CUP Benefit, save the date!
09/30/10
Thursday, September 30, 7 pm
The Old American Can Factory
232 Third Street
Brooklyn, NY
Details to follow!
The Good, The Bad, & The Empty on Places
08/26/10
Why are there so many vacant lots in our neighborhood?
Come see what CUP, teaching artist Doug Paulson, and BCCP students from Walt Whitman Middle School found out when they explored the secret lives of vacant lots in their Flatbush neighborhood. Check out the exclusive launch of CUP’s latest video on Places.
http://places.designobserver.com/entry.html?entry=14708#comments
Thinking Beyond the Bars
08/24/10
Join CUP and our most recent Making Policy Public partners for a triple-launch event and panel discussion at Bluestockings Bookstore. Each new MPP focuses on a particular vulnerable group – noncitizens, youth, and formerly incarcerated people – and the institutions, interactions, and situations they face on the fringes of the criminal justice system.
CUP staffer John Mangin will moderate a discussion that will take us beyond a basic understanding of the system for a big-picture look at the costs and consequences for people caught up in it. Joining us will be Michelle Fei from the Immigrant Defense Project, Nancy Fishman from the Center for Court Innovation, and Kate Rubin of The Bronx Defenders and Reentry.net.
Our three recent justice-related MPPs will also be on hand for viewing or purchase:
"Immigrants Beware!" outlines the dire immigration consequences of criminal involvement for noncitizens. It was produced with Families for Freedom, the Immigrant Defense Project, and designers Lana Cavar and Tamara Maletic.
"I Got Arrested! Now What?" breaks down the juvenile justice system, the alternative to criminal court for youth under 16, and was produced with the Center for Court Innovation, the Youth Justice Board, and graphic novelist Danica Novgorodoff.
"Barriers to Reentry" takes a look at the lasting legal consequences for formerly incarcerated people and the difficulties they face reentering the job force and society. It was produced with The Fortune Society and designer Sara McKay.
Making Policy Public is a CUP program that facilitates collaborations between policy advocates and graphic designers to produce foldout posters on complex legal and policy issues. http://makingpolicypublic.net
The Good, The Bad, & The Empty
06/01/10
What’s the deal with all those empty lots in East Flatbush? Join us Tuesday, June 1, at Anthology Film Archives for the world premiere of the documentary “The Good, The Bad, & The Empty.”
CUP Teaching Artist Douglas Paulson and students from the BCCP's afterschool program at Walt Whitman Middle School looked deep into the emptiness and investigated hidden uses, ownership patterns, and alternate futures for the lots right near their school. They interviewed a community development consultant, an affordable housing advocate, a real estate expert, and asked property owners some tough questions to uncover the surprisingly full lives of empty lots.
The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with empty lot experts moderated by the documentary crew. This event is free and open to the public. Please RSVP to info@anothercupdevelopment.org so there won't be any empty spots.
The Good, The Bad, & The Empty
Tuesday, June 1 at 7:30 pm
Anthology Film Archives
32 Second Avenue (at 2nd Street)
New York, NY
F/V to 2nd Ave
People and Buildings Film Screening
05/15/10
CUP will be screening two documentaries about NYC garbage disposal in conjunction with the "Fast Trash" exhibit on Roosevelt Island’s pneumatic garbage system. We'll be showing the rare 1979 documentary, "Collection and Disposal, a Job for the Birds", and CUP's own "Garbage Problems." The screening will be followed by a presentation from garbage historian and environmental planner Benjamin Miller on the promise and pitfalls of implementing a pneumatic garbage transport system in New York City.
Fast Trash Films
Saturday, May 15, 5 pm
Gallery RIVAA
527 Main Street
Roosevelt Island, NY