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​Please join the Lower Hudson Valley Democratic Socialists Of America’s International Commission for a screening of the documentary “The Forgotten Occupation”. We will be joined by the director of the documentary, Alain Martin, for a Q&A and discussion segment at the end of the screening! The documentary revisits the U.S. occupation of Haiti through a letter to Alain’s grandfather and unravels the paradox of a man who longed for American rule and a nation scarred by it. Blending intimate memory with sweeping history, the film confronts exile, love, and the uneasy truths at the heart of freedom. Proceeds from ticket sales will go directly to an organization supporting our local Haitian immigrant communities, which has recently come under increased threat with the Supreme Court’s ruling on Temporary Protected Status (TPS). The price of admission for the event is a *suggested donation* amount of $15. As long as there is space at the event, nobody will be turned away due to lack of funds.

Geoff will host movies, pausing along the way to appreciate and discuss the audacity of cinema when it fires on all cylinders (engaging story-world, irony, metaphor, ideas and craft). David Lynch’s Blue Velvet (1986) rated R – 2hr College student Jeffrey Beaumont (Kyle MacLachlan) returns home after his father has a stroke. When he discovers a severed ear in an abandoned field, Beaumont teams up with detective’s daughter Sandy Williams (Laura Dern) to solve the mystery.

Every autumn, the world pulls inward—roots go quiet underground, bulbs hold their shape in the dark, waiting. What if your creativity moves the same way? Gather with creativity mentor, coach and guide Kelly Jo Lillian for an evening of ecstatic movement, embodied writing, and dreamwork. We’ll follow what rises from the unseen and give it a way to cross into your creative life. You’ll leave with a new piece of writing, a clearer sense of what you’re ready to release and begin, and a practiced way of meeting what’s forming in the dark. No experience necessary—just a willingness to follow what emerges. $22 Spaces Are Limited and Pre registration is highly recommended, cash at the door and venmo is also accepted.