shala teachers share their favorite books, documentaries, and talks on issues of race and ethnicity.
community outreach
vote for our next book club selection!
follow this link to our book club poll. vote for the book you’d most like to see selected as the shala book club’s next read.
a statement on our commitment to building a more diverse, inclusive, and equitable Shala community.
We are in the process of developing a clear, comprehensive mission statement addressing our commitment to diversity and inclusion at the Shala. It is a work in progress, and we thank our diversity committee—Sasha, Shevy, and Megna—for their help.
Autumn Breathe-Ins
Two back-to-school breathe-ins: September 29 in Fort Greene & October 27 in Union Square.
With Annie Piper, Paul Weinfeld & Leslie Erin Roth.
practice with pride! a community night with ash + dom on friday, june 2
An open-level donation class with Ashley + Domenick
to benefit the True Colors Fund
with music by DJ Lenny Stein
followed by dancing, mingling, snacks + drinks!
Join us in practicing proudly, celebrating diversity + building community.
Come prepared to practice + dance. Please bring a beverage of your choosing.
Friday, June 2
6:30pm
The Shala
Union Square
$25 suggested donation
Sign up here!
international women’s strike + a day without a woman
Wednesday, March 8, marks the International Women’s Strike, which coincides with a Day Without A Woman. These events emphasize the intersectionality of race, gender, and class, and the complex ways in which inequality and injustice are woven through our social, cultural, political, and economic structures and systems.
we partied down for civil liberties
community night, community outreach & beyond
thank you to all who came out for the first in a series of community nights dedicated to building camaraderie and connection! sula and the noise put on an amazing show, and nathan from grownyc schooled us in urban gardening, city farmer’s markets, and progressive waste management. thanks to your generosity, we raised $600 in donations for grownyc.
our next community night is scheduled for Friday, March 3, in Union Square.
in the meantime, here are some solid resources for continued social action and engagement: