— Monday, March 18th, 2019 —

“Muslims in Brooklyn” – Kensington Neighborhood Listening Party
4207 18th Avenue at Kensington Library
Time: 4pm – 5:30pm
FREE
Come hear stories from the Muslims in Brooklyn oral history collection that bring this history to life. The evening’s program will be engaging and interactive, so please come ready to listen, reflect, and join the discussion.

5 Directors | 5 Films: Artists of Color on Health & Wellness
30 John Street at Black TV & Film Collective
Time: 6pm – 9pm
FREE
With artistry and courage, five filmmakers will share their work on various issues ranging from overcoming anxiety to HIV/AIDS awareness.

Talking Menstrual Equity. Period.
128 Pierrepont Street at Brooklyn Historical Society
Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Price: $5; FREE/members
Safe, affordable, accessible menstrual products, is that so much to ask for? In her book Periods Gone Public: Taking a Stand for Menstrual Equity, Jennifer Weiss-Wolf tackles a taboo subject head-on: the tampon tax and other menstrual inequalities. Join her, along with author of Doing Harm: The Truth About How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave Women Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Sick Maya Dusenbery, award-winning journalist Kimberly Seals Allers, and Sophie Houser who co-created the video game Tampon Run at the age of 17, for the kind of discussion that would have made your great-grandmother blush.

LitFilm: A Film Festival About Writers
10 Grand Army Plaza at BPL Presents
Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
FREE
#LitFilm: A Film Festival About Writers will take place at Brooklyn Public Library, 3/18 – 3/24. Get an inside look at the private lives and artistic processes of Margaret Atwood, Maya Angelou, Pablo Neruda and more!

Movie Trivia
40 Bogart Street at Syndicated
Time: 8pm
FREE
Hosted by our Jake Levitt, enjoy this intense movie trivia with fun prizes including gift certificates, drinks, and movie tickets!