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THE#237: JULY 2018 •INDYPENDENT INDYPENDENT.ORG TRUMP’S REFUGEE SABOTAGE P5 SHADY DEAL IN CROWN HEIGHTS P8 ALSARAH & THE NUBATONES P14 YOUR DATA IS OUT FACEBOOKTHERE IS USING OUR PERSONAL INFO TO MANIPULATE US. CAN WE STOP IT? PETER RUGH, P10 DAVID HOLLENBACH 2 COMMUNITY CALENDAR THE INDYPENDENT THE INDYPENDENT, INC. 388 Atlantic Avenue, 2nd Floor Brooklyn, NY 11217 212-904-1282 www.indypendent.org Twitter: @TheIndypendent facebook.com/TheIndypendent JULY 5–JULY 19 ARAB STREET FESTIVAL borough of Queens. This AMERICAN MUSEUM OF share their horrible experi- BOARD OF DIRECTORS: THUs, times vary • $16 Food, musical performanc- July, in order of screening: NATURAL HISTORY ences of racial profiling Ellen Davidson, Anna Gold, PERFORMANCE: CUER- es and art celebrating the Monsoon Wedding, Black 200 Central Park W., Mnhtn with some humor and for Alina Mogilyanskaya, Ann PXS RADICALES: RADI- Arab-American and North Mother, The Young Girls of the audience to learn. Schneider, John Tarleton CAL BODIES IN PERFOR- African cultural heritage. Rochefort. SUN JULY 15 Hosted by Marcela On- MANCE Great Jones St., Mnhtn SOCRATES SCULPTURE 2:30PM–5PM yango & Lauren Clark EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Immerse yourself in new PARK POETRY: BARG DAY CAVEAT John Tarleton and recent work by con- SAT JULY 7 32-01 Vernon Blvd, Queens Poets and musicians pay 21A Clinton St., Mnhtn ASSOCIATE EDITOR: temporary Latinx artists 5PM–10 PM • FREE tribute Barbara Barg. Peter Rugh as they respond to themes ART: FIRST SATURDAY THU JULY 12 Barg was a pre-Socratic, THU JULY 19 in the exhibition “Radical AT BROOKLYN MUSEUM: 7PM–8:30PM • $15 post- postmodern, pre- 7PM–8:30PM • $15 CONTRIBUTING EDITORS: Women: Latin American REIMAGINING INDEPEN- PANEL: LEGACIES OF THE apocalyptic poet and ART: SOCIAL FABRIC: Ellen Davidson, Alina Art, 1960–1985” on view DENCE BLACK AUDIO FILM COL- through these lenses THOMAS BAYRLE’S EX- Mogilyanskaya, Nicholas until July 22. Featuring Celebrate the voices of LECTIVE explored writing, music, PANDED NETWORK Powers, Steven Wishnia performance, visual art, immigrant and diasporic A discussion on the rel- performance, teaching, Organized in conjunction literature, music, and communities, artists evance of the Black Audio the ground, the sky and life with the exhibit “Thomas ILLUSTRATION DIRECTOR: everything in between, and activists working to Film Collective whose in general. Bayrle: Playtime” at the Frank Reynoso it centers a younger reimagine independence lyrical, essayistic films BOWERY POETRY CLUB New Museum until Sept. generation engaging with for their communities. brought together archival 308 Bowery, Bklyn 2, this panel will look at DESIGN DIRECTOR: Mikael Tarkela our current political and Popup gallery talks, per- footage and drew upon how younger voices take cultural landscape. formances, music, drinks the work of postcolonial TUE JULY 17 up questions around DESIGNERS: BROOKLYN MUSEUM and more. writers, feminist intellec- 6:30PM–8PM • $10 corporate production, Leia Doran, Anna Gold 200 Eastern Pkwy, Bklyn BROOKLYN MUSEUM tuals and queer theorists TALK: DISMANTLING THE political spectacle, digital 200 Eastern Pkwy, Bklyn to reckon with radically GAZE: A VISUAL PRIMER technology and urban SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER: JULY 7–JULY 8 shifting social and political This program launches planning in their work. Elia Gran 9AM–5PM SAT & SUN • MON JULY 9 conditions in Britain and ICP’s new series, "Dis- Bayrle is one of the most $25 Suggested donation 8:30PM–9:30PM the United States through- mantling the Gaze," which important artists to have INTERN CONFERENCE: CRASH PERFORMANCE: AZU- out much of the 1980s and considers looking, power emerged during the West Erin Sheridan COURSE IN WORKPLACE CAR! ’90s. and visual culture in the German economic boom ORGANIZING A variety show featuring NEW MUSEUM #MeToo moment. Art in the 1960s. His thematic GENERAL INQUIRIES: Latinx and Hispanic talent [email protected] Want to build a union in 235 Bowery, Mnhtn historian and popular cul- investigations have ranged your workplace, but not — stand-up, storytelling, ture scholar Maria Elena from a visual analysis of SUBMISSIONS & NEWS TIPS: sure where to start? This characters, improv, music. THU JULY 12 Buszek presents hundreds mass culture and consum- [email protected] two-day training is for STARR BAR 7PM–9PM of years of visual culture in erism to reflections on you. Through participatory 214 Starr St., Mnhtn SCIENCE: MANHATTAN- one brief presentation that how technology impacts ADVERTISING & PROMOTION: activities, attendees gain HENGE concisely illustrates the global politics. [email protected] an understanding of the JULY 11–AUG 29 As the Sun sets on July gendered power struc- NEW MUSEUM stages of an organizing WEDs 7PM • FREE 12, it will be perfectly tures deeply embedded in 235 Bowery, Mnhtn VOLUNTEER CONTRIBUTORS: campaign and mastery of FILM: OUTDOOR CINEMA aligned with Manhattan's cultural production. Linda Martín Alcoff, Camille foundational organizing Curated by Film Forum and east-west numbered ICP MUSEUM THU JULY 19 Baker, Gino Barzizza, Bennett skills. Rooftop Films, the inter- streets. Astrophysicist 250 Bowery, Mnhtn 7PM–9PM • $5–$15 sug- Baumer, José Carmona, THE NEW SCHOOL national festival highlights Jackie Faherty will be your gested donations Valerio Ciriaci, Rico Cleffi, Federico di Pasqua, Renée 66 W. 12th St., Mnhtn Socrates Sculpture Park guide to the history and TUE JULY 17 HISTORY: HOMEWARD Feltz, Bianca Fortis, Lynne as a community space for astronomy behind this fas- 6:30PM–8:30PM • $10 BOUND: MEMORIES, Foster, Lauren Kaori SAT JULY 7 the many cultures that cinating phenomenon in a PERFORMANCE: PRO- IDENTITY, AND RESIL- Gurley, David Hollenbach, 10AM–4PM • FREE share one of the world's special presentation at the FILED IENCE ACROSS THE Gena Hymowech, Georgia FEST: 16TH ANNUAL most diverse places — the Hayden Planetarium. A space for people to CHINESE DIASPORA Kromrei, Gary Martin, Lydia McMullen-Laird, Charina Nadura, Mike Newton, Donald Paneth, Dean Patterson, Astha Rajvanshi, Mark Read, Reverend Billy, Jesse Rubin, Steven Sherman, Pamela Somers, Caitrin Sneed, Chris Stewart, Apoorva Tadepalli, Leanne Tory- Murphy, Naomi Ushiyama, and Amy Wolf. VOLUNTEER DISTRIBUTORS: Erik Anders-Nilssen, Eric Brelsford, Chris & Pam Brown, Hank Dombrowski, Joseph Epstein, Ed Fanning, May 2018 Kim Frazcek, Lew Friedman, Mindy Gershon, Tami Gold, Allan Greenberg, Priscilla Grim, Zack Kelaty, Michael Korn, Jane LaTour, Dave Lippman, Ashley Marinaccio, Saul Nieves, Caroline Rath, THE INDYPENDENT Liam Reilly, and Carol Smith. 3 JULY IN THIS ISSUE Part of a series of public events 2018! A CAT PARTY IN BROOK- that highlights everyday resil- LYN ience in Chinatowns around the Cats. They conquered the UT CONNEWITZ PHOTO CREW world. Mei Lum, Diane Wong and internet, now they are coming Huiying Bernice Chan have spent for Brooklyn. Pet them, take the past several years conducting selfies with them, have a drink ethnographic research and oral with them, admire their exquisite history interviews from New York beauty. Drink proceeds go to local to Johannesburg. rescues. WING ON WO & CO. PINE BOX ROCK SHOP 26 Mott St., Mnhtn 12 Grattan St., Bklyn FRI JULY 20 SUN JULY 22 7:30PM–10:30PM • FREE 7PM–9:30PM • FREE MUSIC: ANOUSHKA SHANKAR/ BOOK LAUNCH: FIREBRAND MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND FEMINISM: THE RADICAL LIVES Melding Indian raga with OF TI-GRACE ATKINSON, KATHIE electronica beats, sitar mas- SARACHILD, ROXANNE DUN- ter Anoushka Shankar honor’s BAR-ORTIZ & DANA DENSMORE tradition while boldly embracing Breanne Fahs will read from her the future. She is joined by indie new book followed by a discus- singer and composer Shara Nova. sion of radical feminist tactics BRIC CELEBRATE BROOKLYN and activism in today’s political FESTIVAL climate. 141 Prospect Park W., Mnhtn BLUESTOCKINGS BOOKSTORE 172 Allen St., Mnhtn YUVAL HEN/DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON SAT JULY 21 11AM–6PM • $20 TUE JULY 24 MARKET: A MIDSUMMER ODDI- 7:30PM–10PM • FREE TIES FLEA MARKET MUSIC/FILM: RZA: LIVE FROM Feast your eyes on medical THE 36TH CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN history ephemera, anatomical Wu-Tang Clan founder RZA deliv- curiosities, natural history items, ers an epic audiovisual film expe- and osteological specimens. rience — a re-score of the Shaw BROOKLYN BAZAAR Brothers’ 1978 martial arts classic 150 Greenpoint Ave., Bklyn The 36th Chamber of Shaolin. With its themes of perseverance, SAT JULY 21 transcendence and brotherhood, 2PM–6PM • FREE the film was a formative influence FUNDRAISER: MEOWMANIA on Wu-Tang’s aesthetic. Now, May 2018 THE INDYPENDENT TED RALL 4 LAW EDUCATION May 2018 THE INDYPENDENT 5 May 2018 THE INDYPENDENT IMMIGRATION 6 NYC POLITICS DISGRACEDBATTLE BROOKLYN OF PARTY THE BOSS REGAINS GRIFTERS INFLUENCE By Theodore Hamm he helped elect found themselves in the headlines, pick for that position, Civil Court Judge Harriet although not because they were fighting on be- Thompson, has been part of a team of Brook- e’s retired, out of politics,” says half of the little guy. One Kings County Supreme lyn judges tasked with reducing the backlog of “ Brooklyn district leader Geoffrey Court judge accepted cash as wells as cigars and foreclosure cases in Brooklyn. While Thompson Davis regarding former Demo- rum in exchange for favorable divorce proceed- reportedly closed nearly 400 cases in 2017,[5] ASAF SHALEV cratic party boss Clarence Nor- ings; another was caught taking $18,000 in un- whether she did so on terms favorable to lenders man. But then again, Davis adds, marked bills in court. Meanwhile, one of Nor- or borrowers is not clear. Her actions in such pro- H“Does anyone ever really retire?” man’s surrogate court judges, Michael Feinberg, ceedings would be fair game if she faced a com- Since his return from prison in 2011, Nor- steered millions in excessive legal fees to a long- petitor in the race, however. man has indeed steadily reasserted his influence. time colleague. After Feinberg was forced out, his But at the moment, Thompson has no chal- Starting with Ken Thompson’s successful 2013 replacement was none other than Frank Seddio, lenger.