggested donation ticket with a maximum of 30 attendees. Please register in advance.I \nABOUT THE POETS\nRayne Alarcio (they/he) is a Filipino American poet from Los Angeles. They are the author of the chapbook Starving the Wolf (Bottlecap Press)\, which is housed in the Poets House Permanent Collection. Their work appears or is forthcoming in Chicago Quarterly Review\, Cimarron Review\, failbetter\, and elsewhere. They have served as a National Writing Juror for the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Learn more at open_in_newwww.raynealarcio.com. \nAJ DiBetta is a trans and queer multi-disciplinary creative and graphic designer. They have their BA in Psychology with a minor in Community Engagement. They are a graduate of Shillington School of Graphic Design. \nLeelah Holmes (he/they) lives and writes in Brooklyn\, generally getting up to no good. You can find his poems in new words {press}\, Chariot Press\, The Dewdrop\, Beyond Words\, Touchstone and elsewhere. \nColleen Bąk is a neurodivergent poet and mom of three\, who loves exploring the mysteries and magic of family stories\, poetry and Houdini. She spent twenty years living in NYC; where after attending NYU for six years\, she began attending births\, throughout the city’s boroughs (as a doula and a midwife’s assistant) and tending to Houdini’s grave\, as one does when they have loved him since childhood. Colleen’s poetry can be found in various anthologies and her previous chapbook breadcrumbs (2022\, Bottlecap Press.) \nspencer jude perez is an astrologer & poet from The Bronx. spencer jude has served as the president and literary editor on the student-run magazine Cabbages & Kings and has been published in No\, Dear.
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/word-up-emerging-poet-voices-identity-memory-and-digital-life/
LOCATION:Word Up Community Bookshop\, 2113 Amsterdam Ave at 165th St.\, New York\, NY\, 10032\, United States
CATEGORIES:Spoken Word,Written Word
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SUMMARY:Fountain Bookshop Book Club "Is It Worth The Hype?": A Perfect Hand
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Fountain Bookshop for bookclub: “Is It Worth the Hype?”  This August\, we will be reading A Perfect Hand by Ayelet Waldman. \nMiss Alice Lockey\, daughter of a tenant farmer\, has by dint of hard work\, innate intelligence\, and a cunning ability to predict the moods of her betters\, raised herself to the lofty status of lady’s maid at Alderwick Park. Though her mother has advised Alice to work only until marriage\, Alice has thus far resisted the temptations of matrimony among the neighboring widowers and pig farmers\, more content to enjoy the fruits of her labor—or at least the portion of it her father will share after it is paid to him. Alice spends her days arranging Lady Jemima Alderwick’s blond hair into the latest French styles\, chignons and plaits\, laundering her lady’s surprisingly malodorous petticoats and drawers\, and carefully sewing all manner of fripperies\, ribbons\, lace\, and silk flowers\, to her lady’s bonnets and gowns. \nBut when a visiting servant\, a valet named Charlie Wells\, catches her eye\, Alice begins to understand the constraints of her position. In a ploy to spend time with the object of her affection\, Alice attempts to arrange a romance between Lady Jemima Alderwick and Charlie’s employer\, one Baronet Sir Nigel Wynstowe. If only they would fall in love—then Alice and Charlie might live together as man and wife! Challenged by Lady Jemima’s love for another and Sir Wynstowe’s eccentric personality\, Alice must use all of her cunning to bring about this unlikely romantic union. Will this low-born servant successfully manipulate the hearts of these lords and ladies? Will Charlie and Alice ever improve their stations? Or\, as the beginning of women’s suffrage begins to percolate in the drawing rooms and salons of London\, will Alice discover a different sort of path for herself? \nA deliciously funny\, gorgeously detailed\, utter enthralling novel\, A Perfect Hand is a glorious novel of class\, gender\, and England on the cusp of enormous change.
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/fountain-bookshop-book-club-is-it-worth-the-hype-a-perfect-hand/
LOCATION:Fountain Bookshop\, 803 West 187th Street (Between Pinehurst & Fort Washington)\, New York\, NY\, 10040\, United States
CATEGORIES:Written Word
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260819T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260819T203000
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SUMMARY:Word Up Recirculation: Denise Soler Cox's WHAT WILL THEY SAY?
DESCRIPTION:Word Up welcomes award-winning filmmaker and prolific public speaker Denise Soler Cox to discuss her new book\, ” What Will They Say?: Confront Cultural Taboos and Discover Your Inner Power”\, which exposes nine common Latinx cultural taboos no one dares discuss and shares her road-tested advice to blast through them and reclaim your power. \nThe Spanish edition will be available on the same publication date: “¿Qué dirán?/What Will They Say?: Enfrenta los 10 tabúes culturales y descubre tu poder interior” \nABOUT THE BOOK\nThe Latino population in the United States is over 66 million today\, with women representing approximately half that population. By 2030\, this group is projected to be one in five US residents. Yet only one percent of the C-suite is Latina\, and for every 100 men promoted to manager\, only 74 Latinas advance. The math doesn’t add up\, unless you understand the deeply embedded cultural patterns passed down through generations that remain unspoken. \nThrough raw personal stories and unflinching honesty\, Cox reveals the cultural taboos that have been quietly sabotaging Latina success\, drawing from thousands of one-on-one conversations with Latinas after her keynotes who recognize these unspoken patterns but never had language for what was holding them back. Each chapter exposes a taboo through Cox’s own vulnerability\, creating space for readers to break through their own. \nThis isn’t just another leadership book\, it’s your guide to liberation from the generational stories that have kept the fastest-growing demographic in America from claiming their power. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR\nDenise Soler Cox is a cultural excavator: an award-winning filmmaker\, keynote speaker and author who goes inside the cultures that shape how we lead\, belong and who we become. Her debut book\, What Will They Say? (Simon & Schuster\, August 2026)\, uncovers the ten inherited cultural rules keeping Latina leaders shrinking and sidelined and shows them\, finally\, how to stop. A sought-after voice on culture\, identity and belonging\, Denise has spoken on 400+ stages including two TEDx talks and SXSW 2026. She has partnered with Ralph Lauren\, Amazon\, Microsoft\, and L’Oréal\, among others. In 2020\, Apple Podcasts North America recognized her podcast The Self-ish Latina as both a Featured Podcast and Featured Host\, with listeners in 32 countries. She has appeared as a culture expert on NBC Nightly News\, and her work has been featured in Forbes\, CNN and PBS.
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/word-up-recirculation-denise-soler-coxs-what-will-they-say/
LOCATION:Word Up Recirculation\, 876 Riverside Drive (near 160th St.)\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Written Word
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260819T183000
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SUMMARY:Fountain Bookshop Book Club Heights Whodunits: Heather
DESCRIPTION:For August we have chosen to read Heather by Caitlin Mullen. \nA small-town detective reopens an unsolved case\, sending shock waves across generations of women in this gripping new mystery from the Edgar Award–winning author of Please See Us. \n1990. In the myth-riddled woods of the New Jersey Pine Barrens\, sixteen-year-old Annabelle Riley’s twin sister\, Sabrina\, has been having an affair with a mysterious older man\, and Annabelle is determined to uncover what’s going on. Then\, inexplicably\, both sisters disappear. \nIn this same town years later\, newly instated police chief Callie Hauser makes an arrest that unexpectedly resurrects details from a heartbreaking cold case. As she digs deeper\, the past and the present collide\, challenging everything Callie believes about right and wrong\, who she is\, and the town she’s always called home. \nA propulsive mystery as incisive as it is forgiving\, Heather bears a visceral reminder that the truth of a woman’s life is often complicated and unknowable—to those on the outside\, and sometimes even to herself.
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/fountain-bookshop-book-club-heights-whodunits-heather/
LOCATION:Fountain Bookshop\, 803 West 187th Street (Between Pinehurst & Fort Washington)\, New York\, NY\, 10040\, United States
CATEGORIES:Written Word
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260808T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260808T143000
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SUMMARY:Word Up: Kiara Valdez's STEPPING UP with Lethy Liriano
DESCRIPTION:Word Up welcomes Kiara Valdez on her forthcoming graphic novel\, STEPPING UP (on sale 8/4/26)\, a timely and vibrant teen graphic memoir about community\, friendship\, and self-discovery told through the eyes of a high school freshman Kiara\, one of the few Black students at her predominantly white boarding school—perfect for fans of Almost American Girl and Brownstone! \nIn conversation with Kiara Valdez will be Lethy Liriano\, executive director of the Bride’s March. \nThis event is in collaboration with Dominican Writers Association. \n“Valdez’s graphic novel debut provides thoughtful glimpses into her attempts to settle into a new environment that wasn’t designed with her in mind. Readers will identify with the outsider perspective explored throughout the narrative.” – Kirkus Reviews \nThis event is a $5 suggested donation ticket with a maximum of 100 attendees. Please register in advance.  \nIn compliance with Word Up Community Safety guidelines\, all attendees are encouraged to stay masked at all time. \nWord Up Community Bookshop/Libreria Communitaria is located at 2113 Amsterdam Avenue (corner of 165th Street) in Manhattan. Subways: A\, C or #1 train to 168th Street (walk south to 165th St\, turn left\, then walk east to Amsterdam Avenue). \nABOUT THE BOOK\nKiara is a long way from Washington Heights. She’s at Phillips Academy Andover—the prestigious school of her dreams. But her bulky financial aid laptop in a room full of brand-new Macs\, her classmates’ endless chatter about overseas vacations\, and everyone’s pristine North Face jackets have her feeling like she’ll never fit in. \nThen she discovers the all-star step team\, SLAM. Kiara will gladly endure long practices\, sore muscles\, and chafed palms to finally find her place on campus. That is\, until tragedy strikes and those closest to her are hurt\, and she realizes exactly what it means to be an Andover student. \nBecause at a school where her wealthy white classmates can get away with almost anything and students like her are made to feel lucky to even be at the academy to begin with\, is belonging really what Kiara wants? And is she brave enough to step up—for herself and her friends? \nABOUT THE AUTHOR\nKiara Valdez is an Afro-Dominican writer and graphic novel editor from New York City (shout out to Washington Heights). She graduated from Williams College with a double major in English Literature and Japanese\, and spends her free time reading\, writing\, and enjoying a long list of other hobbies she can’t keep up with. She writes graphic novels\, pictures books\, and story books that include titles such as Dear Dad (with Jay Jay Patton and Markia Jenai)\, Marvel’s Little Groot\, Big Feelings and We Are Groot (both with Wendy Tan)\, and Mami’s Magic Words (Richy Sánchez Ayala). Stepping Up is her debut original graphic novel.
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/word-up-kiara-valdezs-stepping-up-with-lethy-liriano/
LOCATION:Word Up Community Bookshop\, 2113 Amsterdam Ave at 165th St.\, New York\, NY\, 10032\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop,Written Word
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260801T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260801T153000
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SUMMARY:Word Up Recirculation: Francis Mateo's EMBERS OF EXILE: A POETIC EXODUS
DESCRIPTION:Word Up welcomes Francis Mateo for a reading of Embers of Exile: A Poetic Exodus\, a powerful new collection of poetry exploring memory\, migration\, identity\, and the textures of contemporary urban life — out July 15\, 2026. \nThis event is a $5 suggested donation ticket with a maximum of 100 attendees. Please register in advance. \nABOUT THE BOOK\nWelcome to the labyrinth of Embers of Exile. Much like Philoctetes\, marooned on an island foot up\, crying foul play\, and wrestling with isolation\, the poems delve into the pervasive solitude and uncertainty entrenched in transnationalism and urban life. In the wounded hero Philoctetes\, one can discern echoes of the disenfranchised\, the forgotten\, the solitude of the masses\, and the marginalized denizens of the city. These verses aspire to encapsulate these spirits. Against the backdrop of a city that serves as both a labyrinth and canvas are the wounded hero and the collective heartbeat of the city. \nABOUT AUTHOR\nBorn in the Dominican Republic\, Francis Mateo is a writer and multidisciplinary artist whose work moves fluidly between poetry\, short fiction\, vignettes\, and photography books written in both English and Spanish. His published works include Ubre Urbe\, El Alto\, TropicalYork\, and Sacarle Pétalos al Pavimento\, books that have garnered international recognition for their lyrical exploration of memory\, migration\, and urban life. Holding a BA in English literature and an MFA in acting\, Francis extends his artistic practice beyond the written page\, remaining actively engaged in theater and captivating audiences through performance. His work also finds its way into classrooms\, where it invites readers to reflect on language\, identity\, and the textures of contemporary experience.
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/word-up-recirculation-francis-mateos-embers-of-exile-a-poetic-exodus/
LOCATION:Word Up Recirculation\, 876 Riverside Drive (near 160th St.)\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Written Word
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260730T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260730T183000
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SUMMARY:Inwood Library: Diverse Books+Banter "The City We Became" by N. K. Jemisin
DESCRIPTION:Join the Inwood Library to discuss: “The City We Became” by N. K. Jemisin. \nThis is an IN-PERSON event only. You can register online to secure your seat. \nYou may reserve a physical copy of this book to pick up at a library branch. \nCopies of the book are currently available for borrowing at the Inwood Library. While supplies last! \nOpen to Adults 18+
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/inwood-library-diverse-booksbanter-the-city-we-became-by-n-k-jemisin/
LOCATION:Inwood Library\, 4790 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10034\, United States
CATEGORIES:Written Word
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260729T203000
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SUMMARY:Word Up: Nicholas Freudenberg's FIGHTING FOR NEW YORK with Merlin Chowkwanyun
DESCRIPTION:Word Up welcomes Nicholas Freudenberg to discuss his new book\, Fighting for New York: Activism for Health and Social Justice Since the 1960s\, with Merlin Chowkwanyun\, author of All Health Politics Is Local. \n“A roadmap for health activists\, Fighting for New York illustrates each step needed for successful advocacy through campaigns conducted by a wide range of city-based community organizations since the 1960s. These stories should inspire any reader to join the movement to make health justice a reality.” Marion Nestle\, author of What to Eat Now: The Indispensable Guide to Good Food\, How to Find It\, and Why It Matters \nABOUT THE BOOK\nWhat would New York City look like without the hard-won victories of social movements? From the Young Lords campaigns to prevent lead poisoning and tuberculosis in the late 1960s to ACT UP’s fight for people affected by AIDS in the early 1990s through Housing Justice for All’s recent advocacy for tenants\, generations of activists have struggled to make the city a healthier and more equal place for all. \nFighting for New York is a pragmatic account of health-focused social movements over the past several decades. Nicholas Freudenberg–a longtime public health professional\, researcher\, and activist–examines a variety of cases\, from campaigns for reproductive rights\, environmental justice\, and free school lunch to the Close Rikers Island and Fight for $15 movements. He analyzes how activist leaders\, members\, and organizations approach injustices\, build coalitions\, frame their messages\, and define success\, considering which strategies worked and which failed to achieve their goals. \nFighting for New York synthesizes the lessons of these campaigns into practical guidance for the activists\, health professionals\, and policy makers of today and tomorrow\, suggesting specific strategies gleaned from decades of experience. Highlighting the voices of activists\, this book is a riveting account of struggles to improve living conditions and uphold human dignity. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR\nNicholas Freudenberg is distinguished professor emeritus of public health at the City University of New York School of Public Health. He has studied\, evaluated\, and participated in activism on childhood lead poisoning\, AIDS prevention\, urban food policy\, environmental justice\, and mass incarceration. Freudenberg is the author of several books\, most recently At What Cost: Modern Capitalism and the Future of Health (2021).
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/word-up-nicholas-freudenbergs-fighting-for-new-york-with-merlin-chowkwanyun/
LOCATION:Word Up Community Bookshop\, 2113 Amsterdam Ave at 165th St.\, New York\, NY\, 10032\, United States
CATEGORIES:Written Word
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260724T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260724T203000
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SUMMARY:Word Up Recirculation: Antonio Roman-Alcalá‘s NORTH STARS OF EMANCIPATION
DESCRIPTION:Word Up Recirculation welcomes sustainable food systems researcher Antonio Roman-Alcalá to discuss his new book\, NORTH STARS OF EMANCIPATION: California’s Diverse Food and Farming Movements in Times of Racial Reckoning\, on how greater racial inclusion can propel movements forward and help realize sustainable change\, from a longtime political organizer and researcher. \n“North Stars of Emancipation is a profound treatment of the complex barriers to transforming an exploitative industrial food system in clear need of it. Read for the data\, the collective wisdom\, but also to learn about\, perhaps feel a part of\, a burgeoning of creative thinking and searching action.”~Ricardo Salvador\, Director and Senior Scientist of the Food and Environment Program\, Union of Concerned Scientists \nThis event is a $5 suggested donation ticket. Please register in advance. \nIn compliance with Word Up Community
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/word-up-recirculation-antonio-roman-alcalas-north-stars-of-emancipation/
LOCATION:Word Up Recirculation\, 876 Riverside Drive (near 160th St.)\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Written Word
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260722T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260722T200000
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SUMMARY:Bruce’s Garden: Summer Readings!
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the eleventh year of Bruce’s Garden Summer Readings! \nAll Readings are on Wednesdays and start at 7 P.M. with refreshments starting at 6:30. \nJULY 22 LESLIE DAY River–A Hudson Memoir (Cornell University Press\, 2025) \nWe are honored to have Leslie Day https://www.leslieday.nyc/ as this year’s Sid Horenstein Memorial Reader. Dr. Day is an accomplished and prolific writer about the natural world\, particularly in New York City. She will read from and discuss her latest book\, River–A Hudson Memoir\, a unique look at life on and of the Hudson River. It is a love letter to New York City\, its famous waterway\, as well as the environment around us and the people who shape it.
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/bruces-garden-summer-readings-3/
LOCATION:Bruce Reynolds Memorial Garden\, Across from 10 Park Terrace EAST\, near W. 215 St.\, New York\, NY\, 10034\, United States
CATEGORIES:Written Word
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260721T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260721T203000
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SUMMARY:Word Up: No Name Variety Show (July 2026)
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Eric Vetter\, No Name is a “workout show\,” wherein talented performers are encouraged to play and try out new comedic or storytelling material. The audience is invited to hang out afterward to share feedback\, shoot the breeze\, and get on the mic themselves. Every third Tuesday of the month. \nNo Name Super Storytellers Party is hosted every first Tuesday of the month.  \nAdmission is FREE\, donations welcomed. \nWord Up Community Bookshop/Libreria Communitaria is located at 2113 Amsterdam Avenue (corner of 165th Street) in Manhattan. Subways: A\, C or #1 train to 168th Street (walk south to 165th St\, turn left\, then walk east to Amsterdam Avenue).
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/no-name-variety/
LOCATION:Word Up Community Bookshop\, 2113 Amsterdam Ave at 165th St.\, New York\, NY\, 10032\, United States
CATEGORIES:Spoken Word,Unique Events,Written Word
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