Today we kicked off day one of The Story of Capital with @profdavidharvey. The titular book and this course will look at Marx’s Capital and the development of capitalism in order to understand today’s crises. 🗓️ Tuesdays, Now until December 1 ⏰ 4:15-6:15pm 💻 Virtual 🔗 Registe…Mostrar mais

“The Trump Administration knows this is what will defeat them.” Today organizers, activists, & community members gathered for the Defensa Del Pueblo Summit to fight back against the terror waged on our communities. Watch the full panel via @BTnewsroom on YouTube.

Join us for a public virtual livestream of Prof. David Harvey’s course The Story of Capital. The course entails a close reading of his recent book The Story of Capital: What Everyone Should Know about How Capital Works. *This course is virtual only. There are limited in-person s…Mostrar mais

Last night, we held the final class of "People Vs. Billionaires," our free 5-week political education series for Socialist Summer School. We marked its conclusion with the class "Building A Socialist Society" led by Tanya Núñez. All summer, we essentially asked one question: how…Mostrar mais

📝 Help Us Maintain Art & Cultural Programming • Please support our work by donating what you can at peoplesforum.org/future — every contribution makes a difference. From our First Fridays series (co-presented with Artists Against Apartheid) to annual events like Red Boo…Mostrar mais

💡Join us tomorrow in Socialist Summer School, People Vs. Billionaires for our final session - Building A Socialist Society led by Tanya Núñez We know that the U.S. has reached a level of material and scientific development that makes socialism not a distant dream, but an immedi…Mostrar mais

In Nathalie Hrizi’s class “Tools of Class Struggle,” we centered the discussion on the main vehicle for working-class victory; collective organization. Unions, revolutionary parties, tenant unions, workplace committees and more are the clear engines that translate the needs of th…Mostrar mais

Tonight's class, "Capitalism Is a Dead End," led by Thejas Wesley, took a look at where our current system is heading. We focused primarily on the unchecked expansion of AI technology and the sprawling data centers that power it, examining their devastating environmental footprin…Mostrar mais

SHUT IT DOWN 4 PALESTINE VOLUNTEER MEETING! First Monday of every month, join hundreds of volunteers across the city who come together to organize for Palestine. Find ways to organize, fundraise and/or bring educational awareness to your borough by joining these volunteer meetin…Mostrar mais

Tomorrow, Tuesday, August 17th, is our penultimate session of Socialist Summer School: People vs. Billionaires — Capitalism Is a Dead End, led by Thejas Wesley and Husayn Karimi. Then, join us for our final class, on Thursday, Building a Socialist Society with Tanya Núñez. Both a…Mostrar mais

Today, on the 81st anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japanese colonization, which was immediately followed by U.S. occupation, New Yorkers are taking to the streets to stand against the ongoing military presence and annual war drills that danger the lives of millions. The…Mostrar mais

New Yorkers are rallying right now on this 81st Liberation Day, commemorating Korea’s independence from Japanese colonial rule while protesting against ongoing US military presence and joint war games. Together, we are standing in solidarity with Korean activists, demanding an en…Mostrar mais

STOP SPYING ON OUR COMMUNITIES! The People’s Forum stands with the @CWAUnion, @sunrisemvmt, @SEIU, and every organization targeted by the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security’s surveillance of protected First Amendment activity. The priority of the Trum…Mostrar mais

Tonight’s class in Socialist Summer School, “The Rising Tide of Socialism” with Amari Butler, looked at movements from the past two decades — from the Iraq War protests to Occupy, Black Lives Matter, the movement for Palestine, and the Minneapolis General Strike as chapters in on…Mostrar mais

100 Years of Fidel Today, August 13, 2026, we mark the centennial of Fidel Castro’s birth: a leader who dedicated his entire life to the Cuban Revolution, the construction of socialism and the cause of the oppressed around the world. Fidel helped to forge Cuba’s sovereignty — a…Mostrar mais

Join us this Thursday at 6PM for a screening of Soleil Ô at the Paul and Eslanda Robeson Cinema at The People’s Forum. 💲Sliding Scale Donation Ticket link in bio! The debut feature from pioneering African filmmaker Med Hondo, Soleil Ô follows a Black immigrant as he explores P…Mostrar mais

Last night’s class explored that while the major revolutions in human history have all been quite different, every single one of them began with an idea that took hold in the consciousness of masses of people and moved them to take action. We learned today that for a socialist…Mostrar mais

TONIGHT, Tuesday, August 11th is class 9 of Socialist Summer School: People Vs. Billionaires — Marx, Lenin, and the Science of Revolution with Brian Becker. It’s not to late to register: peoplesforum.org/summer26 What is the science, and theory of revolution? How have re…Mostrar mais

Today in Times Square, New Yorkers and the ICE Out of NY coalition rallied for Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, who died in ICE custody at Delaney Hall, and for all victims of immigration detention and ICE terror. We demand an independent investigation and prosecution of those responsible fo…Mostrar mais

Last night at First Fridays co-presented by Artist Against Apartheid, Osiris took the stage at The People’s Forum for a set rooted in nostalgia, revolutionary politics, and stories of upbringing and growth. The evening was opened up by Israel Jones setting the tone for this album…Mostrar mais

Today, The People's Forum took a principled stand against Trump’s witch-hunt. Through our attorneys, we formally responded to the Congressional Subpoena issued by the House Ways & Means Committee, a subpoena that is an assault on our First Amendment rights and free speech itself.…Mostrar mais

Last night in Class 6 of Socialist Summer School: People Vs. Billionaires, How Empires Fall with Layan Fuleihan, we traced the arc of major empires up until today, examining how the mightiest civilizations crumbled when their internal contradictions became too great to bear. We e…Mostrar mais

Last night Socialist Summer School continued with Learning From Defeats on the Road to Revolution, led by Scott Will. The session focused on the St. Louis Commune and the Great Railroad Strike of 1877 and its pitfalls, exposing that despite its ultimate defeat we can look to this…Mostrar mais

TOMORROW, Thursday, August 6th is class 6 of Socialist Summer School: People Vs. Billionaires — How Empires Fall with Layan Fuleihan. It’s not to late to register: peoplesforum.org/summer26 In this class we’re exploring how major change happens in history. We’ll place th…Mostrar mais

TOMORROW, Tuesday, August 4th is class 6 of Socialist Summer School: People Vs. Billionaires — Learning From Defeats on the Road to Revolution with Scott Will. It’s not to late to register: peoplesforum.org/summer26 Every revolution in history has come on the backs of hu…Mostrar mais

Watch more of The People Vs. Billionaires HOT SEAT! Stay tuned for these immediate after-class firsthand reflections from students and participants of our collective study! After class four, The War at Home & War Abroad, we asked participants what they learned and why internatio…Mostrar mais

TOMORROW, Saturday August 1st is class 5 of Socialist Summer School: People Vs. Billionaires — Divisions in the Ruling Class Today with Ben Becker. It’s not to late to register: peoplesforum.org/summer26 This class will offer a concrete analysis of the American ruling cl…Mostrar mais

Last night’s session of People Vs. Billionaires w/ @NaziaKaziTweets tied U.S. militarism abroad to domestic repression as one unified system, not separate policies. Together, we learned how the military-industrial complex fuses local police militarization with overseas operations…Mostrar mais

All throughout Socialist Summer School, we’ll be inviting participants to The People Vs. Billionaires HOT SEAT. Stay tuned for these immediate after-class firsthand reflections on the collective study we’re embarking on together! After class three, Class Society and the State,…Mostrar mais

Yesterday’s Socialist Summer School class, “Class Society & the State,” cut through the myths to examine the capitalist state as an institution built on violence. We know, through studying, that the only way to secure lasting and true dignity and rights is to organize in order t…Mostrar mais

Share now! In the past week alone, thousands of people have signed our petition and donated to The People’s Forum in response to the latest attack on our space and on the basic democratic rights and civil liberties of progressive movements everywhere. It’s not too late to join th…Mostrar mais

TONIGHT at 6:30pm is The War at Home & The War Abroad with Nazia Kazi, class 4 if Socialist Summer School: People Vs. Billionaires in the fight for the future. It’s not to late to register: peoplesforum.org/summer26 Over the past three years, we have witnessed a surge in…Mostrar mais

At tonight’s class "Class Society & The State" we asked the hard questions: Who does the government actually serve? How do laws, borders, and bureaucracy keep the working class in check while the ultra rich run free? It’s a structure built to uphold the rules of capitalism. When…Mostrar mais

💡Join us tonight in Socialist Summer School, People Vs. Billionaires for Module 2 - How The Ruling Class Rules with Class Society and the State led by @manolo_realengo We start with looking at the state itself; the police, the courts, the military, the prisons, and break down…Mostrar mais

🎥 Join us this Thursday at 6PM for a screening and talkback featuring co-director of TCB – The Toni Cade Bambara School of Organizing ! A powerful new documentary by Louis Massiah and Monica Henriquez that celebrates the life and legacy of Toni Cade Bambara—writer, filmmaker, e…Mostrar mais

TONIGHT at 6:30pm is class 3 of our 5-week Socialist Summer School course: People Vs. Billionaires in the fight for the future. It’s not to late to register: peoplesforum.org/summer26 Tonight’s class, Class Society & the State with Manolo De Los Santos, will cover key qu…Mostrar mais

This week, Trump’s allies in Congress subpoenaed The People’s Forum and we’re fighting back. This is a witch hunt with historical implications but they won’t silence us. Especially not in this new political moment where people everywhere are rising up! ℹ️ Sign our petition at: peoplesforum.org/freespeech…Mostrar mais

The making of the world’s first trillionaire isn't just a story of one man, it's a symptom of a system in crisis. While Elon Musk just crossed the $1 trillion mark, his skyrocketing wealth reflects a historic rupture where billionaires drive war, genocide, and austerity while ine…Mostrar mais

The Making of the World’s First Trillionaire, our second session of Socialist Summer School, we turned our attention to the stark reality of modern inequality. Together, we confronted the absurdity of a world where one person can amass a trillion dollars while working families ar…Mostrar mais

❗🎉 AUGUST FIRST FRIDAYS: Join us Fri. Aug. 7th at 7pm for an evening with hip-hop artist, producer, and organizer Osiris—a pre-launch preview of his upcoming album. 🎟️Tickets at peoplesforum.org/ffjuly26

🚨BREAKING: During UN walkout thousands of New Yorkers are taking to the streets demanding an end to the genocide in Palestine and calling for the arrest of war criminal Netanyahu.

NOW IN TIMES SQUARE: a massive protest is forming to demand an end to the genocide in Gaza while war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the UN. #FreePalestine

🚨‼️ HAPPENING NOW: Chris Smalls — founder of the Amazon Labor Union and recent passenger on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla Handala — is leading the Stop Starving Gaza protest in song, demanding an end to the starvation in Gaza!

🚨 FREE CHRIS SMALLS! 🚨 Chris Smalls, labor organizer and founder of the Amazon Labor Union, on July 12 joined the Gaza Freedom Flotilla aboard the Handala, a ship of activists and organizers carrying humanitarian aid in an effort to break the siege, end the starvation, and sta…Mostrar mais

🚨‼️BREAKING: Mahmoud Khalil marches to the gates of Columbia University—just moments after a powerful welcome home rally surrounded by friends, family, and community members who stood by him and continue to stand with Palestine.

NOW: Mahmoud Khalil joins massive crowd in march past Columbia University in a victory for the movement for Palestine and in defense of civil liberties!

BREAKING: A free Mahmoud Khalil addresses a massive crowd of supporters in NYC in a huge victory for the movement for Palestine and in defense of civil liberties!

🚨RIGHT NOW: Protesters have taken over Times Square with clear demands: Hands off Iran, impose an arms embargo on Israel, and end the genocide in Gaza!

🚨BREAKING: Thousands march in solidarity with protests in Los Angeles and nationwide, demanding an end to ICE everywhere!

From NYC, we say: “GAZA GAZA YOU WILL RISE, THE PEOPLE ARE BY YOUR SIDE!” Today, thousands of New Yorkers joined the people of the world to mark the ongoing Nakba during this international week of action. We will continue to build the movement until Palestine is free!