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Culture & events

Storytelling on the Roof: Empowering ourselves and others by sharing true stories

Story and photos by Constanza Prieto   Attend Stories That Move Us on October 15! More information & tickets here: https://storiesthatmoveus.eventbrite.com   On Saturday, September 29, New Women New Yorkers invited us to the pre-release of their successful storytelling program for immigrant women in partnership with The Moth. In Brooklyn, we were received by a beautiful fall sunset, on a terrace with a scenic view of Manhattan, which served as a backdrop for eight incredible women of different nationalities, ages, and...

Portraits & interviews

October News: Mock interview @ Rockefeller Foundation, storytelling with The Moth, NYCETC 2018 Conference

We were busy this September with enrollment for our LEAD and LEAD for New Moms fall programs, a mock interview session at the Rockefeller Foundation, and our storytelling program with The Moth followed by a final share and our community gathering Storytelling on the roof – Scroll down for more details.  I hope you’ll be able to join us for Stories That Move Us on October 15, the one-and-only public performance of our storytellers, a night to honor and celebrate the stories...

Portraits & interviews

Home is where the heart is: how sharing Colombian culture helped Karla Florez Albor start a new life in New York

Written by Tatiana Spiegel In New York City, the weekend of July 20 is filled with performances, parades, and street food celebrating the spirit of Colombian culture worldwide. To mark Colombian Independence Day, people dance to the Latin sounds of Cumbia, and are hypnotized by the smells of melting cheese on arepas and sizzling chorizo on the grill.   Like many Colombian immigrants, Karla Florez Albor joins every year the Colombian Day Parade in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of Queens....

Portraits & interviews

September News: Kicking-off fall LEAD series, and new storytelling cohort with The Moth

I hope you had a wonderful end of the summer and Labor Day weekend. At New Women New Yorkers we are excited to kick off soon our professional development fall programs, including 2 new LEAD series and 1 new LEAD for New Moms series with The New York Public Library and The Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation. We also welcomed yesterday our new cohort of storytellers enrolled in our training program with The Moth. Save the date of October 15 for their only public performance...