The Case for Community Policing: Lecture by Dave Cazeau

Wednesday, July 26, 2017
6:30-8:30pm

Hunter East Harlem Gallery
2180 3rd Avenue
New York, NY 10035 

A Century of Dissent at Hunter East Harlem Gallery is thrilled to host THE CASE FOR COMMUNITY POLICING, a lecture by Dave Cazeau, Phd Candidate at the Graduate Center, CUNY. 

The police department in the United States has historically represented the most oppressive aspects of the country, demonstrated through its treatment of African American and black citizens. The historical approach to law enforcement has been informed by a perspective provided by the wealthier class, which largely sought to maintain their status of privilege in society at the expense of the poor minorities in the country dating back to the antebellum era. Looking at the organization of the police department (PD) through institutional theory, we see that the legitimacy that the organization sought came from the wealthier class, who historically informed and supported local police agendas. Given the current climate, where police reform is a more popularized initiative, community policing, a more socially inclusive approach to law enforcement is explored and suggested for a redefinition of the legitimacy sought by PDs, a legitimacy that will be given its social context in a country where the racial and ethnic demographics are changing.

Dave Cazeau, LMSW
Doctoral Student/Graduate Assistant
Social Welfare Program
The Graduate Center, CUNY
dcazeau@gradcenter.cuny.edu

A CENTURY OF DISSENT! at UPTOWN BOUNCE

Weds, July 19, 2017
6-9pm

Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Ave at 103rd St
New York, NY

As part of this summer's UPTOWN BOUNCE at Museum of the City of New York Jason Lazarus will have a sign-making workshop located outside the museum on 104th Street. Join us in making posters from a century of protests in Upper Manhattan, inspired directly by photographs from the collection of the Museum of the City of New York.

More info coming soon.

Nuyorican Poets Cafe at HEHG

Wednesday, May 24, 2017
7 – 9:30pm

Hunter East Harlem Gallery
2180 3rd Avenue
New York, NY 10035

Founded in 1973, the Nuyorican Poets Cafe began as a living room salon in the East Village apartment of writer and poet Miguel Algarin along with other playwrights, poets, and musicians of color whose work was not accepted by the mainstream academic, entertainment or publishing industries. Since then, Nuyorican Poets Cafe has served as a home for groundbreaking works of poetry, music, theater and visual arts with weekly events for the creative and curious.

For the event at HEHG, Nuyorican Poets Cafe has invited some of their poets to perform written works followed by an open-mic slam session, open to anyone interested in the art form.

Performers:
Advocate of Wordz
Shanelle Gabriel
Craig "muMs" Grant
Jaime Lee Lewis

This event is a collaboration with Hunter College's Center for Puerto Rican Studies (CENTRO).

For more info on Nuyorican Poets Cafe, please visit: http://www.nuyorican.org/

The Creative Stage: in Performance

Saturday, May 20, 2017
3pm

Hunter East Harlem Gallery
2180 3rd Avenue
New York, NY 10035

Please join us for a very special performance by the theater troupes of The Creative Stage. 

Imagine the genius of Mozart, the fun of improv style sketches, singing, dancing, and a bunch of New York City third graders, all mixed up in an original sketch comedy musical extravaganza! This rollicking performance was developed in collaboration between the professional performing artists and New York City kids. The result is a hilarious, imaginative, and completely original performance sure to delight kids and adults, alike.

The Creative Stage offers a variety of uniquely creative performing arts programs for youth. Founded by international opera singer, arts educator, and producer Madeline Bender, innovative classes such as Musical Theater Builders, Dancing Designers, Puppet Theater Builders, and Instrumental Story Tellers, The Creative Stage works with a number of schools in Harlem and Upper Manhattan and professional artists, designers, actors, and musicians to build creative projects for the stage. 

For information on The Creative Stage, see here: http://creativestage.org/