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Urban Contours: Brooklyn College Faculty Exhibition—Fall 2024
The Graduate Center for Worker Education is a resource for the Brooklyn College community and the working people of New York City.
The center’s facilities include two 30-seat electronic classrooms (which can be combined for a larger audience), two technologically enhanced seminar rooms (seating 16 and 8), a labor history library (seating 12), and a 20-station computer lab that is open to Brooklyn College students during the day. In addition, the center shares a 143-seat auditorium with the adjoining Center for Worker Education of City College.
If you are a member of the Brooklyn College Community—department, program, student group, etc.—and are interested in holding an event at the space, there is no charge to use the facility, though you must cover any additional costs (catering, etc.). Those not directly affiliated with Brooklyn College can also use the space, but at a nominal fee.
E-mail us for additional information, or download and print out a reservation form (pdf), and return it to us via e-mail.
All workshops will be held via Zoom (Zoom link will be sent before each workshop) from 1 to 2:30 p.m. or 6 to 7:30 p.m.
March 25, 6 p.m.
April 22
May 27
June 24
July 22
November 11, 7–8:30 p.m.
A panel discussion via Zoom.
LULAC, 1199 SEIG, Healthcare Education Project, & Lisa Millsaps, MPH, Tevin Williams, YMCA Manager.
Tips to maintain the face of the pandemic. Resources available in the community in times of health crisis. Staying healthy.
October 30, 6–7 p.m.
GCWE—Bronx Chamber of Commerce, Carlos Sierra, and other invited guests.
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month.
October 22
An interactive workshop conducted in Spanish via Zoom.
Anselma Rodriguez, GCWE Associate Director and Community Liaison
October 13
An interactive panel discussion via Zoom.
Luis Cuneo, President and Founder of Mojavie Co., and Anselma Rodriguez and guest speaker.
Professional etiquette, applying soft skills for career advancement and success. Applying lessons learned in the aftermath of COVID-19.
September 17
An interactive presentation via Zoom.
Anselma Rodriguez, GCWE Associate Director and Community Liaison.
Introduction to financial principles for financial well being. Topics covered include but are not limited to: What financial institution is suitable for individuals, what is a FICO score, how to build financial safety net.
November 6
Sylvia Matos and Diego Anaya
A talk about Mexican art and the future relics of Mexican art.
November 1
Miho Negraor
Introduction to Ikebana: Japanese flower arrangement as meditation to reduce stress.
October 29
Anselma Rodriguez
This workshop covers protocol and communication standards.
October 4
The appropriate protocol and comportment in a professional setting. How to communicate.
September 27
Elinor Drucker-Rahmani, CUNY Citizenship Now, and Carlos Sierra, CUNY Citizenship Now.
Immigrants’ rights for encounters with ICE officers. Resources available in CUNY and the community.
August 14
A workshop designed to inform students about the importance of professional etiquette in the workplace.
May 16, 2:20–3:30 p.m.
Ikebana as meditation. Flyer (PDF)
May 11, 1–3 p.m.
Nutritious, delicious, and inexpensive.
May 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31; June 7, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.
Contract readiness program geared to assist certified women-owned MWBEs (firms) in all industries by providing industry knowledge, expert support, mentorship, and tools to help companies compete for city and state contracts.
Flyer (PDF)
May 3, 1–3 p.m.
How to file a financial aid application.
April 12, 1–3 p.m.
With Go Africa in partnership with GCWE.
April 5, 1–3 p.m.
March 22, 1–3 p.m.
Ikebana—Japanese flower arrangement
March 15, 1–3 p.m.
The steps you need to take for your financial well-being.
March 8, 1–3 p.m.
Legal rights, help for green card holders, DACA.
March 1, 1–3 p.m.
In this workshop, you will learn the basics about financial literacy. Tips from the expert about building wealth, building good credit, and choosing the financial institution that is the best fit for your needs—credit union or commercial bank.
Your success matters to us!
February 22, 1–3 p.m.
February 15, 1–3 p.m.
In this workshop we will identify resources available to immigrants available in CUNY and the community. Identify reliable and trustworthy centers that offer legal service, free advice on completing paper work to become a citizen, assistance for education and much more.
February 8, 1–3 p.m.
Methods to fight stress.
January 9, 1–3 p.m.
Which one is right for you?
April 13, 2–4 p.m.
Personal branding and posting the résumé on social media are tools to get a job with potential for career growth. Dressing for the interview is not enough for career growth. Learn what it takes to succeed once you get that dream job.
In cooperation with the Magner Career Center and CUNY EDGE.
March 16, 2–4:30 p.m.
A panel discussion: Tips about what it takes to succeed in a small business. William Drewes will discuss developing the mission statement, finding financing sources, and developing your team. Evelyn Vargas will walk your through the basics of getting certified. Luis Cuneo will share what it is like to own and operate your own business.
Participants will receive information about courses offered at Borough of Manhattan Community College (CUNY).
June
A full line-up of arts programming focused on community and activism.
Poetry, art, fiction, and nonfiction.
April 28
April 30
March 4
Art and Activism—Discussion and Screening Discussion with Jeff Danziger, one of the cartoonists featured in the documentary, followed by screening of director Stéphanie Valloatto’s film, in which he follows 12 cartoonists from around the world fighting with their pencils and risking their lives.
February 24
Facilitated by the GCWE’s resident Human Rights in Iran Unit.
A copy of the presentation can be downloaded here (PDF).
February 5
The International Organization of Industrial, Artisanal and Service Providers’ Cooperatives
November 7
Book party for Interactive Democracy: The Social Roots of Global Justice (Cambridge University Press, 2014). Professor Carol Gould (Department of Philosophy, Hunter/CUNY Graduate Center).
November 5
A roundtable discussion of his art and work. Part of the Ralph Fasanella: Lest We Forget exhibit (September 2–December 1, 2014) at the American Folk Art Museum, 2 Lincoln Square, Columbus Avenue and West 66 Street (free admission).
October 15
Marina Sitrin, Visiting Scholar at the Center for Place Culture and Politics at the City University of New York.
September 3
Jessica Gordon Nembhard, Professor of Community Justice and Social Economic Development in the Department of Africana Studies at John Jay College (CUNY).
