Busboys and Friends

Upcoming Virtual Programming

Busboys and Friends: Zoom Dinner Party with
Linda Sarsour

Busboys and Poets has always been a place for artists, activists, and writers of the community to gather and break bread. And while we may be physically distant right now, we can still stay connected and break bread together.

Join us on Zoom for Busboys and Friends: A Zoom Dinner Party held every Friday night at 6 pm. Hosted by Busboys and Poets' CEO and Founder, Andy Shallal with a special dinner guest each week.

Order your favorite meal, book, and beverage from Busboys and Poets, set your table and tune in for a special dinner with some of the most influential leaders of our time.

We are honored to have our next dinner party guest be

political activist and author Linda Sarsour

Linda Sarsour is an American political activist. an award winning racial justice and civil rights activist, community organizer, and mother of three. She is a Palestinian-Muslim-American born and raised in Brooklyn, New York.

Sarsour was co-chair of the 2017 Women's March, the 2017 Day Without a Woman, and the 2019 Women's March. She is also a former executive director of the Arab American Association of New York and the co-founder of the first Muslim online organizing platform, MPower Change. She is a member of the Justice League NYC, a leading force of activists, artists, youth and formerly incarcerated individuals committed to criminal justice reform through direct action and policy advocacy.

Sarsour first gained attention for protesting police surveillance of American Muslims, later becoming involved in other civil rights issues such as police brutality, feminism, immigration policy, and mass incarceration. She has also organized Black Lives Matter demonstrations and was the lead plaintiff in a suit challenging the legality of the Trump travel ban.She has been named amongst 500 of the most influential Muslims in the world. She has won numerous awards including Champion of Change from the Obama Administration.
Sarsour is also the author of “We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders: A Memoir of Love & Resistance.”

Linda was recognized as one of Fortune’s 50 Greatest Leaders and featured as one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world in 2017. She is a frequent media commentator on issues impacting Muslim communities, Middle East affairs and criminal justice reform and most recognized for her transformative intersectional organizing work and movement building.She is a founding member of Until Freedom, an intersectional social justice organization. Along with the other co-founders she has moved to Louisville, Kentucky to focus their energy on getting justice for Breonna Taylor.
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Friday, August 14, 2020 @ 6 PM

FREE AND OPEN TO ALL

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The Zoom link will be sent via email 24 hours before the event.

Event will also live stream on Facebook!

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Linda Sarsour is the author of We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders: A Memoir of Love & Resistance.

Get your copy from the Busboys and Poets Bookstore online here.

Join Busboys and Poets and the John Mitchell, Jr. Program for History, Justice, and Race at George Mason University for virtual town hall discussion with authors, activists, and academics on pressing issues at the intersection of race, peace, and justice.

TONIGHT, Monday, August 10, 2020, at 6:00 pm the virtual town hall will feature author Dr. Nicholas Buccola

This event is part of the A.C.T.O.R. (A Continuing Talk on Race) series at Busboys and Poets.

Join Busboys and Poets' Art Curator, Carol Rhodes Dyson for "Art on the Line: Conversations about Creativity, Culture and Change", an online conversation with local and international artists discussing a different topics each week.

Art Talks will be streamed on Facebook Live @busboysandpoets every Wednesday at 6pm.

This week's guests are Dr. Hassan Tetteh and Tewodross Melchisua Williams discussing the merger of art and science in Afrofuturism.

Get your copy of Dr. Hassan Tettehh's book, The Art of Human Care from our Busboys and Poets Takoma Park location. Call today to reserve your copy.

Join us for this conversation as we continue to explore art as an intervention.

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Feed your soul with live poetry. Although our doors are not open for events Busboys and Poets Open Mics are streamed on Instagram Live @ 8 pm on Mondays, Wednesday, and Fridays.e t

A little something for the kids. Rise, Rhyme, and Read on Facebook Live with Culture Queen @ 10 am on Mondays and Saturdays streamed on our Facebook page. button below to link to your website.]

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Come through and enjoy dinner with a surprise feature film at our Shirlington location every Wednesday night @ 6 PM. Film will begin at 6:15 pm.

This week's surprise film wIll be in honor of our last Zoom Dinner Party Guest: Alice Walker.

Pre-order food from a special 3-course cinema menu and have it delivered to your table when you arrive for contactless ordering.

Limited seating. FREE and open to all!

RSVP required for all seats to ensure proper social distancing.

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Food for Thought

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We all have a part to play in fighting systemic racism. Take time to read others stories from the front line and learn ways you can make meaningful and lasting change. Check out our recommendations here.

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