Book Event: Hip Hop in Africa
Come out for this talk and book signing with Msia Clark about the use of hip-hop in protest, both as a means of articulating social problems and as a tool for mobilizing listeners around those problems.
Poetry, Social Justice & Beer: A Reading & Conversation with Sarah Browning & Tope Folarin
Come out for a book signing and discussion of the role poetry plays in movements for social change with drinks and light appetizers.
Harry Belafonte — and Library Named for Him — Embody a Dual Commitment to Arts and Organizing
Belafonte’s own version of a triple legacy — music, writing, and social justice — is still on the rise.
Book Event: Ralph Fasanella: Images of Optimism
Come to the book launch with co-author Marc Fasanella, whose new book showcases the vibrant images of social conscience of his renowned father, Ralph Fasanella the activist whose megaphone was his paintbrush.
Freedom Plow Award for Poetry & Activism 2017
Please join Split This Rock and The CrossCurrents Foundation for an inspiring reception, ceremony, and reading.
DC Youth Slam Team Grand Slam Finals 2017
Join us in celebrating the power of youth poetry to bear witness to injustice and provoke social change!
Telling Tales in the Time of Trump
A lunchtime presentation and book signing by IPS’s John Feffer on his book Splinterlands, that is part of the Woman’s National Democratic Club’s Social Role of the Arts Series.
DC Library MLK Celebration: When We Fight We Win!
An “Author Talk, Performance & Community Discussion” with Deymirie Hernandez, Jorge Diaz Ortiz, Greg Jobin-Leeds and other local activists and artists.
Play: Paper
A public reading of a new play by IPS Fellow John Feffer, about two people trapped by the misunderstandings generated by race, class, and gender,
Play: Pray for the Dead-A Musical Tale of Morgues, Moguls and Mutiny
A musical comedy about political and corporate corruption told through a story of a morgue workers’ union contract campaign that leads to an unlikely uprising.
How Poetry, Policy, and Playwriting Dance for Change
Join IPS poets, playwrights, and other allied artists in discussing the power of combining a social justice mission with artist activism.
Split This Rock Poetry Festival 2016
Join one of IPS’s closest allies, Split This Rock, for a four-day festival celebrating poetry of witness and resistance, featuring some of the most visionary voices of our time.
The 5th Annual DC Palestinian Film and Arts Festival
Four days that include an opening reception, several feature-length and short films, in addition to panels with filmmakers, photographers and novelists.
Arts Event: Before/After
The latest play by IPS’ John Feffer is a multimedia portrait of the transformation of East-Central Europe told by the people who made it happen.
Arts Event: Before/After
The latest play by IPS’ John Feffer is a multimedia portrait of the transformation of East-Central Europe told by the people who made it happen.