Our 2024 Events

January 7: Our Kurdish language class for adult beginners resumed, meeting weekly on Sunday mornings.

February 6: Book Club met to discuss Stone and Shadow by Burhan Sönmez. The author was present at our meeting.

February 25: Kurdish Cinema Talks began, a monthly event.

March 5: Book Club met to discuss Honor by Elif Safak.

March 1-31: Kurdish Heritage Month. For the schedule of events, click here.

March 31: Kurdish Cinema Talks hosted Shilan Saadi to discuss two of her short films, a fiction and a documentary, An Alley Behind Our House (2010) and My Granma’s Daughter (2014).

March 31: Kurdish picnic in Central Park

April 2: Book Club met for a social event.

April 16: Book talk and signing by renowned Kurdish author Burhan Sönmez, president of PEN International. Admission free, 7pm-9pm. Co-sponsored by Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung’s New York Office.

April 27: Children’s Theater Gathering

April 28: Kurdish Cinema Talks discussed I Flew You Stayed (2012), a film by Mizgin Müjde Arslan. The director was present for the discussion.

May 7: Book Club met to discuss Whispering Walls by Choman Hardi

May 10-12: The New York Kurdish Film Festival is featured on CUNY-TV Presents.

May 17-19: Extended engagement! The New York Kurdish Film Festival is featured on CUNY-TV Presents.

June 4: Book Club will meet to discuss Lojman by Ebru Owen

July 2: Book Club (TBA)

July 8-14: Summer camp for Kurdish children

July: Window for open submissions for film festival (dates TBA)

August 6: Book Club (TBA)

August: Kurdish summer picnic (date TBA)

September 3: Book Club (TBA)