Please join us in celebrating Black History Month. We will screen one film and one documentary each day. Light refreshments and fresh popcorn will be served. February 9 Screenings: The Six Triple Eight sheds light on the unsung heroes of World War II the all-Black, all-female 6888th Battalion. Directed by Tyler Perry, this compelling film […]
Please join us in celebrating Black History Month. We will screen one film and one documentary each day. Light refreshments and fresh popcorn will be served. February 9 Screenings: The Six Triple Eight sheds light on the unsung heroes of World War II the all-Black, all-female 6888th Battalion. Directed by Tyler Perry, this compelling film […]
The theme for this year's Women's History Month kickoff event is mentorship and the significance of being mentored by women. LAGCC alumni, some of whom work at LAGCC, will discuss themes of mentorship, the significance of women as mentors, while acknowledging women at LAGCC who have impacted their journey's, both at LAGCC and beyond. Following […]
This event will bring together various women that are currently in elected offices and political landscape. Women politicians, organizers, and activists will talk about their journey as women in political offices. For more information, contact the Women’s Center & LGBTQ+ Hub at womencenter@lagcc.cuny.edu.
In her co-authored book and exhibition, currently on view in New York, Designing Motherhood: Things that Make and Break Our Births, curator and author Michelle Millar Fisher explores objects and systems that have shaped reproductive arcs during the past century. This talk will consider how design impacts everything from the clothing that pregnant people wear […]
The New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) who offer interactive and robust Know Your Rights workshops & Neighborhood Defense Training. KYR presentations cover: types of immigration enforcement agents, individual rights in different spaces and situations, interactions with ICE, & how to be prepared. This program is organized by The LaGuardia Community College Student Advocacy via Frontline […]
This event will bring together varying political leaders, organizer, and activists for a robust conversation on the roles of women in government and their journey to get there. It will also touch on their views working in government positions during this current political climate and their experiences as a woman. For more information, contact the […]
The New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) who offer interactive and robust Know Your Rights workshops & Neighborhood Defense Training. KYR presentations cover: types of immigration enforcement agents, individual rights in different spaces and situations, interactions with ICE, & how to be prepared. This program is organized by The LaGuardia Community College Student Advocacy via Frontline […]
Shellyne Rodriguez is an artist, educator, writer, and community organizer based in the Bronx. Her practice utilizes text, drawing, painting, collage and sculpture to depict spaces and subjects engaged in strategies of survival against erasure and subjugation. For more information, contact the Women’s Center & LGBTQ+ Hub at womencenter@lagcc.cuny.edu.
The Women’s History Month Committee in collaboration with the English Department invite all to celebrate with the LaGuardia Community by reading a short work or excerpt from your favorite woman author or your own original work in any genre. If you do not wish to read, you are still welcome to attend and listen! Sign […]