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SUMMARY:EARTH DAY 2025 FESTIVAL
DESCRIPTION:EARTH DAY 2025 FESTIVAL\nThursday\, April 17\, 2025\n12-6 pm\nNew York City’s Union Square\n(East 17th Street and Park Avenue South)\nFree and open to the public.\nEarth Day 2025 is here!  We’re coming together to go green and call for climate action. Join the climate conversation at a pivotal time.\nWe’ll hold our annual in-person festival featuring:\n\n\nExhibits by dozens of environmental non-profits\, climate campaigns\, green living experts\, and sustainable businesses (see line-up below)\n\n\nA special Clean Energy Exhibition\, in partnership with Con Edison\, featuring great green groups creating a clean energy future (see details below)\n\n\nInteractive workshops\n\n\nLive performances from Hila the Earth and APO HAHA CALYPSE (see schedule below)\n\n\nClimate art\n\n\nKids’ activities\n\n\nSustainable foods
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/earth-day-2025-festival/
LOCATION:14th Street – Union Square\, 14th Street\, New York City\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:2025,Free Events
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SUMMARY:Fist Up Film Festival - Day 1
DESCRIPTION:FIST UP FILM FESTIVAL\nFist Up Film Festival presents 3 days of films that inspire discussion\, foster understanding\, and build visual connections between global and local struggles. This pop-upsfocus is on Immigration.\n\nDay 1\nThurs\, April 17 | 6-9PM – Series of Short Film Screenings + Discussion\nFeature Film: Si Pudiera Quedarme / If I Could Stay\n\n\nFeature: “Si Pudiera Quedarme / If I Could Stay“\nA powerful story of two undocumented Latinx mothers seeking sanctuary in churches to protect their families from deportation.\n\n\nDay 2\nFri\, April 18 | 6-9PM – Feature Film + Discussion\n\n\nShort Film Series: Immigration + Culture\nA curated short film selection explores identity\, migration\, and cultural memory. \n\n‍The Game God(S): A powerful film narrated by Oakland poet laureate Ayodele Nzinga that delves into how Black communities navigate survival through underground economies forged by centuries of systemic racism and exclusion.‍\nBoat People: An animated documentary that uses the striking metaphor of childhood memories—where a mother rescued ants from sugar water and later received the favor back—to trace one family’s daring escape across the turbulent waters of history.‍\nAnansi the Spider: A vibrant tale in which a small spider with big ambitions challenges the jungle’s mightiest\, capturing the elusive Snake to ultimately earn the title “King of the Jungle” and keeper of its stories.‍\nThe People Could Fly: A reflective documentary that illuminates the history of Black gathering spaces in Louisville—from segregated roller rinks to cultural safe havens—capturing decades of joy\, resistance\, and community.‍\nWe are Taíno: A compelling journey following a Taino woman from the U.S. Virgin Islands as she reclaims her indigenous heritage and aspires to become the first female Kasike (chief) of her tribe.\n\n\n\n\n\nDay 3\nSat\, April 19 | 6-9PM – Feature Film: Nos Tenemos / We Still Here – Screening + Workshop led by Fantauzzi bros\n\n\nFeature: “Nos Tenemos / We Still Here“\nA coming-of-age story following the youth of Comerío\, Puerto Rico\, as they organize and lead in the aftermath of Hurricane María.\n\n\n\nJoin us for three days of films\, post-screening dialogue\, and workshops!
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/fist-up-film-festival/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2025
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