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Event Archive
"Solidarity Forever" 78th Bay Area Annual Celebration honoring The Abraham Lincoln Brigade
A commemorative celebration marking the 78th anniversary of the Spanish Civil War and remembering the courageous volunteers of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade.
2011 Annual Benefit
*The online bidding section of ALBA's auction will close on 12/9 at noon. It will then continue during the Benefit Party, closing at 9pm
2012 Annual Celebrations Honoring the Abraham Lincoln Brigade
Starts with an insiders tour of the newly inaugurated Puffin Gallery for Social Activism
2012 End of Year Benefit
Reception begins at 6:45 PM (includes open wine bar).
2013 End of Year Benefit
Join ALBA for a night of tapas, sangria, and a screening of the West End musical that received rave reviews
2014 End of Year Benefit
A night of cabaret & tapas featuring a screening of Carlos Saura's 1990, award-winning film ¡Ay, Carmela!
2014 Susman Lecture | Betty Medsger - Essential Resistance
"At crucial times, when governments fail, citizens risk their freedom to keep freedom alive."
77th Annual Celebration
Please join us as we honor United We Dream for their courageous work in support of progressive immigration reform!
78th Annual Celebration 2014
Features the presentation of the fourth ALBA/Puffin Award for Human Rights Activism to Bryan Stevenson
79th Annual Celebration (New York)
Commemorating the Abraham Lincoln Brigade and presenting the ALBA/Puffin Award for Human Rights Activism to the Association for the Recovery of Historical Memory in Spain
79th Annual Bay Area Celebration
A commemorative celebration marking the 79th anniversary of the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War
81st Annual Celebration honoring the Abraham Lincoln Brigade
Featuring the presentation of the ALBA/Puffin Award to Proactiva Open Arms
83rd Annual Celebration to honor the Abraham Lincoln Brigade (New York) and present the ALBA/Puffin Award for Human Rights Activism
This year's recipient was the The Immigration Justice Campaign
A Distant Heartbeat: A Conversation with Author Eunice Lipton
Eunice Lipton discusses her latest book A Distant Heartbeat: A War, a Disappearance, and a Family's Secrets in conversation with Tim Teeman, Culture Editor at The Daily Beast.
ALBA Human Rights Documentary Festival
This year's winner of the Harry Randall Award for Best Documentary is Polo Menárguez for Winter in Europe [2018].
ALBA recommends in NYC!
A discussion with William Loren Katz and Josephine Nelson Yurek.
ALBA recommends in NYC!
Two of the most interesting women of their generation present us to their network of friends
Aura of the Cause
The Aura of the Cause: A Photo Album for North American Volunteers in the Spanish Civil War was curated by Cary Nelson and first opened in Toronto in 1997.
Bay Area Events to Commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Spanish Civil War
Events in the Bay Area from September through October 2016 commemorating the Spanish Civil War
Being the Eyes of the World: The invention of modern photojournalism
With the authors Marc Aronson & Marina Budhos, moderated by Mercedes Gallego.
End of the Year Benefit Brunch 2015
Please join us for brunch and a conversation with Juan González, one of the nation’s best-known Latino journalists and co-host of Democracy Now!
Day of Dignity: One Day Human Rights Documentary Film Series
Featuring unseen documentaries from Impugning Impunity: ALBA's Human Rights Documentary Film Festival
End of the Year Brunch in New York
Please join the NY ALBA community for a brunch and conversation with award-winning author Tim Weiner to reflect on 2016 and the year to come.
End of the Year Brunch in New York with Leslie Cagan
Leslie Cagan has worked in peace and justice movements for more than 50 years.
Exhibition | Brooklyn at War: Spain 1936-1939
This unique exhibit will political life on campus in the 1930s, the impact of the Spanish Civil War, and the debates and confrontations there.
Fighting Fascism: Learning from the Abraham Lincoln Brigade and the Spanish Civil War
Hear the history of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade and Spanish resistance to fascism
Facing Fascism
Facing Fascism: New York and the Spanish Civil War, examined the city as a locus of political discourse and engagement during a critical period in world history.
Film Screening | A War In Hollywood: Hollywood vs. Franco
Discussion with Sebastiaan Faber, Professor of Hispanic Studies at Oberlin College and Chair of ALBA's Board of Governors, to follow.
Film Screening | The Mexican Suitcase
The story of the recovery of the 4,500 negative taken by photographers Robert Capa, Gerda Taro, and David Seymour during the Spanish Civil War.
Film Screenings | Spanish Civil War in the Basque Country
Organized and funded by Etxepare Basque Institute, with the collaboration of Filmoteca Vasca, the Ministry of Culture of Spain-ICAA, and Spain Culture New York-Consulate General of Spain, member organization of Spain Arts & Culture.
Folk City Music Concert
A folk concert to benefit an exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York.
For Those Who Came After: Songs of Resistance from the Spanish Civil War
Come celebrate the release of the new album For Those Who Came After: Songs of Resistance from the Spanish Civil War by Barbez and Velina Brown.
From Guernica to Human Rights: Reading and Discussion with Peter N. Carroll
Reading and discussion of ALBA Board Chair Emeritus Peter N. Carroll's latest publication From Guernica to Human Rights (Kent State).
Henri Cartier-Bresson in Motion at Anthology Film Archives
The Anthology Film Archives presented a program of Henri Cartier-Bresson's films.
How Franco Was Kept Neutral in WWII: New Evidence
Historian Angel Viñas in conversation with James Fernández, ALBA Board Vice-Chair and Professor of Spanish and Portugues at NYU.
Impugning Impunity 2015: ALBA's Human Rights Documentary Film Festival
Harry Randall Award: The 2015 jury is composed of Rachel Anderson, Gael García Bernal, Francisco Goldman, Patricio Guzmán, and Sam Sills.
IMPUGNING IMPUNITY: A Human Rights Documentary Film Series 2012
The festival is co-sponsored by The Puffin Foundation, The Center for Constitutional Rights, San Francisco Veterans for Peace and Icarus Films.
Memoirs of Activism from 1930s Spain to New York Today
A conversation with Eunice Lipton, author of the memoir A Distant Heartbeat
Pasiones: Songs of the Spanish Civil War
FOLKSTAGE on WFMT 98.7, live radio, Chicago area
Pre-Event Benefit | 77th Annual Celebration
Features a round-table discussion on the politics of immigration with the award recipients alongside prominent civic leaders and activists.
Pre-Event Benefit | 78th Annual Celebration 2014
Features a conversation on history, race, and justice between Bryan Stevenson and activist actor Mike Farrell
Pre-Event Benefit | 79th Annual Celebration (New York)
Join ALBA for a conversation on Democracy and Memory in Spain with Emilio Silva, Emma Daly, and Pablo de Greiff.
Pre-Event Benefit | 80th Annual Celebration (New York)
Join ALBA for a conversation on investigative reporting with Lydia Cacho and Jeremy Scahill
Pre-Event Benefit | 81st Annual Celebration honoring the Abraham Lincoln Brigade
Featuring a conversation on mass migration and international solidarity with award recipient Oscar Camps and Communications Director at Human Rights Watch Emma Daly.
San Francisco Monument
Dedicated on March 30, 2008, the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Monument, 40 feet long and 8 feet high, is located near the Vaillancourt Fountain on the Embarcadero.
Scenes of Bravery and Determination: Walter Rosenblum's Homage to the Spanish Republicans
Rosenblum’s work registers the impact on ordinary people — particularly children — of some of the major events of the twentieth century.
Spain in Our Hearts: A Book Presentation by Author Adam Hochschild
Award-winning author Adam Hochschild presents his new book Spain in Our Hearts: Americans in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939.
Susman Lecture - New YorkPeter Carroll From Guernica to Human Rights
Peter N. Carroll explores changing attitudes about the Spanish Civil War
Susman Lecture 2014 | Betty Medsger
Betty Medsger, journalist and author will explore the long and controversial history of the U.S. government's surveillance of its own citizens.
Susman Lecture 2016 | Adam Hochschild
Adam Hochschild, journalist and acclaimed author will present his latest book, Spain in Our Hearts.
Susman Lecture 2019 | Mona Hanna-Attisha
Mona Hanna-Attisha, author of the New York Times bestseller “What the Eyes Don’t See” will present the annual Susman Lecture at Wayne State University.
Susman Lecture in Detroit
Adam Hochschild, journalist and acclaimed author, will present his latest book, Spain in Our Hearts.
Susman Lecture in Detroit
Dr. Mark Bray (Dartmouth College), author of Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook will present the annual Susman Lecture at Wayne State University.
The 73rd Volunteers for Liberty Reunion
Brigadistas and Refugees: Crossing Borders With Capa’s Mexican Suitcase
Symposium on Agustí Centelles
With Sebastiaan Faber, James. D. Fernández, Susie Linfield, Jordana Medelson, and Juan Salas
The French-Spanish Resistance (1936-1950): A Book Presentation by Author Mario Martín Gijón
Mario Martín Gijón will present his new book La Resistencia franco-española (1936-1950) in conversation with Germán Labrador
They Still Draw Pictures: Children's Art in Wartime from the Spanish Civil War to Kosovo
They Still Draw Pictures presents and comments on children’s drawings produced in wartime with a particular focus on the Spanish Civil War.
They Still Draw Pictures
They Still Draw Pictures: Children's Art in Wartime from the Spanish Civil War to Kosovo, curated by Anthony Geist and Peter Carroll