The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Announces UN-BANNED!

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center, located at The Graduate Center, City University of New York, announces an ALL DAY open forum and invites artists, philosophers, students and faculty from the banned seven: Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Syria to share their thoughts and reactions to the recent changes in U.S. immigration policy; this Friday, February 3, 2017 in the Proshansky Auditorium at The Graduate Center, City University of New York, between 10:00am and 9:00pm.

An open call has been issued for participants, and is still ongoing. Everybody in New York City who is interested in what philosophers, artists, students, and/or Faculty from Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and/or Syria have to say, please join us! Free and open to the public.

Potential participants, please contact mestc@gc.cuny.edu to arrange a time slot. Time slots will be confirmed via email on Thursday, Feb 2 by 8pm.
The event will be live-streamed at www.thesegalcenter.org
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About the Martin E. Segal Theatre Center: The Segal Center bridges the gap between the academic and performing arts communities through dynamic public programs and digital initiatives that are free and open to all.

Home to theatre artists, scholars, students, performing arts managers, and the local and international performance communities, the Segal Center provides a supportive environment for conversation, open exchange, and the development of new ideas and new work. Year round, the Center presents a wide variety of FREE public programs which feature leading national and International Artists, scholars, and arts professionals in conversation about theatre and performance. Programs include staged readings to further the development of new and classic plays, festivals celebrating New York performance (PRELUDE) and international plays (PEN World Voices), screenings of performance works on film, artists in conversation, academic lecture series, televised seminars, symposia, and arts in education programs. In addition, the Center maintains its long-standing visiting-scholars-from-abroad program, publishes a series of highly regarded academic journals, as well as single volumes of importance (including plays in translation), all written and edited by renowned scholars. www.thesegalcenter.org.

The Graduate Center, CUNY, of which the Martin E. Segal Theatre Center is an integral part, is the doctorate-granting institution of The City University of New York (CUNY). An internationally recognized center for advanced studies and a national model for public doctoral education, the school offers more than thirty doctoral programs, as well as a number of master's programs. Many of its faculty members are among the world's leading scholars in their respective fields, and its alumni hold major positions in industry and government, as well as in academia. The Graduate Center is also home to twenty-eight interdisciplinary research centers and institutes focused on areas of compelling social, civic, cultural, and scientific concerns. Located in a landmark Fifth Avenue building, The Graduate Center has become a vital part of New York City's intellectual and cultural life with its extensive array of public lectures, exhibitions, concerts, and theatrical events. www.gc.cuny.edu.