Free Education! The Free University of New York, Alternate U, and Learning Liberation

October 11, 2018 - January 27, 2019

October 11, 2018 - January 27, 2019
Opening reception: October 11, 6-9pm

Rooted in an examination of the history of the Free University of New York (FUNY), a 1960s experiment in radical education, this exhibition and event series reflects on the questions: What is a university? What does the university have that we want? What does the university have that we don’t want? How would a university look if we could build one from scratch?

Audio Interference 60: Radical Psychology at Alternate U

In this episode, Keith Brooks and Phil Brown share their experiences in the critical psychology movement that was a part of the revolutionary environment at Alternate U.

Free Education? Contemporary Struggles – Roundtables & Film Screening

Sunday, January 27, 2019 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Sunday, January 27, 2-6pm Closing event for Free Education! The Free University of New York, Alternate U, and Learning Liberation. Includes screening of the episode Who Teaches Them? (1966) from the WGBH series Radical Americans; Wages for Students roundtable with George Caffentzis, Silvia Federici, and Wilson Sherwin, moderated by Malav Kanuga and Jakob Jakobsen; and To Transform NYC, Start with CUNY – Free University of New York City roundtable.

Gay Liberation Front, Come Out!, and Gay Dance Parties at Alternate U and Beyond

Thursday, January 24, 2019 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Thursday, January 24, 2019 7–9pm Flavia Rando and Perry Brass will discuss their personal experiences during the early years of the struggle for gay rights in New York. Flavia and Perry were two of the gay activists that used the Alternate U as a meeting place for organizing as well as liberated space hosting the world first public gay dance parties. Alternate U became a meeting place for gay activists mobilizing after the Stonewall riots in 1969. The Gay Liberation Front published the first issue of Come Out! A Newspaper by and for the Gay Community from Alternate U in 1969.

Guided tour of Free Education!

Saturday, December 15, 2018 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Saturday, December 15, 5:30pm

Come to Interference Archive on Saturday, Dec 15th at 5:30pm for a guided tour of the Free Education! The Free University of New York, Alternate U, and Learning Liberation exhibition. Sue Simensky Bietila and Jakob Jakobsen will lead a walk through of the project, discussing histories of the Free University, Alternate U, the Rat newspaper, Newsreel Collective, and more.

Radical Psychology at Alternate U and Beyond

Wednesday, December 12, 2018 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Wednesday, December 12, 6pm Keith Brooks and Phil Brown will share their experiences in the critical psychology movement that was a part of the revolutionary environment at Alternate U.

Radical Education Wikipedia Editathon

Sunday, December 2, 2018 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Sunday, December 2, 2-5pm In recognition of our current exhibition, Free Education, we are holding a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on the theme of radical education throughout history. We'll work to improve representation of the individuals and organizations involved in radical education movements worldwide -- including those represented in our exhibition, and those that are not. Our objective is to make information and documentation related to this work more accessible for current and future movement makers, educators, and learners. Childcare is available if requested by November 28, 2018.

Poetry and women’s theater at Free University of New York and Alternate U

Sunday, October 21, 2018 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Sunday, October 21, 3pm An afternoon with Susan Sherman, Sue Perlgut and Miriam Frank, featuring the poetry and theater of women in FUNY and Alternate U.