New America is proud to serve as a gathering place for events—both online and in-person—to exchange ideas, spotlight new research, and engage with diverse perspectives. Every year, New America’s events bring together thousands of people across sectors and disciplines to help shape policy discussions and drive solutions to real-world challenges.
Join us to discuss a path forward for crafting work flexibility policies and practices that support all workers.
In-Person
12:30PM – 2PM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
In-Person
7PM – 9PM EST
New America
Landmark Atlantic Plumbing Cinema, Washington, D.C. 20001
Intense natural disasters—including the recent Hurricanes Harvey and Maria—make it hard to ignore the rapid changes in our climate.
In-Person
6:30PM – 8:30PM EST
Interface
140 W 30th Street, New York, NY 10001
Join Future Tense and Alvaro Bedoya for a screening and discussion of the 1992 film Sneakers.
In-Person
6:30PM – 8:50PM EST
Landmark E Street Cinema
555 11th Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20004
Segregation draws a line around not just your neighborhood, but your life.
In-Person
6:30PM – 9PM EST
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35 E 21st Street, New York, NY 10010
World-renowned artist, activist, and icon Ai Weiwei joins us for a screening of his sweeping new film on the global refugee crisis.
In-Person
5PM – 8PM EST
CORE: club
66 E 55th Street, New York, NY 10022
Join New America at the Hamptons International Film Festival for a special screening of Hondros.
In-Person
1:30PM – 3:30PM EST
East Hampton UA2
30 Main Street, East Hampton, NY 11937
In 1863, the black community owned less than one percent of total U.S. wealth. Today, that number has barely budged.
In-Person
6:30PM – 8:30PM EST
Grand Hall, New York University
238 Thompson Street, Fifth Floor, New York, NY 10012
It’s time we move beyond the usual recommendations for work-life balance and highlight the big changes we need.
In-Person
5:30PM – 7PM EST
Interface
140 W 30th Street, New York, NY 10001
Future Tense and the New America Fellows Program host Franklin Foer to discuss the role big tech companies play in our lives.
In-Person
6PM – 8:30PM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
A new book by Franklin Foer argues there has been a quiet revolution in terms of who controls knowledge and information.
In-Person
7PM – 9PM EST
POWERHOUSE @ the Archway
28 Adams Street (at Water Street), Brooklyn, NY 11201
A new book examines conflicts in four African countries through the stories of the survivors—and resisters—of extremism.
In-Person
6:30PM – 8:30PM EST
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35 E 21st Street, New York, NY 10010
Join New America’s Family-Centered Social Policy program to discuss the impact of the racial wealth gap within communities of color.
In-Person
4PM – 5:30PM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Join Future Tense to consider how innovations in technology are reimagining the way we treat mental illness.
In-Person
9AM – 10:45AM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Having a good, stable job used to be the bedrock of the American Dream. A new book says: not anymore.
In-Person
6:30PM – 8:30PM EST
Work-Bench
110 Fifth Avenue, Fifth Floor, New York, NY 10011