New York, October 22--Danette Chavis tells it
like it is at a Union Square rally, part of
the National Day of Action to Stop Police Brutality.
At least 261 people have been killed by NYPD
since Amadou Diallo; 129 since Sean Bell.
After the rally, a permitted march
proceeded westwards along 14th Street
to Sixth Avenue and north to Times Square..
Sunday, November 23, 2014
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Thursday, November 13, 2014
The Circle's Ernst Ostertag and Robi Rapp at the Swiss Consulate, New York
New York, November 12 2014--A reception was held this morning for award-winning film The Circle, directed by Stefan Haupt, at the Swiss Consulate. The film, a blend of documentary and re-enactment, is about the lives of Ernst Ostertag (Matthias Hungerbühler), a teacher, and Robi Rapp (Sven Schelker), a cabaret dancer and female impersonator, and their fight for gay rights in Switzerland throughout decades of repression. Ostertag met Rapp in the mid-fifties when he joined the then secret gay organization DER KREIS (The Circle). By the age of 73, in 2003--the year the film was made-- they were to become the first gay couple to form a civil union in Switzerland. The Circle is Switzerland's nomination for the Oscar Foreign Film category, and opens theatrically in New York on November 21. Photos: Liza Béar
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| Robi Rapp, cabaret dancer ; female impersonator, The Circle |
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| Ernst Ostertag, teacher, The Circle |
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| Stefan Haupt, director, The Circle |
Monday, November 3, 2014
Friday, October 24, 2014
New York Sculptors Jackie Winsor and Mary Miss
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| October 19, 2014--Jackie Winsor and Mary Miss outside the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield Ct, at the opening of Winsor's mini-retrospective, one of several shows celebrating the Aldrich's 50th anniversary. Photo: Liza Béar |
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