Brecht Forum

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The Brecht Forum is a  Marxist- oriented educational and cultural center in Brooklyn , New York, named after the German poet Bertolt Brecht . Over the years the forum has offered a wide range of courses, lectures and seminars, exhibitions, workshops and language courses.

history

The forum was founded in 1975 by activists from the civil rights movement, the trade unions and the student movement. In 2004 it moved to 451 West Street, New York City , formerly the address of Serge Gym. Today it is located in Brooklyn at 338 Atlantic Avenue. A large number of events take place every year, including the laboratory of the Theater of the Oppressed , the Institute for Popular Education and the broadcast episodes of the "New Cabaret". The Brecht Forum is a meeting place for communication and art exhibitions.

Focus on financial crisis

A Financial Crisis Discussion Forum was set up on October 6, 2008, and included Naomi Klein , Arun Gupta, Frances Fox Piven , William Greider, and Doug Henwood.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Channing Joseph: At the Brecht Forum, Communists Pontificate and Play . In: The New York Times . November 4, 2010 ( nytimes.com ).
  2. ↑ brechtforum.org
  3. ↑ wiserearth.org ( Memento from April 16, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
  4. ^ A b The New York Marxist School. ( Memento of the original from February 21, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on brechtforum.org @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / brechtforum.org
  5. ↑ archive.upcoming.org
  6. ^ Health and Fitness Clubs, New York City. ny.com, accessed November 13, 2016 .
  7. ^ Brecht Forum. on librarything.com.
  8. ^ What is the Theater of the Oppressed? on spunk.org.
  9. ↑ Archived copy . Archived from the original on June 30, 2007. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
  10. ↑ Archived copy . Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
  11. ↑ Archived copy . Archived from the original on November 22, 2006. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
  12. ↑ COLIN MOYNIHAN: new An Institution Exploring the Political Left Is Closing . In: York Times . April 13, 2014.
  13. ↑ Casey Samulski: fathoming the financial crisis at the Brecht Forum . In: The Villager , November 26th - December 2nd, 2008. Archived from the original on December 3rd, 2008 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved June 21, 2009. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / thevillager.com 
  14. ^ Brecht Forum Panel Discusses Left Views on the Economy. on nyc.indymedia.org.