1. Vision Festival XIII, 2008
Tuesday, June 10 thru Sunday, June 15, 2008
Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center
107 Suffolk St. (at Rivington St.), Manhattan
(F train to Delancey St.; J, M, Z trains to Essex St.)
Information at 212.696.6681
This year's Vision Festival XIII at the Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center is certainly not to be missed as Jazz musicians of every stripe and type are joined by poets, Spoken Word and visual artists over a full six days of back-to-back programming on two separate stages. Tickets are $35 at the door, $30 in advance, $20 for students & seniors. Interested parties can google the full schedule at Vision Festival. As well, you can order tickets via phone at
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2. Bandana Republic Booksigning (two)
Monday, June 9, 2008, at 6pm
Hue-Man Books
2319 Frederick Douglass Blvd. (125 St.)
Tuesday, June 24, 2008, at 7pm
Nuyorican Poets Cafe
236 East 3rd St. (between Avenues B & C), at 7pm.
With its release to bookstores across the country now underway, The Bandana Republic (Soft Skull Press), is already a hot subject on Internet Radio. Edited by Louis Reyes Rivera and Bruce George, this collection includes essays, poems, letters, short stories, interviews, et al, by folks who, at some point in their lives, have been associated with urban gangs. With a foreward by Jim Brown and an introduction by Rivera, this powerful and provocative literary work is certain to break new ground for much needed dialogue.
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3. The Patriot Ax (?)
An NWU Panel Discussion
Thursday, June 12, 2008 at 7pm
International Solidarity Center
55 West 17 St. (near 6th Ave.), Manhattan
Donation: $15 for non-members, $7 for NWU members
Ever since the passage of the Patriot Act, much has changed regarding freedom of information and freedom of the press. How has this impacted upon media reportage? Have new restrictions on media spilled over into discussions on the economy, national employment, and other issues affecting our lives? Is the Patriot Act an ax wielded upon our Constitutional Rights? What happens to journalists and creative writers who attempt to defy the restrictions placed on them by this decree?
On June 12, 2008, Catherine Crump, a staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union and a recognized expert on First Amendment rights, will join award-winning playwright activists and National Writers Union members Laurence Holder and Yusef Salaam in a frank discussion on the effects of the Patriot Act and the neo-censorship that it has ushered into our daily lives. Whether you’re a journalist or a creative writer, the issues these panelists will examine affects you too. A discussion not to be missed!
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4. New York Book Festival 2008
Saturday, June 28, 2008, from 10am thru 6pm
Central Park (near Bethesda Fountain)
72nd Street & Fifth Ave. entrance
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