The Best Events Happening in Brooklyn This Week: 1.24.20 – 1.30.20
It's time to live it up in Brooklyn BABY!
by by — Wednesday, January 29th, 2020 —
Threats from Within: The Rise of the Immigration Police State
128 Pierrepont Street at Brooklyn Historical Society
Time: 6:30pm – 8pm
Price: $10
With White Nationalism on the rise, increased militarization of the border, and inhumane practices justified by “America First,” our land of opportunity is now the land of nightmares for immigrants seeking a better life. Elizabeth F. Cohen, professor of political science at Syracuse University, confronts this new normal in her book Illegal: How America’s Lawless Immigration Regime Threatens Us All and shows how the rising tide of nationalism and unfettered policing of immigrants threaten citizen and non-citizen alike. Cohen is joined in conversation by Camille Mackler, Director of Immigration Legal Policy at the New York Immigration Coalition. Felipe De La Hoz, journalist and founder of Border/Lines leads this discussion.
Book Launch: Old School Love by Rev Run with Charlamagne tha God
28 Adams Street at powerHouse Arena
Time: 7pm – 9pm
Price: $35
Join authors Joseph “Rev Run” Simmons, and his wife Justine at POWERHOUSE in conversation with Charlemagne the God for the launch of their book Old School Love. Ticket includes a signed copy of the book.
Pop! A Bingo Party: Beyoncé Edition
636 Degraw Street at Parklife
Time: 7pm – 9pm
Price: $2 to play
Enjoy a fun game of regular BINGO with a pop-culture twist!
Dirty Circus
2 Wyckoff Avenue at House of YES
Time: 7pm – 10pm
Price: $20 – $60
The finest, fittest and most ferocious performers, curated to perfection and presented on our stage for your enjoyment.
NYC Loves Australia-A Benefit Concert
153 Morgan Avenue at Our Wicked Lady
Time: 7pm – 12am
Price: $20/online; $25/door
Australian musicians in NYC band together to raise money for the animals hurt by the catastrophic Australian Bushfires. It is a disaster for our environment. One BILLION animals have been killed. Over a million hectares burned – that’s habitat lost, and food resources gone. If you can’t make it, please donate through the ticket link once it is up.
