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reserve tickets23January Thursday
An Urban Amble: Exploring NYC’s Streetscape with Michael Sorkin and Stanley Greenberg
Reflect on the humble city spaces that most of us look past with explorers and observers of our urban landscape.
BHS Pierrepont
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Reserve Tickets25January Saturday
If These Walls Could Talk
Uncover the secret history of your Brooklyn home or block in this hands-on workshop!
Othmer Library
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reserve tickets29January Wednesday
Threats from Within: The Rise of the Immigration Police State
Explore the connections between rabid nationalism and militarized borders, and how this relationship threatens us all.
BHS Pierrepont
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reserve tickets30January Thursday
Rediscovering New York: Revealing Forgotten Landscapes
Explore three haunting corners of our city as we reveal their hidden secrets.
BHS Pierrepont
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reserve tickets11February Tuesday
Toxic City: Lead Poisoning and Its Silent Attack on the Vulnerable
Presented in connection with the exhibition Taking Care of Brooklyn: Stories of Sickness and Health, discuss an insidious and lasting threat to the health of Brooklynites.
BHS Pierrepont
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reserve tickets13February Thursday
Welcome to America, Your Cell Is Right This Way: Our Long History and Deep-Seated Habit of Criminalizing Migrants
Legal expert César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández lays out a passionate and unvarnished view of the US immigrant detention industry.
BHS Pierrepont
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reserve tickets18February Tuesday
A Modern Day Lynching? Screening of Always in Season
Join us for a harrowing film that explores the impact of the racial terrorism of the past that still remains today.
BHS Pierrepont
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reserve tickets19February Wednesday
Annual Martha Rubin Conversation on Racial Equity | Putting the Klan Behind Bars: An Evening with Jerry Mitchell
Hear from a journalist who helped bring justice to some of the most notorious cold cases of the Civil Rights Era.
BHS Pierrepont
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reserve tickets26February Wednesday
Take Your Feet Off Our Necks: Implicit Bias in the Workplace
From harassment to wage inequality, see how bias impacts how professionals are treated in the workplace.
BHS Pierrepont
Brooklyn Historical Society public programs are made possible by the New York State Council of the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature; and in part by public funds from the New York Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
