Bangladesh Academy of Fine Arts

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📢 KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: Understanding NYC Human Rights Protections

🗓 Thursday, June 18, 2026
⏰ 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 BAFA Studio – 2172 Starling Ave, Bronx, NY 10462

FREE EVENT | OPEN TO ALL AGES

Join BAFA for a community-led Know Your Rights & Anti-Bias Seminar designed to empower Bronx residents with information, resources, and protections available under NYC Human Rights Law.

This session will directly address issues impacting immigrant and historically underserved communities, including Bangladeshi, Black, and Latinx residents, while providing practical information on navigating discrimination, bias, and access to support services.

What to expect:
•⁠ ⁠Housing Rights
•⁠ ⁠Employment & Small Business Rights
•⁠ ⁠Immigration Protections
•⁠ ⁠Multilingual resources and materials
•⁠ ⁠Open discussion and Q&A
•⁠ ⁠Light refreshments provided

All materials will be available in English, with Bangla and Spanish support available upon request.

This workshop is part of BAFA's Stories of Us: Bronx Intergenerational Arts & Anti-Bias Circle, made possible through support from the NYC Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes (OPHC) and the NYC Commission on Human Rights (CCHR).

🪑 Limited seating available
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বাংলাদেশ একাডেমি অব ফাইন আর্টস , বাফা ইউ এস এর পরিবেশনা, আনন্দলোকে মঙ্গল আলোকে …! পরিচালনায় আফতাবুজ্জামান স্পন্দন!

আনন্দলোকে মঙ্গলালোকে. - গিটার বাংলাদেশ একাডেমী অব ফাইন আর্টস- বাফা আয়োজিত বৈশাখী উৎসব ১৪৩৩ #বাফা #বৈশাখীমেলা #বৈশাখী

We are thrilled to have celebrated a vibrant and joyful Bengali new year with our community on May 9,2026!
Sincere thanks to our community and all elected officials—Borough President Vanessa Gibson, Senator Nathalia Fernandez, Assemblymember Karines Reyes, Councilmember Amanda Farias, and Councilmember Justin Sanchez—for their continued support of our Bengali New Year celebration on May 9, 2026. Bafa truly appreciates your support.

Shubho Noboborsho! We hope the Bengali New Year has been treating you well! To add more flare to your year, Come Celebrate Pohela Boishakh with us!
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We'll kick off the festivities with the Boishakhi Parade at 4 PM, starting from BAFA Studio (2172 Starling Ave), as we take to the streets singing and dancing to Bengali music! To join the parade, please arrive in front of the BAFA studio by 3:30 pm for lineup.
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After the parade, stop by the Indoor Mela at PS 106 or explore the local vendors and shops along Starling Ave before settling in for the evening program.
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Doors open at 6:00 PM at the PS 106 auditorium, with performances beginning promptly at 6:30 PM.
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The evening will feature soulful guitar performances, Chandalika—a powerful dance drama centered on resistance, dignity, and self-worth—and a vibrant closing performance by BAFA vocalists.
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This event is free and open to all, made possible through the support of DYCD and our community partners.

Boishakhi Parade
📍 BAFA Studio
2172 Starling Ave, Bronx, NY

Mela & Cultural Arts Show
📍 PS 106
1514 Olmstead Ave, Bronx, NY

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