Brown Bag — Post-Election Wrap-Up
November 17, 2021 
VIDEO
Join two prominent New York City political reporters... Read more
The Struggle for LGBTQI+ Inclusive Education in New York
November 11, 2021 VIDEO
The LGBTQ Policy Center at Roosevelt House invites you to attend a New Public Program Presented In-Person and On Zoom “The Struggle For LGBTQI+ Inclusive Education In New York”
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Us Kids — A Special Film Screening & Discussion with the Filmmakers
November 10, 2021 VIDEO
Hunter College President Jennifer J. Raab invites you to attend a special film screening and discussion on the youth activism born of the 2018 Parkland school shooting featuring the award-winning dDocumentary “US KIDS” and introducing the... Read more
COVID-19 Vaccine and Mask Mandates: The Human Right to Health?
November 1, 2021 VIDEO
Although the right to health is recognized by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the idea of “health as a human right” has not gained traction in the United States. Despite new variants and rising COVID-19 cases in areas with low... Read more
The New Deal Then and Now: What is the Role of Government in Response to Great Crises?
October 29, 2021 VIDEO
We invite you to join descendants of the original F.D.R. Cabinet and Brain Trust for a new public program presented in-person and on zoom “The New Deal Then and Now: What is the Role of Government in Response to Great... Read more
In Person at Roosevelt House
For those who cannot attend in person, this program will be streamed via Zoom:
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Speaking of Justice — My Name is Pauli Murray
October 18, 2021 VIDEO
Hunter College President Jennifer J. Raab
With Roosevelt House and the Hunter College Series “Speaking of Justice”
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In Person at Roosevelt House
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David Schmitz — The Sailor: Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Transformation of American Foreign Policy
June 22, 2021 VIDEO
Roosevelt House is pleased to present a live Zoom discussion of The Sailor: Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Transformation of American Foreign Policy by David F. Schmitz. In this illuminating study, Schmitz presents an... Read more
Scott Borchert — Republic of Detours: How the New Deal Paid Broke Writers to Rediscover America
June 16, 2021 VIDEO
Roosevelt House is pleased to present a live Zoom discussion of Republic of Detours: How the New Deal Paid Broke Writers to Rediscover America by Scott Borchert. In this enthralling history, Borchert provides an... Read more
Eric Rauchway — Why the New Deal Matters
June 10, 2021 VIDEO
Roosevelt House is pleased to present a live Zoom discussion of Why the New Deal Matters by Eric Rauchway. In this timely new work of historical analysis, Rauchway explores how the New Deal... Read more
As we mark Pride Month, Roosevelt House is pleased to present the fourth in a series of 2021 Zoom election forums, designed to give young and first-time voters the opportunity to explore policy issues with those running for office in the June... Read more
Citywide Candidates Take on LGBTQ+ Issues
June 1, 2021 VIDEO
As we mark Pride Month, Roosevelt House is pleased to present the third in a series of 2021 Zoom election events, designed to give young and first-time voters the opportunity to explore policy issues with those running for office in the June... Read more
Jennifer J. Raab, Hunter College President
together with
Roosevelt House and the Hunter College Jewish Studies Center
Invite you to celebrate the... Read more
Roosevelt House is pleased to present a live Zoom discussion of Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP New York, 1987-1993 by Sarah Schulman. In this acclaimed and monumental political history, Schulman... Read more
Jennifer J. Raab, Hunter College President
together with
Hunter’s Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging & Roosevelt House
Invite you to a new... Read more
Roosevelt House is pleased to present a live Zoom discussion of Malevolent Republic: A Short History of the New India by K.S. Komireddi. In this penetrating and insightful history, Komireddi delivers a critical and... Read more
2021 Election Season At Roosevelt House — A Manhattan District Attorney Candidate Forum
May 13, 2021 VIDEO
Originally scheduled for April 20, this event was postponed out of respect for the immense importance of the jury verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial announced that same night. Roosevelt House is now pleased to present... Read more
Roosevelt House is honored to present a live Zoom panel discussion, marking Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, on Anti-Asian Hate in the Pandemic Age: Curing the Virus of Hate—featuring experts, scholars, and... Read more
Roosevelt House and The Living New Deal – NYC Chapter are pleased to present, live on Zoom, a panel discussion contrasting New Deal housing projects and policy with the proposals that housing advocates are advancing today.
The panel... Read more
Roosevelt House is honored to present the 2021 McNickle Lecture on Integrity in Government, featuring former State Attorney General Robert Abrams on his inspiring new memoir, The Luckiest Guy in the World: My... Read more
The First 100 Days of the Biden Administration: A Conversation with CUNY’s Experts
April 29, 2021 VIDEO
Roosevelt House is pleased to present a live Zoom panel discussion on The First 100 Days of the Biden Administration—featuring expert analysis from CUNY professors of political science. Among the topics they will address are... Read more
Confronting the Epidemic of Traffic Violence
April 27, 2021 VIDEO
Roosevelt House together with Families for Safe Streets present
Confronting the Epidemic of Traffic Violence
With special remarks by The... Read more
Reckoning with Monuments and Public Commemoration
April 23, 2021 VIDEO
The Public Humanities And The Democratic Commons Conference Presents: Reckoning with Monuments and Public Commemoration
Monuments, public memorials and historical memory are the products of decisions made... Read more
Daniel R. Garodnick — Saving Stuyvesant Town: How One Community Defeated the Worst Real Estate Deal in History
April 22, 2021 VIDEO
You can order a copy of Saving Stuyvesant Town: How One Community Defeated the Worst Real Estate Deal in History with an autographed bookplate... Read more
Climate Crisis and Infrastructure Policy in the Biden Era: Experts Discuss Next Steps
April 21, 2021 VIDEO
The Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute with the Departments of Economics, Geography and Environmental Science and Urban Policy and Planning, and the Institute for Sustainable Cities present:
Climate Crisis and Infrastructure... Read more
The Public Humanities And The Democratic Commons Conference Presents: Print, Podcast, Social: Public Humanities and Popular Media
This panel explores the venues, or spaces, of the... Read more
What is the Democratic Commons?
April 9, 2021 VIDEO
The Public Humanities And The Democratic Commons Conference Presents: What is the Democratic Commons?
This panel will consider the challenges posed by an increasingly multi-racial... Read more
2021 Election Season At Roosevelt House — Choosing A Leader For The Future Of Manhattan: A Borough President Candidate Forum
April 6, 2021 VIDEO
Roosevelt House is pleased to present the first in a series of 2021 Zoom election forums, designed to give young and first-time voters the opportunity to explore policy issues with those running for office in the June primaries. We begin with the... Read more
Jennifer J. Raab, Hunter College President, together with Roosevelt House, the Bella Abzug Leadership Institute (BALI), and the Hunter College Department of... Read more
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