WHERE THERE'S ART, THERE'S HOPECall them authoritarians, totalitarians. The wolf is at the door. You can't despair because that's what they want. Our creative community needs to realize the power it already has. NOW PLAYING THROUGH DECEMBER 1THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY"ORSON'S SHADOW" BY AUSTIN PENDLETON Patrick Hamilton as Kenneth Tynan, Brad Fryman as Orson Welles.  To […]

The Council of Organizations (COO) extends our gratitude to you and your organization, Garden of the Avant-Garde, for  participating in the "Road To The Summit: Council of Organizations" forum that was held on July 15, 2024. Your presentation and remarks were invaluable to a greater understanding of the aim of the United Nations' Summit of the […]

Gender-based violence, or threats, abuse, or harm to a person on the basis of sex and/or gender, is a pervasive problem throughout the world – but there are many ways to combat it. At an event co-hosted by the New York State Bar Association and the Milan Bar Association, international experts delved into the difficulties […]

Can a human rights defender, an academic or a lawyer demanding national reforms be treated "as if" he or she was a terrorist? The case of 84 dissidents to the United Arab Emirates Government indicates that this shocking reality may be materializing soon, with the imminent risk of convictions to irremediable penalties like life-imprisonment or […]

Format: In-PersonProgram Fee:Free for Members & Non-Lawyers | $15 for Non-Member LawyersNon-Lawyers please call Customer Relations at 212-382-6663 to register.Description:April 7 marks the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. April has also been designated as Genocide Awareness Month. Please join us as we reflect on the 30th Anniversary […]

Program Fee: Free for Members | $15 Non-MembersDescription:This program will serve as an interactive, immersive discourse and educate participants to be aware of the dangers of intolerance, racism and to be an advocate for global peace and equality for all.  Reports and information will be shared from scholars, in the fields of antisemitism, foreign policy and […]

Sophia Murashkovsky Romma, an International Human Rights Attorney, and the Co-Chair of the United Nations Committee of the City Bar, visited the Resting place of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson last June 2023. She was accompanied by the Director of the JCUN, Rabbi Shneor Zalmen Halperin. During the visit she lit a candle with the Director in […]