About this Event
May Day has long been a powerful symbol of labor movements across the globe. In Italy, Festa dei Lavoratori, a national holiday, honors workers and the dignity of labor. Italian immigrants brought these traditions with them to New York City, where they played an important role in shaping labor organizing and advancing workers’ rights.
This gathering brings that history into the present, uniting artists, scholars, and community members for a day of shared ideas, creative expression, and celebration.
Join us for a two-day festa that reconnects contemporary cultural expression with the rich history and enduring legacy of Italian immigrants, including:
Talks + Poetry + Storytelling + Music
Performances
Artist & Maker Tables
Food, Drink, and Community
Bookstore
Calendar of Events:
May 1st: 6-9 pm Opening Night with a performance by
Vendor Tables
Drinks & Food
May 2nd: 1-8 pm Emceed’d by Comedian
Discussion with Suzanne Cope Women of War
Hidden Village
Italians for Zohran
Poetry with Jessica Femiani & Angelo Zeolla
Music with Isabella Sirota
Presentation by Lisa Marie Paolucci - IA workers represented in children’s literature
Presentation by Hope Phelps: Fasci Siciliani Dei Lavoratori (projector)
Poetry and Emilia Belly Dancing with Alise Versella
Reading Sets with Italian American Writers Association
Americanissimo - photographs of the Italian diaspora photo booth for IA documentary project by Robert Arenella
Drag King performance with Nicolas Lore
DJ Set - Italian Disco and Freestyle- with Malu Dan
Poetic Fortunes: Poetry Project – Cyn Grace Sylvie
ICE Defense Training
Vendor Tables
Drinks & Food
Vendors:
Art in Little Italy - Daniella La Boca
Robert Arenella Photos
Ilaria Murgia
EarringPals (90% benefit to Gaza families)
PIACE Merch
Bookstore
Women of War by Suzanne Cope
The American Gun by Jessica Femiani
The Bronx Unbound by Angelo Zeolla
Inaccurate Histories by Alise Versella
More to be announced!!!
Donations are warmly welcomed and help support this event and future programming -
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Stand4 Gallery, 414 78th Street, Brooklyn, United States
USD 0.00
