Upcoming Public Programs

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“The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the interests of the people, and a people strong enough and well enough informed to maintain its sovereign control over the government.” – Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Roosevelt House Public Programs

Thu, March 23, 2023 | 6:00 pm + RSVP

NEW DATE — Amanda Freeman & Lisa Dodson — Getting Me Cheap: How Low-Wage Work Traps Women and Girls in Poverty

Important Update: This Event Will Now Be Held On March 23 & Presented Only On ZoomTo inaugurate Women’s History Month at Roosevelt House, please join us for a discussion of the bookGetting Me Cheap: How Low-Wage Work Traps Wo... Read more

Thu, March 30, 2023 | 9:00 am + RSVP

The Sylvia Plath Symposium at Hunter College

Please join us as Roosevelt House marks the 60th anniversary of the death, and 90th anniversary of the birth year, of one of the 20th century’s most essential writers: Sylvia Plath. To commemorate these anniversaries, The Sylvia Plath Symposium at Hunter College will bring together some of the nat... Read more

Human Rights Program Events

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Public Policy Program Events

Wed, March 29, 2023 | 1:00 pm + RSVP

40 Years Apart and Imprisoned: Activism, Love, and Liberation with Debbie and Michael Davis

The Roosevelt House Public Policy Program with the CUNY Black, Race and Ethnic Studies Initiative (BRESI) invite you to a screening of the documentary short By Your Side followed by a discussion with the directors, Michael and Debbie Davis moderated by CalvinJohn Smiley, Hunter... Read more

Tue, April 4, 2023 | 5:00 pm + RSVP

Patrick Gaspard — Public Policy and Presidential Politics in America

With 20 months to go until the 2024 presidential election, both parties are staking out policy positions on a number of issues hoping to connect with American voters. To discuss the intricacies of the coming policy debates, join Patrick Gaspard, president and CEO of the Center for American Progress in... Read more

LGBTQ Policy Center Events

Wed, March 29, 2023 | 5:00 pm + RSVP

Transgender Day of Visibility

With welcome by LGBTQ Policy Center Director, Erin Mayo-Adam.The LGBTQ Policy Center at Roosevelt House invites you to attend an event celebrating International Transgender Day of Visibility. The event brings together a panel of New York City-based advocates, academics, and policymakers who are working toward what activists call the “liberat... Read more

Public Programs at Roosevelt House are free to the public and open with advance registration, made possible through the support of the Charina Endowment Fund and other generous donors.