11/29/2022
“TOWN DESTROYER” A film by Deborah Kaufman and Alan SnitowThursday, November 10, 6:45pm The Roxie, San Francisco’s Iconic Nonprofit CinemaA Benefit for the Living New Deal What happens when art no longer reflects current societal views? This is… read more
12/6/2022
Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5pm-6pm PST “Reality Makes Them Dream: Revisiting New Deal-Era Photography” with Josie Johnson and Emilia Mickevicius Photography from the New Deal-era is often associated with mirroring the bleak realities of the Great Depression. Yet, the… read more
10/3/2022
The Unfinished Business of the New Deal A Roundtable Discussion led by Kevin BakerMonday, October 3, 2022, 8:00 ET/5:00 PT RSVP Here The New Deal transformed America, putting in place policies, programs, and massive building projects that endure to this… read more
6/18/2022
Our first Annual New Deal Book Award was presented on June 18th to Scott Borchert, author of Republic of Detours: How the New Deal Paid Broke Writers to Rediscover America. The award ceremony was part of the FDR Library’s Annual Roosevelt Reading… read more
6/16/2022
Hear from artist, master printer, and educator Thomas Wojak on the importance and development of printmaking during the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which operated from 1935 to 1943. After an introduction by the exhibition’s curators, Wojak will highlight select prints on view… read more
5/11/2022
May 11, 2022 “Mapping the New Deal”: A Conversation with Richard Walker Live, virtual program Date: Wednesday, May 11, 2022, EDT Time: 2:00 p.m. See registration details here. Links: YouTube | Facebook | Twitter On Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. EDT, the Roosevelt… read more
5/3/2022
Tuesday, May 3 2:00–3:00 p.m. ET, 11:00–12:00 p.m. PT Economic Policy Institute Zoom Featured speakers: Robert Kuttner, Co-Editor, The American Prospect Moderator: Valerie Wilson, Director, Program on Race, Ethnicity, and the Economy (PREE), Economic Policy Institute Join the Economic… read more
5/10/2022
History Room Live: The Living New Deal Uncovers A Lost Civilization May 10 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm “The Living New Deal” researcher Andrew Laverdiere gives a glimpse into the vast scope of FDR’s legacy in the context of what was… read more
1/24/2022
In Conversation via Zoom Monday, January 24, 2022, 4pm PST (7pm EST) The Living New Deal Founder Gray Brechin and Director Richard Walker with Harold Porcher, Swann Auction Galleries The Living New Deal began at the Department of Geography at… read more
2/16/2022
Preparing for War: How the New Deal Helped America Join the Fight Against Fascism and Win World War II A bicoastal dialogue featuring Kevin Baker (East) and Bob Leighninger (West) on Zoom Wednesday, February 16, 2022, 8:00 ET/5:00 PT … read more
