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Dorri Olds tells her personal account of battling a bully of a boss who made sexual harassment a daily occurrence. Other women refused to help, but Olds took the best revenge.
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I hope you enjoy my photos from the Annual Halloween Dog Parade in Tompkins Square Park. The costumes this year were spectacular. You can read about the “Howling Good Time” on Sniff and Barkens magazine.
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ENCLAVE READING SERIES, now in its 12th year, returns to CLUB CUMMING with an absolutely stellar line-up of authors, headlined by the one and only MICHAEL CUNNINGHAM, a true master of the craft. Essayist DORRI OLDS, acclaimed novelist and filmmaker BRIAN ALESSANDRO, and writer/comedian EDDIE SARFATY will all be taking the Club Cumming stage, comprising one powerhouse program of intellect and wit. As usual the lights will be down low, the drinks will be flowing, and admission is free.
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During this fraught time in American politics, we are now beginning 2019 continuing to question which outlets are providing the provable facts versus the #FakeNews or “Alternative Facts” that are running rampant across the internet from outlets like Fox and Breitbart sites. At this frightening time of Holocaust deniers and White Supremacy at an all time high, we must focus on the facts. This movie is a must-see for anyone who cares about what really happened.
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Enclave Reading series on Saturday night was standing room only. Held at Cumming Club in Manhattan’s East Village, the joint was chockablock with hot bodies and talent. The four authors: Jeremiah Moss, Vanishing New York, Lara B. Sharp, Barb Morrison and Christopher Stoddard. Host and co curator Jason Napoli Brooks.
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In the searing new documentary The Sentence, we discover that the casualties of the “War on Drugs” extend beyond the millions of Americans harshly punished with prison time—their families suffer the brunt. Director Rudy Valdez, an American of Mexican descent, began filming his three nieces for his sister Cindy Shank because she was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison. It was her first offense. She was labeled a conspirator.
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Nigerian Prince hit theaters and is now available on demand. Faraday Okoro, a New York City based Nigerian-American filmmaker, wrote and directed Nigerian Prince. The movie had its premiere at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. Okoro received a $1 million grant from AT&T to produce this film. summer. His magnetic con-artist cousin, Pius, manipulates the naive Eze and drags him into a mess of corruption. Chinaza Uche—who is even more captivating in person—plays Pius, Eze’s ne’er do well cousin, a full-time scammer. Newcomer Uche gave a flawless and nuanced performance as a pitiable character despite his perfect looks and seductive charm.
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Tribeca and Chanel Team Up to Support Women In this fourth annual three-day program, THROUGH HER LENS, five emerging USA-based female writers of short-narrative films will receive one-on-one mentorship, artistic guidance, and financial support from Tribeca and Chanel. $100,000 in Filmmaker Grants 4th Annual 3-Day Program The Leadership Committee includes Kathryn Bigelow, Lena Dunham and Courteney Cox. The purpose … Read more
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Dudes Against Violence Against Women Because DUH. Nonprofit Breakthrough fundraiser. Male Comics Stand Up for Women. Wed, July 18, 2018 at the Gotham Comedy Club. Featuring comedians from 30 Rock, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. Negin Farsad (NPR, HBO, Fake the Nation) is emcee for the night.
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We can heal. That has been my experience. We may not, admittedly, know how to, or even from what we need to heal. It may be the event itself, or vivid or dull memories of it, and it is entirely plausible that we don’t even remember the event. There is a police record of a time I was sexually assaulted in high school. I was wearing a green and gold cheerleader uniform, my mother tells me. It was in a local store, and I have no memory of that crime. We may not even think we need to heal, that maybe we’ve just had some crappy relationships. Whatever trauma looks like in our lives, feelings can be healed.
Healing is our birthright. It was not our birthright to be sexually harassed or assaulted or raped based on social constructs of gender, biology, sex, identity, orientation, ethnicity, race, ability, or any intersection thereof. It is our birthright to know in our bones that it wasn’t our fault. We humans hurt each other, and sometimes we hurt ourselves, but we can make decisions and take actions that free us.
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