Borders & Boundaries

BORDERS & BOUNDARIES:

THURSDAY, MARCH 8
FROM 12 noon to 10pm
3rd floor, HUNTER WEST OPEN AREA
HUNTER COLLEGE
at 68th street and Lexington Ave, NYC
The event is SPONSORED by the WOMEN's STUDIES PROGRAM at HUNTER.

 

 

An event using texts and visuals to highlight the different ways that people are detained & imprisoned in diffferent parts of the world in the name of "security." The emphasis will be on Palestine/Israel, US/Mexico, Pakistan/India, & Guantanamo.

PLANNED ACTIVITIES: 12 noon-10pm
*TABLING by various progressive & grassroots organizations in NYC working on those areas.
*VISUALS (photographs, arts, drawing, & graffiti area);
*VIDEOS (showing documentaries throughout the day);
*T-SHIRT student project (depicting stories of immigrants, detainees, etc);
*PUPPET INSTALLATION (a checkpoint? crossing the border? Work in Progress);
*THEATRE/DANCE performances (mostly in the evening after 6pm, organized in part by THAW).

Event Location: 

HUNTER COLLEGE
68th street and Lexington Ave, NYC 3rd floor, HUNTER WEST OPEN AREA
New York , NY

Event Date: 

Thursday, March 8, 2007 - 12:00pm to 10:00pm

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