Jan 14 - Feb 25, 2012. To Be or Not To Be. New York City.
An art show featuring five Burmese artists
The Mantle, in collaboration art@apt, proudly brings you our first ever art show, featuring five Burmese artists, hosted by Gallery35 in New York City. The show is open to the public and all works are for sale!
Artists: Aung Zaw Tun (video), Kyain Lin Naing, Kyawswar Thant (video), Min Kyaw Khine (video), and Chaw Ei Thein (video).
RSVP is not necessary, but if you are coming, please show your support on our Facebook events page!
July 12, 2011. Sunset Over Manhattan. Another Mantle Meet & Greet. New York City.
Join Mantle friends and family at Long Island City's premiere rooftop bar, Penthouse 808, for casual drinks and conversation. Enjoy a stunning view of Manhattan as the sun sets over the City that Never Sleeps.
No RSVP necessary, but please show your support on our Facebook event page!
April 25 - May 1, 2011. PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature. New York City.
Once again, The Mantle is covering the United States' premiere literary event, the PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature. Last year, we provided more coverage than any other outlet. This year, we'll deliver the same great coverage!!
World Voices Festival happens in multiple locations, so check their website for details. If you're attending, let us know!
In the meantime, check out our coverage from last year!
Salman Rushdie introduces PEN WVF 2011:
April 14, 2011. Tahrir to Madison - Building a Global Movement. New York City.
The Mantle is a proud co-sponsor of "Tahrir to Madison - Building a Global Movement," a concert that celebrates the burgeoning freedom movements across the Middle East, North Africa, Wisconsin, U.S.A., and elsewhere. Starring Stephan Said with the Magical Orchestra, with appearances by GritTV host Laura Flanders, Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Gospel Choir, actress Najla Said, and more.
Tickets will go fast!! $10 in advance, $15 at the door. Those who purchase 5 or more tickets get an autographed copy of the album The Bell, which includes liner notes by the late Howard Zinn, DJ Spooky, Dean Ween, and more.
Drom
85 Avenue A (b/w 5th and 6th)
New York, NY 10001
Doors at 6:30, show at 8:00
Show your support on Facebook!
March 18-20, 2011. The Mantle is reporting from Left Forum. New York City.
Representatives of The Mantle will be attending and reporting from Left Forum, 2011 at Pace University. Look for blog posts, interviews, Tweets, photos, and more from bloggers JK Fowler (Passages on the Verge), Corrie Hulse (Do the Right Thing), and editor in chief Shaun Randol (Quick & Dirty).
About this year's forum: Intellectual heavyweights Cornel West and Barbara Ehrenreich will join activists and journalists Laura Flanders, John Nichols, Malalai Joya, and others as keynote speakers North America’s largest and most comprehensive annual gathering of progressive thinkers and activists.
This year’s theme, "Towards a Politics of Solidarity," focuses on the age-old theme of solidarity: the moral act of imagination underpinning working class victories everywhere. It will examine new forms of far-reaching solidarity that are both necessary and possible in an increasingly global world.
Left Forum will feature 200+ panels, 600+ speakers, 3000+ attendees, as well as art shows, theater performances, and much more.
Learn more about Left Forum at leftforum.org.
If you are there, look for us!
December 3, 2010. The Next 50. New York City.
Part of The Mantle's and Project Africa's AFRICAN REVOLUTIONS project.
This is the third and final event in a series of marking 50 years of independence of 17 African 
countries.
The New School University
66 W. 12th St., 5th Fl.
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New York, NY
6pm - 8:30pm
The Next 50: Technology for Sustainable African Development.
A discussion with development technology experts on the role technology plays in raising Africa's poor out of poverty, and the sustainable philosophy behind them.
Free and open to the public. Food and beverages to be served.
Show your support on our Facebook event page!
Featuring:
DR. EHIEDU E. G. IWERIEBOR, author of Nigerian Technology Development Since Independence (2004) and Chair of the Department of Africana, Puerto-Rican, and Latino Studies at Hunter College. His current research is on contemporary African economic history, with special emphasis on innovative endogenous responses to economic crises and technological development. (link)
JENNET KEM, Senior Gender Adviser, UN Development Programme. Kem will provide a gendered perspective on the way diesel-run generators are contributing to increased incomes, entrepreneurial opportunities, and the freeing of time for education and child-rearing for rural women in Burkina Faso. (related article)
NICK MOON - Founding Director of KickStart International, a not-for-profit Social Enterprise started in Kenya. KickStart's mission is to end poverty in Africa by creating economic growth and employment. www.kickstart.org.
November 12, 2010. Nollywood Night! New York City.
Part of The Mantle's and Project Africa's AFRICAN REVOLUTIONS project.
This is the second in a series of events marking 50 years of independence of 17 African countries.
The New School University
66 W. 12th St. Room 404
New York, NY
6pm - 8:30pm
Film screening with special guest Ekerete Udoh, Editor in Chief of the Diasporan Star. Nigerian food provided by BUKA, an authentic African restaurant where you will experience the finest in Nigerian food, friendly service, and African music, all within am ambiance that is truly Nigerian.
Coronation (2004) is the story of Akwaika, a wealthy young man who desired by all means to belong to the ozo cult in his community. Originally, a poor man, trained by his brother and uncle, Akwaika becomes rich and forgets all those who helped educate him. This film can be called a cultural tale that combines village politics, a traditional title-taking ceremony in the South-East of Nigeria, and the quest for power and authority among the people (I.E. Uwah, 2009).
Directed by: Ifeanyi Azodo; starring: Pete Edochie, Maureen Solomon, Clem Ohameze, and Kanayo O Kanayo.
Ekerete Udoh, Editor in Chief of the Diasporan Star, the only tabloid paper covering Nollywood outside of Africa. He will speak on the rise of Nollywood - now the second largest movie industry in the world. The Diasporan Star has been described as Nollywood's version of the National Enquirer! Watch out! We may get some juicy Nollywood gossip! More on Diasporan Star here.
Free and open to the public. Food and beverages to be served.
October 22, 2010. The Greatest Silence. New York City.
Part of The Mantle's and Project Africa's AFRICAN REVOLUTIONS project.
This year, seventeen African countries mark 50 years of independence. The Mantle and Project Africa's joint series, African Revolutions, marks this milestone with a series of live and online events and publications examining each of the countries. This event marks the beginning of this initiative.
The New School University
66 W. 12th St. Room 404
New York, NY
6pm - 8pm
Discussion to follow with Maurice Carney, Co-founder and Executive Director, Friends of the Congo, and Mamadou Otto Diallo, epidemiologist and Senior Project Manager of the Monitoring & Evaluation Unit at the International Center for AIDS Care and Treatment Programs (ICAP), Columbia University.
No RSVP necessary, but an RSVP on our Facebook page will show your friends that you care about this topic!
The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo: Winner of the Sundance Special Jury Prize in Documentary and the inspiration for a 2008 U.N. Resolution classifying rape as a weapon of war, this extraordinary film, shot in the war zones of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), shatters the silence that surrounds the use of sexual violence as a weapon of conflict. Many tens of thousands of women and girls have been systematically kidnapped, raped, mutilated and tortured by soldiers from both foreign militias and the Congolese army. A survivor of gang rape herself, Emmy Award®‐winning filmmaker Lisa F. Jackson travels through the DRC to understand what is happening and why. More about the film here.
The screening coincides with Congo Week II: Breaking the Silence (Oct 17-23rd), an international movement to draw attention to ongoing atrocities in the Congo. Following the screening you will have the opportunity to take a stance and send a postcard to Secretary of State Hilary Clinton urging the Obama administration to enforce Law 109‐456, which commits the U.S. to relieve Congo victims and try to help keep the peace.
Free and open to the public. Food and beverages to be served.
September 12, 2010. Brooklyn Book Festival. New York City.
Look for The Mantle's coverage of emerging writers, established authors, critics, and journalists from around the world who converge for one day in New York City to read from their latest work, discuss latest book world happenings, and engage in lively debate.
About the festival: The Brooklyn Book Festival is a huge, free public event presenting an array of literary stars and emerging authors who represent the exciting world of literature today. One of America's premier literary and literacy events, this hip, smart, diverse gathering attracts thousands of book lovers of all ages. The festival is organized around themed readings and devoted to timely and lively panel discussions with top national and international authors.
Festival home page here. Festival schedule here. Read our FULL COVERAGE here.
July 15, 2010. The Mantle's Meet & Greet. New York City.
The next Meet & Greet is upon us! Time once again for The Mantle's contributors and friends to come together for an evening of cocktails, exchanges, laughs, and to celebrate 
summer in the Big Apple.
Come one, come all, and bring friends.
Me Bar http://mebarnyc.com/
14th Fl. of La Quinta Inn
17 West 32nd
between Broadway and Fifth Ave
New York, NY 10001
7pm - whenever
Note: This is not an open bar
March 26, 2010. Emerging Voices from The Mantle and CONTEXTS Journal. New York City.
Video now available here!
The Mantle & CONTEXTS Journal present an evening with emerging voices from the next generation of intellectuals, writers, artists and critics.
Friday, March 26, 2010 - 6-8pm
ROOM CHANGE! The New School University, 6 E. 16th St, Rm 906-913.
Wine and food and tunes to be served. Free and open to the public. info@mantlethought.org
The Emerging Voices:
Eric Anthamatten: Pedagogy of the condemned: on teaching philosophy in prisons.
Alison Desir: On Dominicans of Haitian descent living in the DR, and some of the complications this presents.
Corinne Goldenberg: On reclaiming the film review in the name of social and political critique.
Tanushree Isaacman: Recalling her travels in Nicaragua via public transportation, she finds it's the journey, not the destination, that matters.
Sarah D. Schulman: On digitally created artwork.
Aarti Virani: Fifty years after her family's migration, Aarti finds home can be many places.
March 27, 2010. The Mantle's One Year Anniversary Party. New York City.
Hard to believe, but The Mantle as an idea--and now a reality--has been around for one year! This anniversary party is a chance for us to celebrate our accomplishments thus far, and to toast to many more fruitful years. Come learn more about The Mantle, meet our growing cadre of writers and bloggers, and have fun!
Dj Chew Rocks (a.k.a. The Mantle's Horn of Plenty blogger, Matthew Young) will be spinnin' and mixin' throughout the night.
Saturday, March 27 - 8pm - whenever
Luca Lounge - 220 Avenue B (btw. 13th and 14th St.)
Note: This is not an open bar
Space is limited, you must RSVP!! Bring friends! info@mantlethought.org
March 19-21, 2010. The Mantle is reporting from Left Forum. New York City.
Representatives of The Mantle will be attending and reporting from Left Forum, 2010 at Pace University. Look for blog posts, interviews, Tweets, and more from bloggers Ed Hancox (The 101) and JK Fowler (Passages on the Verge) and Editor Shaun Randol.
About this year's forum: The Rev. Jesse Jackson and Noam Chomsky, internationally-known crusaders for social justice and peace, will be keynote speakers at this year’s edition of North America’s largest and most comprehensive annual gathering of progressive thinkers and activists.
This year’s theme, "The Center Cannot Hold: Rekindling the Radical Imagination" will serve as a platform and point of dialogue for 700 speakers and 3,000 participants. Coming at a time when "“the Democrats have squandered their identity as the party of hope and change, and the tea baggers have exploited this crisis of identity, what is emerging here," says Seth Adler, the Left Forum's coordinator, “is a Left that is broader than ever before."
Learn more about Left Forum at leftforum.org.
If you are there, look for us!
UPDATE: Full coverage of Left Forum 2010 from The Mantle can be found here.
March 4, 2010. Politics and the Burmese Artist. New York City.
The Mantle's founding editor, Shaun Randol, will interview Burmese political artist Chaw Ei Thein at Adelphi University (Manhattan Campus). “Politics and the Burmese Artist” is part of the Human Rights Speaker Series hosted by the Levermore Global Scholars Program in collaboration with freeDimensional.
Thursday, March 4. 6-8pm. 2nd Fl. of Adelphi's Manhattan Center - 75 Varick St., New York City.
To RSVP, please email Yana Kusayeva at kusayeva@adelphi.edu.
Adelphi's press release.
On Chaw Ei Thein: As the co-founder and director of the Sunflower Art Gallery in Yangon, Myanmar, Ms. Ei Thein organizes exhibitions and fairs for children and psychiatric patients in Myanmar and Cambodia. She was recently awarded the Elizabeth J. McCormack and Jerome I. Aron Fellowship from the Asian Cultural Council (ACC), and will be an artist-in-residence with the International Studio and Curatorial Program (ISCP) this year. She has also spoken at a number of universities, including School of the Art Institute Chicago (SAIC), Brown University, and the Open Society Institute (OSI) in New York, among others. She received an LL.B. from Rangoon University, Burma in 1994.
Chaw ei Thein's blog; Review of her current exhibit, Transformed Conversation.
November 25, 2009. Meet & Greet - KGB Bar, New York City.
See photos taken by Laura Thies of our first Meet & Greet on our Facebook page here.
