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Bildner Center, CUNY @bildnercenter.bsky.social · 2d

Join us for a timely conversation around this new volume analyzing the fentayl crisis.

RSVP at [email protected]

Bildner Center, CUNY @bildnercenter.bsky.social · 5d

Join us this Tuesday 10/07 at 3pm for the presentation of this new volume at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social. Featuring Jonathan Rosen, @adamisacson.com and Deborah Koetzle, the authors will analyze the complex ecosystem behind the ongoing opiod crisis in the 🇺🇸.

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Bildner Center, CUNY @bildnercenter.bsky.social · 5d

Panelists will highlight key phases in the supply chain and the mechanisms that shape them, offering insights relevant to drug policy, international security, public health, and organized crime.

Bildner Center, CUNY @bildnercenter.bsky.social · 5d

The discussion will examine the transnational nature of fentanyl production and distribution, the roles of both criminal and state actors, and the global interconnections that sustain this illicit trade.

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Bildner Center, CUNY @bildnercenter.bsky.social · 5d

Join us this Tuesday 10/07 at 3pm for the presentation of this new volume at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social. Featuring Jonathan Rosen, @adamisacson.com and Deborah Koetzle, the authors will analyze the complex ecosystem behind the ongoing opiod crisis in the 🇺🇸.

RSVP at [email protected]

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Bildner Center, CUNY @bildnercenter.bsky.social · 7d

Join us today at 4pm @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social

Juan Corredor-Garcia @corredorjuan.bsky.social · 7d

I'm pleased to invite you tomorrow 10/02 at 4pm for a terrific conference entitled "Punitive Populism and Autocratic Restoration in El Salvador" by Jose Miguel Cruz at the @bildnercenter.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social.

RSVP: [email protected].

Looking forward to seeing you.

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Juan Corredor-Garcia @corredorjuan.bsky.social · 7d

I'm pleased to invite you tomorrow 10/02 at 4pm for a terrific conference entitled "Punitive Populism and Autocratic Restoration in El Salvador" by Jose Miguel Cruz at the @bildnercenter.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social.

RSVP: [email protected].

Looking forward to seeing you.

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Bildner Center, CUNY @bildnercenter.bsky.social · 7d

Don’t miss this important conversation tomorrow on El Salvador and the rise of punitive populism. A timely discussion you’ll want to be part of!

CUNY Graduate Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social · 9d

Punitive populism in El Salvador: How hard-on-crime policies fuel democratic backsliding.

🗓️ Thursday, Oct. 2
🕓 4 p.m.
📍 Skylight Room, CUNY Graduate Center
📩 RSVP: [email protected]

Punitive populism and autocratic restoration in El Salvador

Thursday, October 2
4:00 PM
Skylight Room, The Graduate Center, CUNY
RSVP: bildner@gc.cuny.edu

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Bildner Center, CUNY @bildnercenter.bsky.social · 13d

The fentanyl crisis: a public health & security challenge across the Americas.

Join us for this timely talk at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social

🗓️ Oct 7
🕒 3 PM
📍 Room 9207

RSVP: [email protected]

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Bildner Center, CUNY @bildnercenter.bsky.social · 16d

How has punitive populism shaped democracy in El Salvador? 🇸🇻

Join José Miguel Cruz for this timely talk at the GC, moderated by @desarias.bsky.social

🗓️ Oct 2
🕓 4:00 PM
📍 Skylight Room, @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social

RSVP: [email protected]

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Bildner Center, CUNY @bildnercenter.bsky.social · 27d

🎬 Film Screening: Los Olvidados (1950)

Join us for Luis Buñuel’s powerful classic, followed by a Q&A session.

🗓️ Tuesday, Sept. 23
🕕 6:00 PM
📍 Segal Theatre, @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social

📩 RSVP: [email protected]

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Bildner Center, CUNY @bildnercenter.bsky.social · Jun 11

🎬 Join us June 17 at 5:30 PM for short films + the NY premiere of No Nos Moverán — a powerful Mexican drama on justice and memory.

📍 Segal Theatre, @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social

📩 RSVP: [email protected]

#FilmScreening #TAFFNY2025 #NoNosMoverán #CUNYEvents

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Bildner Center, CUNY @bildnercenter.bsky.social · Apr 30

📢 Hearing Cuban Voices in Times of Crisis
Join us for a powerful bilingual panel featuring Cuban scholars and artists reflecting on oral history, censorship, and academic freedom.

🗓️ Thursday, May 8 | 6 PM
📍 Rooms 9206/07, @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
💻 Hybrid via Zoom
✉️ RSVP: [email protected]

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Bildner Center, CUNY @bildnercenter.bsky.social · Apr 28

🎬 Reminder: Join us tomorrow at 6 PM for the screening of NO at the Segal Theatre @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social

Stay after the film for a Q&A session!

RSVP: [email protected]

#FilmScreening #CUNYEvents #NOFilm #BildnerCenter

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Bildner Center, CUNY @bildnercenter.bsky.social · Apr 24

📢 Reminder! Join us today at 3 PM for the panel "Gangs and Security in Haiti" at @baruch.cuny.edu (Room D-301)

Don’t miss this timely conversation with leading experts.

RSVP: [email protected]

#CUNYEvents #Haiti #Security #PublicPolicy #BildnerCenter #BaruchCollege

Bildner Center, CUNY @bildnercenter.bsky.social · Apr 18

📚 Book Talk: Plebeian Consumers 

Join us for a conversation with Dr. Ana María Otero-Cleves on global trade, local markets, and everyday consumption in 19th-century Colombia.

 🗓️ Tuesday, April 22, 2025
📍 Room 5409 @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
 🕔 5 PM

RSVP: [email protected]

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Bildner Center, CUNY @bildnercenter.bsky.social · Apr 16

Join us for a screening of NO (2012), the Academy Award–nominated film that tells the story of an ad campaign that helped bring down Chile’s dictatorship.

🗓️ Tuesday, April 29 
🕕 6:00 PM 
📍 Segal Theatre, @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social

RSVP at bildner.gc.cuny.edu

#CUNYEvents #CUNY

Bildner Center, CUNY @bildnercenter.bsky.social · Apr 14

Join us for a timely conversation on the escalating security crisis in Haiti, with leading experts examining the rise of armed groups, their political influence, and possible policy responses.

🗓️ Thursday, April 24
🕒 3 PM
📍 Baruch College (Room D-301)

RSVP at bildner.gc.cuny.edu

Bildner Center, CUNY @bildnercenter.bsky.social · Apr 10

This event has been postponed until further notice.

Bildner Center, CUNY @bildnercenter.bsky.social · Apr 3

🎙️ Join us for a powerful bilingual conversation "Hearing Cuban Voices in Times of Crisis"

🗓️ Thursday, April 10
🕕 6 PM
📍 Skylight Room, @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
💻 Hybrid event – also available via Zoom

RSVP: [email protected]

#Cuba #CubanVoices #CUNYEvents #LatinAmerica #BildnerCenter

Bildner Center, CUNY @bildnercenter.bsky.social · Apr 3

🎙️ Join us for a powerful bilingual conversation "Hearing Cuban Voices in Times of Crisis"

🗓️ Thursday, April 10
🕕 6 PM
📍 Skylight Room, @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
💻 Hybrid event – also available via Zoom

RSVP: [email protected]

#Cuba #CubanVoices #CUNYEvents #LatinAmerica #BildnerCenter

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Bildner Center, CUNY @bildnercenter.bsky.social · Mar 18

TODAY!

Bildner Center, CUNY @bildnercenter.bsky.social · Mar 3

🎬 Join us for a special screening of Quilombo

🗓️ Tuesday, March 18 ⏰ 6 PM
📍 Segal Theatre @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social

Enjoy the film followed by a Q&A session with curator & moderator Jerry W. Carlson

📩 RSVP at [email protected]

Don't miss this engaging discussion on history and resistance!

Bildner Center, CUNY @bildnercenter.bsky.social · Mar 3

🎬 Join us for a special screening of Quilombo

🗓️ Tuesday, March 18 ⏰ 6 PM
📍 Segal Theatre @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social

Enjoy the film followed by a Q&A session with curator & moderator Jerry W. Carlson

📩 RSVP at [email protected]

Don't miss this engaging discussion on history and resistance!

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Bildner Center, CUNY @bildnercenter.bsky.social · Feb 25

TODAY!

Bildner Center, CUNY @bildnercenter.bsky.social · Feb 5

Join us for a special screening of Salt of the Earth (1954), a groundbreaking film on labor rights, gender equality, and social justice. 📽️

🗓️ Date: Tuesday, February 25 at 6 PM 
📍 Segal Theatre, @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social

RSVP at [email protected]

Bildner Center, CUNY @bildnercenter.bsky.social · Feb 13

📢 Join us for: "Odious Debt and the Making of Latin America: A 400-Year History of Moral Bankruptcy"

🎤 Speaker: Edward Jones Corredora (Senior Research Fellow, Max Planck Institute)
🗓️ February 21, 2025
⏰ 12:00 PM
📍 History Lounge, @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social

🔗 RSVP: bit.ly/odiousdebt

Bildner Center, CUNY @bildnercenter.bsky.social · Feb 5

Join us for a special screening of Salt of the Earth (1954), a groundbreaking film on labor rights, gender equality, and social justice. 📽️

🗓️ Date: Tuesday, February 25 at 6 PM 
📍 Segal Theatre, @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social

RSVP at [email protected]