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Real People. Real Lives.

NWNY March news: Real People. Real Lives. @ Queens Museum, LEAD Spring 2018 programs, DACA blog post

Celebrate with us Women’s History Month! Come visit our new exhibit Real People. Real Lives. Women Immigrants of New York at the Queens Museum. We’ll be welcoming guests on March 3, March 11, and March 18 from 1pm to 4pm for a guided tour of the exhibit, an exclusive pop-up shop, and an information desk about New Women New Yorkers. You can read more about the opening event on February 17 of Real People. Real Lives. in our latest blog post, and see some photographs here.   LEAD Spring...

Culture & events / Real People. Real Lives.

2018 Real People. Real Lives. exhibit opens at Queens Museum

Words and photos by Anna Tyor On February 17 at Queens Museum, New Women New Yorkers launched the second iteration of its Real People. Real Lives: Women Immigrants of New York photo exhibit. It was a crowded scene, as intrigued New Yorkers from around the city packed into the second-floor gallery space to see the work of photographer-filmmaker Dru Blumensheid in collaboration with NWNY. Featuring 16 immigrant women who’ve moved to New York from around the world, the series was...

Culture & events

Why are we here? Reflections on Women’s March 2018

Words and photos by Constanza Prieto One month ago, on January 20, more than 200,000 demonstrators congregated in the streets of Manhattan to be part of the 2018 Women’s March. It was a beautiful, sunny, powerful, and inspiring day. I woke up very early, as if a little girl on Christmas morning looking for her gifts. I had been looking forward to the event for weeks, when we would march for democracy and for our rights as women. This was...

Features & analyses

The consequences of DACA repeal, especially for women

Written by Lumi Zogaj On September 5, 2017, the Trump administration announced plans to dismantle the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, implemented via executive order by President Obama in 2012. As of early February 2018, the fate of DACA remains up in the air, with both Democrats and Republicans pledging to continue working toward new legislation to resolve the issue. The main objective of the DACA program is to shield Dreamers – undocumented immigrants who came into...