Sat, Sep 15 from 12 noon – 8pm
The Museum of Chinese in America
215 Centre Street
New York, NY 10013
MOCA presents Gathering the Grassroots, a day-long public event celebrating the work of New York’s foremost Asian American and Pacific Islander grassroots organizations. The event will attempt to capture a snapshot of the current issues and responses of Asian American and Pacific Islander working class communities. MOCA will provide the space for these key groups to assemble with the goal of fostering discussion between organizations and across respective missions.
Representation of participating organizations is broad, including East Asian, Middle-Eastern, South and Southeast Asian groups. MOCA will be transformed into a stage for these groups to present their work, with a focus on working class, immigrant and LGBT issues. Throughout the day, talks will be given by experienced Asian American organizers such as Dennis Chin and Helen Gym, in addition to panels meant to trigger dialogue between organizations and engagement with the public. There will also be performances by well-known Asian American artists.
For more information, please visit http://www.mocanyc.org/